I had two hunts this year 5 day hunts. Lots of hiking, both hunts guns got soaking wet, lots of jarring from 4 wheeler rides and one propped on tree slid off in wind gust and landed on rocky ground. One was wood stock Ruger No.1 and other a fiberglass/graphite stock Bergara. Scopes were both Leopolds. Took both guns to the range the other day and both were off 2" at 100yds, Ruger high. Bergara right, it fell off tree onto turret hard enough to leave light dent in edge of dial. Ruger went thru multiple rains and some rough 4 wheeler rides. Watched a hunting guide on you tube, he actually went on a guided hunt himself and missed a shot at mulie low@455yds after 3 days of rough hunting, 2nd shot was not possible. When he checked rifle it was off 3" low @100yds. Just got me thinking how many times our guns fail us at long range just because the hunt conditions cause a impact shift. Nothing worked lose on either of my guns. After making the 2" correction both are still holding that zero and shooting groups fine. In the case of my Ruger I still got my deer shot was 137yds I did hit high in lungs though. No shot on Bergara hunt. How often after hard hunt have you found your rifle off?
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How often is your scope off after hunt?
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Axl
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I did have this problem. No mo leupy = no mo problem!
Sealesniper
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Mine are all Night Force ATACR's with NF rings and bases. I use mine to hammer in tent stakes and to chop fire wood. Never off zero unless I turn a turret.
As with the others, I have had that problem in the past with Leupolds and Vortex optics. I don't use them anymore. Nightforce, Trijicon, Maven, and Tract are all I use on my hunting rifles now.
I still have a couple of Vortex, but they are on my bench/practice guns.
I still have a couple of Vortex, but they are on my bench/practice guns.
comfisherman
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Everything fails, certainly some more than others. I've only had 3 failures afield that weren't explainable, a vortex pst, a vortex red dot, and oddly enough a trijicon rmr. Have had several other sighting systems fail, but all made sense. Heck I've killed several sets of screw on iron sights.
Greatgrandad
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Rarely ever, but even when, only a couple of clicks or so. I have a rifle from the early 1970's still wearing its original scope and mounts, and year after year at checking, if it is not still holding zero, it is only a few clicks off. Though, that rifle has been retired a few years now. I have had a couple of scopes break during practice sessions or long bouts of load development.
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memtb
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Only once…..after rolling a 4 wheeler down a mountain side, about 150 yards of barrel roll. The rifle was tied to the 4 wheeler…..it and the 4 wheeler dissolved their partnership after about 30 yards.
Luckly…..no damage to to rifle or scope, merely needed a re-zero.
Sadly, the brand new Honda Rancher was totaled!
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