Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Optics Butler Creek Scope Covers have gone to hell in a bucket :(

Replacement cover came in the mail, not so well packaged this time, but the cover is intact. Thought it was fitting that the box was labeled "FRAGILE" on three sides

I thought the tactical covers were out in limited standard sizes. Haven't seen them, but maybe you could do a Google seach and find someone who carries them.

I'll keep an eye out with Bushnell for any corrections/improvements with their Butler Creek production. It appears they job out production to the lowest bidder, and whoever they currently use is cutting every corner possible resulting in the poor quality. If my old set ever breaks, I'll cut open the hinge to compare with the current production. But I suspect, the old originals were solid whereas current are void with minimal material in the joint.

Later

Just an update, hunted pretty hard out of a backpack covering a ton of miles in foul conditions on a recent trip, but I bent over backwards to baby this last set of replacement Butler Creek covers that Bushnell sent. On a morning that the temps fell well below freezing, both covers broke from just flipping open, same as all the others they sent me. Cheap pencil tip thin joints. I just tossed them and left my S&B bare and did my best to keep rain and muck off the lenses during the day, and cleaned them off every night. I had tried the newer recommended style of stretch over covers that slingshot off as well as my old rubber stretch over cover, but I just don't like them. Don't like them at all.

Thinking of taking my factory S&B stretch covers to my eye doctor and see if he can replace the "funhouse mirror" distorted see thru lenses with optical clear lenses that would not degrade my great S&B sight picture with the stretch covers in place. Otherwise, I wish they made Alumina covers that I could fit to this S&B scope.

later

You're a patient man. I have lots of old ones and haven't ever had one fail. I wonder if you could drill a small hole and inject epoxy into the hollow cavity where it breaks to strengthen the joint?

Not that you should have to, but we are limited on our options here.

They have - Aadmount scope covers - expensive, but have a lifetime replacement guarantee.

I've been using one set for about a year and have been very happy with it. In the year prior, three Butler Creeks broke on the same rifle.

Just looked at the Aadmount covers, they look like the old USA Butler Creeks on steroids. They do not show a sizing chart, so I'll email them with my scope dimensions to see if they have anything that fits.

Thanks

Depending on how badly you want them, an option would be to have a couple of thread adapters made to convert the S&B threads to the closest Alumina set. Not cheap.

Bob

Aadmount $99/set!

Never been a fan but decided I better join. Just bought 10 sets BCs!

9 for spares?

The scope covers I use are free, as well as invisible....I've seen more snafu's regarding scope caps/covers in the heat of the battle than all other, "Oh schitt" moments combined...

yeah i have scrapped butler creeks and the others as well... i just have bikini covers until im ready to hunt

I am not sure there is a decent reasonably priced solution, but I've long given up on BC Covers..

They used to a good bit of kit but as others have noted, the build quality went down the drain about 4 or 5 years ago..

Are the Weaver Polar Caps a viable option?

That's the ticket.

Pat, I can only imagine.....grin


Caught myself enough times(in a hurry) bringing up a rifle and getting the black view...

Damn covers are closed....damn-it!

Don't hunt with them on anymore unless there is enough precip falling that it pays off.



(all older BC's and they last long enough, sucks to hear they cheaped up the current version)

GaryVA. When did you purchase these?

I just drilled into Six and found them all solid. Two objective and one eyepiece fresh from Midway, Made in the Philippines. Two older objectives, gotten on a trade deal a few years ago, and one old Belgrade Montana marked objective. The Montana unit does seem a more pliable material.

I quit using that sheit and just use the bikinis now. I only put the covers on when I absolutely have to.

Still have a few of the older flips around. I cherish those babies.

I've broken off a few of the flip caps lately too, in cool temps. They don't seem to hold up like they used to.

Bought a couple of the bikini style to try out.

My best suggestion is guys like you and ingwe need to stay away from bikinis... Just a thunk..

I use the old Uncle Mikes flip off scope caps. I have enough for all my scopes. Can still find them on Ebay