SpookyPistolero
July 6, 2007, 12:01 AM
Howdy folks-
I was in Meijer today and saw a Bushnell Sentry spotting scope. It had a 50 mm objective and I believe was 18-36 power. After having played with a Leupold and some of the other optics big boys at Sportsman's Warehouse, I'm interested in getting a decent spotting scope. As is so often the case, the budget has already been blown on too many other toys.
The Bushnell was on sale for ~$100, and came with a case and the tripod (flimsy I think). I'm really wondering if the glass is of high enough quality to make it worth purchasing? Or should I just hold out for a few years until I can afford something nicer?
It would be for 50-200 yrd range use, and for some camping trips most likely. I don't mind saving up a little bit of money for this if the glass is alright, but I don't have any intentions of blowing any more than this $100 (or so) on a piece of equipment that won't get used for than a dozen times a year.
Thoughts/experiences?
I was in Meijer today and saw a Bushnell Sentry spotting scope. It had a 50 mm objective and I believe was 18-36 power. After having played with a Leupold and some of the other optics big boys at Sportsman's Warehouse, I'm interested in getting a decent spotting scope. As is so often the case, the budget has already been blown on too many other toys.
The Bushnell was on sale for ~$100, and came with a case and the tripod (flimsy I think). I'm really wondering if the glass is of high enough quality to make it worth purchasing? Or should I just hold out for a few years until I can afford something nicer?
It would be for 50-200 yrd range use, and for some camping trips most likely. I don't mind saving up a little bit of money for this if the glass is alright, but I don't have any intentions of blowing any more than this $100 (or so) on a piece of equipment that won't get used for than a dozen times a year.
Thoughts/experiences?
