I was thinking that. Its a brand new scope but I guess that doesnt mean anything. It was grouping erratic. first would be 2" left of the bullseye then the next shot would be 3" low then 3" right of the bullseye. Then the next shot would touch the one that was 2" left of the bull. Ive got a EFR 6.5-20 that I know wont break under the recoil.