Originally Posted by
bronko22000
Sorry Rock but I also have to disagree. I don't know what bad luck you've had with the scopes you've purchased. But I do not see this as a common problem. I've had variable scopes for over 50 years from various manufacturers, including Nikon, and I have never had this issue.
I always sight in at the highest magnification to reduce any sight in errors. I never noticed any change in POI at different settings. But I do have to admit that I either shot animals when I had the scope set at its lowest setting while hunting. And if a long shot presented itself I would crank the scope up to max. I can't recall ever using a mid-magnification setting. Everything I ever shot was at either the lowest or highest.
1st of all notice that there will be no childish actions based on you disagreeing with me because you did so like a normal person.
Anyway its not just my luck. Ive seen it just as often with other peoples scopes. Just had a run in with it a few weeks ago with someone elses scope.
Its is a fact that it happens not just my opinion.
If you have experience with hundreds of low-low/mid quality scopes and never dealt with it you are very lucky.
It seems some took my comment as in "its normal just deal with it" which is not what I meant at all.
What I meant is that it is a common enough problem to check every scope before hunting.
I'm not just making stuff up, Ive seen it on my own scopes and others scopes over the years and you can read about it as well. It is a real problem and should always be checked before hunting.
Also as I stated originally 12" is not common that is way bad but a slight shift in POI with magnification changes are very common and to often changes of 3-4 inches do occur.