Persuader12
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I have a Ruger 10/22 and have twice attempted to have a scope on it, but never with any lasting good results. The first time was a $10 Tasco that was surprisingly good. It was a 4x15 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Tasco-Tasco-Rimfire-Scope-4x15mm-Gloss-Black-Crosshair-Reticle/16767721, but I could adjust it and shoot tiny little groups at 50 yards right where I aimed. The zero would shift on it a little between shooting sessions but not during the time I was shooting, even though I made sure never to bump it or handle it roughly. Eventually, I could no longer make adjustments to it and it became worthless.
Then I spent $50 on a Simmons scope thinking I was getting something 5x better than what I had before. Wrong! It would lose zero all the time before I could even finish making adjustments. I might get elevation just right and was still trying to get windage on target, then a couple shots later, the elevation would be 6" low again. Sometimes I'd try to get it back up, and then my shots went even lower. Windage was no different. I took it back to the store for an exchange and got the same results with the second one. I took it back again and asked for a refund, but they refused and only allowed another exchange. Same results for the third one. Then the store went out of business. It was Gander Mountain. After looking for ways to fix the scope, I gave up and trashed it.
Since then, I've been doing my research. Nearly all of the problems people report is with hard-recoiling guns that are hard on scopes. Since mine is just a .22, I shouldn't be having those problems. I'm told to expect to pay at least $150 on a scope that will actually work. But is that all there is to it? Sure, you get what you pay for, but how much do I have to pay before it results in a scope that actually functions as a scope by allowing me to shoot accurately?
Then I spent $50 on a Simmons scope thinking I was getting something 5x better than what I had before. Wrong! It would lose zero all the time before I could even finish making adjustments. I might get elevation just right and was still trying to get windage on target, then a couple shots later, the elevation would be 6" low again. Sometimes I'd try to get it back up, and then my shots went even lower. Windage was no different. I took it back to the store for an exchange and got the same results with the second one. I took it back again and asked for a refund, but they refused and only allowed another exchange. Same results for the third one. Then the store went out of business. It was Gander Mountain. After looking for ways to fix the scope, I gave up and trashed it.
Since then, I've been doing my research. Nearly all of the problems people report is with hard-recoiling guns that are hard on scopes. Since mine is just a .22, I shouldn't be having those problems. I'm told to expect to pay at least $150 on a scope that will actually work. But is that all there is to it? Sure, you get what you pay for, but how much do I have to pay before it results in a scope that actually functions as a scope by allowing me to shoot accurately?
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