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Scope got knocked; Has it spoiled your hunt?
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<blockquote data-quote="shphtr" data-source="post: 2388832" data-attributes="member: 6162"><p>I hunt backpack mountain game almost exclusively (US and Asia). It is impractical to carry an extra rifle on flyin hunts so I have utilized three options over the years.1. I carry an extra scope in quick detach rings 2. sometimes I will just carry an extra target and thumb tacks to check zero in the field if needed 3. if I am not carrying an extra scope then I try to make sure my rifle has functional open sights. I have only missed a game animal once due to a scope malfunction. In Spain I missed a 400 yd shot on a Rhonda ibex because the scope fogged. There was no history of any trauma to the scope and I had used the same rifle and scope the week before on a Russian Tur hunt and Gredos ibex hunt - both were one shot kills and one was extremely long (more than twice the distance of the shot I missed). Because of this experience I no longer use NF scopes. My go to now is almost exclusively Leupold - there is better glass but it is for 'naught if the scope is nonfunctional. For me Leupold can take a 'licking and keep on 'tickin based on 35 years of hunting at altitude.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shphtr, post: 2388832, member: 6162"] I hunt backpack mountain game almost exclusively (US and Asia). It is impractical to carry an extra rifle on flyin hunts so I have utilized three options over the years.1. I carry an extra scope in quick detach rings 2. sometimes I will just carry an extra target and thumb tacks to check zero in the field if needed 3. if I am not carrying an extra scope then I try to make sure my rifle has functional open sights. I have only missed a game animal once due to a scope malfunction. In Spain I missed a 400 yd shot on a Rhonda ibex because the scope fogged. There was no history of any trauma to the scope and I had used the same rifle and scope the week before on a Russian Tur hunt and Gredos ibex hunt - both were one shot kills and one was extremely long (more than twice the distance of the shot I missed). Because of this experience I no longer use NF scopes. My go to now is almost exclusively Leupold - there is better glass but it is for ‘naught if the scope is nonfunctional. For me Leupold can take a ‘licking and keep on ‘tickin based on 35 years of hunting at altitude. [/QUOTE]
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