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Posted: 8/14/2009 2:59:38 PM EDT
| If money were no object, what spotting scope would you buy? I want one that is variable power, so I can use it for short range stuff with my smaller guns, but also out to 600-1000 yds. with my Barrett 82A1, and which can double as a telescope for general viewing on our lake. |
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I love my Kowa. Best money I ever spent on optics. http://kowa-usa.com/frontend/proddetail.asp?pn=TSN-772&co=10000391,10000374 And if you want the ultimate binoculars: http://kowa-usa.com/frontend/proddetail.asp?pn=BL8J3&co=10000325 |
| Instead of a budget, I guess I would consider it cost versus time. If there is a really great scope for less than $3,000 I would probably buy it now. If the Zeiss is clearly worth the wait at 5K, I would probably wait another year until I recover from some recent big purchases for my gun room this past year. |
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Hard to beat a Swarovski 80mm. I've watched bullets fly in at 1000 yards with one.
Of course they're only $1800 or so. Cheap junk :) By the way, I don't care how good of a spotting scope you get, you can't see .50 cal holes at 1000 yards unless there's no mirage whatsoever. Even then it's iffy. -David Edgewood, NM |
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This is evidently under your price point, but I think it would suffice:
US Optics Spotting Scope Click on the options button for reticle of choice. |
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