RegionRat
Well-Known Member
Wow! I read the story and the photos were down the page out of sight. I scrolled down expecting to see an older guy?!? I sure hope the surgeons helped you out! You have many seasons to go!
If you see enough seasons, you see enough scope failures to be concerned. I have had two myself, both Leupolds, and I still use one, but I own other brands as well. Being in the business, I know how scopes can fail. When I design, it is based on seeing many failures and knowing that materials and people are not perfect. It is hard to test a scope for issues like this when it is still on the gun. In the lab it is easy to find, but even I don't get to test my own scopes in the labs before hunting season. My home ranges and club are near sea level and in SoCal. I hunt in NW Colorado. The conditions are not the same.
If at all possible, about a month before the trip, I pull off the scope and test it for boresight stability by rapping it fairly hard in several directions and sitting it in a v-block to watch for alignment shifts. I have prevented at least one escape this way. I also run the turrets around to make sure the springs and lube are not sticking. This also prevented another scope from being used. So, I have had over 30 seasons and had two field failures and caught two more before they went out.
Keep up the workouts and diet and best wishes for a full recovery. Do your best to check out your hardware before the season and lets hope these scope manufacturers do a better job in the future. Congrats and Happy Holidays!
If you see enough seasons, you see enough scope failures to be concerned. I have had two myself, both Leupolds, and I still use one, but I own other brands as well. Being in the business, I know how scopes can fail. When I design, it is based on seeing many failures and knowing that materials and people are not perfect. It is hard to test a scope for issues like this when it is still on the gun. In the lab it is easy to find, but even I don't get to test my own scopes in the labs before hunting season. My home ranges and club are near sea level and in SoCal. I hunt in NW Colorado. The conditions are not the same.
If at all possible, about a month before the trip, I pull off the scope and test it for boresight stability by rapping it fairly hard in several directions and sitting it in a v-block to watch for alignment shifts. I have prevented at least one escape this way. I also run the turrets around to make sure the springs and lube are not sticking. This also prevented another scope from being used. So, I have had over 30 seasons and had two field failures and caught two more before they went out.
Keep up the workouts and diet and best wishes for a full recovery. Do your best to check out your hardware before the season and lets hope these scope manufacturers do a better job in the future. Congrats and Happy Holidays!
