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Dom08
08-19-2015, 05:23 PM
Hey guys
any idea is a millett 4-16x50 scope is not rated for a .338? Will it loose zero after shots?

darkker
08-19-2015, 06:35 PM
You can always call and ask them.

I don't know Millett in recent years, but many scope makers do not test certain scopes for a given recoil force. That doesn't mean that they won't handle something.
As with many things, it's about numbers. When I bought my first Primary Arms scope, they didn't say no; but recommended against using it on a 308; so it's on my Creedmoor.
By the calculations, those two rifles recoil with a very similar force. I have over 1,000 rounds fired through that Creedmoor so far, and zero issues with the scope.

Cheers

scope eye
08-19-2015, 06:42 PM
They are owed by Bushnell so I would give them a call.

Dean

yobuck
08-19-2015, 08:51 PM
Hey guys
any idea is a millett 4-16x50 scope is not rated for a .338? Will it loose zero after shots?

according to a friend who had one on a 308 baer, which would be a 300 wby on steroids, yes it would.