Thread: securing scope dial caps in the bush or transport - how?

Originally Posted by Northkiwi

Just confirming - on the weaver super slam, the turrets can lift up and free-spool without "clicks". So the zero and graduations are all clear, no issues there. The problem arises when in the bush and you check the scope caps for zero - and they have shifted. Did I forget to re-zero after last shot/sighting in, or has it caught on something and wound clicks on or has it lifted up and freespooled? So partly a design issue, ideally there would be a way of locking the turrets to prevent this, that could be easily and quickly unlocked. No doubt there is on some brands? It's not as if I use the dials very often but it is disconcerting to look and see that it is way off zero...

Leupold zl turrets have a button you push to unlock the turret and in the unlikely chance that gets pushed and your turret moves it has a solid zero stop you can wind back to with confidence.
Bloody great leupold have bought these turrets out on vx3 now as well as vx5 and vx6.
Sell ya weaver and get a vx3hd 3.5-10×40ZL you wont regret it.

Originally Posted by Northkiwi

Just confirming - on the weaver super slam, the turrets can lift up and free-spool without "clicks". So the zero and graduations are all clear, no issues there. The problem arises when in the bush and you check the scope caps for zero - and they have shifted. Did I forget to re-zero after last shot/sighting in, or has it caught on something and wound clicks on or has it lifted up and freespooled? So partly a design issue, ideally there would be a way of locking the turrets to prevent this, that could be easily and quickly unlocked. No doubt there is on some brands? It's not as if I use the dials very often but it is disconcerting to look and see that it is way off zero...

Just tape the f@ker down with electrical tape

Without looking at the specific turrets themselves a tapped grub screw in the right spot could prevent the caps from lifting unless the screw was wound out

What about neoprene rod bands ? They're velcro fastening, so can just be threaded through and will be thick enough to offer the turrets some protection.