Thread: Spotting scope - straight bs angled

i imagine straight is easier to point at animals and angled eyepiece is easier on the neck.

What are some other pros and cons and also what magnification range are people using?

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angled only way - spend 4 hours on a straight one and tell me your still a happy camper - glassing should not be a chore its an investment IMO

Angled eyepiece scopes were developed for prone rifle shooters. The military only use straight eyepiece scopes. The monster scopes used by shooting coaches for Palma, etc. and by biathlon coaches are all straight eyepiece scopes. I used to shoot smallbore and ran an outdoor range for 14 years. I have lost count of the number of times that other shooters borrowed my basic straight eyepiece scope in order to adequately supervise an indoor shoot with up to 16 shooters OR to coach some one else because ... their more expensive angled eyepiece scopes were essentially useless for the purpose.

Angled also allows you to observe at height without straining. Assessing a trophy is easier to do while comfortable.😆
I would never use a straight spotter for hunting.



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got a 20-50 power, straight model. it does the job!

Originally Posted by ZG47

Angled eyepiece scopes were developed for prone rifle shooters. The military only use straight eyepiece scopes. The monster scopes used by shooting coaches for Palma, etc. and by biathlon coaches are all straight eyepiece scopes. I used to shoot smallbore and ran an outdoor range for 14 years. I have lost count of the number of times that other shooters borrowed my basic straight eyepiece scope in order to adequately supervise an indoor shoot with up to 16 shooters OR to coach some one else because ... their more expensive angled eyepiece scopes were essentially useless for the purpose.

you need to expand as to why you think its rubbish to supervise with - cant see any justification behind that............. happy to better understand though......... military certainly doesnt always mean its the best either

Originally Posted by rogers.270

military certainly doesnt always mean its the best either

Nor were we limited to straight spotting scopes.
Had all sorts of optical aids and gear is even better now.



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Big difference between target shooters and hunters though, almost not even the same topic.
Angled is the most suitable for hunting, even better if your sporter has the ability to tilt the eyepiece horizontally. Makes it a bastard to find the target but easier to get comfortable if looking level or downhill and tripod height isn't going to work with the angled eyepiece.

I use a 25-60x65mm and find it good. 90% of the time it stays on 25x.

I can see the angled being better for a shooter that stays on his rifle and turns his head to the side for the spotting scope veiw etc , Its generally accepted that the civie tgt shooters prefer the angled spotters , and its generally accepted that the military prefer the straight spotters .

I have a Zeiss Spotter60 , 20-60x72mm straight waterproof spotter , it has a reticle in the FFP posn , so its constant thru out the mag range , to start with I was using it with master eye only , and had trouble getting quickly onto tgt , and had thought about mounting a red dot sight as a quick sighting system like a finder scope on a astro telescope , but never got around to it .

It has taken sometime , BUT now I use it both eyes OPEN , and by doing this both images overlay them selves , and I can use the reticle center marker overlay on my non-master eye , and use that image to move the spotter on to any point I wish to look at , and I am finding its very quick and instinctive , and accuracy is very good , and the more I use it , the better I am getting .

This is with the spotter on its lowest setting , ie 20x .

Like all things , if you can try before buying .

Is that not a practice you use with your rifle scopes all so? Both eyes open to find and shoot spot spash.