As difficult as it is to believe, one of the quickest ways to destroy your $800 riflescope, is to mount it on break barrel pellet gun and do some plinking in your backyard. That scope that you have been using on your .30/06 or AR platform will, likely, be in pieces before you can get even a couple hundred shots through it.
https://bearingarms.com/trent-m/2013/12/09/is-your-scope-strong-enough-for-an-airgun/
https://bearingarms.com/trent-m/2013/12/09/is-your-scope-strong-enough-for-an-airgun/