Best scope covers to use in a hunting situation?

Fusion · December 13, 2011, 11:38 AM

I'm looking for some quality scope covers to use on my SWFA SS 3-9x42 that's on my hunting rig. I currently have Butler Creek flip up caps on it that just aren't working for me. I love the look, feel, and style of them. The problem is they don't last for me. I broke the eye piece one right before the season started and after much arguing with Bushnell, I got them to replace it. I didn't have the receipt so they didn't want to replace it.

Anyway, I've been hunting for about 2 weeks with them, and sure enough, the new eye piece one broke again. The hinge breaks apart from the cap part. Then last Saturday while climbing into a stand with the objective cover up, the cover bumped the rail on the stand, not hard I should mention, and sure enough it cracked too. I've got some older sets of these Butler Creek covers I love and they seem to hold up, but these recent ones are junk, and I don't want to replace them every 2 weeks.

Are there any better tougher options out there that will hold up? I hate to run it without scope covers. I've tried it, and I end up getting my lens super dirty and have even had branches and what not scratch them on other scopes in the past.

Carne Frio · December 13, 2011, 12:00 PM

Have you tried the scope covers? They come of
quicker than flipping two scope lens covers.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/290...r-bikini-style

taylorce1 · December 13, 2011, 04:17 PM

Go to your local tire store and by an innertube. Cut them into bands wide enough to cover you objective lense and eye piece. They are cheap, weather proof and stay on, plus if you loose one you go make another. You can tie them onto your rifle with a piece of string looped around your forearm. They aren't the prettiest but they work.

December 13, 2011, 11:38 AM	#1
Fusion Senior Member Join Date: August 13, 2010 Posts: 429	Best scope covers to use in a hunting situation? I'm looking for some quality scope covers to use on my SWFA SS 3-9x42 that's on my hunting rig. I currently have Butler Creek flip up caps on it that just aren't working for me. I love the look, feel, and style of them. The problem is they don't last for me. I broke the eye piece one right before the season started and after much arguing with Bushnell, I got them to replace it. I didn't have the receipt so they didn't want to replace it. Anyway, I've been hunting for about 2 weeks with them, and sure enough, the new eye piece one broke again. The hinge breaks apart from the cap part. Then last Saturday while climbing into a stand with the objective cover up, the cover bumped the rail on the stand, not hard I should mention, and sure enough it cracked too. I've got some older sets of these Butler Creek covers I love and they seem to hold up, but these recent ones are junk, and I don't want to replace them every 2 weeks. Are there any better tougher options out there that will hold up? I hate to run it without scope covers. I've tried it, and I end up getting my lens super dirty and have even had branches and what not scratch them on other scopes in the past.

December 13, 2011, 04:17 PM	#3
taylorce1 Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2005 Location: On the Santa Fe Trail Posts: 8,248	Go to your local tire store and by an innertube. Cut them into bands wide enough to cover you objective lense and eye piece. They are cheap, weather proof and stay on, plus if you loose one you go make another. You can tie them onto your rifle with a piece of string looped around your forearm. They aren't the prettiest but they work. __________________ NRA Life Member

December 13, 2011, 12:00 PM	#2
Carne Frio Senior Member Join Date: August 28, 2008 Location: Near Fairbanks Alaska Posts: 829	Have you tried the scope covers? They come of quicker than flipping two scope lens covers. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/290...r-bikini-style