ORIGINAL: Hotburn76
I would have to say most of the things you talk about could happen. If you experianced all of those then you be having a bad time. I never have a problem with my scopes in the tree as I am up high and the deer is down low so I am not looking into the sun, now sitting on the ground is a problem with a scope but I very rarely sit on ground. I also have never had seven inch groups, even free hand in the breeze. But I have been shooting the horton for a while and we mate up good. If a person is new you could have the problems you speak of, but hey thats what we are all here for!
sorryon that 7 inchs,did not explain well enough..the book says if you sight in at 20 dead you will be 5 inchs low at 30..if i did not shoot off a steady rest and squeeze trigger, it was hard to get that 5 inch drop,i got as low as 7 inchs.. my point was, if you dont practice and hold steady, your shots will be lower at 30 is what i found.