Quote Originally Posted by kevwil View Post
There needs to be an easy and completely definitive way to know if a scope is bad. So frustrating. And given that both scopes I've tried are well-tested on 50 BMG rifles, it shouldn't be a problem.
There is, if you have access to a good bore sighter...

Set it up, strike it hard with rubber mallet... move 10 clicks up and over to the right.... strike again....

try to reset by moving 10 clicks down and over to left again....

Should return to "Zero". Might, might not. If it doesn't, I'd say it's the scope, But, I'd say it is the scope, regardless.