Affordable Spotting scope with milradian reticule?

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Hey guys,

Just thought I would see if anyone knows of any affordable spotting scopes with milradian reticules in them? They also need to be decently made, not just a cheap PoS... price range I'm looking for is between $200-400, would be nice to be able to get a $2,000 one, but probably not logical with all the other things I need currently.

Thanks,
- Koshy
 
When the mirage is running hard at 1000 yards those little lines aren't much good.

Between $200-400. some eye pieces cost that much on a good quality spotting scope.

My advice it to wait until you get to the big range (Borden) and see what everybody else is using. Have a peek through as many as you can then decide.
 
I'm thinking about the Bushnell Excursion myself.

http://http://www.bushnell.com/products/scopes/spotting-scopes/excursion-flp/

Not too many spotting scopes even have mildots, only Leupold and US optics come to mind and they're both just over a grand I believe. The excursion has gotten decent reviews when compared to the much pricier Leupold and is the only option with mildots in your price range (about $400 US) that I'm aware of.

While high quality optics are nice, not everyone can afford them and you have to start somewhere. If I waited until I could afford Zeiss or Swarovski then I'd never end up buying one.
 
Leg said:
I'm thinking about the Bushnell Excursion myself.

http://http://www.bushnell.com/products/scopes/spotting-scopes/excursion-flp/

Not too many spotting scopes even have mildots, only Leupold and US optics come to mind and they're both just over a grand I believe. The excursion has gotten decent reviews when compared to the much pricier Leupold and is the only option with mildots in your price range (about $400 US) that I'm aware of.

While high quality optics are nice, not everyone can afford them and you have to start somewhere. If I waited until I could afford Zeiss or Swarovski then I'd never end up buying one.
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Looks respectable. Really wish it had an angled viewing port though but I guess that is the price you pay for "cheap". Ugh considering to pay $1000+ for a spotting scope is a hard decision for me though, I can think of so many other better things to burn the money on :)

Thanks,
- Koshy
 
TR11 said:
Any come to mind with MOA reticule?
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I'm not sure that anyone has a reticle based off MOA.

I too wish they were availabe with an angled eyepiece but I do believe that they were simply trying to copy the Leupold model which is in use with some US units I believe. Straight eyepieces are preferred for military use because it's the spotter looking through the optic, not the shooter.
 
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