Guys, my father has said that he is interested in a spotting scope for Christmas. My mother has asked me to pick one out for him.
I know zero about spotting scopes. In fact, the only one I ever tried to use turned me off from them because it was virtually impossible to get the eye relief right. I will admit, this was likely a VERY cheap model considering who's it was.
Anyways, my mother gave me a budget if about $1k to work with. She would prefer to spend less because she also wants to get him some other item he showed interest in, but I told her that decent spotting scopes would not be cheap.
My dad doesn't need a reticle in the spotter and he can buy his own tripod later. He just got into shooting at distance, so he isn't into tactical shooting comps or anything like that.....just having fun at the range (100 to 1000 yards) off bench and prone. In what I could search out on the boards, it seems an angled spotter is the way to go. Pentax and Vortex Viper HD popped up a lot. Everything else seemed out of the price range. I would assume a 20-60 would be best considering my dad's eyesight. Weight and length really isn't an issue since it won't be packed anywhere.
I'm just looking for a few suggestions on a decent spotter that fits the budget. My only request is that it has reasonable eye relief or is at least a little forgiving.
Thanks in advance for the help. Sorry if I missed some kind of detail.
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I know zero about spotting scopes. In fact, the only one I ever tried to use turned me off from them because it was virtually impossible to get the eye relief right. I will admit, this was likely a VERY cheap model considering who's it was.
Anyways, my mother gave me a budget if about $1k to work with. She would prefer to spend less because she also wants to get him some other item he showed interest in, but I told her that decent spotting scopes would not be cheap.
My dad doesn't need a reticle in the spotter and he can buy his own tripod later. He just got into shooting at distance, so he isn't into tactical shooting comps or anything like that.....just having fun at the range (100 to 1000 yards) off bench and prone. In what I could search out on the boards, it seems an angled spotter is the way to go. Pentax and Vortex Viper HD popped up a lot. Everything else seemed out of the price range. I would assume a 20-60 would be best considering my dad's eyesight. Weight and length really isn't an issue since it won't be packed anywhere.
I'm just looking for a few suggestions on a decent spotter that fits the budget. My only request is that it has reasonable eye relief or is at least a little forgiving.
Thanks in advance for the help. Sorry if I missed some kind of detail.
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