To spotting scope or love life?

[rratzlaff1490]

Considering selling my swaro ats 20-60 spotter for a pair of nl 14’s and using my 10x50 ELs and Pures for a complete set up. I hate looking through spotting scopes and have only used my current spotter like 2 times in the last 4 years.

Thoughts, questions, concerns!!!

 

[WRO]

I’d sell your els as well and get some 8x32s for quick work and weight saving


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[westonadkins]

10s and 14s is a great set up. All you're missing then is a good spotter


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[willfrye027]

It’s a good idea. The maven 18s are also good glass and have a bit more reach if you’re worried about not having enough magnification

 

[hereinaz]

If you don’t use it, you don’t need it.

 

[rratzlaff1490]

10s and 14s is a great set up. All you're missing then is a good spotter


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It’s the worst dilemma I’ve faced so far haha

 

[rratzlaff1490]

If you don’t use it, you don’t need it.

Words of wisdom

 

[hereinaz]

Words of wisdom

If you sit and glass for long periods and out past 600 yards, you will like the clarity, field of view, and magnification of the 15 EL, 12 or 14 NL Pures.

I run a 10x rangefinder and 15 EL. When I have the money I will buy the 14s.

 

[rratzlaff1490]

If you sit and glass for long periods and out past 600 yards, you will like the clarity, field of view, and magnification of the 15 EL, 12 or 14 NL Pures.

I run a 10x rangefinder and 15 EL. When I have the money I will buy the 14s.

No spotter in the setup, or any plans to add one?

 

[hereinaz]

No spotter in the setup, or any plans to add one?

I have had spotters. I love them at the range, but never used them hunting. I really wanted to love my Kowa 554, and even tried to arrange my other glass so it would make sense to use on a hunt. I always went back to 10x and 15x. I have experimented enough, that I don't need to try anything else.

Friends have spotters that we use from the truck or short walks. I never really look through them, except to digiscope.

Apparently, you don't need the spotter to count points and check size, cause you've maybe used it twice. You aren't doing the things they excell at enough. Spotters are good for judging game at distance and for digiscoping long range shots. They are not really good for glassing for game unless you are a pirate and have one eye.

If you are stuck with the idea of keeping the spotter, there must be some idea or something holding you back, cause it's not reality. I know I have gotten stuck in that too.

Maybe this exercise will help you decide: Make a full throated defense of why you have thousands of dollars tied up in gear that you have used twice in four years, instead of buying a pair of binoculars you would use every time.

 

[justinspicher]

I’d dump the spotter if I were in your predicament. A good set of binos and a tripod for the win.

 

[mighteywhitehunter]

Just go all out and keep your 10x, buy the 14xNL, keep the spotter and get the BTX oh and get a second tripod too! Then you won't run into any more glass dilemmas.