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Marine24
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Posted: June/12/2017 at 18:19 |
Looking for opinions on the subject spotting scope.
My brother is toying with the idea of taking up long range shooting. I'm already in trouble when I showed him a Tikka T3x TAC A1 in 6.5 CM, which he promptly bought mounting a Sig Tango6 5-25 scope on it. Most of his purchases start out as good intentions and quickly become hangar queens in the safe. Before he jumps on a $1600+ spotting scope, thought I would get him started with something that is reasonably reliable at spotting .264 and .308" holes at 200 yards. Gave him a sanity check that even the most expensive scopes have a tough time beyond 300. Just happened to run across this one for $500. It is the predessesor to their M2 model. I know it is big and heavy, but this will be used off the bench. Don't know much about the company but think I owned one of the telescopes when my son was young. |
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Kickboxer
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Celestron is a decent scope maker. I've been researching them, looking at a few, and have been suitably impressed for the money. Regal 100 ED is actually probably my choice for a spotting scope. I know a guy who is going to let me take his to the range when I get an opportunity, but may just pull the trigger before then. I like it pretty well.
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Marine24
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Appreciate the feedback. For where he is, it minimizes the investment but still provides a spotting scope that performs reasonably well.
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Kickboxer
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It is better than reasonable. Clean and clear and performs well in low light.
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Marine24
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How would it compare to the Razor HD or Zen Ray ED 20-60x spotting scopes? These are two reference points that I have.
Larger objective size on the Celestron will definitely give it an edge and a 67x top end. |
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Marine24
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Opted to buy this one. At a minimum, it should serve my brother well in the interim.
Reviews I found seem to put it in the Zen Ray/Razor HD performance range. Appreciate the advice.
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