I was looking for recommendations for spotting scopes under $500 for target shooting. It would be great to get one of those $1500 ones but I just don't see it happening. It would be nice to be able to see bullet holes out to 300 yards. I am open to anything like Barska, Kowa, Konus, Celestron, Vortex but if you have tried others then I would like to hear about it.
Spotting Scope Recommendations under $500
- Thread starter MikeinCalgary
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- West Quebec
I use a Celestron Ultima80 Mod 52250 sucessfully at 200 with 223 ammo app $250.00
thegrandpoohbah
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My Konuspot-80 will do the job well enough for how cheap it was. The included "tripod" is useless though. I have to mount it to one of my good photography tripods in order to be useful at longer ranges.
freezer filler
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Keep saving and buy a better one.
Big_red_truck
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save your money , the cheap ones are like looking through an old greasy frosted church window ...
So which Kowa model is selling for under $500 including the eyepiece?
For a shooting range I like the idea of this, The 300 yard unit is $349 US and for twice the price you can see to a mile.
Also uses software to do some cool stuff like show your last shot and more.
http://www.bullseyecamera.com/
Also uses software to do some cool stuff like show your last shot and more.
http://www.bullseyecamera.com/
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He's right, make sure you get a good one for your $500.
I suggest you at least windowshop site sponsor CameralandNY. Their site will show you a wide variety at good prices. Unfortunately the exchange rate is against us at present but that means Canadian dealers paid more for their stock and still have to add a margin to cover their costs and profit. Spotting scopes are not export controlled and CameralandNY is happy to ship to Canada.
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I noticed crappy tires around me had the bushnell elite spotters on clearance a while ago, if you can still find one on sale, that's likely you're best option for a new spotter at that price point....otherwise I'd say save up a few more bucks and shop around the forums for a used model
mebiuspower
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- Morontario
I spent $500 on a Nikon and it's pretty much junk (it has no ED glass). Had a cheapie Bushnell $100 one before that that's junk too.
Saving up for something like a Bushnell Elite Tactical.
Saving up for something like a Bushnell Elite Tactical.
- Location
- West Quebec
I like using my spotting scope at 100 yards to see small holes......
I find that if I can make small groups of small holes at 100 yards I'm doing pretty good and also don't have to walk as far to change the targets.
My kind of guy lol Shooting at 200 is a nice challenge but the walks kill me
Someone messaged me about an old Bushnell Spacemaster scope they had been using for decades and recommended it; theirs wasn't for sale. I located one in Victoria for sale, bought it, and had it mailed to me last week. It's over 40 years old, is 15-45x and came with a Slik pistol grip head (that alone is $130 new). I got the whole thing for $100. At full 45x it's awesome. Bought a neoprene tube sock for $18 to store it in and I am set.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/bushnell/spacemaster-ii.htm
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/bushnell/spacemaster-ii.htm
If I had my own private shooting area this would be great, but at a public range I have seen the way some guys shoot and I would be afraid that the camera wouldn't last long lol
Hey I forgot I also have one of those sitting in a closet with 2 different power eye pieces. They are a fairly decent spotter
