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Re: Toughest scopes

Post by SCJ429 » 06 Mar 2020, 7:22 am

Nightforce do a few tests videos, the title of the thread is toughest scope.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3vtRVELPgBM
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Re: Toughest scopes

Post by Harrynsw » 06 Mar 2020, 7:35 am

Isn't night force what they use in the military?
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Re: Toughest scopes

Post by brett1868 » 06 Mar 2020, 9:33 am

The military use NightForce, Schmidt & Bender along with Leupold so I'd be looking at those brands if budget permits.
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Re: Toughest scopes

Post by Harrynsw » 06 Mar 2020, 10:20 am

brett1868 wrote:The military use NightForce, Schmidt & Bender along with Leupold so I'd be looking at those brands if budget permits.


Ouch! Just had a look at the price tag :cry:

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Re: Toughest scopes

Post by TassieTiger » 06 Mar 2020, 11:37 am

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fnNacBsxKBY

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Re: Toughest scopes

Post by Harrynsw » 06 Mar 2020, 1:51 pm

TassieTiger wrote:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fnNacBsxKBY

I bought one of these for the purpose of test destruction but once it got here, it was half decent and I couldn’t bring myself to bash it. My kids mess around with it now after I pulled it from 12g


Ah sheeeet haha
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Re: Toughest scopes

Post by albat » 06 Mar 2020, 2:08 pm

I can vouch for leupold, slipped and hit my vxr on a rock edge in the vic high country, it broke off a bit of rock! , as if hit by a hammer scope was just fine
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Re: Toughest scopes

Post by snag » 06 Mar 2020, 7:27 pm

Leupold every time, if it's in your budget. Otherwise, I have found that Bushnells hold together pretty well on hunting guns. Got nothing good to say about modern Tascos - the old ones were great but the new ones fall apart if you sneeze on them.
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Re: Toughest scopes

Post by JimTom » 06 Mar 2020, 7:42 pm

I dropped my Dads old steel fixed power weaver which was attached to a .308 when I was a kid. Pulled a gun case out of a cupboard at ceiling height and the .308 was sitting on top. Obviously pre 1996. Used to keep my .22 under my bed back then. Anyway I digress. The 308 dropped into the tiles, scope first of course. Dad was none to pleased, was happy enough once he realised that the scope and rifle still shot true though.
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Re: Toughest scopes

Post by solarpak » 01 Apr 2020, 2:28 pm

Have a look at an IOR - some of their 40mm tubed long range scopes...........blimey!!!

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Re: Toughest scopes

Post by Aliqua » 11 Apr 2020, 11:44 pm

Dont they say you can drive over an NF? There is also that famous story if a sniper getting a bullet through his. He taped it up and kept shooting...

https://www.sportsmanguncentre.co.uk/bl ... ole-scope/
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Re: Toughest scopes

Post by Harrynsw » 12 Apr 2020, 11:20 am

Aliqua wrote:Dont they say you can drive over an NF? There is also that famous story if a sniper getting a bullet through his. He taped it up and kept shooting...

https://www.sportsmanguncentre.co.uk/bl ... ole-scope/


That's nuts. Might just get 1... in about 2 years.
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Re: Toughest scopes

Post by Aliqua » 12 Apr 2020, 7:00 pm

That's why I got one as my first.. spend the money once, hopefully never have to buy another - fingers crossed (and I think they have transferable lifetime warranty - dont quote me on that)
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