When does recoil become a factor in scope selection?

[kritch]

Like the title says... When does recoil become a factor in scope selection?

Up until now I've been a shooter of small centrefire calibres, but I'm interested in giving something in "big gun" territory a try. This will be my third rifle.

I've also been using a knockabout scope for a while now and could do with a new one...

I don't shoot heaps so having multiple scopes on multiple rifles is a bit of a waste for me, I want to just get 1 good scope and move it around depending on what I take out for the day.

Like the title says, my question is when does, when does recoil become a factor in scope selection?

At this stage I'm probably looking at something in the 300 win mag neighbourhood for my "big gun", anything to keep in mind when scoping this?

[Bourt]

Plenty of people shooting everyday scopes on their 300 win mag's.

Nothing special required there...

[VICHunter]

For the most part, I reckon the whole 'recoil damaging scopes' thing is rubbish.

No manufacturer is perfect, regardless of how good a scope is you will inevitably get a faulty one sooner or later. People just love coming up with creative explanations for run of the mill problems.

Like Bourt said, there are endless people putting thousands of rounds down range with their 338's, 375, 416's etc. and not having any problems... All with off the shelf scopes.

Avoid super cheap/crap stuff obviously, but beyond that any decent quality scope should last you.

[lole]

Avoid super cheap/crap stuff obviously, but beyond that any decent quality scope should last you.

Yep.

Buy a decent scope, start shooting, the end

[remnt]

I think mine is getting knocked off zero at the moment on my .243

Not sure if I've got a faulty one or what now

[kritch]

Ever figure your problem out remnt?

[remnt]

Yeah, I sorted it out by selling the rifle and scope

Turned out to be the front scope mount was dickie though.

Sorted it out before selling so all good for the other bloke.

Nothing wrong with the scope.

[Oldboy 7mm Dakota]

A braked rifle would be harder on a scope than a none braked rifle.
Air rifles are hard on scopes as well.
We have top quality scopes and have had problems with some of them but is it a manufacture problem or a recoil issue that has caused it, who would know .
But if you have a good quality made scope it should last for years, plus you get better glass and workings as well.
Oldboy 7mm Dakota

[Hucka]

Air rifles are hard on scopes as well.

I thought that was bizarre the first time I heard that.

In retrospect though it makes sense, with all that kicking back and forth an air rifle spring does.

[yoshie]

Spring air rifles will destroy any big game scope. As long as you don't put a rimfire scope on a big Magnum you'll be right.

[reddog]

When it does'nt have enough eye relief and splits your eyebrow

[RDobber]

When it does'nt have enough eye relief and splits your eyebrow

A mate of mine recently did a ripper of job on his brow.

I don't know how he managed this exactly, but he basically switched from 100m to 500m shooting while prone and ducked his down and under to get to the right position for the scope instead of adjusting his bipod.

He fired and due to the awkward angle split his eyebrow in half and ended up with 8 stitches

[reddog]

Haha yeah it happens when your shooting at a big uphill angle your forehead moves closer to the scope to keep your eye
at the same distance from the scope , funnily enough you don't feel it for a while . Mine wasn't that bad just broke the skin

[Blackened]

Mine wasn't that bad just broke the skin

You're not a shooter until you've scoped yourself at least once

[RDobber]

funnily enough you don't feel it for a while . Mine wasn't that bad just broke the skin

Oh he felt it alright...

The gash it opened through his eyebrown was about 3mm wide. You wouldn't believe it gone done with the rubber ring of a scope eyepiece

Soon as he did it he packed up and went to the emergency room