Spotting Scope Special

I got mine a few days ago. The picture is good but when I use the focuses knob the image I have centered moves. Say I turn the focuses knob right the image will go up and to the left or vise-virsa. (not sure what way it goes exactly) I know it’s not the whole scope moving. Then I have to re-adjust my tripod to center it again. Does this happen to you guys? Maybe I got a dud; then again it was only $50
 
Last week I had to return my Tasco 20-60 X 80 that I bought from costco for $134. Now I know what they mean when they say you get what you pay for when it comes to optics! Still need something cheap to see bullet holes at 200 yard. Would this do it?
 
Just ran out to ct and bought one. Sat it up against my Red Head (Bass Pro) 18 -36 X 50 pursuit. Very disappointed. My old Red head is by far clearer. And Dogfigh7 is right, every time I tried to focus it, the center started to move. It is going back to ct tomorrow.

Have given up on a cheap 200 yard spotting scope. I have a new respect for Bass pro's store brand. They have a Red head 20-60 X 60 on sale for $299. Not that far from the low end Burris and likes of that. Can anybody suggest a better scope in that price range for 200 yard?
 
A decent, midrange riflescope will be able show bullet holes at 200 yards. When I see people with a $200 scope and a $100-200 spotting scope, neither of which is capable of this simple task I'm forced to wonder when the wheels fell off the logic wagon.
The price of junk, plus the price of a "good enough" replacement is more than the cost of something good. Something that you still don't have.:confused: To finish the pattern, you should then go and spend the money again and buy the good stuff last.
Many hours of retail enjoyment can be gained by buying every piece of optical equipment 3 times.:rolleyes:
 
Dogleg said:
Many hours of retail enjoyment can be gained by buying every piece of optical equipment 3 times.:rolleyes:
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Truth. It only hurts once to buy quality, but buying junk hurts over and over again. Not my idea of fun, but if you're one of the black-leather-ballgag set, repeated pain might be right up your alley!
 
Dogleg said:
A decent, midrange riflescope will be able show bullet holes at 200 yards. When I see people with a $200 scope and a $100-200 spotting scope, neither of which is capable of this simple task I'm forced to wonder when the wheels fell off the logic wagon.
The price of junk, plus the price of a "good enough" replacement is more than the cost of something good. Something that you still don't have.:confused: To finish the pattern, you should then go and spend the money again and buy the good stuff last.
Many hours of retail enjoyment can be gained by buying every piece of optical equipment 3 times.:rolleyes:
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What magnification "midrange" riflescop allows you to see your bullet holes at 200 meter?

I can hardly see my 30-06 bullet holes at 100 with my VX-1 at 3x9-40 and my eyesight is not that bad! So I am guessing by "midrange" you mean 6x18-40 and up, right?
 
Home3 said:
What magnification "midrange" riflescop allows you to see your bullet holes at 200 meter?

I can hardly see my 30-06 bullet holes at 100 with my VX-1 at 3x9-40 and my eyesight is not that bad! So I am guessing by "midrange" you mean 6x18-40 and up, right?
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My Bushnell Elite 6500 2.5-16x 42mm will easily show bullet holes at 200m. 300 is pushing it, but under the right conditions (no mirage) you can just make them out.

I'd like to find a spotting scope that will reach out to 300 and show me those holes nice and clearly.
 
IMHO....The optics on your 6500 are probably a whole lot better then those cheap spotting scopes, i think you would have to spend a grand or so on a spotting scope to match the optics, like maybe a top end Leupold, or some such....
 
I intend to shoot a .22 benchrest at 200 yard. I would prefer a riflescope to a spotting scope. It is amazing how fast you can tighten your groupings, when you can see your points of impact on the paper, without having to take your eyes off the target.

I have considered 4.5x14-40 scopes (Mueller APV or Nikon), but I am not sure if it will show .22 impact at 200 M. comfortably.

So, I am now considering 6x18-40 which would probably look silly on a bull barrel .22 but will do the job.

I will appreciate any comments.
 
I bought the CT spotting scope on sale as well. I'd say it's awesome for $50, but it has pretty bad clouding at anything above 30-ish magnification.
 
Home3 said:
What magnification "midrange" riflescop allows you to see your bullet holes at 200 meter?

I can hardly see my 30-06 bullet holes at 100 with my VX-1 at 3x9-40 and my eyesight is not that bad! So I am guessing by "midrange" you mean 6x18-40 and up, right?
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By midrange, I mean midrange on the quality scale. I have no trouble seeing .22 cal bullet holes at 200 yards with 4.5-14 VX111s, or even a 4-12 VX11. I use targ dots and let the bullets hit on plain white paper, which helps a lot. Varmint scopes show well at 300, even with the little .22 holes.
I'm suprised that you can't see .30 bullet holes at 100 without any scope. Are you using a black target?
 
I took mine back the day after I bought it. I paid $99 for it in AB, The threads for the tripod were a mess. It looked like they were forged rater than machined. The tripod would not thread in. I will look for better quality for more money.
 
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