First spotting scope purchase, budget vs top notch

[MBtech]

are you .mil or LE?

No sir

[HD1911]

No sir

only thing used I could find was this: http://www.armslist.com/posts/358707...spotting-scope

Not very recently, but within the Last couple years I used to see them go anywhere from $900 to $1,100 USED.

[Kokopelli]

Well I'll add my cheap $0.02 to the thread. I bought a Celestron 80MM scope and a Silk tripod a couple of years ago and while not the best, it works for me. I can see holes very well at 100 yards, but haven't tried anything farther. I recently bought the 65mm Celestron and tabletop tripod for when it's just me shooting and it works as well. I can see 17 ca; holes at 100 yards with ease. Good clarity and eye relief, of course not, but it works.

http://www.amazon.com/Celestron-5225...potting+scopes

http://www.amazon.com/Slik-U8000-Tri...s=silk+tripods



http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007UQNUO/...ter_B00NJC8TNG



http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[MBtech]

So far I have had no luck looking through any of these to get an idea of what is going to suit my needs for the 600 yard range it will be used at, that's been a bummer.

[Kokopelli]

Bullet holes at 600 yards is going to be tough. I believe I could see 30 cal holes at 250-300, but 600 is going to cost some bucks...

So far I have had no luck looking through any of these to get an idea of what is going to suit my needs for the 600 yard range it will be used at, that's been a bummer.

[MBtech]

I guess one thing I should have stated in the original post is I don't want to completely cheap out, but I don't need to go overboard either, just get the job done for now. If I get into longer ranges and perhaps competition then by all means it's go big or go home.

[MBtech]

are you MIL/GOV/LE ?

Why? you know somewhere to get a discount?

[MBtech]

Anyone had experience with the Nikon Prostaff 5?

[elnino31]

If you look around for deals on the for sale threads, you'd be surprised at the quality of spotter that's possible to pick up for $1k.

[Keith E.]

If you look around for deals on the for sale threads, you'd be surprised at the quality of spotter that's possible to pick up for $1k.

That's a fact.

Keith