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Alright I know you guys were waiting on pins and needles for my test, so here she is....

The test subject- VX-3 3.5-10x40 mounted on a 700 243 Ackley


Fired 2 shots at 100yds to confirm my zero. The first is in the lower left, and I would absolutely put this on "cold shooter error"... The next is the one on the right.



I then fired 2 shots at 470yds, dialing 6.5 MOA. Fired another rifle 3 times, and threw my schit in the back of the truck for the "dirt road test"



Drove approximately 1,000 yards, much of it through this stuff....



And set up again at 100. The next 2 are as pictured, in the group.... (ignore the blue square group, it's a different rifle)



Not only did I dial around on the elevation, but I subjected the scope to the dirt road test, as per ctsmith's request. I'd say the results were in favor of my scope.

So, what does this prove? In the big picture....absolutely nothing. It's an example of one. But, it provides me with a bit more confidence in this scope's ability to both return to zero, and retain a zero.