Mid Tier Spotters - $1,000 - $1,500

[ropeup79]

The Pentax spotters get good reviews on the birding forums, but don’t get talked about much on the hunting side. Those birders are very serious about glass.

 

[SlimTim_MN]

Sounds too good to be true, but there's a noticeable difference between the STS and STX, should be able to tell easily by the pictures.

Agree. I just sent him a follow up message with a few more questions and asking for more pics, the year he bought it, etc. I'm in MN, and he's in IA. I would consider driving to meet him in person as well. Not terribly far.

 

[lundellhunting7]

I would wait until you can find a Ats or sts 65hd. I have see them on forums for killer deals quite a bit.

 

[HilltopHitman]

Vortex Optics Razor HD Angled Spotting Scope - 27-60x85 mm, Refurbished - Save 44%

Vortex Optics Razor HD Angled Spotting Scope - 27-60x85 mm, Refurbished in Green at Sierra. Celebrating 30 Years Of Exploring.

www.sierra.com

Best deal on the internet.

 

[SlimTim_MN]

I would wait until you can find a Ats or sts 65hd. I have see them on forums for killer deals quite a bit.

Appreciate the help brother!

 

[Kurts86]

Having owned a Razor gen 2 spotter I’d go used Kowa 553/554 all day. The razor glass is not good and the Kowa gives you more optical performance at half the weight.

 

[tracker12]

Used Kowa 553/554

Nice spotter but is nowhere close to the specs he wants. Used SWARO or Kowa is what I woiuld look for. And if you buy one of these brands and want to change later you can always get your money out of it. Vortex good luck.

 

[AZ_Hunter_2000]

Spend a bit more.

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WTS Thread 'Kowa 773 body and eyepiece.'

Jun 11, 2025

Good condition Kowa 773, with 20-60 eyepiece. Keeping my 883 and selling the smaller scope
I also have an additional 20-60 zoom eyepiece that I can sell separately

$1900 TYD for scope and one eyepeice
Will do a partial trade for a kowa eyepiece extender

• robllachance
• Replies: 3
• Forum: Optics Classifieds

 

[SlimTim_MN]

Update: Ended up buying an STS 65 HD 20-60x off the classifieds. Great guy to deal with and he shipped it right away. Should receive it this weekend and I couldn't be more excited to get it! Thanks for all the help everyone.