Leupold Alumina caps

[Deleted member 20812]

For those of you who’ve used these, did you like them? Given my propensity to lose shit, I’ve been considering these for my scopes.

 

[Schaaf]

IMO, They’re the best in the business for scope caps and nothing else comes close.

 

[madtom]

I have them on two scopes and like em.

 

[millerkiller77]

Once they are attached, you're not losing them .
Pro tip: red loctite before you center the reticle

 

[Arcola]

IMO, They’re the best in the business for scope caps and nothing else comes close.

X2

My VX-6 came with them. Tried some generic ones on my VX-5 and tossed them after one hunt.

 

[Deleted member 20812]

Do the spring loads work well? Flip it up and out of the way where it stays?

Did you do objective lens AND eyepiece or just objective?

 

[buckbull]

I have them installed on all my rifles except one. Not enough room between the objective and barrel to get it to fit and really didnt want to get higher rings to accomodate. I had a set of butler creek plastic ones and they broke on my fist hunt with them. Nothing bad to say about fit, form, or function, aluminas are great. They are expensive but worth the price.

 

[madtom]

Do the spring loads work well? Flip it up and out of the way where it stays?

Did you do objective lens AND eyepiece or just objective?

Springs are good on mine and I do only objective

 

[Deleted member 20812]

I have them installed on all my rifles except one. Not enough room between the objective and barrel to get it to fit and really didnt want to get higher rings to accomodate. I had a set of butler creek plastic ones and they broke on my fist hunt with them. Nothing bad to say about fit, form, or function, aluminas are great. They are expensive but worth the price.

How much clearance do they need? Can’t find that in the spec sheet data.

 

[LostTexican]

If your scope clears the barrel profile the cap will too.....it's threaded in to bell or eyepiece, leave it open and thread the lock ring in.

I've broken every one that I have on every Leupold Scope I have. Not their fault just tough on stuff I guess. The magnets fall out that hold them shut. The rubber piece in the hinge that stops them from flinging back and hitting the scope came out so it makes a ping noise when I pop mine open. But you will not lose them that's for sure.

 

[KoolBreeze]

Ordered a set for my VX5-HD a couple days ago from GrabAgun. Cheapest place I could find them.

 

[Sako'06]

They work great but are quite pricey.

 

[madtom]

Clearance with the barrel isn’t a problem. Just have to install the cap before you mount the scope. Otherwise, the tabs to open the cap will hit the barrel when you try to thread them on.

 

[Deleted member 20812]

Clearance with the barrel isn’t a problem. Just have to install the cap before you mount the scope. Otherwise, the tabs to open the cap will hit the barrel when you try to thread them on.

Aaaah, I see.

Pretty good chance I bed the action this winter. Sounds like a good time to add the cap.

 

[Washington Hunter]

Clearance with the barrel isn’t a problem. Just have to install the cap before you mount the scope. Otherwise, the tabs to open the cap will hit the barrel when you try to thread them on.

Yep, that's what I had to do with the one I put on the objective lens of the Leupold VX-2 on my Browning A bolt. But I love it. I use a Butler Creek flip up cover on the eyepiece but there wasn't enough clearance for the Butler Creek on the objective lens.

 

[KoolBreeze]

I’ve never installed a set but this video claims the inner ring turns inside the outer part with the tabs.

 

[Sako'06]

So you don't have to remove the scope to install? Boy do I feel dumb. Thanks!

 

[mxracer317]

Have em. Like it, but sometimes it catches too easy and flips open.

 

[belshawelk]

nothing better. you wont lose these. In fact some scope/rifle you need to put on before you mount because the clearance to the barrel.

 

[madtom]

So you don't have to remove the scope to install? Boy do I feel dumb. Thanks!

Ha, tricked me too