Originally Posted By: coleridgeOriginally Posted By: HuntsleepfishI think your gonna be hard pressed to find what your looking for in that price range. You might try looking at Konus spotters, VERY nice glass for decent money.
I'm sure sully will debunk this with his great knowledge, but I can personally say I can see 22cal holes at 300yards with a buddies Konus 20-60x80. You may not be able to see it all the time in all conditions but if they are decent it's no problem. This is in a white target. If you get into color or especially black you can only see the holes if conditions are good.
When conditions are favorable it's not out of the norm to be able to see hits in white out the ~500 yards with a spotter in the $400+ range. You might not be able to distinquish .22 v/s .24 call holes, but you won't have to walk down to see hits...
I've looked through MANY spotters over the years as several people have them set up at matches & such. Most guys are very polite to let you "take a peek". The high end spotters by all means give a more bright, clear, & sharp image. However, if conditions are bad (mirage is worst) you'll never see it no matter what you paid for it. I remember one match in paticular (no spotters were allowed but I was using a 42 power scope). You couldn't see squat @ 300 yards but about an hr later when we shot 500, hits in the white were easy to see. A half decent spotter on 50-60x should easily see holes in the white @ 300. I've got to were I just use a peel & stick dot for aim on white paper (you can get 500 3/4" dots @ dollar store for a buck). If it's in the white you see it in about any condition. If you don't see the bullet hole in the white that means it was a good shot!!!
Well said.
Most spotting scopes in the $300 range will see 22 bullet holes in the white at 300+ yards.
$10,000 scopes will NOT see 22 bullet holes at 300 yds in mirage.
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