I have been in the market for a new range spotter for a couple of years. I have been currently using a straight 25X Leupold Gold Ring, but was wanting to upgrade. I wanted to buy a Swaro. or Zeiss, but I just did not pull the trigger. This spotter is going to be range usage mostly(but maybe not). So I have been shopping for a good deal. I ran across some Minox "show specials". I bought the new Minox 20-45X for $449. This is glass that normally runs over $800. But You guys know how the economy is.
So I received my new spotter. And I set it up in the living room, and was looking out the front window. This is not a real good test, but it is a decent test. There is a Sycamore tree at about 175 yards out. And a Sycamore Tree is great for testing glass because the bark is different colors. Not only could I see the different colors in the bark. But when I looked at a leaf, I could see the veins in the leaf. I was pretty impressed by that. Hopefully I can get it to the range and see what the bullet holes look like at 400 and 500 yards.
A friend of mine came over and played with it a bit. When he was done he had a new name for the spotter. He called it "The Hubble". And that is the nick name for my Swaro. binoculars. So now I guess we have "Hubble 1", and "Hubble 2". Tom.
So I received my new spotter. And I set it up in the living room, and was looking out the front window. This is not a real good test, but it is a decent test. There is a Sycamore tree at about 175 yards out. And a Sycamore Tree is great for testing glass because the bark is different colors. Not only could I see the different colors in the bark. But when I looked at a leaf, I could see the veins in the leaf. I was pretty impressed by that. Hopefully I can get it to the range and see what the bullet holes look like at 400 and 500 yards.
A friend of mine came over and played with it a bit. When he was done he had a new name for the spotter. He called it "The Hubble". And that is the nick name for my Swaro. binoculars. So now I guess we have "Hubble 1", and "Hubble 2". Tom.