Re: Butler Creek Lens Caps
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: polarshot</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sorry guys..... I live in a part of Canada where these aren't readily available. I have a Schmidt & Bender 12-50-56 scope and was wondering what sizes I needed to order. It's along way for me to order them and find out they don't fit.
Thanks </div></div>
The non-LT (non Locking Turret) PMII 5-25X[56mm]s' have the same diameter Objective Bell and Ocular Housing, so speaking from experience you need the:
<span style="font-weight: bold">#47 OBJECTIVE
#18 EYE</span>
<span style="font-weight: bold">NOTE:</span> A #46 Objective will also fit (on the Objective), but it is undersize and fits way too tight. As a result of this overly tight fit, the "lid" of the BC is extremely hard to open, and the extra force required to open the cover stresses the plastic hinge when the "lid" finally pops opens. This will eventually cause the hinge to break. <span style="font-weight: bold">The #47 OBJECTIVE will slide-on with firm pressure and will fit snugly, but not <span style="font-style: italic">overly tight like a #46 will.</span></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">By the same token,</span></span> a #17 Eye will work on the Ocular, but it is undersize and fits a bit too tight. As a result of this tight fit, the BC is stretched a little too tightly, and the "lid" of the BC can pop open rather easily. <span style="font-weight: bold">The #18 Eye will still slide-on very snugly because the rubber coating on the Diopter sticks to the inner wall of the BC, but it won't fit <span style="font-style: italic">overly tight</span> like a #17 does.</span>
For future reference, you should add <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">sobrbiker883</span></span>'s
"<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">BC Flip up sizes</span></span>" to your <span style="font-style: italic">"Watch List"</span> by selecting <span style="font-style: italic">"Add Topic to your Watched Topics"</span> from the <span style="font-style: italic">"Topic Options"</span> drop-down menu. It's a handy reference, and I've contributed to info to it over the years when I saw that a configuration wasn't listed or I had more complete info. You must be signed-in to for the drop-down menus to be visible (and therefore selectable).
Keith
