lamp glare off mod

[barney 66]

Hi, in the last couple of months i upgraded my lamp on my Ruger .222 to a lightforce 170 for foxing,this is a great lamping kit combined with my 8ah lithium battery.

The trouble i'm having is with it glaring back off my predator mod into the scope making the bottom of the scope slightly blurred,i have noticed this as the evenings have got darker on the last couple of lamping trips,once you start to get over 100yds the picture isn't that clear.

I guess there must be others who have had this problem,how do you overcome it and using what? i'm guessing the answer is extend the shroud on the lamp,if so what do you use,

Thanks Chris

[AndyCM]

Some option that have worked for me are

Butler creek on the scope (vertically up) to cast a shadow on the mod

Wind the scope up a bit more

Wrap the mod in camo wrap stuff (so soaks up the light & does not reflect)

Some insulating tape on the bottom lens section of lamp (although focusing the beam is problematic)

Tighten the beam by twisting the outer

 

Yes, I have done all of the above & now mostly lamp with a mate & a handheld lamp

Cheers

AndyCM

[Frenchieboy]

Another option that has worked for me and might be worth trying is to make an "extended sun shade" for the scope and slide it over the end of the scope when you want to go lamping!

[wymberley]

Infuriating isn't it!?

Because no one is about to say I look a ****, I've taped a piece of stiff (ish) but flexible plastic about 8" long and 6" wide around the bottom of the lamp. The actual length is a function of your barrel length and the width is limited to fitting a filter if you use one.

Having said that, I've learnt that the problem could be not light from the beam which comes from the reflector, but that coming from the bulb. Now the evenings are closing in and it's all lamp work I'm going to see if the proposed cure does any good - a round blank in the middle of the lens which obscures the bulb. I don't know the size but suspect it'll pay to start bigger and work down. Be interesting to see if it works.

[M.I.A]

Best way to stop it would be to wrap some camo tape over the mod, Jake pyke stuff is good, it doesnt leave any tape residue if you take it off either

Edited September 26, 2011 by M.I.A

[activeviii]

put lamp under the rifle if your shooting off sticks. even down on the side of the scope.

 

there is a gent called William that i have been hearing about that makes mod covers to order so i'm trying to find who he is so i can get him to make me a couple and a lamp shade at the same time.

 

 

Phil

[Davy Holt]

Hiya,

 

I had the same problems with my mod when using my Deben tracer max on the triple. Tried everything to stop it, painted it black.. still got glare, covered it with black neoprene.. still got glare, fitted flip up cover to the scope.. problem solved no glare anymore

[barney 66]

Thanks for your replys,i shall try a cover on the mod first,dont want to buy flip up covers just yet because i am on the lookout for a new scope either a Ziess or S&B.

[sethb]

Dont bother with the mod cover,the only thing that i found works is the sun shade on the scope,just trying to save you money,done the mod cover and you still get glare.

[barney 66]

Dont bother with the mod cover,the only thing that i found works is the sun shade on the scope,just trying to save you money,done the mod cover and you still get glare.

Thanks for the advice,might look at trying to raise the lamp a bit as well

[Paddy Galore!]

better still, move the lamp bracket as far back as possible, preferably behind the 2nd mount, the scope itself then acts as a shade.

[bornfree]

I tried the tape across the bottom of the scope which works but cuts out some light through the scope.so now i have a home made 4" sunshade on the scope which works brilliantly {excuse the pun}and you can leave it on when your not lamping.

 

bornfree

[barney 66]

better still, move the lamp bracket as far back as possible, preferably behind the 2nd mount, the scope itself then acts as a shade.

Thanks for the advice,never thought of it like that,just had a look there is room to move it to the back of the turrets instead of in front,i'll try it the weekend.

[jamie g]

get a cover made for it. there is a guy on the bbs forums called William.

he makes them. and there not that dear compared to the ones you see online

Edited September 26, 2011 by jamie g

[Paddy Galore!]

Thanks for the advice,never thought of it like that,just had a look there is room to move it to the back of the turrets instead of in front,i'll try it the weekend.

i found this helped no end mate, i had terrible glare while using my buckmark one night, couldn't figure out what the matter was, then on another night i just put it on at the back, never thought of it until i realised i could actually see what i was shooting at.