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Why would I need a 20-60X85MM spotting scope?
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<blockquote data-quote="FearNoWind" data-source="post: 968240" data-attributes="member: 50867"><p>I like to choose a scope by considering, in order:</p><p>1. How much do I have to spend? It doesn't make much sense for me to drool over a scope that I can't afford.</p><p>2. What do I want to look at? If it's a 5 inch target at 1000 yards and I want to see bullet holes I need on type. If I want to see if the target has antlers at the same distance I need another type.</p><p>3. What field of view do I need at the minumum/maximum distances I intend to use it. Too much magnification means I'm overwhelmed with visual overload at short distances and too little means I'm disappointed by having too much irrelevant stuff in the picture at longer ranges.</p><p>4. What quality of optics do I need. Seeing a bullet hole in a 1000 yard target requires the best I can find but putting antlers on a deer at that distance doesn't require a Hubble telescope.</p><p>5. How much weight to I want to carry? If I just need to haul it out of the truck for a few feet to set up I can handle more weight without fatigue than I can If I have to carry it for mile after mile in the outback.</p><p>6. What kind and what weight tripod (or other support) do I want to carry? A</p><p>heavy tripod is required if I want to take the shake out of a scope with greater magnification but a light weight tripod will work for a scope with less power and weight takes me back to the "how much weight do I want to carry and how far"?</p><p>7. How much power do I really need? I often find myself reducing the power settings on my scope at the range because mirage creates more interference with increased power. A dancing target isn't a good target and identifying game dancing in the mirage isn't much fun either.</p><p>Other factors, like ruggedness of the covering, eye relief, etc. are in my closing considerations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FearNoWind, post: 968240, member: 50867"] I like to choose a scope by considering, in order: 1. How much do I have to spend? It doesn't make much sense for me to drool over a scope that I can't afford. 2. What do I want to look at? If it's a 5 inch target at 1000 yards and I want to see bullet holes I need on type. If I want to see if the target has antlers at the same distance I need another type. 3. What field of view do I need at the minumum/maximum distances I intend to use it. Too much magnification means I'm overwhelmed with visual overload at short distances and too little means I'm disappointed by having too much irrelevant stuff in the picture at longer ranges. 4. What quality of optics do I need. Seeing a bullet hole in a 1000 yard target requires the best I can find but putting antlers on a deer at that distance doesn't require a Hubble telescope. 5. How much weight to I want to carry? If I just need to haul it out of the truck for a few feet to set up I can handle more weight without fatigue than I can If I have to carry it for mile after mile in the outback. 6. What kind and what weight tripod (or other support) do I want to carry? A heavy tripod is required if I want to take the shake out of a scope with greater magnification but a light weight tripod will work for a scope with less power and weight takes me back to the "how much weight do I want to carry and how far"? 7. How much power do I really need? I often find myself reducing the power settings on my scope at the range because mirage creates more interference with increased power. A dancing target isn't a good target and identifying game dancing in the mirage isn't much fun either. Other factors, like ruggedness of the covering, eye relief, etc. are in my closing considerations. [/QUOTE]
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