Rifle Scopes sick of the cr2032?

[pdd614]

Am I the only one who is sick of changing out cr2032 batteries? With all the advancements in scopes, I'm really surprised the old industry standard hasn't been put to the wayside in favor of a cr123 or something similar. With shot show right around the corner, I'm hoping for a shift.

 

[Trigger Monkey]

Re: sick of the cr2032?

Dropping the CR2032 for a larger, heavier, more expensive battery with questionable benefit in the grand scheme of things makes little sense. The CR2032 is light, compact, cheap, easy to obtain, has a good battery life, and is stable in extreme temps as well. I think that any issues relating to battery drain in scopes are related to circuit board issues rather than battery issues.

 

[LibertyOptics]

Re: sick of the cr2032?

Interesting question. I've always liked the old Lupy Mark 4 "drum" batteries (CR/2 I think), but it indeed seems the last couple of years the CR2032 has become the norm. I'm guessing it's to make the battery compartment as low profile as possible, which would be a problem with the CR123 unless you mounted inside a parallel tube like they do for red dots.

Given the battery life of Aimpoints and the modern reflex sights it would seem the same could be achieved with riflescope illumination.

Scott

 

[tipper]

Re: sick of the cr2032?

+low profile as possible,the best of two world's. need back up's

 

[pdd614]

Re: sick of the cr2032?

I understand size being an issue, but current scope offerings are not exactly small. Take my Razor for example. It's an excellent scope, but that thing is over two pounds and almost 16 inches long. I believe we could integrate a better battery and still have a smaller overall package. Maybe I'm crazy, but I see room for improvement.
Thee years and almost countless uses later, and I am still on the original cr123 in my zeiss t-prf. Can't tell you how many times over the last 8 years that I have had to buy cr2032's for my scopes.

 

[pdd614]

Re: sick of the cr2032?

I'll give an example, as to what I meant as a possible change to the industry standard. For my type of shooting, field ukd type stuff, I rarely ever dial windage. The wind is never constant, and I would spend more time dialing wind than shooting. I simply hold left or right using my ffp reticle. I always zero my windage at 100 yards, and forget about it. The only time I ever check my windage knob is to make sure it hasn't been bumped off zero.

If the windage knob were a simple zero resettable, low profile, and capped style turret, it would be perfect for me. In the space once occupied by a large windage knob, you might be able to squeeze a better battery in there.

 

[dangerdan87]

Re: sick of the cr2032?

If you have an Academy nearby, they have their own brand for a few bucks. Comes in a pack of 5

 

[VJJPunisher]

Re: sick of the cr2032?

To be honest batteries have never crossed my radar for being a concern area, with the exeption of requiring batteries at all. i think we should ban batteries cause they power up death devices

 

[Trigger Monkey]

Re: sick of the cr2032?

more death power!!!!

 

[tipper]

Re: sick of the cr2032?

G2DMR

 

[pdd614]

Re: sick of the cr2032?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tipper</div><div class="ubbcode-body">G2DMR </div></div>

So thats your answer for a better way to achieve lit reticles? Suggesting a reticle that isn't offered in an illuminated scope. I would rather have to keep changing dead batteries than not have a lit reticle to begin with.

 

[JL]

Re: sick of the cr2032?

Some use CR123 already.

 

[vvillium3]

Re: sick of the cr2032?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JL</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Some use CR123 already.

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Whats scary is that is a 56mm objective........ +1 for huge main tubes and $6000 scopes

 

[Jerry R]

Re: sick of the cr2032?

Not sure what kind of scope you're referencing and it doesn't really matter.
S&B circuitry is designed to offer 100 hours of battery life with an automatic 6 hour shut off on most models. Unless you're in sub zero conditions with a constant full brightness setting with a cheap battery there's no reason why you would need to change them all the time.

Panasonic, Sony and Duracell are the better, longer lasting batteries.

Personally, I'll be more than happy to leave my CR123's in my Surefire lights.

 

[Aries64]

Re: sick of the cr2032?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Trigger Monkey</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Dropping the CR2032 for a larger, heavier, more expensive battery with questionable benefit in the grand scheme of things makes little sense. The CR2032 is light, compact, cheap, easy to obtain, has a good battery life, and is stable in extreme temps as well. I think that any issues relating to battery drain in scopes are related to circuit board issues rather than battery issues. </div></div>
I agree with you 100% Ian. As you said, <span style="font-style: italic">"the CR2032 is light, compact, cheap, easy to obtain, has a good battery life, and is stable in extreme temps as well."</span> Personally, I'd consider trading those attributes for the questionable benefit of a CR123 or DL123 a step backward. Since <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">pdd614</span></span> mentioned the CR123 I'll use the CR123's footprint for a quick comparison next to a dime and a CR2032. As everyone can see there's a huge difference <span style="font-style: italic">(pun intended)</span>, between the CR123's footprint and that of a CR2032.

<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">Duracell DL123 (left) and Sony CR2032 (right) batteries next to a U.S. Dime (middle):</span></span>

Keith