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Message: <blockquote data-quote="C_Hallbert" data-source="post: 4304129" data-attributes="member: 42957"><p>The cost for a good, dependable firearm is not prohibitive, but the potential for malfunctions, failure when needed in an emergency, poor operative performance and/or an unsatisfactory experience for the user is much more likely with cheap equipment. This also goes for scopes and other accessories. I think it’s comical when I see someone with a fine rifle such as a vintage Belgian Browning show up for a deer hunt with a Simmons Scope. I’d rather shoot with iron sights. Once my best friend (now deceased) who was an exceptional marksman was having a terrible time adjusting the windage on his scope. It turned out that the vertical crosshair was partially detached. I think it was a 3x9 Bushnell on a 338 mag rifle. Dang if he didn’t take it back and trade it for another one……and it happened again! The scope wasn’t made well enough to sustain the recoil. The rifle cost him well over $1000!</p></blockquote><p></p>