Was out in the torrential down pour yesterday with my Ruger American 243 topped with a Vortex Diamondback 4-12x40 with Butler Creek flip up scope covers. As I crested a ridge(after walking almost a mile), a spike jumped up, ran about 20 yards and stopped...facing me. I shouldered my rifle, flipped the scope covers open, and all I saw was fog The outside of the rear lense was fogged up...I tried to quickly wipe it away, but being it was pouring down rain and my gloves were wet, no dice. Needless to say, the lil beast got away I pulled the bottom of my dry sweat shirt out, wiped the lense, and closed the cover. When I opened it again, fog(rear only). To say that I was pissed is an understatement. The only buck I've seen in Maryland during the past 4 hunting seasons, and this happens
I had purposely left my rifle in my truck all week in hopes of preventing this sort of thing, thinking that it would help if I didn't take it in and out of the house(change in temps). While driving to where I was hunting, I didn't use the heater and kept my window open somewhat. I have the same scope covers on an 18 year old Swift scope on another rifle, and that has never happened to me while hunting in similar conditions. What can I do to "treat" the lenses to help stop that? I've read that you have to watch what you use being that certain chemicals can harm the coating on the lenses. Had it been a trophy sized buck or 20 years ago, Vortex probably would have been receiving a scope back in the shape of a "U" complete with tree bark attached lol.
I had purposely left my rifle in my truck all week in hopes of preventing this sort of thing, thinking that it would help if I didn't take it in and out of the house(change in temps). While driving to where I was hunting, I didn't use the heater and kept my window open somewhat. I have the same scope covers on an 18 year old Swift scope on another rifle, and that has never happened to me while hunting in similar conditions. What can I do to "treat" the lenses to help stop that? I've read that you have to watch what you use being that certain chemicals can harm the coating on the lenses. Had it been a trophy sized buck or 20 years ago, Vortex probably would have been receiving a scope back in the shape of a "U" complete with tree bark attached lol.