Mystery scope dings

[TaperPin]

Anyone have an idea what would cause this kind of ding on the underside of a scope - it’s a fixed 6x so the eye relief normally has this part of the scope over the barrel. It’s an eBay scope that I’m not going to buy because of the dings - it’s just too weird. Lol

 

[BBarnett13]

A rear iron sight or the front of a pic rail if mounted too low/rearward.

 

[Matt5266]

My guess is it didnt hold zero so the owner used it to drive nails instead

 

[Bcleck90]

Kill marks maybe? Harvest marks for some of you on here

 

[dieselchessy]

I’d think those to be from repeated impact by the same thing. Maybe a metal buckle while riding in an ATV rack, or similar. Or banging on something ridding around in the rig.

I like the “pound nails” comment.

 

[Macintosh]

Its not from a sight, that would all be in the same place. It clearly was impacting fairly hard into something that left divots in the metal tube over a 1.5” or so area, so whatever it was, was moving significantly relative to the scope. If the mounted scope was hooked onto a nail or something and was bouncing around in that position, maybe? Being used to bang on something looks pretty accurate though.

 

[Erict]

Dings from a buckle while using a "Kifaru-style gunbearer"?

 

[StupidLightweight]

That’s very weird

 

[Boarmaster]

Probably had it hooked to something. Had to be something that hit at a different point. I doubt it was anything on the rifle itself. That or just straight up abuse. I couldn't guess at the reasoning behind it.

 

[NWBLKTAIL]

Message the seller and ask. Then at least get a laugh at whatever BS he makes up.

 

[fishdart]

Everyone is presupposing the scope was mounted normally and this area faced the barrel. Imagine the scope turned 90-deg. and these marks could have been made by a lot of things. I've seen/ heard of scopes mounted that way in cases where either ejecting shell casings or bolt handles would hit the adjustment turret if mounted normally. A Winchester 94 top-eject perhaps.

 

[Bugger]

Offset mount on vertical ejection lever gun? Although I feel like it should be a more consistent strike mark than what that scope shows..

 

[TaperPin]

Quite a mystery