Ask any companies engineers right off the bat what their first goal was when designing a scope. Other than those above it is NEVER bulletproof function. The Bushnells aren’t as solid as they were, because Bushnell got rid of the people who were responsible for bringing them to fruition.
I’m not sure why this is so hard for so many people to grasp. Scopes are designed to be marketable. The market screams for glass, features, and warranty. So that is what the scopes are designed around.
You can’t have it all.
Want a $300 scope that is built to hold zero and function as item #1? Than you will give up features, have just usable glass, and probably fixed power.
Want a scope that is built to work, is a variable, has good glass? Than you are at $600+ with minimal features, and a low zoom ratio.
Want a scope that is built to work, has good glass, and good features? Than you are at $1,200+ and low zoom ratio.
Want a scope that is built to work, has good glass, good features, and good zoom ratio? You’ll be spending $2,000.
Want a $300 feature rich scope with good glass? It’s going to be a POS as an aiming device.
Want a $600 feature rich scope with great glass? It’s going to be a POS as an aiming device.
Want a $1,000 scope with great glass, high zoom ratios, and lots of features? Guess what....
But because people don’t shoot, are happy to make excuses for poor performance, and the most “use” most scopes get is being pulled out of the safe to show a buddy.... function isn’t taken seriously by most.
