Where can I buy a honey comb sunshade?

[luisberry13]

Where can I buy the honey comb sunshade? I have an Athlon Argos BTR 6-24 x 50 and a discovery 4-20 x 50 (the one Haji just did a review on.) I have them both on Bullpup rifles (Skyhawk and Wildcat.) they both came with the 4 inch sunshade but they make the scope look awkward and longer in my opinion (on the rifles). I had a honeycomb sunshade on my discovery compact 3-12 x 44 that I just sold and it seemed to work just as well. I can also keep the honey comb shade on when I store the rifles which is a plus, I have to take the 4 in. sunshades off. (Plano pluck foam gun cases with epoxy to hold the foam down) can someone point me in the right direction? 

 

[Keith2324]

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=50mm+honeycomb+sunshade&ref=nb_sb_noss_1



https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Hunting-Rifle-Scope-Sunshade-Protective-Caps-44-50-56MM-Honeycomb-KillFlash/163417281309?hash=item260c6dd31d:m:mbHH_tuie4vpQAyTi_IgQxw



https://www.opticsplanet.com/hawke-sport-optics-rifle-scope-honeycomb-sunshade.html

 

[luisberry13]

Found one, thank you !! 

 

[Brian10956]

I found that they aren’t as effective as the regular 3” ones I think originally they were designed to make the reflection off the glass less visible to the target.

 

[luisberry13]

Brian:

I have a white brick wall that reflects the bright Arizona sun. This is an image with the side shot. I wish I had a picture with the discovery scope I just sold but there was a slight difference with the reflection and I came to the conclusion that it was the honeycomb. I just don’t want reflection in my scope cam footage that makes the target hard to see. I’m trying to find a solution to this “issue” 

 

[Brian10956]

For a bright reflection I don’t think a sun shade of any type would help I don’t know if the make them for scopes but I have one on one of my cameras it’s called a variable neutral density filter screws on to camera lens and you rotate it to make the subject darker.

here is a link you just have to make sure the threads are the same as scope it’s like sun glasses for the scope/camera 

Good luck



https://www.amazon.com/ESDDI-Adjustable-Variable-ND2-400-Aluminum/dp/B06XRCTXJL/ref=sr_1_6?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuqSgn-yW4gIVzVuGCh1AVw2CEAAYBCAAEgJjR_D_BwE&hvadid=236613504644&hvdev=t&hvlocphy=9004287&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t4&hvqmt=e&hvrand=16385977710992519926&hvtargid=kwd-335573306319&hydadcr=18505_9834489&keywords=adjustable+neutral+density+filter&qid=1557693445&s=gateway&sr=8-6

 

[luisberry13]

Thank you for the information. I didn’t know that. The hunt for a solution continues. 

 

[Brian10956]

Just tape an old sunglasses lens on you scope, mask it if necessary so all the light is going through the sunglasses to the scope, if that helps what I recommend above could help as it’s essentially the same thing but you can control how much of the light going into the scope.

 

[luisberry13]

I found one of the lenses that you recommended that’s 49 mm. I ordered one and I’m gonna give it a shot. I think it will fit a 50 mm scope? 

 

[Brian10956]

If you can only find a 49mm it will not fit a 50mm thread you would need a step down ring that way you could use a 49mm filter on a 50mm scope. Remember you are stepping down if you by mistake get a step up that’s only for using a 50mm on 49mm thread.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1201270-REG/kood_zasr5049_s1_s2_mm_step_down_ring.html/?ap=y&gclid=CjwKCAjwiN_mBRBBEiwA9N-e_jQlGSy5T1kj2LgbaVAsqrU8gj4ifa3skeqWC--7egvy1GLa7Pqy2RoC0GwQAvD_BwE&lsft=BI%3A514&smp=Y

 

[luisberry13]

Got it, thank you very much for all the help

 

[JoeWayneRhea]

Luis if it doesn't work out shoot me.a PM .I'm fairly sure I can get the factory to send ya one ...Who can say no to a one eyed fat boy. Lol

 

[luisberry13]

Hahaha thank you joe, much appreciated! I have one question for you tho... the Tac Vector You did a review on comes with a honey comb shade... mine didn’t fit, it was too big, did you have the same issue with yours? 

 

[Brian10956]

Yours may fit some scopes have a thread protector screwed in where the honeycomb goes you just need to unscrew it.

 

[luisberry13]

Perfect, I’ll check it out, I didn’t think about that. My discovery and Athlon both don’t have thread protectors so I didn’t think to check