Does anyone have any suggestions....I have always had the "stretchy" kind. The kind you store and remove when you go in the woods.
I need to get something for my Leupold Vari X II.

I see these flip up style covers that stay on the scope. They have a few different types.

Anyone love these or hate these?

s4bill,
I like the Butler Creek flip up covers, all my scopes wear them. Stay away from the Weaver stretchy Polar condom like covers. They are about as big of POS there is. I have a whole drawer full of the Weavers I would give away to someone I didn't like.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Rem. 222

You can't go wrong with butler creeks.They seal well and flip up very quickly when you need to shoot.I prefer the standard butler creeks over the see through blizzard caps.

Thanks for the info.

I have a few more related questions.

This scope has been exposed for a year or two without any covers. What should I do as far as cleaning?

The local Bass Pro Shop and the Dick's Sporting Goods carry only the blizzard covers. Do these flip up manually. I know the standard covers have a red button to release the covers.

Do the standard covers seal better than the blizzard covers?

Thanks
Bill

As far as cleaning I use a Lenspen. I haven't used the blizzard covers, don't know if they flip up. The standard covers have a red release lever on the ocular lens covers and two tabs on the objective covers.
Natchez Shooters Supply usually has the best price on the Butler Creek caps. The only problem is they have a $35 minimum order.
If the lenses are real dirty you might try cleaning them with some eyeglass or camera lense cleaner.

Rem. 222

i use butler creek covers and they work very well.mine have a little tab on one side and you just touch them and the cover pops open.for cleaning you first need to remove any solid particals like dust,dirt etc,if you try to wip this stuff off with a cloth you will scratch the lens coating.with a camera lens brush gently wipe the particals off.after brushing if the lens are still foggy or smeared use a eye glass or camera lens cleaning fluid.with a lint free cloth gently wipe off lens.if to much pressure is used you will wear into the lens coating.always keep good covers on the scope becouse the more this type of cleaning is done the sooner the lens coating will wear off.

s4bill,

I have to agree with Rem.222..........don't like the Weavers none t'all. Either the Butler's or Blizzards are the way to go. The blizzards are practically identical to the Butler's except they don't have the push button release.....you just pull them up by hand via little &quot;ears&quot; on either side of the cover.

The lens should be cleaned gently, just like you would a good camera lens. The Lenspen is good or just get a camera lens cleaning kit which usually (for less than $10) includes a blower-brush to remove light dust, a lens cleaning solution, and lens cleaning tissues. 1st use the blower-brush to lift & blow off loose stuff, then apply 1 or 2 drops of solution to a LOOSELY wadded lens paper tissue and work it gently on the lens in a circular motion. Let that sit a few seconds and then follow up with a dry loosely wadded tissue worked in the same manner. Then blow-brush it one more time to remove any tissue dust and you're good to go. Whatever you do, DO NOT press down on the lens with any pressure..........light & gentle are the key words.


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