OpticsTalk by SWFA, Inc. Homepage SWFA     SampleList.com
Forum Home Forum Home > Scopes > Rifle Scopes
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Scope Shield of Alaska
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Visit the SWFA.com site to check out our current specials.

Scope Shield of Alaska

 Post Reply Post Reply Page  12>
Author
Message
John Barsness View Drop Down
Optics Optimist
Optics Optimist


Joined: January/27/2009
Status: Offline
Points: 785
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote John Barsness Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: Scope Shield of Alaska
    Posted: September/21/2009 at 18:49
I have been field-testing a great new product for a while now, most severely during a 2-week bear hunt in Alaska (both black and grizzly) in late August.
 
Like most hunters, I've used a bunch of different scope covers over the decades, ranging from pieces of truck inner tube to flip-up styles to, well, anything. My favorite before this was the Uncle Mike's type, a pair of tight-fitting covers connected by a big rubber band, the big rubber band connected to the forearm with a smaller band. These could be flipped off instantly. The only problem is that a different cover was needed for just about every scope.
 
The Scope Shield solves that problem. It's basically just a neoprene cover, but comes in different lengths for general scope sizes (most hunting scopes will fit inside the 10-1/2" to 13" size) with a rear-end pull tab and a small front-end belt of synthetic fabric to keep it connected to the rifle's forend. To get it off the scope you just pull the rear-end tab back, like a slingshot, then allow the Scoppe Shield to snap off. It's really quick and easy.
 
It's also silent. After an almost mile-long stalk in light after the grizzly, the Scope Shield came off quickly and without the slightest but of sound, important when you're maybe 60 yards from a big bar.
 
Another great thing for traveling hunters is that the Scope Shield also protects the scope inside a rifle case, even a soft case while stuck inside the baggage compartment of a light plane with a bunch of other stuff. I took along a spare scope on the trip, inside another Scope Shield. They're cheap enough to buy more than one.
 
 
Back to Top
tahqua View Drop Down
MODERATOR
MODERATOR
Avatar
Have You Driven A Ford Lately?

Joined: March/27/2006
Location: Michigan, USA
Status: Offline
Points: 9044
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote tahqua Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/21/2009 at 19:16
Does the front grabber loop get in the way of the sight picture? It seems similar to the other neoprene covers like Scopecoat, other than that part. 
Back to Top
John Barsness View Drop Down
Optics Optimist
Optics Optimist


Joined: January/27/2009
Status: Offline
Points: 785
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote John Barsness Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/21/2009 at 19:38
Nope, it's loose enough that the cover flops out of the way. It's a retainer rather than a grabber.
Back to Top
tahqua View Drop Down
MODERATOR
MODERATOR
Avatar
Have You Driven A Ford Lately?

Joined: March/27/2006
Location: Michigan, USA
Status: Offline
Points: 9044
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote tahqua Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/21/2009 at 19:42
I was concerned that it would get in the way, somehow. I would hate to have one get hung up in front of the objective end because of the strap, too.
Thanks for the good information and report.
Back to Top
Kickboxer View Drop Down
MODERATOR
MODERATOR
Avatar
Moderator

Joined: February/13/2008
Status: Offline
Points: 23679
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Kickboxer Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/21/2009 at 20:14
I have a Scopecoat for my Zeiss Victory, but really like the retainer on the Scope Shield.  I will probably get one...
Thank you for the info, John.
Opinion,untempered by fact,is ignorance.

There are some who do not fear death... for they are more afraid of not really living
Back to Top
lucytuma View Drop Down
Optics Jedi Knight
Optics Jedi Knight
Avatar

Joined: November/25/2007
Location: Wisconsin
Status: Offline
Points: 5389
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote lucytuma Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/21/2009 at 20:33
Any pictures ?
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." - Thomas Jefferson
Back to Top
danjojoUSMC View Drop Down
Optics Journeyman
Optics Journeyman
Avatar

Joined: August/20/2009
Location: NE Ohio
Status: Offline
Points: 329
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote danjojoUSMC Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/21/2009 at 23:42
Seems perfect for the Burris Fullfield 2 owners who complain about using flip-open caps on them.
 
Do you think that the quick, wild flinging movement of the Scope Shield could spook any game?  http://scopeshieldcover.com/scope_protection/default.asp
Back to Top
John Barsness View Drop Down
Optics Optimist
Optics Optimist


Joined: January/27/2009
Status: Offline
Points: 785
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote John Barsness Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/22/2009 at 08:40
Actually, so far I've slowly and gently removed it, as all the game taken when using the SS was stalked and never knew I was there before the shot.
 
But if it has to be removed quickly (as when game is already spooked and starting to move out) it's easy to do.
Back to Top
brodeur272 View Drop Down
Optics Journeyman
Optics Journeyman
Avatar

Joined: September/23/2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 609
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote brodeur272 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/22/2009 at 10:31
MIght have to look into one of them...
Back to Top
Terry Lamb View Drop Down
Optics Apprentice
Optics Apprentice
Avatar

Joined: January/19/2009
Location: Sagle, Idaho
Status: Offline
Points: 150
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Terry Lamb Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/22/2009 at 11:16
These have spread among outfitters and hunters all over the U.S. and Canada. Do ask SWFA to carry them (the SWFA buyers have all the dealer info) or google scopeshield neoprenes to get a detailed look.
Terry Lamb
Back to Top
gferrett View Drop Down
Optics GrassHopper
Optics GrassHopper
Avatar

Joined: August/31/2009
Location: N. Idaho
Status: Offline
Points: 39
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote gferrett Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/22/2009 at 12:12
Hi John;
How does it work when you pull the tab with a glove hand and does shield collect water when you pull it off to shoot or other stuff?
Boy I sure miss the Ka-Ram-Ba and the Michaels QD scope cover.
 
ferrett
 
Back to Top
John Barsness View Drop Down
Optics Optimist
Optics Optimist


Joined: January/27/2009
Status: Offline
Points: 785
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote John Barsness Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/22/2009 at 17:10
It works fine with a gloved hand. When it's off the scope it tends to be flat. Essentially it basically just a flap of neoprene doubled over with the ends sewn, so it doesn't tend to collect anything when not on the scope. There were a few periods of really nice weather, when I took the Scope Shield off and stuck it in my pack, but when the weather got wettish (which was a lot of the time) the SS went back on the rifle pronto.
Back to Top
Terry Lamb View Drop Down
Optics Apprentice
Optics Apprentice
Avatar

Joined: January/19/2009
Location: Sagle, Idaho
Status: Offline
Points: 150
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Terry Lamb Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/23/2009 at 19:11
Hello John,
    Just a little user tip on the ScopeShield Alaska neoprenes....on those bluebird days when I don't want the cover on the scope, but also don't want to detach it from the rifle, I just roll it up and tuck it inside its own keeper loop on the forearm. It's completely out of the way, and, if you turn it sideways, does not even interfere with a shoulder sling carry, nor is it in the line of sight through the scope at all. Good Hunting!
Terry Lamb
Back to Top
koshkin View Drop Down
MODERATOR
MODERATOR
Avatar
Dark Lord of Optics

Joined: June/15/2004
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 13182
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote koshkin Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/23/2009 at 19:58
This sounds like a pretty neat scope cover.

I'll have to get one.  I tend to loose scope covers that are not attached to the scope or rifle, so this might work well.

ILya
Back to Top
jonoMT View Drop Down
Optics Master Extraordinaire
Optics Master Extraordinaire
Avatar

Joined: November/13/2008
Location: Montana
Status: Offline
Points: 4853
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jonoMT Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/23/2009 at 22:58
I like it better than the plain Leupold one that I've used and was always afraid of losing or not being able to remove quickly enough. I think it comes with little retaining rubber bands for the front loop nowadays, which really help keep it on the barrel. Another place a good scope cover is nice to have is when you, your gear and three fat guys are bouncing around in an overloaded truck. I had another scope get scuffed up a bit from somebody throwing a backpack on it while we were driving from one end of ranch to the other.
Reaction time is a factor...
Back to Top
John Barsness View Drop Down
Optics Optimist
Optics Optimist


Joined: January/27/2009
Status: Offline
Points: 785
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote John Barsness Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/24/2009 at 10:18
That's one reason I'm really liking the Scope Shield: It doesn't just protect the lenses, it protects the whole scope.
Back to Top
ccoker View Drop Down
Optics Master
Optics Master
Avatar

Joined: February/13/2008
Location: Austin, TX
Status: Offline
Points: 2041
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote ccoker Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/24/2009 at 14:28
pretty cool, couldn't find prices on his website
Back to Top
Tip69 View Drop Down
Optics Master Extraordinaire
Optics Master Extraordinaire
Avatar
Tip Stick

Joined: September/27/2005
Location: Nebraska
Status: Offline
Points: 4155
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Tip69 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/25/2009 at 19:49
Originally posted by jonoMT jonoMT wrote:

   Another place a good scope cover is nice to have is when you, your gear and three fat guys are bouncing around in an overloaded truck..


well, what the hell ya hauling 3 FAT guys around for.... make em walk!  That'll learn em to not throw their crap on your expensive scope!  Pig
take em!
Back to Top
SamC View Drop Down
Optics Professional
Optics Professional
Avatar

Joined: October/01/2007
Location: USA
Status: Offline
Points: 902
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote SamC Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/25/2009 at 20:00
Originally posted by John Barsness John Barsness wrote:

That's one reason I'm really liking the Scope Shield: It doesn't just protect the lenses, it protects the whole scope.
Good point John because I was wondering why I should trade my flip ups for a Scope Shield and now I knowThunbs Up
Sam

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
Winston Churchill
Back to Top
Terry Lamb View Drop Down
Optics Apprentice
Optics Apprentice
Avatar

Joined: January/19/2009
Location: Sagle, Idaho
Status: Offline
Points: 150
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Terry Lamb Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October/05/2009 at 12:50
Originally posted by ccoker ccoker wrote:

pretty cool, couldn't find prices on his website
There are several sites, but the rest of the info is at ScopeShield Alaska.
Terry Lamb
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  12>
  Share Topic   

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Forum Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 12.01
Copyright ©2001-2018 Web Wiz Ltd.

This page was generated in 0.188 seconds.