what good is a spotting scope without a decent (front focal) reticlue

[M40_A1]

After all day of searching and searching, one sale popped up I bought immediately.
Amazon.com: Bushnell Excursion FLP 15-45x60 Spotting Scope with Tactical FFP Mil-Dot Reticle and Soft Case/Sleeve plus Tripod 781569ED: Camera & Photo

I have one and I love that it has the reticle (the only reason I bought it), but I DON'T love the excessive spherical abberation (i.e. peripheral distortion).

 

[goodgorilla]

Keep looking on ebay, and here on the Hide (was one for sale last month)

I have one and like it a lot

Looks like there is another one up for sale on the same link I gave.

 

[billyburl2]

Kruger 14-50x60 Lynx Tactical Spotting Scope
It might work ok. The thing about low price optics, especially the ones with a lot of magnification, is the bad glass gets magnified.

 

[delixe]

Looks like there is another one up for sale on the same link I gave.

Not any more, it's mine.

 

[goodgorilla]

Not any more, it's mine.

That's the same seller I got mine from for the same price. I hope there isn't some problem.

edit: nah it's alright, I have a tracking number.

 

[Infidel45]

ha, i knew the mispelling, but i changed it to reticlue.

but regarding the womans purse, well, if one uses a scope on their gun, then that's also a crutch replacing old ironsights. hahahahahahaha
maybe i'm not a MAN like you are - but whatever. i like being a pussy and will opt for a FFP reticlUEd scope anyday over a spotting scope designed for birdwatching - ANYDAY.

but heck, if i am out in the sticks target shooting at past a mile and using a rock (without known dimensions like it's 1 mil wide of whatever) i'd sure like to know that my spotter could simply measure the dust cloud relative to the target and give me an easy answer based on an ANGULAR measurement with no other computations nessessary.... like nice n' quick-like without having to get out his calculator & memorized formulas to fumble around with.

now as for recoil management, yeah, that's easier if using a low power but if on high magnification, i may not get back on target within the time it takes the bullet to smash its target.... so....... i'm just saying..... where are the frickin' $400 FFP sptting scopes at.

yes, there is a market imo.

Coyote...here is what I use. It's only a 10x "Monocular" but it is Bushnell HD glass with Mil hashView attachment 38516View attachment 38517 Reticle. You can see splash at 1000 (very clear glass), it has both tri-pod and picatinny rail mount capability, small enough to fit in a pouch, rugged and can be clipped to your belt also. $180 shipped from Amazon right now..