On another forum, a newbie member going by the name of James Kelby implies that the NF 15-50 scopes were going belly up at Raton in great numbers.
Did any of our team members hear anything along those lines or is the story a very nasty bit of commercial sabotage by a competing supplier?
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Dave hit the nail on the head in his reply. All scopes will fail. They are mechanical items. Sometime mechanical items need fixing. Its what a good warranty and carrying a spare scope at a major prize shoot is for. I reckon its probably a bit of a dig at the competition. I wasnt there but when you have Larry Bartholome AND Dave Mc both saying there was alot of other stuff going on that could affect POI than just a scope, I would be inclined to believe them.
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I know it's a video of 50BMG recoiling at +70ft-lbs and a 308W is about 16ft-lbs, but it gives you an idea of the harmonics the scope endures each shot.
high-speed video of scope and barrel flexing on a 50BMG
Scopes might be tested to 375H&H recoil or even 50BMG recoil but there is still a limit as to the number of times they can handle the recoil. The old spring recoiling target scopes of the early 20th century start to look more durable.
I also confirmed the YouTube video of "Range Time with Cory & Erika - Erika shooting Serbu BFG-50A .50 BMG" has nothing to do with scope flex.![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
high-speed video of scope and barrel flexing on a 50BMG
Scopes might be tested to 375H&H recoil or even 50BMG recoil but there is still a limit as to the number of times they can handle the recoil. The old spring recoiling target scopes of the early 20th century start to look more durable.
I also confirmed the YouTube video of "Range Time with Cory & Erika - Erika shooting Serbu BFG-50A .50 BMG" has nothing to do with scope flex.
![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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