Bashing the scope, not the person then. I should have phrased that better. Anyway I'd hazard a guess that the vast majority of people who bash the idea of using scopes which failed the drop-test are using it as a rhetorical cudgel as opposed to actually taking their rifle system reliability seriously like Form does. "Well I got an approved scope so I guess I don't have to think about THAT anymore!". Well maybe, but probably not.
@Marbles started a thread on rifle drop-testing using his drop-test approved scope and there was a shift. I think that's really cool and I appreciated that he was putting himself out there by showing a shift in the rifle system despite his (presumably) rock solid optic. Getting a drop-test approved scope does not mean that your rifle system is reliable and it's my personal feeling that most people assume it does.
Edit: Post #65, repeated and passed, and I shoot better now. Keep in mind, I suck at shooting. I got a Tikka 223 recently, had some work done. First zero was over the hood of my truck and a "close enough" type thing not at a range. Since I've hunted with it some. Finally got around to...
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That's just my minor gripe about the tone of the drop-test browbeating. It doesn't amount to much and I think drop-test approved scopes are objectively better to get. That minor thing just sometimes feels a bit hypocritical. I'm very much hoping Marbles' idea of people posting the results of drop-testing their rifles catches on.