Carrying a rifle upside down

[AceGirlsHusband]

After it becomes an assault weapon on Jan 1st, carry restrictions will prevent you from transporting it upside down. You'll have to change the case handle to the other side.

[SC1]

To those having trouble with reading comprehension, the question was whether this is bad for the optic, not the rifle.

Mildly funny comments, though...

[ke6guj]

wow, many guys must have failed science class.

if the rifle is not secure in the case you really dont want the optic on the bottom.

the reason its seen in pictures is for the picture itself. most guys taking pictures of their weapons are interested in looks, not actual use.

precisely. I want the scope toward the handle side of the case to minimize the chance that if the case was set down hard, that the rifle could moved in the case and smash the optic into the bottom of the case. more important on soft cases, but I try to always orient my rifles with the grip down to take any impact versus the scope. why purposely put the scope on the bottom to take the impact?

[ke6guj]

To those having trouble with reading comprehension, the question was whether this is bad for the optic, not the rifle.

Mildly funny comments, though...

its bad for the optic when the optic gets smashed into the side of the case with the weight of the rifle behind it. greater chance of that happening if the optic is on the hinge side of the case and it gets set down hard/dropped that way versus if the optic is on the handle side of the case.

[AceGirlsHusband]

Only if the optic came in a box marked, "This Side Up" (assuming you don't mash it into the bottom of the case hard enough to deform it).

[ProtectThe2nd]

...I can hit a 36" by 36" paper target at 50 yards 8 of 10 times on a windless day.

No wind
80% hits
3 foot by 3 foot target
50 yards

What type of weapon please

[Tree Cutter]

Just make sure when you set the case down at the range the muzzle isn't pointed slightly towards the next guy's lane.

Not unless you want 10 pages

[SWalt]

Is the OP Australian? It would make sense then.

[Scratch705]

I always set any optic mounted guns with the optics closest to the carry handle.

i don't want the weight of the gun sitting on the optics during transport especially in soft cases.

in my hard case, it doesn't matter since i cutout the foam to fit the gun and that won't shift the gun if i drop the case so no pressure on the optics.

[Jeepergeo]

Remember when your teacher used to say there was no such thing as a stupid question?

That was before forums on the web

[calif 15-22]

No wind
80% hits
3 foot by 3 foot target
50 yards

What type of weapon please

Why my featureless right side up scoped Daniel Defense V7. It's a good day when I can hit my own target and not the target in the lane next to me!

(true story about high magnification and shooting one lane to the right )

[Angrysnarf]

You are ok, carry on

[IVC]

No wind
80% hits
3 foot by 3 foot target
50 yards

What type of weapon please

It's a precision tactical marksman rifle, but the OP is still working on his technique so he misses from time to time. In a few years he'll be able to do it at double the distance.

[IVC]

I thought it was called a happy ending.

Only if you have inches to spare - it's a shark...

[ProtectThe2nd]

Why my featureless right side up scoped Daniel Defense V7. It's a good day when I can hit my own target and not the target in the lane next to me!

(true story about high magnification and shooting one lane to the right )

Don't know if your serious or pulling legs

So I don't know if I should cry or LMAO
But damn...