This has probably been covered in the past, but are there any of these out there in the under $2k price range?
Spotting scope with ranging reticle?
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Ive heard good things about these, Ive only looked through it at SHOT so it was hard to judge.
http://www.bushnell.com/all-products/spotting-scopes/legend-tactical/15-45x-60mm-t-series
http://www.bushnell.com/all-products/spotting-scopes/legend-tactical/15-45x-60mm-t-series
you can find these for about $450 bucks http://www.bushnell.com/all-products/spotting-scopes/legend-tactical/15-45x-60mm-t-series ive had one for about 6mos and like it a lot.
if your going to be glassing for hours on end you might want to take a look at the leupold https://ads.midwayusa.com/product/7..._-Optics - Spotting Scopes-_-Leupold-_-731204
if your going to be glassing for hours on end you might want to take a look at the leupold https://ads.midwayusa.com/product/7..._-Optics - Spotting Scopes-_-Leupold-_-731204
Will check these out a bit more. I have a nice Kowa now that has great glass but would like something with a reticle as a "back-up) when dealing with unknown distances.
I've got the Bushnell and for the price it's fantastic. Without knowing what you want to do with it, hard to know if it's good enough for your purposes. Obviously it's WAY under your price point - so if the main requirement is a ranging reticle and "good enough for general use" glass, hard to go wrong.
like atxhorn4425 said for the price the bushy is a great spotter...great for ranging targets and giving feed back to shooters and the glass is pretty decent...but if i was using it daily or for hours on end i think i would look into a scope with better glass i think eye fatigue could/would be an issue.
I’ve got a Leopold MK4 spotter with TMR reticle and it’s fantastic.
Bushnell looks pretty nice for the price and the occasional use for me. I actually like both of my kidneys!
Another option for your consideration; Bushnell sells a rubber armored spotting scope with the Horus Vision grid reticle in the lower portion of the field of view. They show up once and a rare while for resale. Here's the Bushnell webpage: http://www.bushnell.com/tactical/spotting-scopes/elite-tactical/elite-tactical-(lmss)-8-40x-60mm
Vortex is releasing a mil and MOA eyepiece for their Razor 27-60 in 2018. I’ve used the Bushnell Legend T, and was not happy with it. It felt like a plastic toy when compared to the more expensive scopes. IOR Valdada makes a good spotting scope for over $2k, and the Leupold Mark 4 is pretty good. The larger the object lense, the easier to spot bullet trace on the 6 - 6.5mm bullets.
I use the Mk 4 with the Tmr reticle, is it the best money can buy? No! But it works extremely well, it fits nicely in my pack and it’s supported by the aftermarket.
Shop around you can find good deals on them I got mine New with the Badger SLICK kit and leupold delta point red dot for $1400.
Shop around you can find good deals on them I got mine New with the Badger SLICK kit and leupold delta point red dot for $1400.
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get a vortex razor and find one of these eyepieces. cheapest good option imo
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vortex-Raz...636163?hash=item441404d143:g:e-EAAOSwMQBaTGLt
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vortex-Raz...636163?hash=item441404d143:g:e-EAAOSwMQBaTGLt
Athlon is bringing out a new spotter with a reticle, https://athlonoptics.com/product/cronus-tactical-7-42x60-ed/
I have a set of cronus binocs and a cronus scope, if the quality of those two are any indication, this one will be nice too.
I have a set of cronus binocs and a cronus scope, if the quality of those two are any indication, this one will be nice too.
I got my Leupold MK4 w/ TMR from Scopelist for $1140 shipped about a year ago and love it!
It might be worth making an offer to them. I doubt you'll get it as cheap as I did but you never know.
It might be worth making an offer to them. I doubt you'll get it as cheap as I did but you never know.
I bought the HD GR Kit last year because I already have a scope with a ret in it, But I love the GR, it's the same as the Mk 4 and the glass is real good too, I had wanted one for a few years but over here (UK) I had to wait til the price came down to a realistic price, Leupold is a good solid platform to build upon.
John.
I have one of this Bushnell's I used it all last summer worked good nice and clear very comparable to vortex razor with 30x eyepiece a little sensitive on focus with just one knob but all in all worked good for $500 bucks and I really liked the mil reticle.
a Vortex possibility......
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/4...ipod-and-picatinny-style-accessory-rail-black
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/4...ipod-and-picatinny-style-accessory-rail-black
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there are a couple of Leupold Mark 4 Tactical Spotting Scope 12-40x 60mm with TMR on Ebay for $800
If you want the more powerful Mark 4 20-60x80 with TMR then you might find one for $1500 but more likely $2000
Doubt you need more that the 12-40x60. So if you can choke down $800 grab one of those on Ebay. But The Bushnell looks like a good deal......especially if you find one used
If you want the more powerful Mark 4 20-60x80 with TMR then you might find one for $1500 but more likely $2000
Doubt you need more that the 12-40x60. So if you can choke down $800 grab one of those on Ebay. But The Bushnell looks like a good deal......especially if you find one used
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Is that laser protection the Green tint that is on the lenses of the m22 bino's ?
I have the GR HD kit without the Ret and I have the old Bushnell version of the Mk 4 with the standard Mildot Ret,
John.
Its similar function but not the same, I think they coat the lenses/mirror on the inside as apposed to the objective lenses like the M22/M24 binos. Its not terribly noticeable but if you look through a Mk4 and GR side by side you see the Mk4 has a darker tint to it.
Cool, I tried to get the MK 4 over here but they wanted about 3k for them and then they sold off all their stock cheap to the dealers and I managed to by the Brown GR kit for about $1670.00 which was fine with me because I wanted the brown version because black scopes don't match mother nature.
john.
john.
You're looking at this wrong.
If you don't have any kidneys, there's nothing for the alcohol to destroy.
Mind. Blown.
I got a spotter for my wife. It was a good trade.
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Just picked up the Bushnell t series and am really impressed for 500 bucks... haven’t had a chance to take it to the range but have looked through it looking at heavy equipment a few kilometres away and glass is actually very good
It was a deal that Europtics ran for a while, I agree it was a steal that’s why I snagged one!
Does anyone have experience with the Sightmark Latitude XD 20-60x80 Tactical spotter with milrad reticle? The finnaccuracy.com article criticized the accuracy of the reticle, and I'm looking for more data. Scope low street price is around $700.
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