On our little shooting trip this weekend I ran across a couple items that were truly stand outs and impressed me quite a bit.

 

The first was Lunkers PTR32. It honestly felt like shooting a rifle with a can the recoil inpulse was so soft! Fit and finish of the rifle was very good. Seemed overall like a real quality rifle that was very fun to shoot. I will be adding one to the safe!

 

The other was NJ Pilot's spotting scope. Being a bit of a glass snob I was not expecting his Konus to be as good as it was. Now I think that the absolute resolution went to my Kowa, but that big a** objective on his Konus sure did gather light well. For the price point I think this spotter would be tough to beat!!! Especially at a quarter the price of my Kowa!!!! Next time I meet up withhim Im going to make a point of spending a little more time behind his scope resolving bullet holes so I can comment further on this spotter.

 

Shane

Remember, my PTR shoots the little 7.62 bullets. You're used to the big ones.

What spotting scope did he have?

This is the scope I have.

 

Bought it from Midway last year on sale for $198.

 

Is a pretty good scope for the money.

I too remember using NJP's scope once last year at R14 and remarked on the clarity over my cheapo scope. If i find myself doing some more rifle shooting in the future, i think i'd gladly upgrade.

The Konus scopes are very popular now with the hipower shooting set.

http://www.jarheadtop.com/KONUS.htm

 

These guys are over anal about their equipment, and quality is the first thing these guys look for.

 

Watch out Shane, that PTR32 is mighty close relative to those peasant guns.

just so happens that dvor.com will have Konus spotting scopes up for sale tomorrow.

I'll be looking into it, hopefully find one sub$200... i'd be even happier sub$150

A roller action close to AK NO WAY sez me!

The PTRs are nice and a good deal IMO.

I should know better then to test you.

Dvor has these, the Konus KONUSPOT 20-60x80mm is $145.00.

Dvor has these, the Konus KONUSPOT 20-60x80mm is $145.00.

 

Yep - that's a good price!

$100 cheaper then Jarhead.com

http://www.jarheadtop.com/KONUS.htm

 

Until my Simmons breaks I dont feel the need for a new scope. But I would jump all over this if I could.

Man I might buy one as backup or for windy days Im panicking my Kowa is going to get knocked off the table!

So... what's the big deal with these scopes? Since they're spotters, what's so bad about buying a $50 BARSKA?

Becaue you might as well be looking through a glass of milk!

Becaue you might as well be looking through a glass of milk!

 

They didn't seem that bad when I tried them out at Gander.

Link to Join DVOR.com, for deals. They are an Optics Planet company.

 

Dvor Link

 

 

Ended up getting the $100 one, as the $145 was sold out.

Link to Join DVOR.com, for deals. They are an Optics Planet company.

 

Dvor Link

 

 

Ended up getting the $100 one, as the $145 was sold out.

 

Same here. Not bad. Amazon selling the same one for $179

Shane how do you feel about this Konus scope

 

http://www.dvor.com/konus-konuspot-20-60x100-spotting-scope-7122-100mm-angled-scope.html

 

M

Damn, missed out on the 80mm model.

I only looked through NJ Pilots and I believe the model ia a bit different but after all the comments I have heard about konus and seeing his, they seem pretty good as a brand. My only hesitation about giving a full thumbs up is I didnt get a chance to try and resolve bullet holes at distance since we were shooting steel. But I can tell you it was A LOT better than other similer price range spotters I have peeked through as far as abheration, clarity, light etc etc.

just for a laugh, what does a kowa spotting scope like you use for 1000 yards go for these days, just curious?

 

M

Between 1500 and 2500+. At those distances your not so much looking at bullet holes as you are watching trace.

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my lord lol

 

I can see why you wouldn't want to knock or get the kowa wet

wow just wow

 

someday ill have toys like that, i guess i better start working harder

I have the "cheap" kowa. Mine was only in the $8/900 price range but a little light for 1k shooting.

damnn even still thats a big chunk of change.

 

I would like to see that kowa up against one of these others and for you to put out a review. That would be quite helpful for us other guys

So, my Konus spotting scope still has not shipped from DVOR.com. They said they are still waiting from the manufacturer. Anybody get theirs?