Rifle Scopes Using the rifle scope as a carrying handle for your rifle

[Deleted member 10043]

Rings are too low for me I can't get my fingers between the bottom of the scope and the rail in order to carry it. Carrying by the objective is off center. The rifle wants to swing up and fatigue me wrist, which is is connected to my shooting hand. I. Don't see a problem carrying by the objective muzzle up though. Still hard on the wrist. Anyway, it promotes a different condition for muzzle discipline, uh. Title of the thread should be can you grab your rifle by the scope because that is what most are describing. I do like the post by the guy that lives near Rifles Only and Rob. What amazes me is people spend a lot of money for a scope that can take abuse and turn around and spend a lot of money on a knife that they won't split wood with.

 

[Shanerbanner10]

Do it all the time. Never had an issue, my zero doesn't magically change, it doesn't bend the main tube, ect. ect. ect.. Do you think loading into your turrets on barricades and such is any different? Hell most of these interweb shooters probably keep them in the safe to avoid scratching them or only play with them on carpeted surfaces. With the quality and strength of today's optics and along with a quality mount its not going to hurt a thing.

 

[TmisterE]

If you want a handle on your rifle why not just go down to Lowes or Home Depot & spend two or three bucks on a handle screw it to the side of your stock, maybe spray paint to match your outfit, you could also pick up your rifle by the barrel & use it as a baseball bat, will this damage your rifle? maybe maybe not is it a good idea NO, same goes for carrying your rifle by the scope. If you cant carry a rifle the way it should be carried leave it in the safe, they do make a thing called a rifle sling.

 

[Supersubes]

If you want a handle on your rifle why not just go down to Lowes or Home Depot & spend two or three bucks on a handle screw it to the side of your stock, maybe spray paint to match your outfit, you could also pick up your rifle by the barrel & use it as a baseball bat, will this damage your rifle? maybe maybe not is it a good idea NO, same goes for carrying your rifle by the scope. If you cant carry a rifle the way it should be carried leave it in the safe, they do make a thing called a rifle sling.

Why would I screw a handle on when the rifle already has one? What makes you think this is the only way I carry my rifle, or that I dont use a sling? Im unaware of any rules regarding rifle carrying, beyond muzzle awareness. After years of this, with no ill effects, I think im in a better position than you to do determine if it's hurting my gear. Like I said in my first post, lighten up! Way more important things to worry about.

 

[Supersubes]

Rings are too low for me I can't get my fingers between the bottom of the scope and the rail in order to carry it. Carrying by the objective is off center. The rifle wants to swing up and fatigue me wrist, which is is connected to my shooting hand. I. Don't see a problem carrying by the objective muzzle up though. Still hard on the wrist. Anyway, it promotes a different condition for muzzle discipline, uh. Title of the thread should be can you grab your rifle by the scope because that is what most are describing. I do like the post by the guy that lives near Rifles Only and Rob. What amazes me is people spend a lot of money for a scope that can take abuse and turn around and spend a lot of money on a knife that they won't split wood with.

Agree completely, this just doesnt work on an average rifle unless the scope is a mile high. It works on my dovetailed AW, because the stock requires a high-ish scope, and theres no no pic rail to get it the way. Just hanging on to the objective, like you said, gun goes muzzle high and is uncomfortable to hang on to.

 

[Sniperwannabee]

This is why I don't buy used optics.

Just buy vortex and u don't have to worry about it

 

[DeathBeforeDismount]

This is a monster necro post but figured instead of starting a new one, see if people's opinions have changed.

Personally I think it's a non issue with quality optics ( razors, atacr, zco, tt). Carried them by optics to stages or around stages for last few years and never had an issue across a bunch of scopes with 20-26lb guns. Tracking is spot on.

Someone at the last match said something so it got me thinking. Anyone else do this or is 100% against it?

 

[zinny]

I do this as well and have not seen a detriment.

Arent tactical scopes meant to survive say a milspec drop test like nightvision? Feel like the forces there (while different), is a whole magntude more severe than picking the rifle up from the scope. (Not standalone, but on a rifle)