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Confidence in your scope?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mysticplayer" data-source="post: 19915" data-attributes="member: 8947"><p>Subsonic, the only way to know for sure how well a scope works is to test it under real world conditions.</p><p></p><p>Whenever I get a new scope, I do the following tests. I mount it on a known rifle and shoot the box. Then I shot for elevation and note if the adjustments are linear - must shoot in calm conditions to assure bullet drift is not affecting your results. All this is repeated several times in a random fashion.</p><p></p><p>The hardest test is take a shot, then turn each or both knobs back and forth through their entire range of travel several times. Do this fast or slow. Just run them through their adjustment range. go back to the zero setting and take a shot.</p><p></p><p>A good scope will drill that shot in the same group. A bad one will put the bullet into a new 'zero'.</p><p></p><p>After doing these tests, you will be surprised at the number scopes that fail. If it passes, you will now know that mechanically your scope will work for you.</p><p></p><p>I also take the rifle out and let it bounce around in my truck for a bit just to see if it will hold zero. Most quality scopes will.</p><p></p><p>All of these little tests just help build confidence.</p><p></p><p>Jerry</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mysticplayer, post: 19915, member: 8947"] Subsonic, the only way to know for sure how well a scope works is to test it under real world conditions. Whenever I get a new scope, I do the following tests. I mount it on a known rifle and shoot the box. Then I shot for elevation and note if the adjustments are linear - must shoot in calm conditions to assure bullet drift is not affecting your results. All this is repeated several times in a random fashion. The hardest test is take a shot, then turn each or both knobs back and forth through their entire range of travel several times. Do this fast or slow. Just run them through their adjustment range. go back to the zero setting and take a shot. A good scope will drill that shot in the same group. A bad one will put the bullet into a new 'zero'. After doing these tests, you will be surprised at the number scopes that fail. If it passes, you will now know that mechanically your scope will work for you. I also take the rifle out and let it bounce around in my truck for a bit just to see if it will hold zero. Most quality scopes will. All of these little tests just help build confidence. Jerry [/QUOTE]
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