Bob, maybe your two PH's opinions' were correct and representative of much more experience than I but I've had from Tasco's, in more lean years, all the way to the three continental alpha brands and many of them.
They've been on from 17 HMRs to the 222 to the 458 Lott. The scope taking the most recoil for the longest length of time was a Leupold Vari-X lll, 2.5-8x on a 340 Wby; that was for some twenty years without a hiccup (unless I dropped it on a shale hillside which I did).
My one, ONE, failure was a FIXED power scope, not a variable, and it wasn't a Tasco, Nikon, Leupold or any other than a $1k S&B...on a 350 Rem Mag..and after only about fifteen rounds.
I'm. It sure what that means, if anything, other than any one of 'em can break.
