I'm in the market for a spotting scope.
When I bought my first higher end scope and started taking shooting more seriously I went with MOA, I was comfortable with it, knew my dope, and grew up using it. Later on, after learning more , attending a match and using a cheaper end Mil based scope for a bit to "try it out" I was convinced and sold all my MOA scopes.
The point is, I didn't know what I didn't know. I had no match experience to realize how valuable is to have the same what everybody else was using and be able to listen to their calls and corrections and adapt mine without having to covert measurements. I didn't realize how much better my brain worked dialing / thinking 6.3MIL rather then 21.50MOA.
I do not want to repeat this mistake when buying a spotter.
-What is some valuable things to look for when I am behind other people's spotters and compare them?
-What features should I look for and what features are more important than others? (Reticle location vs reticle design).
-Are .2 subtensions desired and useful throughout the reticle or are .5 enough for most all situations? I'm thinking if I can't call a correction with a .5 subtension, .2 isn't going to do a damn thing.
One thing I noticed at the matches I've been, most all the spotters the reticle itself was set up out of the way. With the Bushnell legend, the target was in an upper left quadrant. I would imagine a mark 4 h32 this would be better because the target could still be centered up, have the whole field of view to observe, with the reticle at the bottom to still give reference.
That's it as far as question, the rest is what I would be using it for, how often , and my experience with spotters to help anybody that would like to give suggestions.
I have only looked through the Bushnell legend and mark 4 at a local match.
I narrowed down my search to a mark 4 with H32 reticle, cronus tactical with TSSR and the Minox MD 60 Z with the MR2 S reticle. I have found all within 300$ of each other, reasonable enough for myself to lump them into one. I am open to any other suggestions in that 1100-1400 price range. (New or used). I only picked these because I've heard good things about the mark 4, the cronus seemed like a good deal for the features and I've always wanted to own a minox, although I could not find any real good reviews or information on it. Not a real informed decision to lead me to these, so I'm open to others
Main uses- PRS/ field style matches, spotting for other shooters, studying wind and practicing wind calls/ atmospherics, prairie dog shooting, will use with a phoneskope or similar when shooting solo.
Amount of use- I currently shoot 3-5 days a week by myself. 1-4 times a month in a match type setting where I would be using it making calls. Ideally use it everyday observing wind and mirage and comparing it to the kestrel / remote weather meter.
Currently Out of the 3 I am leaning towards the mark 4. No other reason then I've heard the most about the mark 4 and like the h32.
When I bought my first higher end scope and started taking shooting more seriously I went with MOA, I was comfortable with it, knew my dope, and grew up using it. Later on, after learning more , attending a match and using a cheaper end Mil based scope for a bit to "try it out" I was convinced and sold all my MOA scopes.
The point is, I didn't know what I didn't know. I had no match experience to realize how valuable is to have the same what everybody else was using and be able to listen to their calls and corrections and adapt mine without having to covert measurements. I didn't realize how much better my brain worked dialing / thinking 6.3MIL rather then 21.50MOA.
I do not want to repeat this mistake when buying a spotter.
-What is some valuable things to look for when I am behind other people's spotters and compare them?
-What features should I look for and what features are more important than others? (Reticle location vs reticle design).
-Are .2 subtensions desired and useful throughout the reticle or are .5 enough for most all situations? I'm thinking if I can't call a correction with a .5 subtension, .2 isn't going to do a damn thing.
One thing I noticed at the matches I've been, most all the spotters the reticle itself was set up out of the way. With the Bushnell legend, the target was in an upper left quadrant. I would imagine a mark 4 h32 this would be better because the target could still be centered up, have the whole field of view to observe, with the reticle at the bottom to still give reference.
That's it as far as question, the rest is what I would be using it for, how often , and my experience with spotters to help anybody that would like to give suggestions.
I have only looked through the Bushnell legend and mark 4 at a local match.
I narrowed down my search to a mark 4 with H32 reticle, cronus tactical with TSSR and the Minox MD 60 Z with the MR2 S reticle. I have found all within 300$ of each other, reasonable enough for myself to lump them into one. I am open to any other suggestions in that 1100-1400 price range. (New or used). I only picked these because I've heard good things about the mark 4, the cronus seemed like a good deal for the features and I've always wanted to own a minox, although I could not find any real good reviews or information on it. Not a real informed decision to lead me to these, so I'm open to others
Main uses- PRS/ field style matches, spotting for other shooters, studying wind and practicing wind calls/ atmospherics, prairie dog shooting, will use with a phoneskope or similar when shooting solo.
Amount of use- I currently shoot 3-5 days a week by myself. 1-4 times a month in a match type setting where I would be using it making calls. Ideally use it everyday observing wind and mirage and comparing it to the kestrel / remote weather meter.
Currently Out of the 3 I am leaning towards the mark 4. No other reason then I've heard the most about the mark 4 and like the h32.
