Spotting scopes
09-17-2008, 01:07 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: ELK GROVE CA USA
Posts: 1,251
RE: Spotting scopes
well any 60mm would be great for range....cheapo bushnell's would work fine...sometimes you can pick them up on ebay or the Alpen 18-36 spotters. they are not too bad either for something cheap that can be used at the range.
for hunting purposes (if not a primary purpose) then any of the above would be fine.....if you want a good one for hunting (from vehicle or close to vehicle) i would get a 60mm spotter and maybe a little higher end bushnell or even nikon
if you want to use it for back pack hunting. then NO 60 mm...way too heavy.....get a 50mm MAX and get the lightes one you can get.
for hunting purposes (if not a primary purpose) then any of the above would be fine.....if you want a good one for hunting (from vehicle or close to vehicle) i would get a 60mm spotter and maybe a little higher end bushnell or even nikon
if you want to use it for back pack hunting. then NO 60 mm...way too heavy.....get a 50mm MAX and get the lightes one you can get.
09-17-2008, 10:08 PM
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: IL
Posts: 6,575
RE: Spotting scopes
decent? for that price? perhaps used on ebay or something.
I think spending an extra $150 on your scope would be better spent, ie going from a 200 scope to a 350...
but for 150 on a new spotter, it'll do what its worth, not much. I bought a cheap tasco spotter years ago. no matter what the power was, my vx-iii at 14x was much clearer and could show bullet holes at 100/200yds better than that thing could at any power, I believe probably over a decade ago I paid close to a $100 for it.
I'd try and rethink the $150 spotter idea.
I think spending an extra $150 on your scope would be better spent, ie going from a 200 scope to a 350...
but for 150 on a new spotter, it'll do what its worth, not much. I bought a cheap tasco spotter years ago. no matter what the power was, my vx-iii at 14x was much clearer and could show bullet holes at 100/200yds better than that thing could at any power, I believe probably over a decade ago I paid close to a $100 for it.
I'd try and rethink the $150 spotter idea.
10-04-2008, 05:35 PM
#9
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 27
RE: Spotting scopes
how about this one, for $185?
I just received their 8x42 VISTA binoculars. The quality definitely exceeds my expectation. I always own a set of Vortex skyline 20-60x80mm. It is decent, but kind of bulky and heavy.
I just received their 8x42 VISTA binoculars. The quality definitely exceeds my expectation. I always own a set of Vortex skyline 20-60x80mm. It is decent, but kind of bulky and heavy.
10-20-2008, 06:32 AM
#10
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RE: Spotting scopes