Are sniper rifle scopes bulletproof?

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• How hard would it be to put a piece of bulletproof glass in front!?

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  by EL1 2 on February 8th, 2007

• Its not the glass/plastic, it's the mounting. You couldn't secure the glass in the scope tube to resist the impact of a bullet. Scopes can take casual knocks, but bullet hits are not casual.

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  by CannedHam on February 8th, 2007

• Well Elitheeli, they could do that, and might do it to protect against stray shrapnel, but really, if a bullet hit the scope, the scope itself staying usable is the least of your worries... for it to be bullet proof, it needs to absorb ALL of the bullets force, and that much kinetic energy on such a small point is hard to protect against (The only reason bullet proof things work is that they spread the force out across their whole area, small objects can't be bullet proof and have any hope of maintaining their shape/use, we simply don't have strong enough materials, or if we do, they are far too expensive to use on something like a telescopic sight...

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  by Twhupfold on February 8th, 2007

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• Damn you, I was gunna tell that story.

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  by Sidhedarkness on December 24th, 2008

• Go ahead, I'm sure I missed something important or got something wrong. I bet you could tell the story much better than I can.

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  by JohnOBonno on December 24th, 2008

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• A sheet of bulletproof glass in front might do it....

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  by EL1 2 on February 8th, 2007

• Remember that properly bullet proof glass is anything up to several inches thick ;) It's not like a normal sheet of glass which can stop a bullet, its many many layers of glass and some kind of plastic I think

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  by Twhupfold on February 8th, 2007

• Ah ok

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  by EL1 2 on February 9th, 2007

• Do not think snipers carry that about with them may have something to do with hindering escape plans or looking suspicious

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  by Firebrand on February 9th, 2007

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• Would it not be more effective to aim an inch to the left or right to make sure you hit them and not the metal part of the scope? Or is that part too weak to actually deflect a bullet?

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  by EL1 2 on February 8th, 2007

• A hit on the scope itself will deflect the bullet, but by the time it hits the scope, there is not enough time to deflect it past the target's head. However, since most people shoot right handed, aiming just to the right of the lens would be acceptable.

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  by CannedHam on February 8th, 2007

• The metal casing on a scope is their purely to hold all the parts inside in place securely, it is in no way actually meant to be protective against such forces as a bullet (They can be made well enough to resist being dropped or 'maybe' thrown, but a bullet would simply tear straight through it hardly even slowing down)

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  by Twhupfold on February 8th, 2007

• Like I said, it is a very good point of reference, especially if it is reflecting.

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  by Anonymous on February 8th, 2007

• If a sniper is doing their job, you're dead or incapacitated before you even know there is one out there ;) It is a point of reference if they are too close, or you are already looking at them, either way the sniper has made the mistake

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  by Twhupfold on February 8th, 2007

• you can blow someones scope with your gun but the mythbusters proved it won't go right through the scope and into your eye like in the movies.(saving private ryan for one).

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  by ragnos43 on August 22nd, 2008

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• he should have a spare tucked somewhere...

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  by Owner of the GD Universe on April 11th, 2007

• But he would need to take off the old scope, put on the new one, and calibrate it, and in that time you would be able to take another shot.

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  by KevinW42 on April 14th, 2007

• Ohh, so it's not really as simple as that.. thanks

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  by Owner of the GD Universe on April 14th, 2007

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