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gonna get into hunter benchrest next year & was wondering about spotting scopes,just how good of a spotting scope do you need for this class?wondering about power?any recommendations from the old pros out there would be helpful...r
 
longrange223 said:
gonna get into hunter benchrest next year & was wondering about spotting scopes,just how good of a spotting scope do you need for this class?wondering about power?any recommendations from the old pros out there would be helpful...r
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Purchase the best you can afford. One of the best - and most bang for the buck: NIKON Field Scope (20x45X - 60MM) WITH ED glass: this scope is compact and, as compared using various resolution charts, resolves with the best, including Swarovski, Lica, etc. This scope easily resolves single bullet-holes at 300 Yd - even in heavy mirage, if you cannot see them via this scope, you won't see them. In my experience, with good light - anything but the last/first few minutes of day-light, the 80MM objectives are not worth the extra cost, bulk and weight. Good shootin'! RG
 
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R. G. Robinett said:
Purchase the best you can afford. One of the best - and most bang for the buck: NIKON Field Scope (20x40X - 60MM) WITH ED glass: this scope is compact and, as compared using variuos resolution charts, resolves with the best, including Sworovski, Lica, etc. This scope easily resolves single bullet-holes at 300 Yd - even in heavy mirage, if you cannot see them via this scope, you won't see them. In my experience, with good light - anything but the last/first few minutes of day-light, the 80MM objectives are not worth the extra cost, bulk and weight. Good shootin'! RG
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Do you prefer the angled body or straight body? Thanks, P
 
Go with the Nikon 60mm ED Fieldscope 20x45 eye peace and dont look back you can use it for more then just hunter class shooting
Ron
 
Pete Wass said:
Do you prefer the angled body or straight body? Thanks, P
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Pete, I prefer the straight bodies - this beacuse I use them for hunting also, and find it easier to "get 0n" a distant object. Over a decade ago, I purchased a Swarvoski (St) 80 MM, which, other than being HUGE, is an excellent scope. I made the purchase beacuse, I'm stubborn - not a single retailer/sales person either could or, would, provide an objective comparison of RESOLUTION . . . I'll skip the boring details and state that, upon receiving the BIG Swaro, and comparing it to Mike Bigelow's NIKON ED 20x45x -60MM Field Scope, using several resolution charts, in broad day-light, the much less costly and compact NIKON was dead-equal to the Swarovski :eek:! Well, except that, on the USAF chart, the NIKON clearly out resolved the Swaro when viewing YELLOW. ;) For all but the first/last few minutes of day-light, the smaller scope performs right with the BIG BULKY Swarovski, which is a pain to tote while searching for BIG mule deer!:eek: And, in those brief conditions, a spotting scope is of little importance - we sure don't encounter near-darkness in benchrest tournaments! :D Oh, MIke usually keeps his NIKON set <30X, and frequently "makes calls" for people who, via their BIG 80s (name the brand) cannot distinguish whether a shot clipped, or, missed the X. RG
 
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Thanks R.G.

I have ben through 3 brand x scopes and one pretty good one over the past 10 years. I am able to see reasonably well with the "Pretty Good" one ( an older Japanese Redfield) but I have looked through several scopes with ED glass and I know the difference now. I am in agreement with the 60 MM objective. One doesn't want the mass of a huge scope on the bench, I don't think. It's tough enough to keep a small one steady!
 
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Pete Wass said:
I have ben through 3 brand x scopes and one pretty good one over the past 10 years. I am able to see reasonably well with the "Pretty Good" one ( an older Japanese Redfield) but I have looked through several scopes with ED glass and I know the difference now. I am in agreement with the 60 MM objective. One doesn't want the mass of a huge scope on the bench, I don't think. It's tough enough to keep a small one steady!
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in the world of optics there is NO SUCH THING as a good, cheap optic. Anyone telling you otherwise is a fool or trying to fool you. Ya gets what ya's pays for and in optics it is an irrefutable truth...honest Injun!!
 
Have any of y'all used the small Nikon 50mm scope? How is it?
 
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I use a Nikon 20X x 60mm sky/earth series straight body and am very happy with it. Excellent value for the money spent.
sg
 
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