Damage to scope question - 12/01/19
I took a pretty good tumble earlier today when I was trying to fill my MT deer tag on this last day of the season. Short story is that there was a ton of snow, I had on snowshoes and caught a hidden branch. I went flying one way, rifle went the other way and both my knee and the scope hit rocks. The objective housing (not sure it's the right term, it's the extension of the objective bell that extends sorta like a sun shade) got a nice dent in it.
Maybe this came at the right time, with all the sales on, but I actually like this scope (it's a Leupold with CDS that actually works great for the ranges I hunt in) and there is no apparent damage to either the glass or the reticle. I haven't shot it since the damage occurred, though, and wanted to know if anyone has an idea whether this kind of damage is of the type where it's just better to toss the scope and get a new one.
Maybe this came at the right time, with all the sales on, but I actually like this scope (it's a Leupold with CDS that actually works great for the ranges I hunt in) and there is no apparent damage to either the glass or the reticle. I haven't shot it since the damage occurred, though, and wanted to know if anyone has an idea whether this kind of damage is of the type where it's just better to toss the scope and get a new one.