So…how do you like the scope? I’m curious about the ED glass. I have the BTR 4.5-27 and really like it so far.
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Am I being a little whiny . . . ? ( New scope didn't come with any caps )
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The Athlon Talos 6-24x50 that I bought came with bikini type cover.I got used to them, but like the flip up butler creek caps.
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Ya I have the same scope and it also came with nothing other than the scope. I thought it was kinda crappy also. However it is a really nice scope, maybe it’s a way to keep the cost down. Luckily there are lots of aftermarket options.Is that typical? I've got "lots" of scopes - a couple of Blackhounds, an Aztec, an Athlon (Argos), A Vector Optics, and a Hawke.
*ALL* of them came with caps - front and rear. The hawke actually has the coolest one of the lot in that it's "metal" and threaded into the front element and is stiff enough so that it can double as a sunshade in low light situations. ( it doesn't spring up back to 110-120* like most do )
Regardless -- I just bought a new scope - the most expensive one I've ever purchased and, I'm hoping is indeed a nice one - an Athlon Helos BTR Gen2. I plan on mounting it to a new gun that I'm waiting on.
It ain't got no damned caps though. At all. Nadda. Nothing. Zilch, Zero, Zip. Not even one of those "bikini things" where the front and rear are "connected" together.
Nufin'. The glass is just . . . . exposed.
I'm - actually - kinda bent about it. ( lol )
Is this typical???
It just showed up yesterday - I just unboxed it an hour or so ago. I've looked, and looked again . . . .through the box for the caps.
There ain't no caps.
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Most caps that come with scopes are cheap and break, I wind up replacing them with Vortex Defender caps so that's never been a big deal for me.
My Vector Veryon came with caps, there cheap and sitting in a parts bin.
My Vector Veryon came with caps, there cheap and sitting in a parts bin.
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Yep, "MOST" of the cheap flip up scope caps I got with scopes have broke and ended up at the landfill. The bikini covers I hardly use so there is a pile of them in a cabinet but I noticed the last time I grabbed one the stretch cords have lost elasticity so tossed it out.
The expensive ones haven't broken and I doubt if they will.
I don't hunt much and most of my guns get cased so not much need to hassle with caps.
S7 get yourself some good caps. They are worth the money. Or case your gun as much as possible.
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There are worse things. Like Daystate selling pulsars in a nice case that does not have enough room for a scope. Or RTI selling Prophets in an extremely chincy case. Again no room for scope. You hate to treat sellers like kids but from now on I guess I will be anal about things.
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birdie, I too now have my Crown MK II Continnum scoped and cannot shut the case. I either need to cut foam out myself, possibly butchering the case, and possibly remove the 700mm barrel too, or buy a Plano case. If I do the latter, what good is the factory FX case to me? Perhaps if several manufacturers either hear complaints, or if one manufacturer does something and others then 'need' to follow, there may be a win in this. I am not positive, but when Element Optics began they used stainless steel in their turrets for the business end of things. I believe other manufacturers followed.
Worse are these problems than having no scope caps/covers, yes, but two wrongs don't make a right. Take care. S7
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Hi, Scotty1.
So far I have only had limited time and conditions to check the ETR out. It is unmounted and being compared to an unmounted Hawke 6.5-20x44 Sidewinder and a mounted Helix 4-16x44. I have looked at a chart I made up at and put about 30 yards away and a neighbor's house at about 100 yards. I honestly cannot say that I can tell a difference yet. This puzzles me, but no firm judgment can be made at this point and my remarks must be taken cautiously. Has anything struck me yet? No it has not, and I am a tad disappointed, but I must put the scope through better paces than I have.
I just thought of buying one of those charts I have seen people use on YouTube which has the right combination of characters and colors to assist in making a determination.
I will also say that so far the Hawke and the Helix look pretty good. Do I have a trained eye? No I do not. Should even an untrained eye like mine be able to see some difference even given the limited viewing done so far? I thought it should. There have been a lot of good--and even stellar--reviews about this scope, and I am sure folks are correct. Any forum wisdom is appreciated.
S7
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Thanks. And yes, I am, but I may sing a different tune when I can do some better comparisons. What I would not want to do is turn anyone off at this point. S7
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I keep my rifle standing up in the corner by the door so I can grab it for a quick shot at the tree rats. I also live on a dirt road so I need the caps for dust control.
I put a Veyron 4X16-44 on my Impact MK2 and it came with a nice set of caps, this is my door gun. I just got a DAR for a second PCP and put a Vector Optics Marksman 6X24-50 on it and that scope came with bikini strap caps. Going to have to order flip caps for that scope now.
I put a Veyron 4X16-44 on my Impact MK2 and it came with a nice set of caps, this is my door gun. I just got a DAR for a second PCP and put a Vector Optics Marksman 6X24-50 on it and that scope came with bikini strap caps. Going to have to order flip caps for that scope now.
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There must not be any wind were you all live . In Mi the wind is always blowing, without caps they fill with dust .
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