Originally Posted by
MudderChuck
Sometimes things just work, no rhyme or reason to it. I have a model 70 featherweigh in .308 with a Tasco scope on it. Shoots as straight as any rifle I've ever shot. The reticle in the Tasco glows in the dark, no idea what it is made of or why it glows. I was going to upgrade the scope but rethought that, no sense in messing with success.
My whiz bang SSG doesn't shoot any straighter than my model 70 with the budget scope, the scope on my SSG cost more than my entire model 70 with scope.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
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I'l add a short story here on this sort of
yrs back in my at gun shop I helped run, I had many great customers that we worked closely with
a used .338 win mag in a ruger bolt action came in(forget exact version /model but a model 77 something) had a beat the crap looking cheap Tasco scope on it, a good customer wanted the gun, but asked if we would let him shoot it first, again long time customer lots of sales, so Sure , we would be at a range doing a shoot and would bring it there for him to shoot(he buy the ammo)
he brought a few types of ammo, shot the gun and the gun shot amazing small groups, guy was happy as a kid at X mas!, couldn;t do paperwork fast enough!
but also couldn't wait to put a GOOD scope on it, bought some high end what ever, put on gun and came back MAD gun wouldn;t shoot(mounted by HIM and as ONLY let HIM work on his guns type of guy)
claiming new scope was bad, and wanted a new DIFFERENT SCOPE< so, we took it back, sold him another scope, , came back again MADDER than ever, another BAD scope, as he knew teh gun shot well before so cannot be the gun or ammo!, and talking like 8-9 inch groups bad!
he assured us all things were as good as could be tight!
third scope, Little better this time but so mad at this pint wanted to get rid if the gun
so we bought it back at a loss for him on all thinmgs
we are not that nice LOL was still a business designed to make money!
so, after some time passed, we thought we would play with the gun and see
had old scope as he didn;t want it, and went to install it and found the base was loose< snugged it up, added scope and gun shot very small groups again!
so, maybe he should have left the old junky scope on the gun as is< WE THINK , he loosened the base as was going to change out and then changed his mind and thus how it got loose in the first place
sold guna few days later to another regular and he was super happy with it and left it was is, as far as I know! HAHA!
high end scopes don;t work any better than junk one's some times, or at least not when there attached to a loose base ! !~