for hunting you are responsible for your own weapon. you don’t take a second shot if you don’t know what is wrong with the rifle. i only tried turkey hunting and basically printed the shotgun with my scope at about 40 yards. i don;t thing dropping it would matter and you cant pattern the shotgun on any pa SGL shooting range. if i was hunting with a rifle i would check it prior to the hunt. just sayin.
100% of the turkey hunter’s I know...don’t use a scope...FWIW-