Dumb question...lens caps?
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I just bought a new Bushnell Prime scope and it doesn't have any lens caps in the box?!? Is this normal now and you buy aftermarket caps? I don't feel right storing and transporting the gun without lens caps on. Am I just worrying about nothing?
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I just bought a new Bushnell Prime scope and it doesn't have any lens caps in the box?!? Is this normal now and you buy aftermarket caps? I don't feel right storing and transporting the gun without lens caps on. Am I just worrying about nothing? get a set of Butler Creek flip open scope caps and be done with it.I have them on all my scopes.
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I know I sound like an old man LOL...I just can't justify leaving the glass exposed when the rifle is rolling around in the truck. I am fine buying butler creeks if I need to but I am used to getting a set of caps with a new scope
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I know I sound like an old man LOL...I just can't justify leaving the glass exposed when the rifle is rolling around in the truck. I am fine buying butler creeks if I need to but I am used to getting a set of caps with a new scope Scope caps with bunge cords on them are a pain anyhow.Get the Butler Creeks.Money well spent.
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If you only target shoot,,then any junk caps will do.If you actualy hunt,you cant beat the flip open caps.
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It is a small game rifle (.22lr) that doubles as a dispatch gun. It gets heavy use for coon, woodchuck, squirrel, etc
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I use the Butler Creek see through ones. Nicer if you get a hurried shot. And you can rainx those lenses, unlike a milti-coated scope lens
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I just bought a new Bushnell Prime scope and it doesn't have any lens caps in the box?!? Is this normal now and you buy aftermarket caps? I don't feel right storing and transporting the gun without lens caps on. Am I just worrying about nothing? Vortex makes some nice caps they have fancy ones with spot for balistic data and less expensive ones that are very rubbery mounts and fit a wider range of sizes . I have also used the butler creek flip ups take the gun unloaded and cased to your local gun shop and they should be able to help you get some on your scope. I put them on most all my hunting guns I like the flip ups even if the scope comes with the caps and bungee it is so much more convenient to have the flip ups walking in the rain flip the cap down storing the gun , caps down in the snow caps down , when you see a deer is a bad time to have a messed up scope lens . they take well less than a second top hit the tabs and the flip out of the way
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I confirmed with Bushnell today that Prime series riflescopes do not ship with lens caps. Butler creeks are on the way (hopefully I measured correctly) and will be here tomorrow along with a set of rings... because I also bought the wrong rings LOL. I ordered Weaver style rings, but forgot that the rifle only has 11mm dovetails and not a 22mm rail (I had previously used an adaptor rail to install a red dot sight).
This shouldn't be so hard LOL, sometimes I am my own worst enemy
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I use bulter creek caps. I can’t stand having lenses getting dusty because they don’t have caps on
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