scope turrets?

[Axis II]

Is it rough on a scope to keep dialing the elevation turrets up and down? I have a Vortex Crossfire that's been great so far with tracking and sometimes go from 100-300yards. Sometimes varmint hunting i need to adjust a lot and wondering if i should pickup one of these turrets or just use the factory ones? Right now the factory ones are nicely marked like these Kenton ones below and i have a card taped to the stock with all the numbers on it.

http://kentonindustries.com/custom-turrets/vortex

 

[Varminterror]

Moving parts wear out. That’s inevitable.

But if I thought a scope would wear out prematurely because I was dialing for range correction, I wouldn’t buy it.

Unless you were going with custom labels (which I recommend against), then I think buying the Kenton knob for the Crossfire is just spending money to spend money. The Crossfire knob is labeled and resettable, so there’s really nothing the Kenton does the factory does not.

 

[Axis II]

Moving parts wear out. That’s inevitable.

But if I thought a scope would wear out prematurely because I was dialing for range correction, I wouldn’t buy it.

Unless you were going with custom labels (which I recommend against), then I think buying the Kenton knob for the Crossfire is just spending money to spend money. The Crossfire knob is labeled and resettable, so there’s really nothing the Kenton does the factory does not.

I don't think mine is 0 reset like my Nikons. I will have to check that out when i get home.

Just making sure I'm not going to damage something using the factory knob. I will save my money, thanks!

 

[LoonWulf]

The knobs arnt the parts of the scope that ware.
All changing the knob does is give you more/different markings, different feel etc, they wont extend the life of the internal components which will ware.

 

[Infidel]

.... Just making sure I'm not going to damage something using the factory knob. ....

The knobs are unlikely to wear out, or at all. The adjustment mechanism inside will wear, but certainly not detectably. If it does, don't buy that scope.

Oops, LoonWolf beat me to it.

 

[Varminterror]

If it is a Crossfire II, simply hold the knob still and unscrew the center slotted screw. Remove the knob, turn it so the zero is on the indexed zero position, press it back on, and replace the retaining screw.

 

[jmr40]

Some of the better scopes designed for a lot of dial twisting hold up very well. Cheaper ones, not so much. This is one of the problems often brought up with Leupold. Their lower end VX 1,2 and 3 scopes with long range dials have a reputation for wearing out. The guys who zero and leave them alone get years of service. Once you get into the $700-$1000 scopes made by any of the manufacturers they hold up much better.