Hi All,
some scopes might be better than others in terms of optics, but they might be more fragile. I hike in reasonably rugged terrain and thus durability matters to me. I admit I did not consider the issue when I got my scope (a swaro ats 80 HD) but should I ever upgrade I think I would like to know more about how rugged a scope is. I know I can find how submersible scopes are (assuming they actually are -- who is taking the risk on purpose?) but I am not planning to submerge my scope anytime soon. I would much prefer having some idea of how many accidental bumps a scope can take and still keep all its internals aligned etc.
some scopes might be better than others in terms of optics, but they might be more fragile. I hike in reasonably rugged terrain and thus durability matters to me. I admit I did not consider the issue when I got my scope (a swaro ats 80 HD) but should I ever upgrade I think I would like to know more about how rugged a scope is. I know I can find how submersible scopes are (assuming they actually are -- who is taking the risk on purpose?) but I am not planning to submerge my scope anytime soon. I would much prefer having some idea of how many accidental bumps a scope can take and still keep all its internals aligned etc.