scope and rifle question

smokinggun

Yesterday I leaned my Browning BLR 308 with Leupold vari-x3 against a tree and Im ashamed to say it fell over. It landed on the root of the tree. No damage to gun or scope. It has redfield mounts and has always shot very tight. My question is do you guys think it is still zeroed in? I sure would like to take it hunting tomorrow. Thanks,smokinggun

Orphanedcowboy

Really only two ways to know, laser boresight, or fire it at a target, sure beats sending wounded game into the woods, maybe to never be found

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robsguns

Well, I pulled a * the other day too. I had my gear belt on and had my 9.5" barreled, Leupold scoped, Ruger Super Redhawk, just tucked into it, in the small of my back. I was walking around the woods so long like that I forgot it was there, until I got back to the truck, when I loosened my belt to remove it, and dropped the 44 to the ground on the driveway. I wasnt surprised to find when I shot it right after that, that it was still zeroed. If you have a good solid mount, you probably dont have much to worry about, Leupold scopes are incredibly strong. Oh, and no damage to the scope or gun occured.

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Judge Dread

Test it first you may shoot at a deer and end killing farmer john cow 100 meters down range... at long distances a cross-hair miss alligment is a call for Murphys Jinxes.

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bsebast

It's still zeroed. Go hunting.

Orphanedcowboy

bsebast, Would you stake your life on it? I wouldn't it may very well be zeroed, but without any prior knowledge that it is, remember never point a gun at anything your not 100% sure you are willing to destroy!

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Guns & Glass

Listen to the "Judge", or go to "shooter's jail".If by Redfield mounts you mean(they make different styles)the front turn in/rear w/two screws, they are subject to being knocked out of position. If the scope hit the eyepiece(weak spot) it can easily be off, and must be repaired/replaced.Any kind of boresighting now, will only work if you use the same boresighter, and knew what the positions were before the "bump".This year when lowering my rifle from my stand, the sling clip(not swivel) broke.Rifle fell about 10' hitting the barrel, then rolling, landed on the scope in a pile of leaves. Everything looked ok, was tight. Stopped at local public range, fired three shots, was only slightly off to the right, and low. No wind.Fourth shot to the right, and 5-6" low. Fifth shot held high, and too the left. Hit to the right, and even lower. Sixth shot, now more to the left, still low.Scope on way to Burris. Just sent a new Leupold 36X BR back. Cross hairs bent, new, out of the box-never mounted. Go figure.Test fire, only then will you'll know.

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bsebast

It's still zeroed. Go hunting.

idsman75

Wow, I'm impressed. All these responses to make two simple points. "Go Hunting" or "Test Fire and Go Hunting". Brevity is the soul of wit....or something...

smokinggun

It did fall over gently, (not a hard fall). If it had been a hard fall I would have test fired it. I thought about it and since it couldn't have been more force than a magnum recoil I took it hunting. I shot and killed a deer at 175 yards so it's still zeroed.My brother in law has a Remington pump with a Nikon scope that he sighted in about twelve years ago. He treats that gun as rough as I've ever seen anybody treat one. Im sure it has probably fallen over many times, it still shoots the same and he has never made an adjustment to the scope.Thanks for all the advice, it did help with my decision.