teal,

To be honest, I don't do the dunk test much anymore.

When I started doing it, around 20 years ago, a lot of scope had problems. Cheap scopes often leaked, and some of the really expensive European scopes didn't have O-rings in their adjustment turrets, so bubbled immediately.

These days all the scope manufacturers (or, rather, the companies that make scopes for dozens of manufacturers) that I know of seal their scopes, and its pretty rare to see one with a leak. Mostly I tend to test used scopes, or brands I've never tested before.


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