....with every post seem to lean more toward race cars to use an analogy. Not down in the dirt sprint cars, but more towards Formula racers. Same with scopes.
So lets say all of a sudden you have to live off a rifle on a daily basis or you have to guide for a living. You don't have time for frequent maintenance. You don't sit at the bench and pound out little groups for 40 weeks a year and hunt for the remaining two to eight. You do have to have a dependable rifle that will take the mud, rain and snow as part of its check off sheet. You shoot mainly plus sized animals and not 1in squares. You only have one or two rifles and they must work when you call on them. Sometimes the only choice you have is to wipe off your scope lens with your shirt or handkerchief or your opportunity is lost. Big time Euro or Weaver/Leupold/Bushnell.
Proven factory offering that will sprint or slog to the finish, or unknown test dummy that has no longterm down and dirty track record?
Addition: Most will never fit the mould, so I guess it is a foolish question. If problems occur, we drive back home and pull out another. Not much lost.
Last edited by battue; 01/09/13.
