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Posted: 11/26/2012 1:45:35 AM EDT
| The bottom line is, how much money do I have to spend to see holes in the paper at 200 yds. What are some good options. |
First question: are you sure that there are holes in the paper? JUST KIDDING. 
Next question: is this for casual use once in a while, or more frequent use with long sessions? Meade makes a pretty decent 20-60X for casual use and it's under $75.00. I've looked through other bargain scopes and I get eye fatigue after 30 minutes or so. The next step up would be something like the Leupold, Burris, and a few others in the $200 - $400 range. These will have good optics for a-day-at-the-range, and most hunting situations. From there it's just a question of how much you want to spend. I strongly recommend staying away from BARSKA, NC Star, and Vivitar. Their glass SUCKS! I have no experience with other brands, so I can't comment. |
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Konus makes a pretty good spotting scope. The glass is clear and the scope is well made. I did an incredible amount of research and found this too. All the benchrest and long range shooters basically say to buy a Konus until you can afford a Swarovski or Zeiss. I'd go with the scope with the largest objective you can afford, to make the exit pupil as large as possible. That said, I have a Zeiss Victory Varipoint 2.5-10×50 rifle scope that also lets me see 5.56 holes at 200 yards. But it is a bit more than the Konus  and when you start getting heat waves and stuff downrange, it isn't quite as useful for that.
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Konus makes a pretty good spotting scope. The glass is clear and the scope is well made. This is the answer if you are on a budget. Another vote for the Konus. I just picked one up and am very impressed considering the pricepoint. +1 Get a Konus and spend the rest on a good stand. Without a good stand the image will be very shaky once you get up to 60x |
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I tried a couple of cheap spotting scopes.
First, an NCStar. Worthless beyond 100 yards. Next I bought a Vortex model that has been discontined, $250 scope for $150. I thought I had really scored. Wasn't much better than the NCStar, really. Now I have a Bushnell Legend HD 20-60x80. ED (extremely low dispersion) glass. Amazing optics for the price. Unfortunately $450 or so. With any optics, you don't get good performace for a little money. I've learned my lesson; my least expensive rifle scopenow is a Bushnell Elite Tactical 6-24x50 FFP, around $1k list. There is no substitute for quality in this area. Joe |
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