washguy Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Hi Guys Im having trouble finding a suitable spotting scope for the 200/300 yard line at the range. I bought a konus 20x60x80 from Midway cause it had such rave reviews....our scopes on the 308's are better, you couldnt see 308 holes at 200...so sent it back...so now what guys? Yes I do know you can spend a bunch on these spotters,but geez there should be one out there that wont break the bank say maybe 300/400 bucks?all we wanna see is the 308 holes <dontknow> Wash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty44 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 You might check out the 'Vortex' line of spotting scopes. I bought a 'Vortex Nomad' a couple of years ago from Trophy Tools at the Dallas Safari Club convention (20 minute drive from home). I had a very nice conversation with Lon Krieger at his exhibition booth. Lon has written a number of articles for the publications of The Dallas Safari Club and it was from reading one of these articles that I felt the need to make a specific personal visit to the convention and to the 'Trophy Tools' booth.I bought a Vortex 20 - 60 x 60 spotting scope and a 'Scope Clamp.' I bought the industrial strength version of the 'Scope Clamp' because I break things real often and do not want to have to cope with broken gear at a critical moment? Try TrophyTools.com and/or 512-618-8880.Within the web site is a collection of 17 articles about optics used in hunting and about optical devices in general that are worth some time reading. I have used the the 'Scope Clamp' with my SLR camera and it was useful and did well. The spotting scope got put "somewhere safe" and I just found it again recently. I am impressed with the image clarity of of this scope but have not used it for its intended purpose yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fr3db3ar Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 I had seen quite a few good reviews on http://www.opticsplanet.net/celestron-spotting-scope-spotter-52291.html this one. The clarity is amazing. It's 50 power. It's also 5" in diameter so it's not compact by any means. I have yet to get it to the range but sitting on the deck looking at boats a 1/2 mile out or more I could read the numbers on the sails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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