lens caps for your scope?

[MK77]

after returning from a coastal week in bella coola i've been thinking that much more about lens covers for my scope. any one use lens covers, or does any one have any suggestions? any help would be appreciated.

 

[RePete]

I use Butler Creek scope covers.

RePete.

 

[Farmboy]

Another vote for the Butler Creek. :mrgreen:

 

[gushulak]

I use Bulter Creek caps on my Leupold M3 and love them, easy to open and protects your glass in bad weather.

 

[Mauser Oberndorf]

Butler Creek front and back.

 

[Hungry]

Butler Creek Flip ups, on all my Leupolds and Super Snipers ! :mrgreen:

 

[Jamie]

as said above....Butler


JAmie Barkwell

 

[Farmboy]

Now I am wondering if there is another kind at all? :?

 

[leftent]

I have seen an ad for a new Leupold lens cap that flips back till it lies flat against the top of the scope. This seems like a really good idea. I don't like how the Butler Creek caps stick up in the air like little flags. The red release catches aren't my thing either. I would prefer black.
I'm hoping that the Leupold caps will also fit my Kahles scopes.
BTW, Leupold has also come out with a set of filters for their objective lenses which should be helpful, but they may only be usable on Leupold scopes. I'm not sure if scopes have a standardised thread systen like cameras

 

[TheCanuck]

any idea how much those leupolds caps go for?

 

[Mauser Oberndorf]

I have a big Kahles 56mm scope and the Butler Creek Flip-Up Cap fits great. I make it flip to the right, though, not straight up. :wink:

 

[Gibbs505]

I have a big Kahles 56mm scope and the Butler Creek Flip-Up Cap fits great. I make it flip to the right, though, not straight up. :wink:

I looked at those, but I did not want to get the cover in the eye with the 375 H&H

 

[Nine]

Another vote for the butler creek flip ups. I really like mine. :mrgreen:

 

[manitou210]

Leupold flip back raincovers pretty slick rigs got from,wwwdnrsports.net $33.00 Us
they will ship to Canada there in PA

 

[todbartell]

Leupold seem to be quite expensive :shock:


ANother vote for the Butler creek :mrgreen:

 

[RobertMcC]

Butler creek

 

[highspeedlowdrag]

I have seen an ad for a new Leupold lens cap that flips back till it lies flat against the top of the scope.

Leupold has also come out with a set of filters for their objective lenses which should be helpful

I think Leftent might be referring to the Alumina line of accessories that Leupold has put out. The flip up scope caps are made of aluminum and it looks like they use small magnets to hold closed rather than the spring loaded tab setup used by the Butler Creek ones. Might be worth looking at..... On a side note, I think the newer production Leupold MklV models that come with the flip ups come with Leupy branded covers. The tab (normally red on the Butler Creek covers) is IIRC grey on these ones. Unfortunately, I've read that they aren't as well made as the actual Butler Creek units.

hsld.

 

[Nine]

I black markered the red tab on my rear flip up.

 

[leftent]

I have seen an ad for a new Leupold lens cap that flips back till it lies flat against the top of the scope.

Leupold has also come out with a set of filters for their objective lenses which should be helpful

I think Leftent might be referring to the Alumina line of accessories that Leupold has put out. The flip up scope caps are made of aluminum and it looks like they use small magnets to hold closed rather than the spring loaded tab setup used by the Butler Creek ones. Might be worth looking at..... On a side note, I think the newer production Leupold MklV models that come with the flip ups come with Leupy branded covers. The tab (normally red on the Butler Creek covers) is IIRC grey on these ones. Unfortunately, I've read that they aren't as well made as the actual Butler Creek units.

hsld.

You are correct HSLD, it was the Alumina caps that I saw advertised.
I have no idea of the price, but for alloy I would imagine that they are way more than the $33. ones that Manitou210 got. For that price I would be on them right away!

 

[stubblejumper]

Butler creek.Unless your scope has an extremely short eye relief (approximately 2" or less)it is virtually impossible for the lens cap to hit you in the eye.