what do you all recommend, to try and spot my own shots at long range. An angled eye piece, or a straight eye piece. dont have any friends that can get away from their wives need to be my own spotter. what you all think. thanks!!
Rifle Scopes spotting scope help!!
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Re: spotting scope help!!
If you are going to spot yourself just get a better scope. You will never get on the trace faster than the scope you are already looking through
If you are going to spot yourself just get a better scope. You will never get on the trace faster than the scope you are already looking through
Re: spotting scope help!!
i am running a NF 8-32 and 12-42 on all my guns, but i cant pick it up after the shot. i saw a guy shooting black powder match once that had a spotting scope set up right next to his head and as soon as the shot went off he would spot him self i can't remember what eye piece he had looked as if it was working for him.
i am running a NF 8-32 and 12-42 on all my guns, but i cant pick it up after the shot. i saw a guy shooting black powder match once that had a spotting scope set up right next to his head and as soon as the shot went off he would spot him self i can't remember what eye piece he had looked as if it was working for him.
Re: spotting scope help!!
I'll toss in here too and recommend that you forget this idea. Bringing the rifle back to target before releasing the trigger is a key fundamental of follow through. The range of your target and the recoil of your rifle along with your skill will determine if you can get the target back in your field of view fast enough to see the impact, and I guarantee you won't be able to fire a shot and get on a spotting scope any faster.
One thing I have done is to use a small JVC Everio video cam on a tripod set up next to the gun. They will zoom up to something like 20X, pretty near the upper limit of practical field magnification. Have the camera record your hits then play them back. It will work better than using a spotting scope and be lighter to carry. Heres a Link to EBay showing this type of camera; they have a small screen at the rear, and are about the size of two packs of cigarettes. Hope this helps.
Regards,
Wes
I'll toss in here too and recommend that you forget this idea. Bringing the rifle back to target before releasing the trigger is a key fundamental of follow through. The range of your target and the recoil of your rifle along with your skill will determine if you can get the target back in your field of view fast enough to see the impact, and I guarantee you won't be able to fire a shot and get on a spotting scope any faster.
One thing I have done is to use a small JVC Everio video cam on a tripod set up next to the gun. They will zoom up to something like 20X, pretty near the upper limit of practical field magnification. Have the camera record your hits then play them back. It will work better than using a spotting scope and be lighter to carry. Heres a Link to EBay showing this type of camera; they have a small screen at the rear, and are about the size of two packs of cigarettes. Hope this helps.
Regards,
Wes
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