My son and I recently made our very first attempt at a long distance shooting range. I was using my .308 on the 300-800 yard lane that had "4 MOA" targets. I did very well on the first 3 targets (300, 400 and 500-yard) making adjustments using the ballistic calculator app. However, when I attempted 600-yards, I stopped doing well. At that range I was only hitting the target once in every 6 or 7 shots. Our biggest problem was, looking through our rifle scopes, we couldn't see where the shots were hitting off-target. The 600-1000 yard targets were on grass (as opposed to dirt), so no dust would scatter to see where your missed shot actually landed...and therefore I had no idea how to correct.
I thought perhaps a spotting scope would help, and I'd like to invest in a quality model, but after spending WAY more than I anticipated on my upcoming Grendel build (mostly the additional $500 in tools that I didn't have) I cut into my available budget. I was originally vacillating between the Vortex Razor HD 27-60X85 and the NightForce TS-80 20-60X80, however I cannot justify an additional $1500 right now (even with my discount, the Vortex is still $1200) so I'm wondering if there are any GOOD spotting scopes in the $500-range that will work well for the scenario above. I wont be doing much low-light shooting, if any, I just need something that will help us to see MISSED shots at 600+ yards.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
I thought perhaps a spotting scope would help, and I'd like to invest in a quality model, but after spending WAY more than I anticipated on my upcoming Grendel build (mostly the additional $500 in tools that I didn't have) I cut into my available budget. I was originally vacillating between the Vortex Razor HD 27-60X85 and the NightForce TS-80 20-60X80, however I cannot justify an additional $1500 right now (even with my discount, the Vortex is still $1200) so I'm wondering if there are any GOOD spotting scopes in the $500-range that will work well for the scenario above. I wont be doing much low-light shooting, if any, I just need something that will help us to see MISSED shots at 600+ yards.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
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