Ugh, dropped my rifle on the scope..

[Saltwater60]

unfortunately works schedules will prevent me from getting to the range until thursday at the earliest. ill report back after.

I hope your good. Let. Me know I've been thinking of getting a vortex.

 

[MikeGrad]

well, it survived. first shots were about 12" high and slightly left. I was able to zero it back again i think close to what it was before with about 10 rounds of the previous ammo. I was pretty apprehensive so i didn't shoot very well so the groups are a little larger than i would expect. Time will tell i guess to see if there are any issues holding zero. but everything seems to work as expected. all the turrets work, the zoom, focus, etc.

Ill be shooting it alot more over the next month so i will get a pretty good idea about it soon.

 

[Exonautic]

well, it survived. first shots were about 12" high and slightly left. I was able to zero it back again i think close to what it was before with about 10 rounds of the previous ammo. I was pretty apprehensive so i didn't shoot very well so the groups are a little larger than i would expect. Time will tell i guess to see if there are any issues holding zero. but everything seems to work as expected. all the turrets work, the zoom, focus, etc.

Ill be shooting it alot more over the next month so i will get a pretty good idea about it soon.

The fall didnt knock any dials around right? You should have taken a few shots at that altered zero. If you were 12 in high theres a chance something may be bent if you didnt have anything move around. Id check and double check your base rings and scope for any sort of deformations or movement.

 

[MikeGrad]

no, the dials were all locked, everything was on zero.

This is what i was wondering, if the scope lost zero it must have moved or shifted. I was thinking i should re-mount it just because of that.

 

[dsdmmat]

I would send it back. If you are still set on not doing that do a tracking test with it and see if it is able to track properly.

zero shot, adjust for one shot 3" left, adjust for one shot 3 inches up, adjust for one shot 6 inches right, adjust for one shot 6 inches down (should look like a box) then adjust back 3 inches left and 3 inches up if it returns to the same place (zero) then there should be no problems with the scope.

 

[MikeGrad]

I would send it back. If you are still set on not doing that do a tracking test with it and see if it is able to track properly.

zero shot, adjust for one shot 3" left, adjust for one shot 3 inches up, adjust for one shot 6 inches right, adjust for one shot 6 inches down (should look like a box) then adjust back 3 inches left and 3 inches up if it returns to the same place (zero) then there should be no problems with the scope.

thanks, i will try that. now that i feel a little better about it i will be able to shoot better. If not, i will send it back to vortex and let the experts test it

 

[MikeGrad]

so i just called vortex and got some info. based on what i told them, they think the objective lens may have shifted or become loose. what he told me to do was get it zeroed, then rap hard on the scope a few times and shoot again. If the objective has loosened or misaligned it will move easily and lose zero. but if i that doesnt affect it, and the tracking test is ok, then its fine.

 

[MikeGrad]

So i feel alot better now after todays work.

First i fired a couple of shots, those were the first red circles. Then i zeroed it, the black shots. Then i smacked the scope objective as hard as i could bring myself to bear, and fired a few more shots. the zero didn't move.

Then i did a tracking test. everything aiming at the center except when i had to hold lower elevation, since my scope only goes 2 MOA below the zero.
1 - 6 MOA left
2 - 3 MOA up,
3 - 3 MOA up
3.5 - zero windage
4 - 6 MOA right,reduce elevation to 3 MOA up (fired a couple extra here, dont know why)
5 - zero elevation
6 - down 3 MOA
7 - down another 3 MOA
8 - zero windage
9 - left 6 MOA
10 zero windage, hold -3 MOA
11 - zero all turrets, dead center

So it looks like a vortex scope can survive a fairly serious drop/impact. I think everything is working great!

the second target is just 5 shots trying to make the smallest group i could, sorry about the focus. all and all a pretty good day.

 

[Eddie Gunks]

So it looks like a vortex scope can survive a fairly serious drop/impact. I think everything is working great!
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Bravo! Good for you. You cant go wrong buying high quality optics (with a great warrantee to boot).

Glad it worked out for you.