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03-13-2023, 01:16 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Calgary
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Best spotter under $1000
Looking for a 60-85mm objective
Range use mainly, out to 500m. (maybe star gazing with the kids)
Under $1000
Am I crazy to think I can see my groups on paper with a cheap spotter?
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03-13-2023, 01:22 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Camrose
Posts: 45,168
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You need a high quality spotter, to see bullet holes at 400m. If you use shoot&see targets, you can extend that range.
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03-13-2023, 01:33 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Lloydminster
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I looked through one a while back when we were out shooting in the river valley, it was a Vortex Diamond back 20 - 60 x 85mm, it runs about $750 and was great at 700 yards but when we got out to 1200 it was easy to see the difference between it at the leupold, of course the price on the leupold is 3 times that of the vortex. The vortex was not bad out there and would be perfectly acceptable for a budget spotter.
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03-13-2023, 02:50 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: onoway, Ab
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I had a Vortex viper and couldn’t spot shots at a 1000+ yards so got rid of it and bought the razor. Much better quality glass.
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03-13-2023, 04:05 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: alberta
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Celestron
they make telescopes for seeing the moon so they are good for what you need
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03-14-2023, 07:32 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: West of Edmonton
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Used Kowa 663/664, or a new Pentax 65ED. I really prefer the fixed power eyepieces to make them pop, but the variables have their place.
For shooting steel, farting around looking at stars and nature they are both awesome glass, and not too big to pack around, or require a video tripod to keep steady. Also consider if you want angled or straight, for viewing with other people angled is pretty sweet.
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03-14-2023, 07:52 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Camrose
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Homesteader
Used Kowa 663/664, or a new Pentax 65ED. I really prefer the fixed power eyepieces to make them pop, but the variables have their place.
For shooting steel, farting around looking at stars and nature they are both awesome glass, and not too big to pack around, or require a video tripod to keep steady. Also consider if you want angled or straight, for viewing with other people angled is pretty sweet.
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Kowa are excellent for the price, I chose Kowa over Swarovski Zeiss, and Leica. But it could be tough finding one for $1000
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03-14-2023, 11:33 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: West of Edmonton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by elkhunter11
Kowa are excellent for the price, I chose Kowa over Swarovski Zeiss, and Leica. But it could be tough finding one for $1000
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They're out there just got one for a buddy, decent selection too online
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