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Clear Shot Lens Shade

About.com Rating four out of Five

By Russ Chastain, About.com

Clear Shot Lens Shade

Clear Shot Lens Shade

The Bottom Line

This product performs exactly as advertised, and is exceedingly practical. With the ability to be used on multiple scopes, its practical value is increased.
Pros
  • Simple, lightweight, and easy to use.
  • Reduces glare on scope's objective lens.
  • Flexible - will give if hung up on brush. Easily stores in a pocket when not in use.
  • One size will fit multiple scopes.
  • Rubber material won't absorb rainwater.
Cons
  • Iron sights may interfere with its use.
  • Adds bulk to any rifle scope.
  • May trap debris when negotiating heavy brush.

Description

  • Reduces glare by extending the shroud in front of scope's objective.
  • Made of flexible rubber material, installs by simply slipping onto scope.
  • Even when iron sights distort it somewhat, view was still clear for me.

Guide Review - Clear Shot Lens Shade

The Clear Shot Lens Shade shades your lens, What more could you ask of it? If you've ever looked through a rifle scope, only to see an aggravating, view-obstructing glare on the objective lens, then you can appreciate this product.

Lens Shade provides four to five inches of shroud to shade the lens - you'd have to be looking directly into the sun for it to fail (and that is strongly discouraged, for obvious reasons).

My Lens Shade is for 42-44mm objective lens, and also fits 40mm AO (adjustable objective) scopes. It works equally well on my Leupold Vari-X IIc and Bushnell Sportsview, both 4-12x, both 40mm AO. Other available sizes include 32-36mm, 38-40mm, and 50mm.

This product performs well, and I recommend it to anyone for whom glare is a problem.

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