Tale of two Spotting Scopes. A memory dump.
Almost 25 years ago I bought a Bushnell scope I could afford.
Soon I found it wasn't suited for the service rifle game and bought a KOWA that was.
The Bushnell became the utility scope, and a Sinclair clamping bench mount became its lifetime companion.
I still use it every summer and because it isn't handled roughly, it has lasted a long time.
No regrets other than I wish it had an angled eye piece.
Next was a Kowa 82 series with an angled eyepiece. It served well for its use in the service rifle game.
The angled eyepiece makes getting your eye around to it much easier when shooting close to the ground or bench shooting.
The eye piece is detachable and swapable for other types, camera & phone adapters and whatnot. (Bird watchers)
It's a rather large beast and lauded for its ability to see mirage and other specialties. Excellent quality.
Some internal lubricant dripped onto the objective lends one summer so back she went for repair. No charge. Perfect.
After some cold winters in the barn, her outer coating became sticky. Back she went for a new coating job. No charge. Perfect.
Also purchased a pistol box mounted spotter for the bullseye pistol box and a handheld monocular for utility work. No biggie there.
Different needs, prices & stories. +1 on using Amazon.
Sinclair Bench Stand......Bushnell Space Master............Kowa TS-820
