Hey guys,

Does the Bushnell scope hydrophobic coatings work as advertised and last a long time? Just wondering if these scopes would be great for a rainy day gun for still hunting through timber and no scope covers. Any experience with these scopes and how truly rain/fog resistant they are?

They are exactly what they claim... I've hunted in rain, sleet, snow and a many foggy nights coyote hunting and no build up on the lenses. I've hunted with other scopes namely Leupold and Burris and you would have to wipe them off to see through them. Not bashing Leupold or Burris because I still use a few but the Elite is a really good scope and still made in Japan. .Forgot to mention the clicks are solid and not mushy like VX1 and some VX2's I've used...A tough scope. Funny you posted this because I bought a new 3500 4-12x40 off eBay today for $189 with free shipping...

Ya it works...

I’m curious. Do the hydrophobic coatings from Zeiss and Meopta work as well or better than BUSHNELLS RAINGAURD ? Does anyone have experience with those other company’s Hydrophobic coatings?

Good to hear an endorsement from a Chehalis resident. It might just be the wettest, nastiest part of western Washington.


Okie John

They do, and do it very well.

to me rainguard is reason enough to use them. Just shot an 8 pt Whitetail with my muzzleloader using one on a very foggy, moist morning. No problems.

elelbean,

They work.

VX-5 HDs have something of the sort. No idea if it works yet. The Bushnells I had with the coating worked well.

Good to know, recently picked up a 2-7 Ive yet to mount. There is or was a $50 rebate on them. The 3-9 was a tad heavy for my tastes.

I've had Leica's AquaDura and Zeiss' Lotutec and neither worked as well as RainGuard for me.

I’ve run a few and have found the coating to work as advertised. It will NOT help on a inadvertent “hog breath” from fogging up your lense.

They seem to clear quicker than others when that does happen.

Thanks for the info. BTW, would any of you worry about eye relief of these scopes on a Tikka T3x in .30-06, .308 type calibers?

Lol...Nope

This is my experience as well. I have a 2-7 3500 I bought with the 50 dollar rebate. It was great in the rain on the Saturday of our opener this year. It did, however, for up a few days later when it wasn't raining, but was 18 degrees out and I was breathing heavy with a mask on blowing air up onto the lens. Just like every scope I've ever used does.

Hot breath on cold glass will fog up for a minute or so, but it's not like internal fogging, it goes away asap.

I’m pretty sure RAINGAURD doesn’t keep the lens from fogging. What it does is allow you to still see through the scope good enough to make a shot even when the lens is fogged. A scope without RAINGAURD will fog and you can’t see anything.

I disagree. It was great in the actual wet. It fogged with hot breath on it in 18 degree weather no differently than any other scope I own.

Yes it will fog but you can still see an image through the fogged lens. That’s what I’m saying.