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<blockquote data-quote="jmden" data-source="post: 326634" data-attributes="member: 1742"><p><a href="http://www.bushnell.com/products/scopes/spotting-scopes/elite/781548P/" target="_blank">Bushnell - Elite 15-45 x 60 mm, Matte [781548P]</a></p><p> </p><p>At 26.5 oz. with fully multicoated optics, bak-4 prisms and a very slim straight, easily stowable in a pack, profile--this spotter was hard to pass up for the price. Lightweight and small. Not sure you'll find anything that's more lightweight and/or smaller. Certainly not the optics of a Swarovski scope, but I had little trouble a couple of years ago counting the tines on one side of a muley buck to ensure his legal status during the high hunt at just under 1100 yds. And that was exactly the reason I bought it. Combined it with this Manfrotto tripod for a small, lightweight but quite versatile package:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/427320-REG/Manfrotto_by_Bogen_Imaging_785B_785B_Modo_Maxi_Tripod.html" target="_blank">Manfrotto by Bogen Imaging | 785B Modo Maxi Tripod | 785B | B&H</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jmden, post: 326634, member: 1742"] [url=http://www.bushnell.com/products/scopes/spotting-scopes/elite/781548P/]Bushnell - Elite 15-45 x 60 mm, Matte [781548P][/url] At 26.5 oz. with fully multicoated optics, bak-4 prisms and a very slim straight, easily stowable in a pack, profile--this spotter was hard to pass up for the price. Lightweight and small. Not sure you'll find anything that's more lightweight and/or smaller. Certainly not the optics of a Swarovski scope, but I had little trouble a couple of years ago counting the tines on one side of a muley buck to ensure his legal status during the high hunt at just under 1100 yds. And that was exactly the reason I bought it. Combined it with this Manfrotto tripod for a small, lightweight but quite versatile package: [url=http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/427320-REG/Manfrotto_by_Bogen_Imaging_785B_785B_Modo_Maxi_Tripod.html]Manfrotto by Bogen Imaging | 785B Modo Maxi Tripod | 785B | B&H[/url] [/QUOTE]
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