Spotting scope covers

chin_dude said:
Any suggestions for a neoprene tight fitting spotter cover? I just purchased a Pentax pf-80eda

Thanks in advance
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Just bought a new vortex myself and I was lucky it came with a cover. Checking around before buying it seemed that if the manufacturer did sell the scope with out a case, especially neoprene, then they might sell one as an extra. There were a number of scopes that if you didn't get the OEM version they didn't fit all that well. The neoprene cover with the vortex is good but fits like a second skin and is a pig to get on. The lense and eyepiece covers are also tight fitting. I may be looking at getting a non neoprene cover in the future.
You don't say if your scope is straight or angled but the vendor of my scope suggested a Kowa cover that is not as tight as a neoprene one. They come in a number of sizes and for straight and angled. Not sure where you are located but there are a number of sponsor and non sponsors around, like birding stores, that have a range of spotting scopes. PM me if you want more detailsđź‘Ť
 
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Pellewings here in Ontario sells the Kowa scope covers in angle and straight lens versions. I have a couple of them and they are a good product.
 
chalkriver2 said:
h ttp://www.peleewings.ca/details.php?categoryID=3&mfgID=2&itemID=1699

Pellewings here in Ontario sells the Kowa scope covers in angle and straight lens versions. I have a couple of them and they are a good product.
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This would have been my suggestion as well but I wasn't sure if non sponsor links were allowed. I have dealt with them and they are good.
 
Non sponsored links are allowed as long as they are broken down like he did.
In example you have to copy paste to get there, instead of simply clicking.
 
Currently I have FOUR spotting scopes. One of them is my personal rig a Bushy Legend Tactical FFP 15-45x 60mm that is sitting in a cover made by Triad Tactical down in the USA....

My other three scopes are loaners for my clients at the PR matches generously hosted by ChalkRiver2 at the Garrison Petawawa Gun Club. They are all strategically chosen Bushnell SpaceMaster scopes. All of them share a vintage that goes back a couple of decades and they perform their jobs quite well. My eyepieces vary from 20x to 22 WA to 15-45x.

I needed scope covers to protecting heir finish(es) from bouncing around their milk crate storage/ transport in my Tacoma to and from my garage to Petawawa’s Bravo Range on the weekends. I started out with Neoprene wine bottle coozies found at various Dollar Stores and garage sales.

I ended up finally selecting Butler Creek flip up eye piece covers ($12) and also objective covers #51

I was able to secure the #51 objective cover with a bit of duct tape to the aluminum body. Then using (gotta use multi cam just because : Sniper) vet wrap from Amazon dot com, I wrapped that aluminum scope body with that bump protective wrap which does a great job form fitting to the scopes’ contoured bodies. Then I stopped just short of the focus knob.

Now the scopes are protected from slight bumps and scratches from transport.

I realize it’s not quite the most tactical way , but sure looks decent for an inexpensive approach. Besides, nobody is deploying overseas with any of my scopes so it’s all good!

Hope this helps the scope protection situation!!

Cheers, Barney

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