I'm looking at getting a spotting scope, does anyone have any suggestions/ideas. I'm looking for best bang for buck without breaking the bank, less that $150 is prefered?
thanks
--Mech
thanks
--Mech
A little information on what you would like to do with it will help.
Examples: Hey are those brown spots deer on that alfalfa field? (600 yards) Let me look and see. Yep they are deer. I can tell a couple might be pretty nice bucks but its too blurry to tell much. Or hey can you tell where I am hitting? (Target at 300 yards, .243 caliber) Well it looks like a hole about 7 inches low and to the right, but I can't really tell. If I zoom in more it gets blurry. This is common amongst the bottom dollar spotting scopes.
Examples: Hey are those brown spots deer on that alfalfa field? (600 yards) Let me look and see. Yep they are deer. I can tell a couple might be pretty nice bucks but its too blurry to tell much. Or hey can you tell where I am hitting? (Target at 300 yards, .243 caliber) Well it looks like a hole about 7 inches low and to the right, but I can't really tell. If I zoom in more it gets blurry. This is common amongst the bottom dollar spotting scopes.
Crack deal - I already got one, and gladly paid more for used.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...22_Konuspot_100_4_0_100mm_Spotting_Scope.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...22_Konuspot_100_4_0_100mm_Spotting_Scope.html
This.
If you're trying to spot a paper target at 300+ yards, then you don't want something with less-than-uber-clear glass. I don't think you can find a scope that's worth the money without spending around $200.
The Bushnell Excursion 15-45x60 is the best deal in spotting scopes (it has mil-hash marks in it):
http://www.opticsplanet.net/bushnell-15-45x60-excursion-spotting-scope-with-mil-hash-reticle.html
Check out Burris' cheaper line - you can find a decent spotter (low-power) for around $200. Bushnell's $200 spotters are a decent deal as well (not as clear as the Burris Landmark / high-country line, but with more powerful magnification for around the same price).
I personally have bad experiences with NcStar, Leupold's Sequoia line, RedHead, BSA, and a few other cheaper brands. Online reviews are your friend.
I know many a person who bought because of brand-name only and was disappointed.
Jim Owens gives Konus a favorable nod. http://www.jarheadtop.com/KONUS.htm
Okay, I'm not set on price, yes I'd like to shoot and see out to 600 yards, but I am nowhere near that level. Ive always thought buy once and plan ahead so you don't have to buy again. I do want to get a very clear glass, I have a scope now(BSA) that was on a rifle when I bought it and I hate it due to being blurry, the $80 scope from wal mart dwarfs it.... Right now I am mostly shooting in the 100-200 range but would prefer to not hav to buy another glass after I extend that range....
Thanks
--Mech
Thanks
--Mech
The Konus I have linked will be it - I have tested it against $2000 spotters, and other than size it didn't give up in clearity, brightness or resolution. I just ordered another one just to have it when I bring a friend to the range.
I might have to pick one of them up for that price. My distributor that has them is higher than that at my cost.
just me... but much rather spend about same $$$ for a used top of the line optic vs paying about same $$ for a new mid to low end optic.
have always believed in buying the most optics that one can afford. guns come and go... fine optics tend to stick around.
waited until I found an old bausch & lomb spotting scope with two lens ocular lens. one fixed, other 20-60x
one of the best $350 I've ever spent!!!
have always believed in buying the most optics that one can afford. guns come and go... fine optics tend to stick around.
waited until I found an old bausch & lomb spotting scope with two lens ocular lens. one fixed, other 20-60x
one of the best $350 I've ever spent!!!
