Cabela's Covenant 7 SFP 3-21X50mm Scopes

[MajorSpittle]

So I was at Cabela's and bought a couple of the Covenant 7 Scopes that were on sale for $250

Cabela's Covenant 7 Tactical Rifle Scope | Cabela's

Cabela's® Covenant™ 7 Tactical Rifle Scope offers a 7x magnification power range to provide maximum versatility for engaging targets at varying distances; and

www.cabelas.com

Well then I researched them and found that they have issues with the 34mm scope tube being weak and crimping on the internals when rings are tightened which freezes the Parallax Adjustment :-(

Has anyone had experience with this? Is it just certain models like the 5-35X or the FFP models? Is there any remedy anyone has found?

 

[HappyWarrior]

Check on Opticstalk.com. There are real experts there.

"I have the 5x35x56 FFP on my RPRR to meet NRL Base class rules on $1050.00 price point. I have used it for 3 months now and ran it through scope tracking tests and it has worked flawless. It has very clear glass, good turrets but audible clicks could be better and it has a zero stop that I really like, parallax is good down to 25yds and I've ran it out to around 500 yds and it has been clear (it is rated to infinity) but I can't verify that, lol. The reticle can get very small at low settings and with my eyes I have to really concentrate on finding the center dot, this is my only complaint but I don't dial down past around 8 so I don't have a real problem with it. So far I haven't had a problem with it. As a low cost scope with these features I would purchase it again. I'm going to try it on my 6.5CM one of these days. I hope this answers some of your questions."

 

[CourageousLIon]

I just purchased a 6.5 Ruger Precision from a friend who was short on money. It had the Covenant 7 on it. As a low end scope, I'm impressed. He said he could keep it on 12" steel at 800 yards without any problem. I haven't tried it yet at that distance but at 100 yards I could see a fleas gonads that was on the target. Looks like a keeper. ESPECIALLY as a FFP scope which were always only high end.

 

[Tceelen]

So I was at Cabela's and bought a couple of the Covenant 7 Scopes that were on sale for $250

Cabela's Covenant 7 Tactical Rifle Scope | Cabela's

Cabela's® Covenant™ 7 Tactical Rifle Scope offers a 7x magnification power range to provide maximum versatility for engaging targets at varying distances; and

www.cabelas.com

Well then I researched them and found that they have issues with the 34mm scope tube being weak and crimping on the internals when rings are tightened which freezes the Parallax Adjustment :-(

Has anyone had experience with this? Is it just certain models like the 5-35X or the FFP models? Is there any remedy anyone has found?

I purchase one at Cabela's in Ottawa, they had a problem zeroing the scope and used shims to zero it. When I got home I found that the parallax did not work. I loosened the rings and the parallax worked. Since then I mounted the scope on a new rifle with quality MDT rings and retorqued to recommended values and the scope works very well. I can hit 1.5 inch steel at 100 yards.