Why are there no gloss scopes anymore ?

[Ballistic Therapy]

I haven't bought a scope in quite awhile.
I have been looking for a low powered scope ( preferably a mini ) in a gloss finish.
It seams that they aren't made any more.
I went to several gun stores and could not find one gloss scope.
All I can find are Black , Matte , Camo and Bronze colored scopes.
I can find a few used ones , but nothing of quality that is new.

Doesn't anyone make a quality lower powered gloss scope any more ?

I won't even get into all the silly reticles their coming out with.
That is a topic all it's own.

 

[xerts1191]

Not tacticool in todays Gun genre, may have to find you a good old used Weaver, Bushnell, or the like.

 

[QuietM4]

Same reason no one makes a gloss finish rifle. No gloss rifles = no need for gloss scopes.

 

[XJThrottle]

A gloss bodied optic in practice isn't ideal. Kinda strange that it was the norm for so long.

Why the desire?

 

[Ballistic Therapy]

I guess I'm just old and don't care for all the subdued and camo gear everyone thinks they need.
All my guns are blue steel with wood and have gloss scopes on them.
I like it that way.

Personally , I think they don't make them any more because it is more expensive to make them in gloss.
That and everyone buys into the tacticool fad now days.
I don't blame them , go where the money is.

The same with plastic pistols.
They say they are just as good , Bla bla bla , but the main reason is that it is much cheaper to pour plastic into a mold than it is to machine a piece of steel.
It's all about money.

 

[kenpoprofessor]

I guess I'm just old and don't care for all the subdued and camo gear everyone thinks they need.
All my guns are blue steel with wood and have gloss scopes on them.
I like it that way.

Personally , I think they don't make them any more because it is more expensive to make them in gloss.
That and everyone buys into the tacticool fad now days.
I don't blame them , go where the money is.

The same with plastic pistols.
They say they are just as good , Bla bla bla , but the main reason is that it is much cheaper to pour plastic into a mold than it is to machine a piece of steel.
It's all about money.

Just because you think it's something, doesn't mean it is. Show the facts they're not as good, not your opinion.

Have a great, gun carryin', Kenpo day

Clyde

 

[Ballistic Therapy]

I know you are a plastic gun fan , but you will never convince me that plastic holds up better than steel.

 

[brandyspaw]

I don't have many old rifles anymore but the gloss finish scopes do look better on the older, high polish blued guns. For example, I still have one of the old Ruger M77RSI's which is the full stock Mannlicher style rifles. They were all short 18 1/2" barrels. So it has an older Burris Compact scope on it that matches the finish of the rifle and a newer scope would just look out of place on that old gun.

They aren't made anymore because most new guns are now matte finishes. However, some gun shows or gun shops with a lot of used stuff, will sometimes have used gloss finish scopes from makers such as Leupold, Burris, Bushnell. As a bonus, most of the older, gloss finish scopes by Leupold and Burris were better quality and totally USA made. Even the old Bushnell's were made in Japan.

 

[BigNate]

Your thread made me go looking and I was surprised to find that Cerakote makes a gloss black finish. Maybe you get to buy a trendy new matte black scope and have someone (if it were me I'd go to We Plead the 2nd) Cerakote it gloss black... Seems kinda backwards - but hey - if it gets you where you want to be...

https://www.cerakote.com/project-gallery/58162/cerakoted-vortex-scopes-in-h-109

 

[stomp442]

I would head to Ebay and find an old Redfield. I don't remember the name off hand but there is a company out there that will completely refurbish them if need be for a reasonable cost. I have bought a few Redfields off Ebay and they have all been good to me so far.

 

[Hprm1a]

A gloss bodied optic in practice isn't ideal.

This is the answer. It's not some kind of tacticool fashion conspiracy.

 

[Lucafu1]

I know you are a plastic gun fan , but you will never convince me that plastic holds up better than steel.

It does when it comes to corrosion. They each have their own pros and cons. If steel had more pros there would be more steel guns out there.

Also some of those silly reticles can be and are very helpful.

As far as matte finish that is just the latest and greatest. In 20 years there will be something new and everyone who likes matte will be in the same boat.

 

[Drmark]

As far as matte finish that is just the latest and greatest. In 20 years there will be something new and everyone who likes matte will be in the same boat.

20 years from now, the US will be a shithole with the rest of the World.

 

[Lucafu1]

As far as matte finish that is just the latest and greatest. In 20 years there will be something new and everyone who likes matte will be in the same boat.

20 years from now, the US will be a shithole with the rest of the World.

Probably sooner the way its been going lately.