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Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
My first spotting scope, on a tight budget
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<blockquote data-quote="ShootnMathews" data-source="post: 1228406" data-attributes="member: 59915"><p>Received my scope today. On first impressions I am very happy. It came at about 1pm and I set her up to glass around. It was bluebird skies and 90 degrees out so the heat waves and distortion were horrible. I was very surprised to see that at a ranged 546 yards between the waves of distortion I could see acorns. </p><p></p><p>This evening after the sun dropped just out of sight I set it up again. This time with no heat waves I could see acorns on the trees at somewhere between 750 and 800 yards. I didn't have my rangefinder this time but it was much further than the 546 I ranged earlier. So to say the least at this point I am happy with it. More field use will be the real test though. </p><p></p><p>I took some pictures but it was very hard to hold my phone by hand and get a good focus through the scope. And in several of the pictures you can see a reflection of a chrome ring around the camera on the phone. </p><p></p><p>The picture I'm posting first is this evening around 750-800 yards and if you follow the lowest long limb on that dead tree down and to the left where it disappears into the leaves, if you zoom in you can see a nice bright green acorn.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShootnMathews, post: 1228406, member: 59915"] Received my scope today. On first impressions I am very happy. It came at about 1pm and I set her up to glass around. It was bluebird skies and 90 degrees out so the heat waves and distortion were horrible. I was very surprised to see that at a ranged 546 yards between the waves of distortion I could see acorns. This evening after the sun dropped just out of sight I set it up again. This time with no heat waves I could see acorns on the trees at somewhere between 750 and 800 yards. I didn't have my rangefinder this time but it was much further than the 546 I ranged earlier. So to say the least at this point I am happy with it. More field use will be the real test though. I took some pictures but it was very hard to hold my phone by hand and get a good focus through the scope. And in several of the pictures you can see a reflection of a chrome ring around the camera on the phone. The picture I'm posting first is this evening around 750-800 yards and if you follow the lowest long limb on that dead tree down and to the left where it disappears into the leaves, if you zoom in you can see a nice bright green acorn. [/QUOTE]
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