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Scope got knocked; Has it spoiled your hunt?
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<blockquote data-quote="Chadp82" data-source="post: 2388799" data-attributes="member: 114151"><p>My brother had this happen when we were kids. In southern Colorado, there is a lot of shale. It can be slippery when dry with rocks sliding on top of each other, but very slick when wet. We were out in the winter and were side hilling on a slope with a lot of shale. He slipped on snow/ice on the shale and his rifle hit the ground pretty hard. Later that day, we saw a group of deer. He shot and missed, I shot and hit, he shot again and missed and then they were gone. The next day he missed another. Since my tag was filled, he used my rifle from there on as my dad suspected he knocked the zero off when he fell. He shot a deer that afternoon with mine. When we got back and made it to the range his zero was way off.</p><p></p><p>If I am the only hunter, I will take a spare rifle for just this reason. If I am hunting with a group, I know I can borrow another rifle after someone else fills if this were to happen.</p><p></p><p>I have slipped before and rifle hit a rock, but I checked zero back at camp and all was well. </p><p></p><p>It does happen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chadp82, post: 2388799, member: 114151"] My brother had this happen when we were kids. In southern Colorado, there is a lot of shale. It can be slippery when dry with rocks sliding on top of each other, but very slick when wet. We were out in the winter and were side hilling on a slope with a lot of shale. He slipped on snow/ice on the shale and his rifle hit the ground pretty hard. Later that day, we saw a group of deer. He shot and missed, I shot and hit, he shot again and missed and then they were gone. The next day he missed another. Since my tag was filled, he used my rifle from there on as my dad suspected he knocked the zero off when he fell. He shot a deer that afternoon with mine. When we got back and made it to the range his zero was way off. If I am the only hunter, I will take a spare rifle for just this reason. If I am hunting with a group, I know I can borrow another rifle after someone else fills if this were to happen. I have slipped before and rifle hit a rock, but I checked zero back at camp and all was well. It does happen. [/QUOTE]
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