LaRue/Swaro torture tests....

[Belmont31R]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihh-P1tdeZo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vsKYqZb1Hk



Pretty good testament to modern high quality optics and mounts.

[SHIVAN]

ADCO would have thrown it out of an airplane.

[ALCOAR]

Call me a skeptic but tossing a optic in water and then having it bounce on soft grass and turf is not exactly like the glass tumbling down a cliff or smacking against cement over and over again.

If that is the most extreme test he can think of than he is not very creative. He should shoot it with a rifle round and watch that scope bust to pieces....the bird shot isn't a very tough test at that distance.

Just my 2cents.

[Belmont31R]

I don't think the purpose was to destroy the scope.

[kartoffel]

That's interesting. Certainly no major shift in POA, but a single shot before and one more shot afterwards doesn't prove very much.

How about this?
- Shoot group of at least 5 rounds.
- Crank at least 20 minutes of windage and elevation. Shoot another 5+ round group.
- Optionally, throw it in a pond or shoot it at this point
- Crank it back to where it was originally. No overshooting and backing up on the knobs, no tapping the knobs, or any other tricks. Just crank it back to the original setting. Now shoot another group. Is it back on top of the first group?

[Stickman]

Call me a skeptic but tossing a optic in water and then having it bounce on soft grass and turf is not exactly like the glass tumbling down a cliff or smacking against cement over and over again.

I watched the first video, and would not call it an extreme test either. I think most military scopes are treated worse than that on a regular basis. Spending time in a military vehicle probably does more damage than that..... however, if that is their scope, and not a loaner, I applaud them for their faith in the optic. As far as the mount, I would hope any mount would hold up to that.

[payj]

They should do the same thing with a middle grade scope. See if it holds up. If so, slowly do more and more things to see each scopes malfunction point. That would be cool

[Belmont31R]

Well I guess you guys should show them how its done and take a multi-thousand dollar scope and do your own tests.

[ALCOAR]

I just let Nightforce take care of all my testing....and yes it's ok that my non-NAVSPEC nxs compacts underwent 10 hours less of saltwater submersion testing.

If the guy wanted to get creative he should have mailed the optic to a seal downrange for a true "torture test"

[Magic_Salad0892]

That's interesting. Certainly no major shift in POA, but a single shot before and one more shot afterwards doesn't prove very much.

How about this?
- Shoot group of at least 5 rounds.
- Crank at least 20 minutes of windage and elevation. Shoot another 5+ round group.
- Optionally, throw it in a pond or shoot it at this point
- Crank it back to where it was originally. No overshooting and backing up on the knobs, no tapping the knobs, or any other tricks. Just crank it back to the original setting. Now shoot another group. Is it back on top of the first group?

I like this one.