Straight vs angled

[TradLife406]

Figure this has been discussed before but couldn't find anything doing a search....

I need to get a spotter. My buddy lent me his old Vortex diamond back. I appreciate having something to use scouting but it's not that great to be polite.

I've used angles before but find them awkward to get on target with. Or like Monday morning I had bulls below me at about 400 yards or so. It was hard to adjust the spotter and the tripod to look down without there being brush in the way.

So is a straight a better way to go? Can someone give me the pro/cons of each?


Thanks

 

[gr8fuldoug]

Be my pleasure to discuss this with you. If you have the time please give a call, 516-217-1000
Doug

 

[WeiserBucks]

Straight is much more intuitive and way faster target acquisition for me. I've tried angled spotters and really struggled with them.

 

[Legend]

If you glass from the bottom and spending most of your time looking up then angled may work for you.

If you spend most of your time on top looking down then straight is the better option.

Personally I do not see ever owning anything but a straight scope.

 

[Caseknife]

I have the angled Swaro and like it. It is a bit harder to get on target, but only vertically, has a little guide tube that I have never used. It rotates in the mount so it can be positioned how you like. I like that it seems easier for an old, non-flexible neck to view through with the tripod in a lower position.

 

[mainbeam pursuit2]

I started with straight, changed over to all angled. Going back to straight. My bigger spotters are still angled due to the cost of replacement. The straight does make for easier target acquisition, and seem to be more compact IMO.

 

[Isildur]

I find straight more comfortable when I stand or sit.

 

[wind gypsy]

I've only ever used angled because largely because it allowed for shorter tripods. Would like to try straight though.

 

[sndmn11]

#Angled4Life

 

[Gila]

Angled is much more comfortable for me to use…I have not tried to attach my iPhone camera to a straight but I don’t think I would want to. I am usually sitting on a rock or a log when I glass so the tripod isn’t very high….

 

[BBob]

I used both for many years and was very proficient with the angled. I sold my last angled awhile ago and will stay with straight from here on out. In some situations the angled is more comfortable but in many it's not the best and it's a compromise. I find straight has more advantages over the angled for my use and where and how I hunt.

 

[tracker12]

I have and both and my last two Swaro’s have been angled. I not sure there is a better just personal preference. I like the ability to rotate and angled spotter while seated. Taht being said I am in the market for a straight model. Last year I was glassing in flatter terrain and caught myself fiddling around a lot trying to get comfortable.

 

[TaperPin]

More often than not while hunting, I’m only using the spotter over a pack to look at antler size for something found with binoculars. I always thought angled would be easier to use without a tripod, but straight is quicker to find things, at least for me.