i shoot silhouette out to 500yds I use a 100mm Konus they do make one in a 60mm and 80 mm you can find them online i bought mine from a bird watching shop in Ontario It has been a great scope for the money and you can see the 45/70 bullet coming into target at 500 yds ,it picks up the heat mirage so that you read the wind downrange.
Spotting scope recommondations for bench rest shooting
- Thread starter TheCircle
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Yup, Pelee Wings is the place to shop, best prices on Kowa scopes in Canada. I was just there last week, but I only live 1/2 hour away.
My Kowa 663 with 25X LER ocular came from Pelee Wings. Very pleased with it. It is a mid-sized scope.
A good friend who used a Kowa for decades got a top line Vortex last season. He is still using it, the Kowa seems to have been retired.
A good friend who used a Kowa for decades got a top line Vortex last season. He is still using it, the Kowa seems to have been retired.
BigUglyMan
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- New Scotland
Soooo...you're saying you know where our OP can get a deal on a nice Kowa?
I purchased my Kowa TSN883 from them, great service, and a great scope.
HAHA! hey thanks guys for all your comments and advice. I'll probably just save all my pennies like maynard said and get a nice kowa.
My scope can see .223 holes at 100 easily but I wanted to take it out to 200 and be able to see what I can do.
I will check out Pelee Wings though.
Thanks again!
- Location
- West Quebec
I have an earlier model of this and has worked very well up to 200M and 223 rounds
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I just got a Vortex Viper HD 20-60x80. It's kinda the old middle-of-the-line, between the Diamondback and the Razor.
It's not a Kowa or a Swarovski (I had a look through those and damn, but their image quality is impressive!), but it also didn't set me back 3-4000$ and seems to work a damn well better that that $165 Celestron I used to have. It would be rather heavy for backpacking over distance, but otherwise heavy is a plus to me: makes it less sensitive to wind. Cost about $1400 at Cabela's.
It's not a Kowa or a Swarovski (I had a look through those and damn, but their image quality is impressive!), but it also didn't set me back 3-4000$ and seems to work a damn well better that that $165 Celestron I used to have. It would be rather heavy for backpacking over distance, but otherwise heavy is a plus to me: makes it less sensitive to wind. Cost about $1400 at Cabela's.
maple_leaf_eh
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I started with a 45-deg Bausch and Lomb spotting scope. I didn't like it and switched to a straight-view model when I got more serious with target shooting. The Bushnell Spacemaster is a very good used choice. The tripod is its weakness, but the optics are good.
kenrockwell.com/tech/bushnell/spacemaster-ii.htm
kenrockwell.com/tech/bushnell/spacemaster-ii.htm
Ok, I tried many spot scope this year and i can tell you the differences between cheapest scope to $400 nikon spot scope.
first , what you gona do with your spot scope? if you only gonna use it for 200 yards paper poking, a $80 Simmons 20-60 will do the job. my -125 eye is able to see 308 holes on the paper at 200 yards, not clearly, a little bit blurry, but you can see it.
second , if you can go US, buy the this one. I tried it and it is better than the simmons, I can see the bullets holes at 300 yards, a little bit blurry.
Third, I bought a bushnell 12-36 scope, the picture is really good but more power is desired to see holes at 300 yards. I believe you should be able to see holes if you have a normal eyes. i cannot because I need to take off my glasses in order to get good eye relief.
Then i bought a nikon 15-45 scope, more than $400. I can see bullet holes at 300 yard without any problems.
first , what you gona do with your spot scope? if you only gonna use it for 200 yards paper poking, a $80 Simmons 20-60 will do the job. my -125 eye is able to see 308 holes on the paper at 200 yards, not clearly, a little bit blurry, but you can see it.
second , if you can go US, buy the this one. I tried it and it is better than the simmons, I can see the bullets holes at 300 yards, a little bit blurry.
Third, I bought a bushnell 12-36 scope, the picture is really good but more power is desired to see holes at 300 yards. I believe you should be able to see holes if you have a normal eyes. i cannot because I need to take off my glasses in order to get good eye relief.
Then i bought a nikon 15-45 scope, more than $400. I can see bullet holes at 300 yard without any problems.
maple_leaf_eh
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
In my experience, the tripods that come with spotting scopes now are the spindliest wiggly legs they can get away with. It is not wonder users have a bad experience, they are tired of chasing the target. A solid target shooting tripod will weigh as much as the tube, and have coarse and fine screw thread adjustments.
mebiuspower
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Morontario
Yeah, don't cheap out on the tripod when you get a nice spotting scope, as I have learned.
That's a good point. When I bought my scope, I also got a Celestron Trailseeker tripod for about $130. It lock well from a large right-hand knob, moves smoothly without grinding and with just a little resistance that helps not to overcompensate, has a solid quick-detach base that doesn't leave the scope wobbling. There's a hook under the central column where I can hang some weight if I want to add stability, too.
http://www.celestron.com/browse-shop/sport-optics/accessories/trailseeker-tripod
