Thread: Spend money on a spotting scope or buy a scope with higher magnification?

Originally Posted by Beetroot

Surprised no one has asked how much you have to spend on glass.
I'd imagine you'd be better off putting all the budget into a scope rather than a medicore scope and a medicore spotter.

I'd also say buying a 223 would be much better than a 308 if you are worried about cheap practice, even a good accurate 22 would be a good option.

If you think you'll be shooting 100 rounds a year of practice ammo it won't make much difference but 100 rounds a month and it'd be worth going 22e or an accurate 22.

In reality I probably don't shoot enough for the price to make that much of a difference. So in that sense price is a smaller factor than availability. You can usually find .308 floating around cheaper than 7mm-08 anyway.

In your opinion at what price point do you exit mediocre scope territory and get to the better stuff?