I took a buddy bear hunting last week and he got his boot hung up on a bush and took a fall on a Leupold. 12" off at 113 yards. Ouch!
Over the years, I've had maybe three Leupolds take a hit...One was a banger off rocks under my body...Stayed centered. It sat in the closet a couple year while I used others. Shot it this year before the season...5 shots at 100 just over an inch...4 of them much under. Rang steel at 300. Went hunting.
Addition: The post below gave reason to mention this...If it is shooting dirty, it stays dirty..Have gone over 100 shots sometimes without disturbing the gremlins who live inside the barrel. They are happy, I'm happy.
On a shooter...cold bore, warm bore...the difference wouldn't be the reason for a miss. (On basketball sized kill zones.)
