Hi everyone...I new to the PR world and have a Bushnell hdmr 2 and hate the bikini cover. I’m looking for a pair of flip up covers and not a fan of the rubber slip on. So I’m asking for some help on what I should get...thanks!
Rifle Scopes Best Flip Up Covers
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AAD no question
I have been happy with the vortex defender caps. Not sure what makes the others so special but I have no complaints with the vortex caps for my uses.
They stay on. Are hard to break (free replacements) and flip to parallel with scope so they dont obstruct vision
b6graham the vortex caps also flip 270 degrees and are rubberized plastic at the hinge that is seemingly quite durable. I have had issues with the ocular cap coming loose a bit so you have me there but the objective side has always been fine. Granted I dont drag my rifle through the mud or anything like that. Its mostly range duty and the occasional prs style match (no official prs matches yet), so for my purposes they fit the bill just fine.
I have flip caps on all my hunting rifles (and even on one scoped pistol). I have tried all types on comp guns.
There isn't one made that's so tough I can't break the hinge and smash off cover from the scope, because I've done it, and more than once in some cases.
It just happens when you're jamming the rifle through openings and barricades under time constraints. Really, I just can't seem to remember to be careful when I hear "Engage!". I want to be gentle and slow, but being safe with the muzzle/bolt and hearing "IMPACT" completely blots out any impulse to carefully insert my rifle into the jagged, scrap metal hole underneath the chassis of the rusted, farm truck that you're expected to shoot through! My shit just gets beat the hell up, and a tiny hinge on the place that usually makes contact just isn't a swell idea, at least for me.
I have the rubber bikini type for travel, and just generally don't use caps during the match unless it's very windy and dusty. It's not as convenient, but it's what works for me.
There isn't one made that's so tough I can't break the hinge and smash off cover from the scope, because I've done it, and more than once in some cases.
It just happens when you're jamming the rifle through openings and barricades under time constraints. Really, I just can't seem to remember to be careful when I hear "Engage!". I want to be gentle and slow, but being safe with the muzzle/bolt and hearing "IMPACT" completely blots out any impulse to carefully insert my rifle into the jagged, scrap metal hole underneath the chassis of the rusted, farm truck that you're expected to shoot through! My shit just gets beat the hell up, and a tiny hinge on the place that usually makes contact just isn't a swell idea, at least for me.
I have the rubber bikini type for travel, and just generally don't use caps during the match unless it's very windy and dusty. It's not as convenient, but it's what works for me.
The Defenders are covered if they break and also flip to parallel with the scope. I've personally had great luck with them staying on as well, but will concede there are probably better options.
2/3 of your reasoning doesn't hold water though IMO.
one flips right to parallel with scope, other has detents and requires more work. minamal effort but still a difference
Fair enough. Can the AADs stay at 180 though? I use a homemade dope disk in my cap that I sometimes like to leave exposed off to the left side (I rotate the cap -90 on the install to flip left). Sounds like that wouldn't be an option, right?
My defenders are older and the ocular rubber has stretched. Both caps d0 the job of keeping dust and dirt out but on more than one occasion I have completely pulled off and semi threw the cap on the ground. Which tends to screw up your concentration on the task at hand.
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