In the market for a new spotting scope for range work. I have looked at a few brands and had my eyes on a Vixen model that James Corbett used to sell, but sadly they have been discontinued.
I am looking for a fairly compact scope with good eye relief (I hate squinting) and was thinking about the Vortex Diamondback, but do you guys have any recommendations for a good spotting scope for around $500-$1000 ?
Best Value Spotting Scopes..?
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Celestron Trailseeker 80mm 20-60x angled spotting scope.
Well made excellent optics and great eye relief. Very reasonably priced too.
Well made excellent optics and great eye relief. Very reasonably priced too.
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You'd be able to pick up a good 2nd hand Kona with a stand for well within your price range. I think I payed about $350 mates rates for a tsn-1 that does more than I've ever asked it to do.
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Hi , I use a $300 eBay Celestron since end of 2017 . Been everywhere I’ve competed and does the job .
Think it’s the 65 mm ultimer or something like that. I ware glasses when I shoot “astigmatism “ . I just took of the eye cup rubber .
Been good , saved a few points but like anything . It takes a lot of hard work to use a spotting scope successfully! One Question I always ask myself is “ is the scope going to help or hinder me on this detail ?” .
Think it’s the 65 mm ultimer or something like that. I ware glasses when I shoot “astigmatism “ . I just took of the eye cup rubber .
Been good , saved a few points but like anything . It takes a lot of hard work to use a spotting scope successfully! One Question I always ask myself is “ is the scope going to help or hinder me on this detail ?” .
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mine have been ebay,never had a problem with them,they are good out to the 1000yrd
see mirage reasonably well,pack away easy.
a mates got a big arse scope,i reckon you could use looking at moon craters.
doesnt seem to help him any more than mine helps me.
horses for courses mate.
see mirage reasonably well,pack away easy.
a mates got a big arse scope,i reckon you could use looking at moon craters.
doesnt seem to help him any more than mine helps me.
horses for courses mate.
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I have a Konus 70. Not as good as a Leica that I also own BUT the difference in price is thousands. The Konus is almost up there in picture quality. I have been asked many times by someone to borrow my scope for scoring duties. At least twice I have allowed someone to borrow my Leica and the next thing I see is the scope lying on the ground from overbalancing while the scorer wasn't paying attention. I don't allow anyone to borrow any of my equipment any more.
I can't afford the cost of an overhaul of my Leica and I have never been offered the cost of repairs. For the cost of a Konus you can throw the spotting scope away if it gets damaged and buy a new one many times over.
Philip
I can't afford the cost of an overhaul of my Leica and I have never been offered the cost of repairs. For the cost of a Konus you can throw the spotting scope away if it gets damaged and buy a new one many times over.
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bainp wrote: For the cost of a Konus you can throw the spotting scope away if it gets damaged and buy a new one many times over.
Philip
For scoring purposes I bought a cheapie from Australia Post for $75. I was so pleased with it that when they were clearing them at $50 I bought another. That was 14 years ago and they have toured the country and the world and given good service - but they are now falling apart. I've taken your advice - tossed them and just bought a bottom of the range Konus for $350.
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loneranger wrote:Thanks guys, appreciate the feedback...
It will pay you to shop around. Two different sellers offering the Konus 20-60x100 with a $75 price differential. The dearer one was "free" shipping, other one may have been shipping extra.
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