On my rum? I've got a nightforce nxs 5.5-22 mounted with talley lightweight ring/bases. Those are the rings that I had on hand at the time and I fully expected them to fail but so far they have held up to about 450 rounds without fail. Shooting 300 grain berger elite hunters. No brake but a tbac...
Just trying to help you out brother. A lightweight rifle like that has some recoil and not all scopes are made to be able to handle it. I've got a 338 rum, I don't drink the 223 kool aid, but I do think there is merit to the drop testing.
Just my 2 cents but with a high recoiling rifle like you've got there I would considering taking a walk over to the rokslide forum and pick a scope off their list of "drop test approved scopes". I suspect it won't be long before you find yourself chasing zero with a low end vortex scope on that...
I think it all depends on why you want to fly. I don't have my instrument rating and have no desire to ever get it, although like anything I suppose that could change. I want to fly so I can cruise low and slow and look out the window and so I can get into areas that I otherwise couldn't. If I...
Its a blast, lots of BLM 2 tracks which are legal to land on. I've got a j-5 currently but hoping to sell and get into a super cub in the somewhat near future.
I bought a cub and got my ppl a few years ago. It's been a blast. It's the coolest thing I've ever done. My interest is in "backcountry/bush" flying so I've been flying around landing anywhere I can find. No interest in landing on pavement although sometimes it is necessary.