Hey Roksliders! Looking for some hands on experiences, trying to help my brother out. He’s young and his finances are stretched, new baby and everything. But he loves to hunt and is slowly buying things on deals as he can afford them.
He doesn’t have a spotter, and due to the way we hunt, he’s come to the conclusion that he wants one of the compact options, and wants to stay under about $800. He’s got it narrowed down to the following 4 options:
1. Maven CS1A
2. Vortex Razor 11-33x50
3. Kowa TSN-501
4. Leupold GR 10-20x40
We’ve looked through the Maven and the Vortex, but never the Kowa or Leupold. Oddly enough, the Leupold was suggested as another option by one of the Vortex employees at the Expo as another viable option. I’ve looked through other Kowa optics, but never the compact 501 budget spotter.
Can anybody chime in on the Kowa I’ve listed above or the Leupold? Anybody used them? My guess is the Leupold is dim because of the 40mm objective.
Help is much appreciated, thanks everyone!
He doesn’t have a spotter, and due to the way we hunt, he’s come to the conclusion that he wants one of the compact options, and wants to stay under about $800. He’s got it narrowed down to the following 4 options:
1. Maven CS1A
2. Vortex Razor 11-33x50
3. Kowa TSN-501
4. Leupold GR 10-20x40
We’ve looked through the Maven and the Vortex, but never the Kowa or Leupold. Oddly enough, the Leupold was suggested as another option by one of the Vortex employees at the Expo as another viable option. I’ve looked through other Kowa optics, but never the compact 501 budget spotter.
Can anybody chime in on the Kowa I’ve listed above or the Leupold? Anybody used them? My guess is the Leupold is dim because of the 40mm objective.
Help is much appreciated, thanks everyone!