Rifle Scopes Revisiting drop testing

[MikeMiller]

Not many, 5 in 2025. Likely done for the year because hunting seasons are open.



Forces are different for sure and from different directions. My understanding was that much of scope design and testing was to resist loss of zero from recoil which is in a different direction to forces laying flat in a case on an ATV rack.

In short like putting reg scope on spring air rifle. Beats it in different direction then designed.

Not sure how much modern scopes are designed for side impacts. I know most are now air rifle rated. I broke a few nice scopes back in 1990’s putting on spring guns

 

[supercorndogs]

Not many, 5 in 2025. Likely done for the year because hunting seasons are open.



Forces are different for sure and from different directions. My understanding was that much of scope design and testing was to resist loss of zero from recoil which is in a different direction to forces laying flat in a case on an ATV rack.

And where did you get this understanding?

We can see a scope body flexes laterally with every shot.