Scopes in the rain?

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Aadland Engineering

Aadland Engineering

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Flip Up Caps from these guys, not cheap but they are the best out there in my honest opinion

Just installed a set of those, the way they close looks like it'll handle the rain really well. But like other comments have mentioned, once they're open it's pretty much all over.

 

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Can’t believe nobody has mentioned using an air puffer bulb to clear the lens. Wiping the lens leads to streaking that can’t be completely resolved until a later date in a dry environment.

The air puffer is commonly used in PRS matches to clear water off the lens. Scope lens (at least decent ones) have a coating that causes water to bead on the lens. The puffer bulb just pushes the water off the lens. If it’s really raining, you aren’t going to keep the lens “dry”, but this method will clear it off long enough to make the shot and not leave it smeared and risk scratching the lens with a dirty cloth or debris already on the lens.

Try it sometime- https://www.amazon.com/LYECUN-Blaster-Keyboard-Cameras-Cleaning/dp/B0C8HZK7G9

Never thought of this but that's amazing, ordering one now. This would've been great last weekend, once I had already pulled the scope cover off it was soaked fast. Had a really hard time seeing an animal at 200 yds once it was totally wetted out. This won't be my first line of defense, but seems like a solid option for being cheap and light.

 

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Thanks for all the tips everyone, sounds like most things where there's always a tradeoff between speed and precision. I'm going to keep my scope covers down until I'm truly ready, but also pack some dry cloth, that air puffer, and maybe some alcohol wipes just in case. I'll sacrifice some speed on close shots in the timber so it's good to go when I really need it.