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Originally Posted by worthipa
Rather proves my point FW.
It wasn't the scope that blew over it was undoubtedly the tripod. If a scope of any kind comes into sharp impact with the ground it can result in the damage you describe. The only thing is with the ALDI scope you can chuck it away and buy another. If it was a Leica, Swarovski, Nikon et al you might be a bit more upset. Look at the fuss some people make when they break an X10 ... |
Yes and no. A flimsy tripod doesn't help, for sure. However on this occasion my scope (more details later) also went over, and actually knocked his down. My tripod is a about £60-80 worth of solid metal, that wasn't upset last year when at an inter-club match one gust of wind blew over about 25 bows, 15 scopes and lifted 4 line tesnts clean off their pegs. So this was a big gust.
However when it comes to the actual scopes, they still only fall from the height of the tripod onto grass, whateveer the strength of the gust. I have an Optolyth scope that would survive a small scale nuclear strike. Mine survived, his didn't. Not really an excuse to spend around £800 it would cost to replace mine, but then again mine effectively cost £0, since I have had it for 20+ years for bird watching. I wouldn't spend that much on a scope for archery alone, but if you only spend £20-30 on a scope including a naff tripod, then don't expect it to survice the drop test.