Binocs & spotters...who use.?

I am and have been a "glass"r for many decades.I have both the Pentax 60mm and 80 mm spotters with "good "eyepieces. Binos have many, including Pentax, Nikon, and Swarovski. Pentax is the best value for the money.

I use binos but do have a spotter but the bino, a Zeiss Conquest HD 8x32 has excellent glass and is much more portable than my spotting scope.

I need some sort of optic for spotting .22 holes at 50m.

I’ve been searching the forums for Spotters but everyone says Kowa, but that is way outside of my price range.

Jaxjax said:

Are you shooting open site ?
Pentax PF65 is something to look at .

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Yep, I shoot with a diopter and globe. My eyes are good but not always good enough to see holes at 40 and 50m.

Really appreciate the rec, I’ll check out that Pentax.

I set up a $25 Wyze v4 cam and $20 rechargeable battery pack.

The 4 second delay allows me to see the impact on my phone.

Vortex Viper H.D. here 8X version ..... Fabulous Glass !!!

Like certain rifles, binos are a rarity in the classifieds. Shucks.

I love my Pentax PF80 also. Had it to the local 1000y range last weekend and with the good conditions I could see 6mm bullet holes on white target paper at 500y. And my eyes aren’t perfect.

I have a

Roxant Blackbird Spotting Scope - 12-36x50 High Definition Telescope​

$65 online. Easy to see .22 holes at 50 yards

EquivalentDelta said:

I need some sort of optic for spotting .22 holes at 50m.

I’ve been searching the forums for Spotters but everyone says Kowa, but that is way outside of my price range.

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buy a cheap used scope ? I bought a 24 power scope that the turrets were busted $40 , that is what i use

I always advise guys starting out to spend more money on the glass than the rifle.Glass does not wear out if cared for, used is just fine. The OP left the usage open so I will throw this in. Looking or observing game I can see it very up close with my Zeiss 85mm 60x spotting scope. But I usually instead use a pair of used military binoculars I found, very heavy, only 7x but looking through them is like someone just turned the lights on and with a Huge field of view. Heavy, I use a tripod but a great viewing experience, Its not all about power especially if not trying to spot 6mm bullet holes at 500 or more yards.1500.00 to spend....500..00 rifle.......2000.00 used scope you bought for 1000.00.

...cheep cheep

TnCnDn said:

...cheep cheep

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Explain. There is cheep as you Sanyo, but there is also smart.

I guess I never reported back. I was cruising through Motonet a couple months ago and on a whim busted a pair of Gamo 8 or 10x binos out of the box to check them out.

I looked up into the rafters all the way across the store, easily 50+ meters and I could see dots smaller than .177 pellets in the white paint. For 30 euros I took them home.

They work great for me at 50m. They do fall off near dusk but so does my diopter sight. There is a little chromatic aberration, but it’s not enough to really mess you up.

For the price, highly recommended if you can hold them steady enough to look through.