BrentM
Well-Known Member
I use a scope coat 99% of the time. In bad weather I run a rifle cover too. The only place I like covers is in bush country where jump shooting may occur and a flip up cover may be better.
I agree with go all the way. Ténébreux are quite good while Butler Creek covers are poor quality - easily come off. I use Leupold's threaded flip up covers on my L scopes. High quality aluminum covers that won't go MIA.I didn't even know they had better quality lens covers. I'll check out the Tennebrex covers.
I'm trying Tennebrex on the Tract. We'll see.Just invest in the good ones,
Whatever one uses, use something all the time to protect those lenses. Actually you are protecting the coatings on the lenses. The coatings separate the good scopes from the great scopes. Learn the manufacturer of your specific scope recommendations for cleaning those lenses. Improper cleaning technique can do as much damage as not using lens covers.They are necessary where I hunt. I never got scope eye from them. Depending on the weather I open them on a deer stand.
You've just explained your formula for the perfect scope cover, so build it, and let the market place decide, That's how existing products get rooted out of th mrket, replaed by better offerings, with the profits to the entrepreneur....the American way..All scope covers are seriously lacking. I've owned many different types and all of them have different problems. I've even written to various scope cover manufacturers years ago with recommendations but haven't seen any changes to what they already offer.
1- most covers you can't see through. This is my biggest complaint. This is important for those unplanned shots where a bear, deer, etc. suddenly appears and you need to take a very quick shot. Butler Creek has a see-thru, but I hate the rubber attachment ring which causes the cover to fall off the scope if rubbed against anything like your clothes, etc. I have lost many while walking places. I'm convinced cover manufacturers would rather listen to their marketing "experts" than develop something useful for a hunter. Their marketeers have convinced them it's more important to place their logo in the center of the cover than to be able to see through it.
2- most don't secure well to the scope. Those that slide over the scope eventually stretch out, become loose and fall off usually at the most inopportune times. I like the Leupold caps and some others because they screw into the inside front objective so they do not increase the objectives diameter and touch the barrel, but you can't see through them.
3- I like the stretchy covers because they protect the entire scope, but they are not quick to remove as discussed above and you can't see through them.
4- most have tabs sticking out that get in the way of turning an adjustable objective (parallax) or zoom on some scopes. As you turn the scope, they hit the barrel, etc. preventing a complete turn. I like the covers on Swarovski spotting scopes with the opposing squeeze releases so you can remove the entire cap and put it in your pocket, but you can't see through them.
Too bad someone doesn't manufacture a scope cover that does ALL of the following: is see-thru, is secure, doesn't increase the scope diameter, and doesn't have tabs that interfere with rotating the scope.
I wish it was that easy.You've just explained your formula for the perfect scope cover, so build it, and let the market place decide, That's how existing products get rooted out of th mrket, replaed by better offerings, with the profits to the entrepreneur....the American way..