Spotting Scopes?

Blazerman 9/20/10 11:23pm

Anyone have any tips on buying a spotting scope want to buy one but not sure on what to get. Heard alot of good things on nikon i use nikon binos and they are good anyways please let me know whats a good scope :-k

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TheGreatwhitehunter

9/21/10 1:06am

Nikon and vortex are decent for the money, Zeiss is not bad either.

You will get what you pay for.

Check out CamerlandNY http://cameralandny.com/ Doug always has some good deals

huntindad

9/21/10 7:11am

Don't overlook the Pentax ED series they are great at any price and are much less than the big names. The lens selection is endless as they accept astronomical telescope lenses of which Pentax arguably makes the best.

Bill

TheHardWay

9/22/10 12:48pm

As with any optic, buy the best you can afford. I bought my swarovski sts 80 used (but like new) off of ebay for considerably less than retail.

Blazerman

9/22/10 1:17pm

Thank you guys for help I'm gonna keep lookin into pentax and vortex I wish there was somewhere I can go to look through a couple long range lol I'm scared that it will look nice in the store but not in the field lol

TheHardWay

9/22/10 1:27pm

Don't hesitate to ask the retailer to take the scopes outside and look through them in natural light. I know this may be harder to do in big store such as cabela's or sportman's warehouse than it would be in a smaller sporting goods store. However, like you said you want to be sure it is the one you want and if the retailer wants to make a sale, they should be willing to do this.

bc.pse

9/22/10 7:52pm

Redfield Spotting Scope=AMAZING! I Bought it and have got two other people to buy it cause they liked it! Its the bomb shizzle!

Blazerman

9/23/10 4:42pm

Redfield ill have to check that out thanks man

Bigd7400

9/25/10 11:46am

Have any of you guys had any experience with Bushnell spotting scopes? Any particular model?

crunch14

9/26/10 12:20am

I really like my REDHEAD from BassPro. 15-45x and packs easy.

COLO3D

9/30/10 10:01am

I have used a Nomad from Vortex for two years and it has erformed very well! I am getting ready to sell it as I would prefer to have a straight model vs. the angled. PM me if interested.

steve8410

10/19/10 2:28pm

i just bought the redfield rampage and for the lower end price range i dont think you can beat it, im really happy with it so far.

Blazerman

10/19/10 5:43pm

I ended up getting the redfield thanks guys what an amazing scope i just found out they were made by leopould which is awesome its an great scope recommend it for sure :thumb :))

steve8410

10/19/10 6:35pm

yeah i knew they were made by them, it's wierd though it just seems like the redfield is higher quality than their stuff......yet made by the same company, probably just in my head...

i posted about the redfield 10x42 binoculars i bought a few months ago, love those too, great buy for the price

amp713

10/23/10 8:57pm

hey blazer!

which scope did you get?? the rampage???

Blazerman

10/25/10 11:40am

yes sir got the rampage and im more then impressed this weekend took it with me on opener rifle for my dad we didnt see no bucks but man we saw a nice bull i zoomed in on it and i was counting the points from real far away amazingly clear scope its awesome lol

amp713

10/26/10 6:27pm

20-60x60??

and mind if i ask price????

just thinking about it as a scope for me

Blazerman

10/27/10 10:10am

yeah redfield rampage is the only spotter redfield makes its the 20x60 60 if you get it online from hinderland outfitters i believe its like 190 with shipping or something like that. its a great scope man :thumb

dubvee

12/5/10 7:36pm

Alpen Spotting Scopes! Buy off ebay...150-200 bucks you can get a decent one. Spot bucks 1000 yds. no problem

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