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<blockquote data-quote="Brad Quarnberg" data-source="post: 2950306" data-attributes="member: 107866"><p>You'd throw it off a cliff: how far to the bottom and what's at the bottom: sand, rocks a grove of old growth pines?</p><p>I don't care who manufactures the scope it's not bombproof - just strap a stick of Dynomite to a high-end scope and light the fuse. </p><p>The probability any scope would hold zero after a drop of a couple of hundred feet, or even 50 feet onto a bolder field is as likely as finding a unicorn or RL 26: again, doesn't matter the manufacturer.</p><p>I get a lot of people are huge NF fans, others swear by Leupold and still others have a different brand that is all they'll buy and use.</p><p>I have scopes from a myriad of manufacturers, some specific to the gun and what I am hunting with it, others because the price was too good to pass up and had a gun that needed a scope. </p><p>My opinion is there's a lot of hype but not a lot of difference when you get into the upper end scopes: they just work. The class/coatings, and build quality make them well worth the price, especially if they have a really good lifetime warranty.</p><p>I know a few folks that work in sporting goods retail (gun counter) and some that volunteer at a local rifle range. They see all kinds of issues with scopes and not surprising, NF, Leupold, Zeiss, Swaro, Leica and Meopta are ones they see the least number of issues with and/or being returned for warranty work. </p><p>If NF works for you, buy it. If it's another brand that you've had good luck with, buy that.</p><p>I have my dad's custom Mauser action in 270 Winchester built in the 60s still wearing the original Leupold 3-9 scope on it. the class is still good, and the cross hairs still move accurately when the dials are turned. That hasn't made me a diehard Leupold fan, but it is one of the first scopes I'll look at when considering a new one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brad Quarnberg, post: 2950306, member: 107866"] You'd throw it off a cliff: how far to the bottom and what's at the bottom: sand, rocks a grove of old growth pines? I don't care who manufactures the scope it's not bombproof - just strap a stick of Dynomite to a high-end scope and light the fuse. The probability any scope would hold zero after a drop of a couple of hundred feet, or even 50 feet onto a bolder field is as likely as finding a unicorn or RL 26: again, doesn't matter the manufacturer. I get a lot of people are huge NF fans, others swear by Leupold and still others have a different brand that is all they'll buy and use. I have scopes from a myriad of manufacturers, some specific to the gun and what I am hunting with it, others because the price was too good to pass up and had a gun that needed a scope. My opinion is there's a lot of hype but not a lot of difference when you get into the upper end scopes: they just work. The class/coatings, and build quality make them well worth the price, especially if they have a really good lifetime warranty. I know a few folks that work in sporting goods retail (gun counter) and some that volunteer at a local rifle range. They see all kinds of issues with scopes and not surprising, NF, Leupold, Zeiss, Swaro, Leica and Meopta are ones they see the least number of issues with and/or being returned for warranty work. If NF works for you, buy it. If it's another brand that you've had good luck with, buy that. I have my dad's custom Mauser action in 270 Winchester built in the 60s still wearing the original Leupold 3-9 scope on it. the class is still good, and the cross hairs still move accurately when the dials are turned. That hasn't made me a diehard Leupold fan, but it is one of the first scopes I'll look at when considering a new one. [/QUOTE]
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