Houseplant Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 I mounted a torch on to my scope for "lamping" bunnies. It worked really well apart from glare caused by light reflecting off the moderator. A quick Google revealed this to be a common problem. One of the solutions is to move the torch back as far as possible. I did this and it got rid of most, but not all of the reflected light. Another trick is to put a bit of tape on the lower half of the scope objective. This worked, but I couldn't see myself fiddling around with bits of tape in the darkness, so I took a knife to a spare rubber scope lens protector for a more robust solution. It's not pretty, but it works very well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 How about trying heat shrink insulation. It is matte black, don't think it will reflect but I could be wrong. Available in various sizes from the likes of Maplin, RS, Farnell etc. I have a piece on my HW100 mostly to protect the moderator from scratching but when I had a scope mounted torch fitted did not notice any glare. Get a piece a little larger than the mod diameter, cut to length fit and use a heat gun to shrink to fit (or hold it over the hob turning as it shrinks if you don't have a heat gun). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 If you measure your scope objective I can just print you one. Last one I did cost the bloke about £2.65 posted. Most of that cost way the flipping post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 When i used to have a problem with my 223 and S&B scope i just put a sun shade on the scope job done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 When i used to have a problem with my 223 and S&B scope i just put a sun shade on the scope job done... Lamp as far back as possible and/or as many sunshades as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoggysreels Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Similar but slightly different aspect l suppose .. l get a glare regards my night vision screen. I've just fitted one of those honeycomb screens to the front of the scope. Not had a chance to test it yet. Though l have noticed little to nil reduction daytime function wise, so l guess l'll just leave it on and see if it reduces the night time reflective glare .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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