"The M8541 is extremely durable and it is hardly a case of the lowest bidder. I've personally tested one by dropping it from 8+ feet onto a concrete and gravel mix, tossing it, submerging it in 3 feet of water for two hours, hammer tent stakes, and dragging it behind my Jeep for 25 yards. In the end there was only cosmetic damage to the optic with no damage to the internals that affected image quality or tracking. In fact I threw the same optic on a bolt gun, zeroed it, and shot a match with it, taking 5th place."
I'm waving a HUGE bullschidt flag. There is a reason that MSG's Lambert and Boucher specced the M24 with back-up irons. There is such a thing as a rugged, well-designed scope. There is no such thing as an indestructible scope.
