Scope Feature Definitions?

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I finally spent some money on what I hope is a quality scope for my .223 Savage; a Nikon Prostaff 3-9X - 40 mm.

As this is my first "best" scope I need some things defined please:

"shock-proof"? - does this just mean from recoil, or does it include tipping over the gun on a carpeted floor and holding zero?

"Fog-proof"? - Does this mean that due to the gases inside the scope the interior of the lenses wont fog or that because the inside is a vaccuum and wont transmitt cold to allow exterior fogging?

Thanks guys!
 
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Originally Posted By: borrowed timeI finally spent some money on what I hope is a quality scope for my .223 Savage; a Nikon Prostaff 3-9X - 40 mm.

As this is my first "best" scope I need some things defined please:

"shock-proof"? - does this just mean from recoil, or does it include tipping over the gun on a carpeted floor and holding zero?

"Fog-proof"? - Does this mean that due to the gases inside the scope the interior of the lenses wont fog or that because the inside is a vaccuum and wont transmit cold to allow exterior fogging?

Thanks guys!

Hold zero from a drop is up to the rings and mount, and no matter how "macho" your tactical "Afghani Kyller" scope set up is, it is still down to four little screws - which are not very shock proof.

Fog prof is not from a vacuum, it is from pressurized inert gas, Nitrogen, Argon, etc.

 
Originally Posted By: CatShooterHold zero from a drop is up to the rings and mount, and no matter how "macho" your tactical "Afghani Kyller" scope set up is, it is still down to four little screws - which are not very shock proof.

Fog prof is not from a vacuum, it is from pressurized inert gas, Nitrogen, Argon, etc.



Yeah, not a real "macho afgani kyller" set up here, just a basic Savage .223 Axis that i could afford for coyote and other predator/varmint hunting.

My questions are because i used to have a cheaper Simmons scope i had on it that would occationally loose zero. The last time i think it came from when my rifle tipped over and landed on some thin carpet. I am in no way an armchair or any other kind of "commando" wanna-be type i can assure you. Just want to see what a real scope can take, or supposed to, and what it wont.

thank you!
 
With your .223, recoil is not really an issue regarding the 'shock proof' claim...Normal and reasonable care will provide years of good service...However, unless you get into the high dollar, combat ready optics, most scopes will survive an occasional drop or hard knock, but repeated such blows can break loose the reticle filaments...

"Fog proof", again, is sometimes a relative term...Extreme and rapid temperature changes can produce negative results...For that reason, many hunters will store their rifles/scopes in their vehicle overnight for the next mornings outing, rather than taking it from a relatively warm house into freezing or sub-freezing temperatures...The short term heat while driving the vehicle usually won't permeate the scope enough to cause a problem..
 


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