When will the penny drop?
- Price: $20 AUD
- Location: VIC
- Listed on: ssaagunsales.com
Seller Type: Private User Licence # 431-725-90B Location: ESSENDON NORTH, VIC, 3041 Phone #: *** click to reveal *** Description: Isaac Newton (claimed inventor of the riflescope) knew much about falling apples and coins - but coin-operated machines would not have worked until he stopped crooks filing the edges off, as Master of the Mint. Though Einstein, Friedmann and Hubble improved on Newton's understanding of cosmic gravity, Isaac's version is still good enough on Earth - and his work on kinetics abides: - Moveable things at rest still stay behind if their container suddenly takes off. - Things that are moving still keep going, even if their container stops abruptly. Almost all modern riflescopes contain moveable mass (bulky erector tubes) subject to both those situations under recoil inertia, and are apt to break down as a consequence. Being sealed against moisture, however, they are like the 'piglet' in the old market bag. We, too, may be sold a pup. The makers claim their scopes are shock-proof, but current designs and Newton’s laws of motion suggest that’s rarely true. Yet even dangerous-game hunters put up with this flawed technology, seemingly oblivious to the dangers it presents. These scopes do give up, particularly on large calibres, and when it happens you may not even have time to flick your QD-mount levers, let alone claim the life-time warranty. So, when WILL the penny drop? When will big-game hunters insist on scopes fit for purpose, not junk made for dron...
