Spotting Scopes?

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Hi,

I have been looking to find some threads on spotting scopes around here, but I have found anything.
I am looking to buy a spotting scope to shoot ar 25 to 100 yards ranges.
Any suggestions on good, budget friendly scopes (b/w $100-200).

Thanks,
Kris
 
AWOL said:
Redfield is the cheapest spotting scope I could find that actually works. Around $250
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The new Redfield line is made by Leupold and has a lifetime warranty. I haven't looked through one myself but it doesn't sound like a bad choice to me.

Ivo
 
ivo said:
The new Redfield line is made by Leupold and has a lifetime warranty. I haven't looked through one myself but it doesn't sound like a bad choice to me.

Ivo
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For the money, I find the optics exceptional. To do any better, you really need to spend $500+.

The image quality is acceptible up to 220ish yards.
 
Konus spotters are quite good for the money. Read the reviews that are available online. I taken a look through one during a F-class match a 600 and was quite impressed with its clarity and sharpness. It was capable of reading several layers of mirages. I like it so much so I recently purchased on in a 80mm. It's a budget spotter but it'll do the job for the next several years of F-class until I get better an need better optics. jarheadtop.com has a good comparison to the Kowa 821.
 
$100-200 is not enough to get a new spotting scope that is good enough to be worth having. If you are patient and diligent in monitoring the EE and local advertising like kijiji.com you might find an obsolete scope of good make that is worth having at that price.

Minox and Vortex make good stuff and are still relatively low-priced for their quality. Site sponsor CameraLandNY is very competitive on price, has a very good selection, and has a very good reputation amongst Gunnutz.

It is probably better to sacrifice some magnification for better quality when on a tight budget. If the glass isn't good, more magnification will just make it worse.
 
My Sightron Big Sky is the one i use as a spotting scope even shooting other rifles, clear like crystal... JP.
 
I have one of the newer Redfield Rampage scopes. Good optics and value for the $250 bucks they charge for them. If all your doing is looking at bullet holes out to 200 yds it works just fine.
 
It is probably better to sacrifice some magnification for better quality when on a tight budget. If the glass isn't good said:
X 2. First hand experience.

mrgoat said:
I have one of the newer Redfield Rampage scopes. Good optics and value for the $250 bucks they charge for them. If all your doing is looking at bullet holes out to 200 yds it works just fine.
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X 2 for Redfield. $239 at Lebarron minus 10% member's discount (when they have it it stock!).

caramel said:
My Sightron Big Sky is the one i use as a spotting scope even shooting other rifles, clear like crystal... JP.
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Actually, what a good idea. I have seen people do that with high end rifle scops but never stopped to think about it.
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Instead of posting a new thread I thought I'd ask here to see if the scopes recommended here might work for me.

I am shooting .22LR at 200 m (220 yards). Some day in the future, I might shoot a centre fire as far as 300 m (~330 yards) - have not figured out which calibre it will be.

Might only be a .223 as it seems like a good center fire to start with. Might be a .308 win if I want to get one center fire as a "do it all" - although I think I might be better starting off with a .223 as I don't currently plan on anything other than range use. Could purchase a .308 or 30-06 in the future if I get into hunting. While I don't plan on it, the most I plan to use it against would be a coyote at 200 yards so I think a .223 would suffice. I guess that is for another discussion.

Do you folks think that a Redfield Rampage 20-60x 60mm or Konus 7120 20-60x 80mm would suffice for being able to clearly make out bullet holes at 220 yards with a .22LR and 330 yards with a .222?
 
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