Butler Creek Blizzard for Nikon Monarch 6-24x50

[ghermitage]

I don't see the new Nikon Monarch 6-24x50 in the Butler Creek scope cover fit chart yet.

Anyone happen to know the Objective and Eye outside dimensions for this scope?

 

[TheOpticZone]

According to the Nikon catalog, the 6-24x50 has an outside diameter of 57.3mm on the objective and 44.0mm on the eyepiece.

 

[ghermitage]

According to the Nikon catalog, the 6-24x50 has an outside diameter of 57.3mm on the objective and 44.0mm on the eyepiece.

The Butler Creek Blizzard #6 appears to be an excellent fit for the ocular end,takes 43.18mm to 45.47mm), but there isn't good choice for the objective end. The #10 takes 58.42mm-60.96mm, so it is too big by over a mm, and the #9 is way small.
Since this will be a popular scope,I have my order in already with The Optic Zone) Butler Creek may wish to fill the gap. I will send them the suggestion.

While I am talking wishes, I wish Nikon would sell a decent varmint reticle. This would encourage me to buy two Monarch 6-24x50, not just one. By decent, I mean fine crosshair all the way out to the edge of view, no dots, just fine cross marks all the way down the south crosshair at evenly spaced intervals. How much crossmarking you would want on north, east and west is up for debate. Dots can obscure entire little critters. Unevenly spaced marks that try to anticipate trajectory are another bad idea. I am not snap-shooting here, I don't need any thick lines or other visual devices to "draw my eye". While taste varies, this requirement seems fairly fundamental, and NightForce seems to agree.

 

[ghermitage]

As it happens, measurements aside, the 10 Blizzard,#70210)isn't a bad fit for the objective end. It is isn't going fall off and it would be quite unlikely to be knocked off.

Also, measurements aside, the 6 Blizzard,#70206) is too small for the eyepiece end. I will try a 7 Blizzard.

 

[jpspeeddemon]

how about the size for a nightforce benchrest 12-42 i want the flip open caps but can not find a sizing chart,

 

[Fleming6]

Butler Creek stopped making flip-open covers for the 12-42 Benchrest objectives.