$47 dollar Harbor Freight Spotter Scope : )
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dwwright
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If it's on sale, might not be able to use this, but worth checking into...20% off
http://widgets.harborfreight.com/ws...e=1111a_sp.html&cust=00081721358&keycode=0000
Will be interested in the range report as well. My little binoculars just aren't cutting it.
http://widgets.harborfreight.com/ws...e=1111a_sp.html&cust=00081721358&keycode=0000
Will be interested in the range report as well. My little binoculars just aren't cutting it.
.22M.R.F.
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Spotting Scope
Thanks guys for the tip but I was looking through the ad in the furnished link and saw no spotting scope for sale. Where should I be looking? Searched all categories I believe. What did I miss? Thanks again, .22M.R.F
Thanks guys for the tip but I was looking through the ad in the furnished link and saw no spotting scope for sale. Where should I be looking? Searched all categories I believe. What did I miss? Thanks again, .22M.R.F
frankiestoys
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i was thinking about one too but everytime i buy something from there i get dissapointed has anyone ever used this scope?
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http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?category=&q=spotting+scope
scope link. I will be by HF on saturday and see what it looks like.
scope link. I will be by HF on saturday and see what it looks like.
Ok, here's my opinion, again its just my opinion on this scope. Using .223 caliber bullets at 100 yds, its kind of difficult to spot them, but you can. Its not real bright. I shot some .30 cal stuff on Sunday and at 100 yds it was easy to spot with it. Soo, its ok, but of course its not a 400 dollar unit. Also when you turn it up to 60X your field of view is fairly small but still enough to see a couple of full size sight in targets, but you have to put your eye almost to the recticle.. Works better at 40X
Bryan
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I've had mine for about a year now.
I use mine when plinking with .22 and .233s at 50 yards (shooting at white targets). Works like a charm for this duty. I think it would be fine for 100 yards too. I don't shoot often at the 200 yard range or black targets, can't say anything about that. I've also always used it in nice sunny weather, can't say how it would handle dusk or bad weather.
What is not immediately obvious in pictures is that it is big, and really, really heavy. I think it would collapse most of the tiny little camera tripods (which I need due to my range having such a low overhang to protect the berm. Actually what I end up doing is I just put it on top of sandbags. Rock solid and low. But basically I doubt I would carry this into the field.
Sitting next to my Golden Ring, it does not compare. It is fuzzy around the edges and just a tad dim compared to "high end" glass. I feel like with that kind of stuff, you don't need so much zoom, because everything is so sharp and bright. With this scope, you might be tempted to zoom in to get a better view, but the picture gets worse the further you go, so it's kind of a catch-22 if you try to take it's abilities to the edge. Hope that makes sense.
It comes with a spring loaded, attached objective lens cap that doubles as an extendable sun shade. The scope comes with a thinly padded softcase and a very flimsy "medium" sized tripod. It's too big for tabletop/bench use but not tall enough to sit on the ground and use it while standing. This tripod comes with its own nylon case. The angled eye piece is nice. The zoom and focus dials operate smoothly (the focus knob maybe a little
too smoothly).
Overall I think this is a great scope for plinking purposes or when you just need something basic, assuming you provide your own support for it and don't ask too much.
I use mine when plinking with .22 and .233s at 50 yards (shooting at white targets). Works like a charm for this duty. I think it would be fine for 100 yards too. I don't shoot often at the 200 yard range or black targets, can't say anything about that. I've also always used it in nice sunny weather, can't say how it would handle dusk or bad weather.
What is not immediately obvious in pictures is that it is big, and really, really heavy. I think it would collapse most of the tiny little camera tripods (which I need due to my range having such a low overhang to protect the berm. Actually what I end up doing is I just put it on top of sandbags.
Rock solid and low. But basically I doubt I would carry this into the field.Sitting next to my Golden Ring, it does not compare. It is fuzzy around the edges and just a tad dim compared to "high end" glass. I feel like with that kind of stuff, you don't need so much zoom, because everything is so sharp and bright. With this scope, you might be tempted to zoom in to get a better view, but the picture gets worse the further you go, so it's kind of a catch-22 if you try to take it's abilities to the edge. Hope that makes sense.
It comes with a spring loaded, attached objective lens cap that doubles as an extendable sun shade. The scope comes with a thinly padded softcase and a very flimsy "medium" sized tripod. It's too big for tabletop/bench use but not tall enough to sit on the ground and use it while standing. This tripod comes with its own nylon case. The angled eye piece is nice. The zoom and focus dials operate smoothly (the focus knob maybe a little
too smoothly).
Overall I think this is a great scope for plinking purposes or when you just need something basic, assuming you provide your own support for it and don't ask too much.
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