Buy it, thrash it, don't touch the lenses out in the field.
If you are worried about it you are either not using it enough or you have spent too much on it.
Just my take on gear
Buy it, thrash it, don't touch the lenses out in the field.
If you are worried about it you are either not using it enough or you have spent too much on it.
Just my take on gear
Agreed. With my tyre tube rubber band my scopes are pretty well protected and stay dry. Just opening up any ideas on a bit of extra impact protection as to me it makes sense. On one Leupold scope what I did was buy cheap push on flip ups and cut the silly flip up cover off and just kept the push on base part to protect each end of the scope in combination with the tyre tube.
98% agree. I would just say "enjoy it" rather than "thrash it"...
I can laugh at you simply because I've been there, done that. I purchased a Swaro Z6i and for the first couple of trips I was cradling the rifle like a new-born baby and protecting it like it was the last scope on earth. I got over it eventually. I still take care but I'm now back to the more grounded opinion its just a scope, it is replaceable, its a tool, I paid this much for the functionality it provides so I need to use it and enjoy it.
I never clean the glass in the field. I do have a cap on the objective to keep it clean. I have a scope cover but that comes off as I step out into the field.
So yeah... use it heaps and enjoy it.
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