Spotting scope recommendation

[crowski]

I want to get a spotting scope. I’ve been shooting on my range up to 45 yds. I’m always using a rifle with a scope. I’ve since wanted to try the iron sights and pistols. Having trouble seeing my shot I’m not interested in running back and forth. I would like the scope to do my walking.
I was looking at Hawke Endurance ED or Vantage 24. I would prefer decent quality.
Are these decent scopes?
Do recommend something different?
Crow

 

[Sqwirl57]

I bought one of these Athlon Talos 20-60×80 spotting scopes a few years ago and for $119 it is excellent.

 

[rcs9250]

I have not used either model you mentioned, but like rifle scopes, spend as much as you can afford or justify. I’ve had Bushnell’s and a Kowa. The Kowa was awesome but it was about $800.
If you’re working only out to 50 yards, about anything will work good enough.

 

[Cranky1]

I’ve got an athlon ares first gen. With a phone Mount these were taken at close to 300 yards.

 

[Cranky1]

 

[rcs9250]

I’ve got an athlon ares first gen. With a phone Mount these were taken at close to 300 yards.
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Awesome. It’s holding fish too. Too cool.

 

[Sc0-]

I can vouch for the Vortex Razor 11-33x50 small'ish but nice picture but gets plenty of use from 10m pellets to looking at spotters at 1k yds, others to look into Minox 16-30x50, Opticron, Pentax.

 

[crowski]

I bought one of these Athlon Talos 20-60×80 spotting scopes a few years ago and for $119 it is excellent.

I check them out, thanks. Crow

I have not used either model you mentioned, but like rifle scopes, spend as much as you can afford or justify. I’ve had Bushnell’s and a Kowa. The Kowa was awesome but it was about $800.
If you’re working only out to 50 yards, about anything will work good enough.

Also, I shoot at nite a lot, better optics probably needed. Crow

I’ve got an athlon ares first gen. With a phone Mount these were taken at close to 300 yards.
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Awesome pictures. I used to go to British Columbia a fair bit which is 3000 miles away from me. I went to a place just north of Squamish and I would say there were probably 200 bald Eagle‘s within eyesight. Pictures are déjà vu. I have family of bald Eagle‘s living near me.
Thanks , I’ll check out these scopes. Crow

 

[boscoebrea]

I have some good ones,for the money Pentax PF 65ED is hard to beat;the older Nikon Fieldscope can be had at good used prices.
Stick with good Japanese glass,and beware that some upper-tier Chinese scope use Japanese glass, you want fully multi-coated lenses.
It is worth spending extra money on a good spotting scope....if you can't, buy used,the Hawke scope may be all you need .
I used to live by Squamish, Bald Eagles everywhere, beautiful country.

 

[crowski]

I have some good ones,for the money Pentax PF 65ED is hard to beat;the older Nikon Fieldscope can be had at good used prices.
Stick with good Japanese glass,and beware that some upper-tier Chinese scope use Japanese glass, you want fully multi-coated lenses.
It is worth spending extra money on a good spotting scope....if you can't, buy used,the Hawke scope may be all you need .
I used to live by Squamish, Bald Eagles everywhere, beautiful country.

Thanks, that’s what I need to know. I would prefer better optics.
IMO BC is the nicest province in Canada. Crow

 

[ChRiSiS]

Thanks, that’s what I need to know. I would prefer better optics.
IMO BC is the nicest province in Canada. Crow

BC is a bit too wet for me a lot of the time. I have to agree though, that when its not raining BC is hard to beat. I especially love Vancouver Island.