Butler Creek Scope Covers

Jayhawker

Years back, the flip-open scope covers were the best thing since sliced bread...however, since Bushnell took over Butler Creek the same scope covers are junk - hinges break at the slightest bump, covers crack when it gets cold, they pop open without being popped open,....anyone else experiencing the same thing? So without going to the $80.00 Leupold aluminum scope covers (great kit by the way)...what's everyone doing for a scope cover? So far, the best thing I've come up with is a bikini cover wire tied (zip tied) to the scope tube...

calebib

I hear ya, they've become total crap! I'd love to have an affordable alternative.

Razorbacker

Jayhawker wrote: »

Years back, the flip-open scope covers were the best thing since sliced bread...however, since Bushnell took over Butler Creek the same scope covers are junk - hinges break at the slightest bump, covers crack when it gets cold, they pop open without being popped open,....anyone else experiencing the same thing? So without going to the $80.00 Leupold aluminum scope covers (great kit by the way)...what's everyone doing for a scope cover? So far, the best thing I've come up with is a bikini cover wire tied to the scope tube...

That's what I use except the bikini is tied with para cord to the front ring. Those bikinis are becoming harder to find around here, btw.

5280 shooter II

Thanks...I just bought a couple after years of using a Bikini cover....with the Bikini, I could just yank the whole thing off and get to shooting. Now I have THIS to look forward too?

1965Jeff

Ditto bikini, I hate to dis a local company (Bushnell) but I will NEVER buy any of their crap- er products. Once burned twice shy.

5280 shooter II

Situations differ in my parts.....they're not bling for looking cool.....they are a necessity.

Zee

Bikini.

Besides, that way, the scope and I can match.

Teach

Back when tires still had innertubes, I cut up a bunch of them for scope covers. Now, they're scarcer than the bikini covers!
Jerry

calebib

Teach wrote: »

Back when tires still had innertubes, I cut up a bunch of them for scope covers. Now, they're scarcer than the bikini covers!
Jerry

Good idea, I have a couple motorcycle tubes I could try that with.

Teach

Farm supply stores still stock tubes for trailers, tractor front tires, etc. A piece of a motorcycle tube might come out too short. Unless you pick a tube about the cross-section size for a mid-sized car or trailer tire, it takes a lot of stretching to get it over the end bells. Get a little careless removing a tightly-stretched one, and you'll smack yourself in the eye!
Jerry

Jayhawker

Zee wrote: »

Bikini.

Besides, that way, the scope and I can match.

Excuse me...I gotta go wash out my minds eye with Clorox...

snake284-1

I don't know if Chlorox is strong enough for that.

Seriously, I still have BCs. My two complaints are one, the price and two, the rear one keeps popping open on a couple of them. Other than that, I have had ok luck with them. Nothing is made like it used to be. Time makes a lousy yardstick. The newer made stuff just doesn't measure up.

Ernie Bishop

If there are no pics it didn't happen:yikes:

Zee wrote: »

Bikini.

Besides, that way, the scope and I can match.

bisley

I'm using the Butler Creeks because that is what there is. I agree that the quality is poor, but they mostly work for me, with an occasional aggravation. I would pay twice the price, for twice the quality, though.

tennmike

I use ones made out of the inner tubes from the front tractor tires. I have several of the tubes I got from my own tractors when I changed the tires. Cut out slices of tube and run them through a wash cycle with the blue jeans to clean them up, then cut them to shape. Not pretty but they function well.

Slanteyedshootist

Mahalo for this post. I was just thinking about buying a set. Guess I'll stick with the neoprene cover for now.