Rifle Scopes Butler Creek Size

[jdgray]

What size are you using on your VXIII, 50mm objectives? I come up with a 40 or 43

 

[head2h2o]

Re: Butler Creek Size

Google Butler Creek size chart. I have found the numbers that they print to be right on for Leupold scopes.

 

[hoghunter]

Re: Butler Creek Size

http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2134548&page=1
brand692 sent this to me

 

[jdgray]

Re: Butler Creek Size

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hog hunter</div><div class="ubbcode-body">http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2134548&page=1
brand692 sent this to me </div></div>

Thanks guys! Was in between sizes, and figured going .010 smaller then the #43 says, would still fit. BC says go smaller if in between, which would have been the 40.

 

[hoghunter]

Re: Butler Creek Size

Ordered a scopecoat today,after talking to them,its the protection that we need.

 

[Jig Stick]

Re: Butler Creek Size

ok i cant figure this out. I must be an idiot. I have a new Leupold Mark 4 ERT with a 50mm objective. Leupolds spec page says the objective diameter is 2.3 inches (http://www.leupold.com/tactical/products...m5-front-focal/).

So if Im reading this sizing chart right if I go by inches, I need size 43 objective cover. But if i use 50mm, then I need 30 or 31. WTF? somebody plz help. Rifle season starts in a week and I need a new objective cover.

 

[Trigger Monkey]

Re: Butler Creek Size

Use a #43 because what Leupold is giving you is the objective bell diameter. 50mm is the diameter of the objective lens itself.

 

[Jig Stick]

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thanks dude. been going nuts trying to figure this out.

 

[Jig Stick]

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So i went and got a #43 objective cover. I had the guy working the counter put it on a Mark 4 50mm scope that he had in the display case and it fit and functioned perfectly. When I got home and put it on my scope it does not work. the cover will not stay down. Its almost like the lens cover is not engaging enough to stay snapped shut. It just keeps flipping up. am I doing something wrong? Ive tried pushing the entire thing as far back as possible towards the objective. that didnt help. pulling it out didnt seem to help either. WTF

 

[Jig Stick]

Re: Butler Creek Size

Any ideas?

 

[LibertyOptics]

Re: Butler Creek Size

In my experience, there was a sizeable batch of defective BC caps earlier this year, mostly in the larger objective sizes. you prolly got a bad one

Scott