[Paal Gulli]

"...Scopes are nice to have, but a true rifleman knows how to shoot and score at a distance without one...."

Ah, the "No true rifleman" logical fallacy.

Decent quality and properly installed telescopic sights increase every shooter's error budget. Period. Full stop.

[semaj]

“Decent quality and properly installed telescopic sights increase every shooter’s error budget. Period. Full stop. “

Point taken, But what do you do when your scope is inoperative, broken, etc...?