Or swap them out for sportsmatch
When you took the scope off we’re the rings damaged?
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@amassi Scope is still mounted. But from what I can see, pics included, I don't see any noticeable ring damage. Just that they're mounted backwards.
Try bending it back, what’s the worst that could happen??
I had a Cabala’s scope that I “drop tested” do the same thing, I bent it back, still seams to work
@Sandstrom I can bend the ocular piece up and down, but it won't stay "straight" after I bend it up. The worst that can happen? You know the saying, "If it's not broke, don't fix it"? Since I can still get a decent sight picture and shoot decent sized groups, I'm going to to go with "If it's already broke, don't break it anymore" till I'm done with my hunt this week
Hey thanks for the extra info!
You were able to just push the ocular assembly back into place? Do you think that it let the genie out, and will fogging be a concern for your upcoming hunt?
Pictures of the inside, where the assemblies join would be awesome. After your hunt obviously.
I'd assume that the garage floor is concrete and the 2" ledge certainly helps explain the failure. And it seems like the truck being in motion contributed more than just a slow tip over.
Just goes to show how things can go wrong quick!
@4th_point - I read my last reply, and I can see that I wasn't super clear that the truck was parked. It was not in motion. As far as the ocular assembly. I can very easily bend the ocular piece up and down. I definitely think that it "let the genie out" and fogging may be an issue. The only thing that is functionally broke is the parallax ring, it won't dial below 20m. Things definitely went sour fast. Lesson learned they hard way and I'll never stand a gun on end again. Here are some more pics for you.
Current state of "natural" position
Pushing up on ocular piece
Pulling down on ocular piece
Minimum parallax position
OP do you have any more hunts this year? I have a fixed 6x in MIL/MIL sitting on a rifle not getting used, and I'd be happy to lend it to you until the season is over if you need one.
@carsonkeys Man that's extremely generous of you. This is my primary small game rifle, but I do have a sweet little Winchester Model 67 single shot with iron sights as a back up. Thank you for the offer.
I'm impressed that you can bend it back and it still holds zero. I'm willing to bet it was damaged before being put into the case, but of course that is just an unprovable guess. The initial damage could have been done well before and it was just waiting for something to tip it over the edge.
My 6x survived multiple drops from over 36 inches onto a rug on a concrete floor, the rifle broke though.
@Marbles I'm also equally impressed it's still able to dial and hold zero. I dialed the elevation and windage turrets all the way in, all the way back out, and reset them to my zero, and it still dialed right on.
No noticeable binding when dialing. I've only had this set up for ~4 months now. It's been to the range once to get sighted in and on two squirrel hunts. It's only been dropped this once. Always stored in the gun safe and transported in a padded gun case. Unless something happened without me knowing, it had to have been this drop that caused the damage.