Scope Cleaning ?

[Country_est]

Hi,

 

Quite new to this airgunning lark, been into shotguns for quite awhile though but now have a copule of simple newbi questions.

 

1) How do you clean your scope lenses. last time out it was raining and now I have little dots on the scope when veiwing thru it, but dont want to scratch the lens or take the coating off.

 

2) How do Bipods fit on to a rifle ie do they have their own screw fittings, mount onto a sling QD bolt head or what. (Pics would be good here), as I am looking to fit one to my AS200 and be able to swap to a Career 707.

 

Cheers

Trev

[SNAKEBITE]

There is a company called ABBEY that make a scope cleaner. Never used it but might be worth a look.

SUSSEX LAD uses a brush that photographers use on camers lenses so a trip to your camera shop could be worthwhile.

I use a spectacle lense cleaner but have to be careful I am grinding dust into the glass.

Hope this helps.

 

As for Bi-pods, they attach to the stock via a quick release stud. The Bi-pods I have are a logun copy design. A bolt thingy screws to the Q/R stud. The bi-pods then slip over this bolt and are secured by a large threaded ring. A sling is still able to be attached to the end of the bolt.

 

If you are drilling the stock for the stud then REMOVE THE ACTION. This will save you removing body parts in a traumatic manner.

[Batmancaver]

The best way to clean any optics is to treat them with the utmost care and respect that they are fragile and easily scratched.

 

I own camera, camera lenses, binoculars, spotting scopes and rifle scopes. I clean them all the same way.

 

First use an air blow system. This can be a small bellows type gadget or a can of air. Use this to blow any dust or grit of the lens.

 

Then use a lens brush to make sure that you definately brush away any last remnants of grit.

 

Then use a microfibre lens cleaning cloth to polish the lens as per the cloths instructions. These cloths last for years and can be cleaned in the washing machine. NEVER use a normal cotton handkerchief - the fibres are do yrough and with some optics they WILL scratch!

 

I have used this method always and none of my optics have scratched lenses. Apart from my eye specs which are always getting scratched because I clean them on my t-shirts/jumpers etc. With my glasses scratches are not a problem as I change the lenses every year, but with my other optics I have a 15 year old telescope with NO scatches on the lenses at all.

 

Specs are cheap, optics are expensive, clean them in the best way possible all the time. I would rather have dirty optics in the field and give them a good clean at home than risk cleaning them and risk getting them scratched. When I am certain that I wont scratch the lenses I will clean them with just a lens cloth but you do have to be very careful.

 

Incidently, if you do decide to carry a microfibre cleaning cloth out in the field with you ... carry it in an old film cassette case to stop it getting any dust on it. There is no point cleaning all the grit off your lens to then clean it with a cloth with grit on.

 

Karl

[Axe]

Hi CE,

 

Like SL I use a photographers brush with a built in puffer. After I am sure of all dust removal I simply breath on the lens and wipe clean with an optical cloth. Just be careful not to press to hard, as you could damage the lens coating.

 

May I suggest a set of Butler Creek Flip Up Covers, they will protect your lens when not in use.

 

As for pod fitting, if your going for a Harris pod etc, get your local gunshop to fit the QD studs to the stock and your done.

[roblade]

Hi Trev,

 

how are you getting on with the career? hope all is well

 

as has been said above you can get lens cleaning kits from camera shops or even ona well known auction site.

 

All i do when my lens get a bit damp leave the rifle standing in the corner of a room with the lens caps off until the water has evaporated off them give them a wipe over with gasses (as in reading glasses) cleaning cloth, normaly you can get these free if you pop into an opticians.

 

as for the bipod fitting, you shouldnt have any problems fittign a bipod to either of the two rifles, and it should be a quick and easy job t do due to them both being pretty flay on the fore grips.

 

have a look here:

 

optics warehouse

 

idealy you would need the swivel head bipod and then right down the bottom of the page the swivel stud. The only thing you have to be carful of is when fitting the stud that you do this with the wood work removed from the action, for two reasons 1) to ensure you dont drill into the resevoir 2) to ensure the stud is not too long.

 

If your going t do the job yourself a few tips for you:

 

1. remove the fore grip and just offer up the stud to see if it will clear the action, if not use a hack saw and remove enough thread to ensure safe fitting.

 

2. when ready to get the drill out place a couple of strips of masking tape over the area you intend to drill.

 

3. Use a pilot drill to make a small hole.

 

4. open up the pilot hole with the size bit you need.

 

5 fit extra padding to the bipod on the edges of it, as they are intended to be used on foregrips that are curved. (you will understand this as soon as you see a picture of one)

 

 

 

Hope this hels you out a little

 

all the best

 

ROB