Spotter in the sub $2000 range.

[Luked]

Can't justify the high end Ziess or Swaro for no more than I will use them but am comfortable with $2k on a good spotter.
Have been looking pretty close at the Leupold SX-5 Santium.
The Lupold Rifle scopes and Binos I have are excellent that I have. And I like the warrenty that Leupold has also. So it makes me lean pretty hard toward their spotters also.
But are there others I should check out in that $2000 range that are comparable or better?

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[AZ_Hunter_2000]

Kowa 77x.

Call Doug at CameraLand and ask him if he’ll honor the Fathers Day sale price.

 

[gr8fuldoug]

Kowa 77x.

Call Doug at CameraLand and ask him if he’ll honor the Fathers Day sale price.

Absolutely. For a member here, of course I will

 

[WI in the west]

I just grabbed a kowa 774 that would get my vote. Searching romslide you cant find a bad thing about them in that suze and they regularly are compared to the swaro S series and are equa or better in most peoples opinions. Its a good buy in my opinion

 

[Sccritterkiller]

How much do you need to use a spotter? I don't use them a lot so I picked up a used Razor 65mm...works great for my needs and I got for like 800 bucks.
Took this photo from across the canyon with my Razor 65mm, a novagrade, and a S20 ..probably 600ish yards.

 

[wnelson14]

Maven used $1500-1800 range

 

[handwerk]

No doubt a lot of folks like the Kowa, but I like my swaro HD 65 better and you shouldn't have a problem finding a good used one for less than 2G.

 

[Yon181]

If you’re able to add a couple hundred to your budget - I would also vote either Kowa or Maven in that price range over Leupold.

 

[wnelson14]

Sold - Maven S1.A Spotter

Selling a Maven S1.A spotting scope. Grey/orange angled model. Spotter is in excellent condition and glass is flawless. Has ridden in the nylon Maven case since I've had it. No flaws to speak of...small scuff mark on the bottom of the sunshade, presumably from riding in the nylon case...

www.rokslide.com

 

[mtwarden]

No doubt a lot of folks like the Kowa, but I like my swaro HD 65 better and you shouldn't have a problem finding a good used one for less than 2G.

that's what I did, I think I paid $1600 for a mint one

 

[CApighunter]

I paid 2k for my Kowa 883 used off Ebay. Id be patient and wait for a good deal on a used spotter.

 

[Alaskan89]

I just grabbed a kowa 774 that would get my vote. Searching romslide you cant find a bad thing about them in that suze and they regularly are compared to the swaro S series and are equa or better in most peoples opinions. Its a good buy in my opinion

Same here, I flip flopped on which spotter to get, the Kowa 774 or the Swaro STS and after reading a ton of info on both I decided to get the 774. Looking forward to using it this fall.

 

[MuleDeerMike]

Kowa 77 is my vote. Love mine.