are sun shades worth it?--homemade shade

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ohihunter2014

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my scope company doesn't offer a sun shade for my gun so I got some black rubber boots from the plumbing store and made my own.

I then got to wondering is it really necessary for a sunshade?
gun is 223HB 4-12-44 vortex scope. mainly used for woodchucks/g hogs and coyotes.
 
Originally Posted By: mbaysinger89You will notice the glare reduction if you ever shoot towards the sun.

Yeah, that's about it. They reduce the brightness somewhat so I rarely use them.
 
Originally Posted By: ohihunter2014my scope company doesn't offer a sun shade for my gun.... gun is 223HB 4-12-44 vortex scope. mainly used for woodchucks/g hogs and coyotes.

Vortex offers a 44mm sunshade. I have one on my Viper. You can buy them from vortex or there are a few different stores you can get them from. Might talk to Doug from cameraland (gr8fuldoug on here) and see if they have some. Although I am not sure if it will screw into the crossfire line of scopes. As far as if it is worth it, I think they are nice to have. I don't use them coyote hunting but I do when I lay out and wait for groundhogs on real sunny days because I face into the sun where I typically shoot the groundhogs.

Shelton
 
I called vortex and they said they don't offer one for that scope line. I went to home depot and got a black rubber tube the same size and slid it over the scope for a homemade shade.

going to try it today and see how it works. if not im only 5 bucks in the hole.
 
I have used a sunshade for most of the years I have been coyote hunting. They will save you in lots of ways, especially late afternoon. I have found they help keep snow off your objective lens too.
 
nope.. when i hunt i don't use it. When i shoot PDs i don't set up with the sun in the background, so it's not an issue. I am also not hiding either since i put up an easy up for shade when i am out there doing that too..
 
Sounds good .? Can you post some photoes of what it looks like.? And what kind of rubber boots are you talking about.? Thanks
 
A sunshade reduces the amount of incoming scattered light. You are getting light from your target, rather than the ambient scattered light. That extra light may make the image seem brighter overall, but really does nothing because it is essentially noise. I don't actually care about all that. I find it offers protection from brush, snow, and so on.

Do some research. You can probably get a sunshade from another scope that fits. For example, my weaver v24 has a mueller sunshade for a 40 mm. 10 bucks shipped from amazon. There are a few others that fit too.
 
I run one on my .223 and my 10/22. The one on my 10/22 I just run for [beeep] and giggles, it came free when I bought the scope and I figured having it on there was better than just loosing it.

The one on my .223 I truthfully dont notice any advantage to having it on as far as reducing glare etc. One thing I have noticed, and YMMV, but if I am shooting prone in dusty conditions the dust will not get on the lens. It all settles down inside of the sun shade. Also the few times I have been shooting in light rain the water does not hit the lens and make a mess.

Would I spend $80 for a sunshade? Nope. $20? Sure, thats what I paid for the one on my Nikon.
 
If you have sunlight coming from any angle in front of you, it reduces the refraction element to a degree...otherwise the protection from debris on the lens is well worth it...The coatings on the lenses are pretty hard, but still prone to scratches if twigs, etc, come into contact...

On some optics, you can use a painted empty water bottle if you can't find a sun shade from the manufacturer...It's too bad that the thread sizes are not more standardized among scope manufacturers, it would complicate the inter-changability factor a bunch...
 


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