Thread: Impact Protection for Scope

Originally Posted by Gkp

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

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.