I just got this in my e-mail and ordered a halfway decent Barska spotting scope for $109 so I can actually see my 17HM2 holes in the target at 100 yards and further. There are some halfway decent deals in here.

 

http://enews.opticsplanet.com/newslette ... d7dfb0741b

Thanks for the link. Do you know if the eyepiece on the angled version also twist? e.g. Can I have it angle side ways instead of upwards only?

Sorry. I don't know the answer to that one. I'll let you know when I take it out of the box. I read a lot of positive reviews and the price was too good to pass up.

 

Thanks for the link. Do you know if the eyepiece on the angled version also twist? e.g. Can I have it angle side ways instead of upwards only?

What model spotting scope did you pick up?

What model spotting scope did you pick up?

 

 

Barska 20-60x60 Blackhawk

http://www.opticsplanet.net/barska-20-6 ... copes.html

I have the same one. Frankly i'm not too happy with it as the 60x doesn't seem to be quite 60x. Perhaps i am not guaging it correctly, but it doesn't seem much more magnified than my 25x rifle scope when i look at my targets at the 200 yard mark. I can pick out holes in paper with my 25x Mueller Tac better than with the Barska spotting scope and the mueller is much clearer to boot! I don't know what to expect of a $100 scope so perhaps i'm being too harsh and its the only spotting scope i've ever used so i have no basis for comparison other than my rifle scopes.

What about this one?

 

80 objective.... more light.... about same price.

Thanks for the link. Do you know if the eyepiece on the angled version also twist? e.g. Can I have it angle side ways instead of upwards only?

 

I just got it in the mail today (fast shipping!). The eyepiece does not rotate sideways.

Thanks for the link. Do you know if the eyepiece on the angled version also twist? e.g. Can I have it angle side ways instead of upwards only?

 

I just got it in the mail today (fast shipping!). The eyepiece does not rotate sideways.

 

Thank you.