Recent content by baseleg

Re: Vortex Skyline standard vs ED spotters I have had both Skylines, ED and non-ED, and returned them both. The non-ED had some serious chromatic aberration and the ED version wasn't that much of an improvement. For sure not $200 better. I replaced them with a Celestron Regal 80F-ED and...

Re: Spotting Scope Budget <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Fireman9143</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The big negative I see to the Alpen is the straight line only optic. When you are standing on the line, and especially when prone, it is really...

Re: Butler Creek flip ups for Nikon Buckmaster 6-18x40 Problem solved . . . I found some at a local gun shop and it is indeed Butler Creek #16 for the eye and #29 for the objective on a Nikon Buckmaster 6-18x40SF (mil-dot).

Re: Butler Creek flip ups for Nikon Buckmaster 6-18x40 Thanks, okie That would be a #16 eye and #29 obj. I think they are supposed to be snug. I appreciate your help. baseleg

Has anyone put Butler Creek flip ups on their Nikon Buckmaster 6-18x40SF? I'm getting conflicting information about the actual ocular and obj diameters in mm and don't have any way to measure right now. I think the BC sizes are somewhere around #16 for the ocular and #29 for the obj but want to...

Re: A Vortex Customer Service Experience Doc, What does just removing-reinstalling the eyepiece do to clear up the vision? Even if that fixes the problem every time I'm not sure I would want to be removing the eyepiece out in the field or on the range. Wind + blowing dust and dirt might...

Re: Good Spotting scope? <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Doc1911</div><div class="ubbcode-body">baseleg, I remember that you replied earlier to one of my posts concerning Vortex (2 months ago...). In your situation was it the focus knobs that were...

Re: Good Spotting scope? I also bought the Vortex Skyline 80 and couldn't use it because of chromatic aberration as well as couldn't see .223 holes at 220 yards with it. I expressed my concerns to Vortex c/s who offered to send me a used/trade-in/demo ED version of the same scope to see if I...

I was having email problems with Vortex concerning chromatic aberration problems in a non-ED Skyline 80 spotting scope. Just want everyone to know I did make phone contact and they do want to help. They are working on solving my CA problem as much as possible, and I appreciate their efforts...

Re: A Vortex Customer Service Experience Doc...I'm glad you had a good experience with Vortex with your Vortex 80. I'm sorry to report I am having an opposite experience so far with the same scope--and with Vortex--but it's still early in the process for me. I bought a Vortex Skyline...

Looking for information/experiences/reviews of this scope. The .223bdc reticle specifically. I did a search but keep getting the 200 latest posts regardless of topic. Obviously I'm doing something wrong but can't figure out what it is. Do you have to have a minimum number of posts before you...

Re: A Vortex Customer Service Experience I couldn't agree more about the tripod that comes with the Vortex Skyline 20-60x80 scope. I didn't expect much to begin with and will replace it asap with a decent one, but wish they would just leave it out of the package and put the (minimal?) cost of...