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Title: Optics glare
Post by: huggybear on March 12, 2015, 10:49:58 PM

I noticed the other night when I was out shooting Nutria that I was getting some killer glare off the street lights that surround the area.
Any inexpensive ideas to keep that to a minimum? Before I buy a sun shade I would like to try something on the cheap. Tonight I may try a paper towel tube cut
down the middle and rubber banded to the scope just to see if that helps. I am currently using a Hawke 6-24x44.

Title: Re: Optics glare
Post by: Speedly on March 13, 2015, 02:18:59 AM

I don't intend to sound rude here, but I think it bears pointing out that you have a Hawke scope on your rifle - a brand not exactly known for its low prices.

Just get the sunshade, man.  :P

Title: Re: Optics glare
Post by: Smoketown on March 13, 2015, 04:05:12 AM

Front lens or the eye piece?

Cheers,
Smoketown

Title: Re: Optics glare
Post by: farmerjoe99 on March 13, 2015, 09:53:31 AM

That should work to test and see if it helps any.
Joseph

Title: Re: Optics glare
Post by: D14Jeff on March 13, 2015, 01:38:03 PM

if it helps Hawke makes reasonably priced sunshades for their scopes .

http://www.hawkeoptics.com/hawke-honeycomb-sunshades.html (http://www.hawkeoptics.com/hawke-honeycomb-sunshades.html)

http://www.hawkeoptics.com/hawke-sunshades.html (http://www.hawkeoptics.com/hawke-sunshades.html)

Title: Re: Optics glare
Post by: condor22 on March 13, 2015, 01:44:59 PM

 I had to wear polarized sunglasses to see through the glare of the ocular lens of the centerpoint rifle scopes I used breifly.

 Paint the inside of the paper tube flat black or line with flat back paper to kill reflected light off the inside.