Exposed or Covered Turrets

Long range hunting rifle has exposed turrets. A necessity for dialling in shots. Have an Eberlestock hunting pack, and when I pull the rifle out and put it in the scabbard, it twists the turrets. Have to be aware of it and have a zero stop system. Manageable. Vortex PST 6-24.

Short range bush rifle has low profile capped turrets. Sightron III 1-7.
 
I would go either exposed or covered target turrets. Perfect zero will be adjusted frequently anyways, there is no scope I have ever encountered that doesn't seem to get the "click of the day" when on the zero line for competition day, and that was Busnell, Vortex, nightforce, S&B, Falcon Menace........so I wouldn't worry about a click here and there anyways, I always confirm zero at 100 before extending anyways so I don't waste my time and bullets figuring it out down range at 600+.
 
NormB said:
Except at a rifle match, when your rifle may be momentarily left unattended for a lunch, or bodily fluid break. Especially if you are leading. Just sayin'.

NormB
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Not verifying your scope setting when you get up to the firing line is a newb mistake. Making it part of your routine is one of the things they emphasize in the intro clinics. Just sayin'
 
kombayotch said:
Not verifying your scope setting when you get up to the firing line is a newb mistake. Making it part of your routine is one of the things they emphasize in the intro clinics. Just sayin'
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Good point, Minimizing the possibility of this happening by protecting your adjustments against accidental or malicious changes is still worthwhile.

NormB
 
NormB said:
Good point, Minimizing the possibility of this happening by protecting your adjustments against accidental or malicious changes is still worthwhile.

NormB
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I can see that being helpful with the turrets on target scopes since they tend to be multi-turn with no zero stop, and weak detents.
 
NormB said:
Except at a rifle match, when your rifle may be momentarily left unattended for a lunch, or bodily fluid break. Especially if you are leading. Just sayin'.

NormB
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Is tampering something that you have 1st hand(witnessed) knowledge of ? Grounds for an immediate kick in the aZZ then a DQ ! All the matches I've been in I've never experienced it or seen it.
 
Reading between the lines, it sounds like maybe we touched on a nerve there Norm. I'm thinking maybe this might involve someone who likes to wear a red jacket.

NormB said:
Except at a rifle match, when your rifle may be momentarily left unattended for a lunch, or bodily fluid break. Especially if you are leading. Just sayin'.

NormB
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dryfire said:
Is tampering something that you have 1st hand(witnessed) knowledge of ? Grounds for an immediate kick in the aZZ then a DQ ! All the matches I've been in I've never experienced it or seen it.
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I've been involved in one incident when a competitor decided to horse around with a kid and ended up falling on my rifle behind the firing line at lunch time. I've been at a match where an unattended rifle was knocked over on a bench knocking it out of alignment and no one fessed up. S++it happens. Unattended exposed turrets are just another possible source of a problem.

NormB
 
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Exposed turrets will turn, maybe not from a branch but they will from rubbing on clothing....I've got two sightrons and a bushnell with exposed turrets and all will and have moved when carrying the rifle on my lap while riding the quad.
Not a big deal, just get in the habit of checking the zero before going for a walk....movement of 2-3 MOA seems to be common after a prolonged ride. It's more of a matter of how you are carrying the gun, if its in the scabbard no problem but rubbing on my lap they definately move. I've never had turret movement while actually carrying the gun hunting.
That's been my experience!
 
NormB said:
I've been involved in one incident when a competitor decided to horse around with a kid and ended up falling on my rifle behind the firing line at lunch time. I've been at a match where an unattended rifle was knocked over on a bench knocking it out of alignment and no one fessed up. S++it happens. Unattended exposed turrets are just another possible source of a problem.

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Norm these are not the situations that you intimated with your previous post. I agree accidents happen - horsing around or maliciousness shouldn't be tolerated.

But to add to the OP. adjustment covers if available are best.
 
dryfire said:
Norm these are not the situations that you intimated with your previous post.
But to add to the OP. adjustment covers if available are best.
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You asked for first hand experience, I had only second (maybe even third or more remote) hand knowledge.

NormB
 
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