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There are some very nice and very expensive ones out there, but what is your purpose?

I have had one of the amazon cheapies(called an airsoft cover) on mine for almost 2 years with ZERO issues. I use mine for hunting only though so it never really gets "hot".  Even sighting in once a year with 4 or 5 shots in a couple minutes it does just fine.

I doubt it would hold up to a mag dump though. Maybe one.

 

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1 hour ago, AzDiamondHeat said:

There are some very nice and very expensive ones out there, but what is your purpose?

I have had one of the amazon cheapies(called an airsoft cover) on mine for almost 2 years with ZERO issues. I use mine for hunting only though so it never really gets "hot".  Even sighting in once a year with 4 or 5 shots in a couple minutes it does just fine.

I doubt it would hold up to a mag dump though. Maybe one.

 

Hunting. 300 ULTRA MAG. Just picked it up today. Thanks for the reply. 

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Covers do server several purposes.   Heat related. 1, For handling.   They can burn you or melt your case.  2, Shielding heat that makes heat wave distortion. 

3.  They look cool.

I use them on my Ar15/M16 and Sten but not on my hunting rifles.  Extra weight. 

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#1 reason... They are super Tacti-cool.

 

They also do a good job of minimizing the heat signature off of them.  Its pretty amazing how fast they heat up.  A few shots and they are untouchable without a cover or glove.

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I can’t stand the look of them personally.  I have been running a suppressor on my .28 nosler this year and loving it.  Shoots better, picked up an extra 70 FPS and I can shoot it without hearing protection.   Killed a couple elk so far with it and don’t know if I’ll be able to go back to unsuppressed.  The only thing I’ve noticed is after 2-3 shots I get bad heat waves in my scope without a cover.  I still don’t think I’d use one for hunting though.  

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"Tacticool" poses for your enjoyment...

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They mitigate mirage, make handling one after 3-4 shots possible, they protect the suppressor.

I was shooting a suppressed .300WM without a cover today.  After 2 shots, mirage was noticeable, after the third, mirage was definitely causing the target image to waver a lot. 

I have shot other times, 5-6 shots with a cover before mirage started to effect sight picture.

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