Looking for some recommendations for a good spotting scope for zeroing AR's. Something I can quickly and easily see holes in paper out to 200 yards.
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Looking for some recommendations for a good spotting scope for zeroing AR's. Something I can quickly and easily see holes in paper out to 200 yards.
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Hum, nobody use spotting scopes for zeroing anymore?
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I’m looking hard at the Vortex Razor HD 11-33mm because of optical quality and compact size for backpacking. It would also be used at the range for zeroing. I think it would work well in this regard.
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I use the Leupold mk something 12-40 with the Horus mil reticle and its awesome. I used to spot out to 200 this weekend without a problem.
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What's your budget? If all you are doing is sighting in a couple of rifles you probably don't need a two thousand dollar scope.
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I want to quickly and clearly see the holes in the paper. I’ve got a $500 scope that I can just barely make out the holes.
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At least for my eyes, I want minimum 15x per hundred yards to see .223 bullet holes and 20x per hundred is better yet. 8x-10x per hundred yds. is fine for .308” holes. So I would try to find a spotting scope that at least goes to 40x and at least 60mm objective lens for 200 yd spotting. I have a compact Leupold which is clear enough but fairly small ocular lens. That is the minimum size scope I would want. It makes up for it by being very handy to haul around. It is a 15-30x50mm objective I think. When you get up to 60x and 80mm that is a honkin’ piece of equipment and needs a strong tripod/mount.
Last edited by NWPilgrim; 03-12-19 at 22:31.
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