So this last week I decided that I wanted to scope out my Mosin 91/30 for more/better range fun (don't hunt). I bought a BrassStacker see through mount, a couple of the heavier duty Accushot 1" rings, and an NcStar Pistolero Scope. I got everything together including a new ar500 steel plate setup as a target and went out to shoot it today at just over 100 yards.
The BrassStacker Mount and Accushot Rings worked great, not even an iota of movement from somewhere around 20 rounds of surplus ammo fired (a usual range session for me).
However, after having some trouble dialing the scope in due to no rifle vise or laser sighting tool, the front lens popped of the scope on about the 12th shot, the first one to hit the target (and pretty close to center too). Thinking it might have started out loose and I didn't check well, I screwed it back on nice and tight, but it seemed to not hold zero after that. I'm not 100% sure, but it looked to me like each shot was getting lower and lower with no scope adjustment (Note I was shooting off a rest, just not a rock solid one).
My question is should I take the scope out again and try to pin down if it is no longer keeping zero, or just try to send it in under warranty since the front lens already popped off from the recoil, which is not supposed to happen, and according to most reviews of this scope for this rifle doesn't generally?
Please don't tell me to go buy a "better" scope. I am prepared to at a later time if necessary, but for now I don't have the funds and would like to try and work it with the scope I already pay for (and otherwise I really like). I would just like some others' opinions on whether to wait and test it more, or send it in for repair/replacement after strike 1?
Edit to Add: Sorry to all for the long essay format of my question, just tried to get all the facts in
The BrassStacker Mount and Accushot Rings worked great, not even an iota of movement from somewhere around 20 rounds of surplus ammo fired (a usual range session for me).
However, after having some trouble dialing the scope in due to no rifle vise or laser sighting tool, the front lens popped of the scope on about the 12th shot, the first one to hit the target (and pretty close to center too). Thinking it might have started out loose and I didn't check well, I screwed it back on nice and tight, but it seemed to not hold zero after that. I'm not 100% sure, but it looked to me like each shot was getting lower and lower with no scope adjustment (Note I was shooting off a rest, just not a rock solid one).
My question is should I take the scope out again and try to pin down if it is no longer keeping zero, or just try to send it in under warranty since the front lens already popped off from the recoil, which is not supposed to happen, and according to most reviews of this scope for this rifle doesn't generally?
Please don't tell me to go buy a "better" scope. I am prepared to at a later time if necessary, but for now I don't have the funds and would like to try and work it with the scope I already pay for (and otherwise I really like). I would just like some others' opinions on whether to wait and test it more, or send it in for repair/replacement after strike 1?
Edit to Add: Sorry to all for the long essay format of my question, just tried to get all the facts in