Snipers How do You Protect Your Scopes?

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So following advice on here I just pulled the trigger (get it) on a new a quite expensive optic and would like to protect it in the field.

I've seen online that the preferences seem to be a kill flash (what im leaning towards) or a couple of pieces of polycarbonate or similar, now im not massively hand and dont own any tools so for the price of me getting set up for the lexican builds I could just get a Tenebraex kill flash so how tough are these kill flashes? and what do all of you use to protect your optics?

Cheers

 
Mad-Al said:
So following advice on here I just pulled the trigger (get it) on a new a quite expensive optic and would like to protect it in the field.

I've seen online that the preferences seem to be a kill flash (what im leaning towards) or a couple of pieces of polycarbonate or similar, now im not massively hand and dont own any tools so for the price of me getting set up for the lexican builds I could just get a Tenebraex kill flash so how tough are these kill flashes? and what do all of you use to protect your optics?

Cheers
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I use a cheapo flip up perspex screen in front of my reflex sight. Thought I had better after some dead eyed dick shot out two!

Only about 8 pounds on internet. Comes with two shields, one clear and one amber.

I have made extras out of aluminium,great protection but does nothing for target acquisition! Lol

?

Regards 

 
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The flip-ups work but I lost the clear lens off of mine - it just snapped right off.  The small screws holding it on aren't that good a solution.

Also, they might not come up high enough to cover a 40mm+ scope on mounts, if that's what OP has..

A kill-flash is likely the easier solution although I'd prefer to get as much light through as possible, especially as we head into winter.

I get that you're not handy, but the best way to address that is to have a go.  If you've got a telescopic sight then the front end cap should unscrew off.  A sheet of 2mm polycarb from eBay, a hacksaw, a file and some time will get you a lens that you can just pop inside the endcap, then screw it back on.  Even thin perspex from something like a clear CD/DVD case (I know, showing my age) will likely sacrifice itself to protect the glass lens.

 
Rogerborg said:
  Even thin perspex from something like a clear CD/DVD case (I know, showing my age)
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Haha. Wots at en gramps?

We has music injected straight through us buds now lol

I can talk I'm still usin' c9o tapes. Dolby chrome. Amazing sound! Lol

Regards 

 
I use a honeycomb shade on my Hawke scope. I tried to get a cheap one from eBay but the size was a bit off. So ended up getting an official Hawke one for about £25. Pricey, but my scope cost about £80 in the first place.

Hasn't really altered the view at all, maybe just a tad darker due to less light getting in but still usable in the woods!

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I get that you're not handy, but the best way to address that is to have a go.  If you've got a telescopic sight then the front end cap should unscrew off.  A sheet of 2mm polycarb from eBay, a hacksaw, a file and some time will get you a lens that you can just pop inside the endcap, then screw it back on.  Even thin perspex from something like a clear CD/DVD case (I know, showing my age) will likely sacrifice itself to protect the glass lens.
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Okay I'll grab some amd give it a go then?

Is this stuff reasonably easy to work with?

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I use a honeycomb shade on my Hawke scope. I tried to get a cheap one from eBay but the size was a bit off. So ended up getting an official Hawke one for about £25. Pricey, but my scope cost about £80 in the first place.
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Unfortunately the only kill flash i can get for my optic is pushing 90 quid but that's worth paying to protect my scope if thats the way i end up going

 
@Mad-Al I personally used 3mm disc’s I get from Amazon - depending on the size they are around a quid each (free delivery too)

https://amzn.to/3oltFEg

Just remember to measure the outer of the scope - even my scope is a 50mm I used a 60mm disc on the outer and just use some black electrical tape to secure it - have used this system on my cqb rifle and the Red-dot is still perfect even after getting up close quite often.

/when I get home and into the cave I’ll grab a photo

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Personally I was a TDK man for audio......... I won’t mention the old 8-track the old stick had in his car :P

 
go to pound shop , they have those  little chip baskets , can cut the mesh to fit inside the scope rings , and enough mesh to do loads of scopes , cut to fit and little black spray paint and good to go, 

 
Kls77 said:
go to pound shop , they have those  little chip baskets , can cut the mesh to fit inside the scope rings , and enough mesh to do loads of scopes , cut to fit and little black spray paint and good to go, 
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Now that's a bodge I can get behind. ?

 
Mad-Al said:
So following advice on here I just pulled the trigger (get it) on a new a quite expensive optic and would like to protect it in the field.

I've seen online that the preferences seem to be a kill flash (what im leaning towards) or a couple of pieces of polycarbonate or similar, now im not massively hand and dont own any tools so for the price of me getting set up for the lexican builds I could just get a Tenebraex kill flash so how tough are these kill flashes? and what do all of you use to protect your optics?

Cheers
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I run a Vortex diamondback, without protection.
Tbh, if you just bought a Vortex (as I think you mentioned in your other thread?), don't bother...
Isn't their awesome warranty half the point of getting one?

 
I don't tend to bother largely because, like others have mentioned, I use a Vortex. If I was inclined to protect the lens in any way I'd go with a killflash of some description, because it kills two birds with one stone.

 
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