Wow, whata testimony I got. Yesterday I was sika deer hunting. I got 22ft or so in a pine tree, and hung up my gun by the shoulder sling on a screw in hook. I turn around to get settled in and look as the browning gold stalker slug gun with a VXII 2-7 falls 23ft to the ground. hits right on therecoil pad barrel straight up pointing at me.

I couldn't believe it. I was in shock. So Iclimb down and figured it was destroyed. I look thru the scope and all is fine. I examine the gun and notice my cheap sling has came loose from the plastic piece breaking. I guess it happened in the truck? The synthetic stock was not hurt at all. I had to take the gun apart and take a stick to get snow out of the barrel, where it bounced. I figured no reason to hunt unless I know its on. So I take two shots at a tree 50 yards away. And it hits where I aim. Get back in the tree and hunt.

It hit so hard, it thru out the shell in the gun and didn't go off thank God in heaven. I am so lucky it didn't go off.

I did some calculation with a 10lb gun falling 20ft, hitting on the stock, is over 200ft-lbs of KE. Thats assuming a infinitly hard ground. Thats twice a 458winmag almost. I know the 4" of snow and leaves helped.But it still bounced upafter impact.

So I took to the range, and nice 2" groups at 100 yards. Still zeroed. Still think I am going to send back to leupold to check things out.

Since they came out with the VX line, I have not liked the fact its a 3 piece body. But I guess its not that bad after all.