Being that I asked 406... Going from memory, I have seen in the last 12’ish months, and to be clear i wasn’t the one expending all the rounds-
1). 35x (+ maybe a couple) Nightforce NX8 1-8’s. Average round count PER scope- 3,500 rounds. No adjustment, tracking, or RTZ issues. Ajustments were within 2% to 10mils. One had the illumination dial forcibly turned past the stop point breaking the circuit. One had massive ring torque applied (as in 60+ in-lbs). The reticle rotated approx 3°. Both scopes held zero and “tracked” fine until fixed. 6x went through extremely hard use, and evaluation.
2). 15 +/- ATACR 1-8x’s. Average per scope, 3,500 rounds. No issues noted. All adjusted to 1% to 10mils, RTZ was perfect. 8 were prior test scopes with heinous use and very large round counts.
3). 6, maybe 7 SWFA 1-6x’s. Average per scope, 2,00-3,500 rounds. All adjusted within 1% to 10 mils. No tracking, RTZ, or loss of zero noted.
4). 12x Sig Tango 6 1-6x. Average was less than 3,000 rounds. About half had detectable adjustment errors in use, at least 5 had noticeable RTZ errors. All had to be rezeroed multiple times. 7 of them had catastrophic failures.
5). 13x Trijicon Accupoint 1-8’s. Average round count for 12 of them- 3,500 rounds. 2x had reticle rotate. Adjustment within 1% to ten mils. No RTZ, tracking, or zero errors.
6). About a dozen NF NX8 2.5-20x and 4-32x scopes. Average round count per scope- 700-1,500 rounds. A couple with high round counts. No issues noted. Adjustment within 1% to ten mils.
7). Half dozen or so Mark 5’s of various power ranges. All lost zero from side impacts. Most had to be rezeroed multiple times. All adjusted to within 1% except one which was just over 2% off IIRC. Intermittent RTZ issues in a couple.
8). 3x Mark 6’s IIRC. 1x catastrophic failure at 428 rounds. All lost zero from side impacts. All had intermittent RTZ issues. Adjustments of 2-4% error to 10 mils.
9). About a dozen Razor Gen II 1-6’s. Average round count less than 2,000. Adjustment error of up to 4%. Intermittent RTZ errors on around a quarter. The ones that were checked lost zero from side impacts.
10). Multiple S&B SDII, Dual FP, 1-8x’s. Relatively large round counts. Function perfectly, including drops and side impacts.
11). 5’ish SWFA 3-9x’s. Average round count per scope this year 300-2,000. Function perfect. Adjustment 1% to ten mils.
12). Various Bushnell LRHS/LRTS/HDMR’s/etc. All worked correctly. No issues noted. Round counts varied between 200 and several thousand.
13). NF ATACR and NXS’s of various magnifications- all worked correctly. Adjustment within 1%. No tracking, RTZ, or other errors noted.
A bunch of various scopes in either singles or a few, but round counts and/or time with them was relatively limited, or it’s not for me to post about. Kahles, Swarovski, Vortex LHT, etc. The constant is that all scopes can fail. Certain scopes have failure rates way lower than others. Issues with NF, SWFA, certain S&B’s, and Bushnell LRHS/LRTS/HDMR, are extremely rare. Issues with other scopes are common enough it’s almost a certainty.
People will believe what they want. I gain nothing by passing incorrect info. I want and need equipment that works correctly. The more people demand scope function before features, the better for everyone.
