Does any one has an opinion about this scope? I need it for 50m shooting
Michael
Celestron Ultima 65mm
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Much like Mr. Pilkington, Jim Owens will not sell you a product he does not believe in, and won't sell you one that is not right for you.
He carries a full line of Kowa scopes and also has a lower priced model he is now offering. His primary business is from highpower shooters, he knows optics and will not be beat on a deal. Call him and ask him how the scope you are considering stacks up against the competition. As Mr. Pilkington puts it, quality has no regrets.
http://jarheadtop.com/
Much like Mr. Pilkington, Jim Owens will not sell you a product he does not believe in, and won't sell you one that is not right for you.
He carries a full line of Kowa scopes and also has a lower priced model he is now offering. His primary business is from highpower shooters, he knows optics and will not be beat on a deal. Call him and ask him how the scope you are considering stacks up against the competition. As Mr. Pilkington puts it, quality has no regrets.
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I don't know about that scope specifically, but I have used a pair of Celestron binoculars which were nice for the price, and their astronomical telescopes have a pretty good reputation among the amateur astronomy crowd. Sure you "get what you pay for" but spotting a .22 hole @ 50 meters is not a particularly challenging task for most optics - especially as most shooting takes place in a covered bay (so waterproofing is not generally needed) and with good light conditions. Some shooters go overboard and purchase things like Leica or Swarovski scopes which may be great for spotting rare birds at dusk at 300 meters, but not necessary for 50m ISSF shooting. I'm sure a scope like the one you suggest would be just fine.
One thing I would keep in mind is that a fixed magnification eyepiece will almost always out-perform a zoom lens eyepiece, and while cheaper zoom lenses are fine at their bottom end (around 20x - 25x - which is fine for .22 @ 50m), they tend to get a bit crappy above the 40x mark or so. It's at the higher magnification ranges where top-end scopes like Leicas really start to shine.
For the record, I have an inexpensive scope with a fixed 20x angled eyepiece which I happily use for all my 25m and 50m shooting.
One thing I would keep in mind is that a fixed magnification eyepiece will almost always out-perform a zoom lens eyepiece, and while cheaper zoom lenses are fine at their bottom end (around 20x - 25x - which is fine for .22 @ 50m), they tend to get a bit crappy above the 40x mark or so. It's at the higher magnification ranges where top-end scopes like Leicas really start to shine.
For the record, I have an inexpensive scope with a fixed 20x angled eyepiece which I happily use for all my 25m and 50m shooting.
I've been using an inexpensive Meade telescope with 45-degree prism for a little over a year. It's not as pretty as the others on the line but it works great. The only thing you will want to check is whether or not the image is upright and left-to-right correct. Spotting scopes put the image right side up but astronomical scopes don't. The Meade I'm using is listed as an astronomical scope but the 45-degree prism corrects the image. It works great and I paid less than $50 new. See http://conventionalpistol.blogspot.com/ ... scope.html if you want more details on the Meade.
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Ed Skinner, ed@flat5.net, http://www.flat5.net/ (shooting notes)
and http://conventionalpistol.blogspot.com/ (shooting blog)