Not getting many answers on brands of spotting scopes, so let's try another question. I want to use a spotting scope for sighting in rifles between 100 to maybe 300 yards and for hunting both large game, predators and varmints, like prairie dogs. I was looking at 20 x 60 x 80 scopes, but can get a pretty good deal on a Vortex 15 x 45 x 65 angled scope. I also can get the larger in a straight scope, but since I have a bad neck I thought maybe the angled would be better, but I don't know. What do people think?
Spotting scope sizes? Angled or straight?
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Reloadron
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I have been through a few and I like the angled, simply because they work for me in my shooting configurations. I would guess it simply is a matter of personal preference.
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ClarkEMyers
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Angled tends to work better for shot spotting from shooting positions where the scope is setup and left alone. Straight tends to work better for bird watching and game spotting for many people who find it easy to align the straight scope and difficult to point the scope off-axis to the bird or game.
Thanks for the suggestions. Camera land had a great deal on a Vortex Viper 20-60x80 so I bought it. They only had it in straight so I went with the straight. Could have gotten the 15-45x65 in angled, but in the end decided to go big. Only going to do this once and it was $250 off. The smaller one was a good deal also at $150 off.
loose noose
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I've got the Vortex with the angled eye piece, don't care for it all that much as I had an inexpensive Bushnell that was straight and I didn't have to move much when spotting pronghorn antelope as they spook real easy. With the angled you have to expose yourself quite a bit to see. I believe you've made a sound decision.
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