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Scope Sunshade ?
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11/13/16 09:31 PM
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Does a sunshade block any light 'gathering' abilities of a scope? If not, any reason to not just leave it on the scope 24/7? Scope is XTR II 4-20x50.
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Re: Scope Sunshade ?
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11/13/16 09:40 PM
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J.G.
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Maybe, never have tried my scopes in low light without the shade.
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Re: Scope Sunshade ?
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11/13/16 09:41 PM
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So you keep it on there 24/7?
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Re: Scope Sunshade ?
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11/13/16 10:44 PM
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I've wondered the same thing. I recently bought a Vortex Viper scope and it came with a sun shade. So far I've only shot it without the shade.
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Re: Scope Sunshade ?
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11/13/16 10:44 PM
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gets in the way, in a blind, okay from prone or bench
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Re: Scope Sunshade ?
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11/13/16 11:06 PM
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watchale
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I don't even use my sunshade.
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Re: Scope Sunshade ?
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11/13/16 11:07 PM
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I've been meaning to post a pic. Here she is in all her glory.
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Re: Scope Sunshade ?
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11/14/16 12:15 AM
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I do not have mine on my XTR II, only because the cap didn't fit on easily and I havnt tried again or felt like I needed it.
No doubt about the AR crap, just damn shame hunters don't have self control and knowledge
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Re: Scope Sunshade ?
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11/14/16 01:21 AM
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I do not have mine on my XTR II, only because the cap didn't fit on easily and I havnt tried again or felt like I needed it. Same here
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Re: Scope Sunshade ?
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11/14/16 01:22 AM
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I've been meaning to post a pic. Here she is in all her glory. Sweet setup man
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Re: Scope Sunshade ?
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11/14/16 01:23 AM
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Is that a magpul stock? If so, is it stiff enough for shooting off of a bipod?
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Re: Scope Sunshade ?
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11/14/16 01:25 AM
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So you keep it on there 24/7? Yes. This evening I had the XTR II out, with sunshade on. At 100 yards I could see just fine at 3X or 15X, the last five minutes of legal light.
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Re: Scope Sunshade ?
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11/14/16 02:23 AM
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So you keep it on there 24/7? Yes. This evening I had the XTR II out, with sunshade on. At 100 yards I could see just fine at 3X or 15X, the last five minutes of legal light. Good info, I may put mine on and leave it to cover all of my bases.
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Re: Scope Sunshade ?
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11/14/16 03:30 AM
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The real reason they are made , back in the day, benchrest shooters would roll up a paper target and stick it in the sunshade to direct mirage from the barrel around the front of the scope.
sounds made up but its true.
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Re: Scope Sunshade ?
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11/14/16 01:35 PM
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They also work for what their name implies. When shooting in the direction of the sun they help keep the image from getting washed out.
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Re: Scope Sunshade ?
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11/14/16 03:13 PM
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Is that a magpul stock? If so, is it stiff enough for shooting off of a bipod? Yes & yes. Even w/the bull barrel it takes a lot of force to push the stock where it'll touch the barrel. Way more force then will ever be applied during a shot.
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