I just got my first rifle, just a .22, so i can shoot without going broke. lol... so i decided to get my first scope. Its a Bushnell scope, just a cheap one, and it has these covers that go over each end of the scope and are attached to eachother by elastic. one of the caps has a clear lense but the other one has a kind of yellow tinted lense. Anyways i was just wondering what purpose that serves and if the tinted or clear side is supposed to be on a certain end of the scope.
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Tinted Scope cap.. Purpose and positioning?
- Thread starter Mossy500
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Let me guess...Bushnell Sportsman? I have one of those on my 10/22.
The yellow tint is supposed to help with contrast. On mine, at least, the tinted one goes on the ocular of the scope (the eye piece or the end you look through).
Personally, I remove mine before I shoot. My shooting glasses are already tinted, and the extra lenses decrease brightness.
The yellow tint is supposed to help with contrast. On mine, at least, the tinted one goes on the ocular of the scope (the eye piece or the end you look through).
Personally, I remove mine before I shoot. My shooting glasses are already tinted, and the extra lenses decrease brightness.
i just looked at the sportsman zoomed in and it just looks a tiny bit different, looks like it has all the same features,, are you able to adjust how clear the crosshair is with the sportsman..
and it looks like the sportsman 3-9X32 is $20 more than this was. same 3-9X32 though
and it looks like the sportsman 3-9X32 is $20 more than this was. same 3-9X32 though
are you able to adjust how clear the crosshair is with the sportsman
Yup.
Mine is a 4x32mm, though. I think I paid all of $40 for it all Wal-mart.
I may be wrong, but...
I always thought the purpose of the tinted lens cap was to let you know a) you still had the lens covers on, and b) let you get a snap shot through them anyway, if you needed it. Black lens caps tell you they are on, but you can't see through them, so if you needed a snap shot at close game, you are SOL.
I always thought the purpose of the tinted lens cap was to let you know a) you still had the lens covers on, and b) let you get a snap shot through them anyway, if you needed it. Black lens caps tell you they are on, but you can't see through them, so if you needed a snap shot at close game, you are SOL.
I always thought the purpose of the tinted lens cap was to let you know a) you still had the lens covers on, and b) let you get a snap shot through them anyway, if you needed it. Black lens caps tell you they are on, but you can't see through them, so if you needed a snap shot at close game, you are SOL.
Could be. I assumed that since it was a yellow tint, similar to those on most shooting glasses, the purpose was to increase contrast. The plastic lenses used are also very clear, almost as clear as the scope's glass itself, and the tint is fairly light. Kind of points to being designed to be used while still on the scope.
I've seen yellow ones before, like the Butler Creek flip-up ones, that were definitely not meant to be used while closed/on. The plastic was transparent, but somewhat foggy, and the tinting was too dark. With those you could get a snapshot off, but you would definitely want to have them off instead.
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CPTMurdoc30
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As my dad would always say when I asked a question.
"To make little boys like you ask questions".....
Not that your a little boy.
"To make little boys like you ask questions".....
Not that your a little boy.
Purpose- to protect the scope lenses while still allowing you to shoot if necessary.Tinted Scope cap.. Purpose and positioning?
Best position- sitting in the gun case.