Nikon Monarch 82ED-S Fieldscope 20-60x opinions ?

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I did some looking for didn’t find any direct info so figured I would ask.

Does anyone have direct experience with the Nikon Monarch 82-ED-S Fieldscope recently ? I know they are a little older in design but as a Nikon camera shooter I can’t imagine the glass would be terrible. I’m looking for a mid range spotter to be used for multiple purposes. Photography, birding, Benchrest shooting and hunting. I don’t do anything at the pro level and I’m not looking for the best of the best. Found a good deal in the Nikon and curious if it’s worth it. I’d be under 1500 all in.

Any other recommendations is this area at this price or less ? I’d prefer to stay away from Vortex as they just aren’t my cup of tea (I do enjoy the podcast crew though.)

Cheers,
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I purchased a rimfire Nikon scope for a really good deal just before or as they were declaring they would no longer be making gun related optics. The glass is really good and they supposedly have a good warranty. I can't provide any specific info though. Cheers
 
270WSMXBolt said:
I purchased a rimfire Nikon scope for a really good deal just before or as they were declaring they would no longer be making gun related optics. The glass is really good and they supposedly have a good warranty. I can't provide any specific info though. Cheers
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There is no warranty on Nikon firearm scopes. However they offer a credit to be used toward another Nikon item.
 
seems Nikon is focusing on birders these days
da dum tiss

Worth it? you'll need to take a look and see if it meets your needs
They are good glass
 
Nikon pulled out of rifle Scopes a number of years back. They do not support firearms or hunting for political reasons.

For many of us, that's a good reason not to support Nikon as we VOTE WITH OUR DOLLARS everyday.

That being said, I have a really nice Nikon bino, and I'm not going to give it up just because I don't agree with the company's direction. I probably won't be making any 'new' Nikon purchases - that's just my personal view.

The Nikon 82ED spotting scope is a really good value - optically it's really good.

Cons are they are very heavy and the field of view isn't 'great'. ...but a very serviceable scope if you are not carrying it very far.

My .02 anyway ..
 
Rod B said:
There is no warranty on Nikon firearm scopes. However they offer a credit to be used toward another Nikon item.
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There is a warranty, if not they wouldn't be offering you credit.

The issue you're likely trying to point out is that they no longer make rifle scopes, and thus cannot fix/replace a rifle scope if you have an issue. Instead they will give you credit towards the products they do still make.

Hand Skills said:
They do not support firearms or hunting for political reasons.
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What is your evidence of this? When I asked Nikon about it when they were leaving the market they basically said it was too competitive of a segment for them to bother with.

I'm not saying its NOT for political reasons, it absolutely could be. I just wanna see evidence before I make judgement.
 
Suther said:
There is a warranty, if not they wouldn't be offering you credit.

The issue you're likely trying to point out is that they no longer make rifle scopes, and thus cannot fix/replace a rifle scope if you have an issue. Instead they will give you credit towards the products they do still make.


What is your evidence of this? When I asked Nikon about it when they were leaving the market they basically said it was too competitive of a segment for them to bother with.

I'm not saying its NOT for political reasons, it absolutely could be. I just wanna see evidence before I make judgement.
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Thank you, You stated that better than I did.
 
Suther said:
I'm not saying its NOT for political reasons, it absolutely could be. I just wanna see evidence before I make judgement.
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If I remember correctly that biggest part of the backlash came when the marketed a scope specifically for "dangerous game" in Africa and with many of the anti hunters seeing it as a "Trophy Hunting" destination that didn't go well. Hunting optics was a small market for them so it made sense that it slowly disappeared.
 
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