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Spotting Scope vs higher power rifle scope for backpack hunts
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<blockquote data-quote="xsn10s" data-source="post: 1610055" data-attributes="member: 95344"><p>You'd have to compare them yourself. I tried some compact spotting scopes twenty years ago and got rid of them. At that time Schotts glass was top tier or close to it. My very old IOR spotter has glass good enough for bird watchers so the clarity is good enough for me. As far as the weight issue that is why I don't carry a spotting scope, I just don't want to carry the weight. And for me I spot more game by movement than details like tips of horn or ears. So that's why a good set of binos works for me. And though I can hunt areas where it's a good poke, I predominately hunt in forest areas of the Pac NW. So my area most likely will be a few hundred yards in the mountains. In any case I wouldn't use a 10-60X56 scope on my hunting rifle. I may shoot offhand or kneeling far more than prone so I like a handy rifle without all that weight. It's just different priorities and styles of hunting/ shooting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xsn10s, post: 1610055, member: 95344"] You'd have to compare them yourself. I tried some compact spotting scopes twenty years ago and got rid of them. At that time Schotts glass was top tier or close to it. My very old IOR spotter has glass good enough for bird watchers so the clarity is good enough for me. As far as the weight issue that is why I don't carry a spotting scope, I just don't want to carry the weight. And for me I spot more game by movement than details like tips of horn or ears. So that's why a good set of binos works for me. And though I can hunt areas where it's a good poke, I predominately hunt in forest areas of the Pac NW. So my area most likely will be a few hundred yards in the mountains. In any case I wouldn't use a 10-60X56 scope on my hunting rifle. I may shoot offhand or kneeling far more than prone so I like a handy rifle without all that weight. It's just different priorities and styles of hunting/ shooting. [/QUOTE]
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