Redneck side focus scope lever

[h2okenny]

 

For those who wish for a side focus lever on your scope. It may not be pretty but it works. Just enough leverage to make it easy and quick to adjust. Best of all, it cost almost nothing!

American ingenuity at it finest.

I was going to try to fit a scope wheel or turn down a piece of derlin with a small bolt on the bottom side. Turns out, this is just what the doctor ordered.

 

[DirtyDovi]

Way to go MacGyver!

Zip-Ties rock.. I've used them for pretty much the same thing - On my DSLR camera lenses.. 
I also used to zip them onto the ends of my rifle barrels, poke a hole, add a string, and use em' for wind indicators.. 

Hey, if you decide that you'd like to 'upgrade' at any point in the future, 
there are actual gadgets that are made for camera focus rings, and they'll zip down to fit on our scope knobs too!

https://www.amazon.com/Andoer-Follow-Aluminum-Camcorder-Camera/dp/B00OUVZ25S/ref=pd_day0_hl_421_6/136-9263325-7260015?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00OUVZ25S&pd_rd_r=1eaf96e6-8310-11e9-8740-41568e48106d&pd_rd_w=XMFs4&pd_rd_wg=UQ3AH&pf_rd_p=ad07871c-e646-4161-82c7-5ed0d4c85b07&pf_rd_r=2W34V7KC7BPDVPHNEMWJ&psc=1&refRID=2W34V7KC7BPDVPHNEMWJ 

^^^
I wonder if they could have made that link any longer? lol

 

Sam -

PS: Nice job with your pellet-holders too!

 

[h2okenny]

Sam,

Thanks for the link, I had no idea. That's exactly what I wanted to begin with. I can see several of those in my future.

 

[MartinT]

I have one of those Amazon offerings, and found they are far from ideal for use on a scope. As the diameter of a cameralens is typically much bigger than the sidefocus or the zoom wheel on a scope, mine tends to become unstable due to the smaller diameter of the knobs. In addition to that, you want to tighten the thingy even more, to overcome the unstability, but they are not made in a way like zip ties are, meaning you cannot tighten it extremely and keep it locked at this tight setting.

Bottomline; The idea is good, but the execution is poor. A much better alternative (that really works as it grips VERY tight) are the so called ‘fishing coasters”.

https://www.ebay.com/i/173534225459?chn=ps&ul_ref=https%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F711-117182-37290-0%252F2%253Fmpre%253Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.com%252Fi%252F173534225459%253Fchn%253Dps%2526mkevt%253D1%2526mkrid%253D711-117182-37290-0%2526mkcid%253D2%2526itemid%253D173534225459%2526targetid%253D484263901649%2526device%253Dt%2526adtype%253Dpla%2526googleloc%253D9011911%2526poi%253D%2526campaignid%253D1498385205%2526adgroupid%253D60666402707%2526rlsatarget%253Dpla-484263901649%2526abcId%253D1139446%2526merchantid%253D110844806%2526gclid%253DCj0KCQjw_r3nBRDxARIsAJljleHa3yNzQ-hXXNz7QXpfJ0aqY8oMAxXs9ieL1NGmMsh2k893nNJC3NwaAkIqEALw_wcB%2526srcrot%253D711-117182-37290-0%2526rvr_id%253D1990608703331%2526rvr_ts%253D0ad66f2916b0ac3d92b1f9cafff80f3c



And lastly an idea to even improve the redneck sidefocus scope lever: is to daisychain 3 zipties, and tighten them so the bulky part is equidistant of eachother, and you get 3 finger grip points instead of just one!

 

[jarmstrong]

fishing coasters? you got a link?  google just gives me those round things that women make you set your drinks on, with pictures of fish on them

https://www.amazon.com/Corkology-com-Fresh-Water-Fish-Coasters/dp/B00V9VRCFK/ref=pd_sbs_201_3/132-8725917-6828044?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00V9VRCFK&pd_rd_r=6ff15211-8327-11e9-9baa-1f33018cf24e&pd_rd_w=L0Luj&pd_rd_wg=mrwxH&pf_rd_p=588939de-d3f8-42f1-a3d8-d556eae5797d&pf_rd_r=SE81FJ7GTKH1K4YKD1QD&psc=1&refRID=SE81FJ7GTKH1K4YKD1QD

 

[MartinT]

Yes I see the pic did not work in my post, so I substituted it with an ebay link. (They can be had much cheaper though!)

 

[kayaker]

Try amazon prime $15.28 (Breakaway nylon coasters) posted by Lewis a couple days ago . best of luck Darell

 

[Crutcherro1]

 

After seeing Lewis’s post I ordered Breakaway Nylon Coasters. Here is the link.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009SPDU3C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_hVz8CbB7RV87H

 

[Tazhunter0]

After seeing Lewis’s post I ordered Breakaway Nylon Coasters. Here is the link.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009SPDU3C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_hVz8CbB7RV87H

That’s the ones I have looked at but have not ordered yet. Keep getting sidetracked on other projects.