Anyone owned a fixed power spotting scope?

[Chukar Hunter]

Whats your opinion of fixed power telescopic spotting scopes? Swarovski makes a nice 30x50 but pricey. Wondering if anyone has owned and used others on mountain game.

[6.5 shooter]

I have a spacemaster (yes I know it is not a swaro)had a variable and fixed lenses 12x,,22x ,35x, 65x and 15-45X never used the variable mostly used the 22x wide angle the most the 12x was a bit to small the others were terribly distorted.
But more/better glass may give you better results

[Grizzly Adams]

But more/better glass may give you better results

Fixed power is old technology. Amazes me what the old timer did with what they had. I started out with one of those little Spacemasters, nowadays you can't give them away. 30x ? Come on.

Grizz

[Chukar Hunter]

Originally Posted by 6.5 shooter

I have a spacemaster (yes I know it is not a swaro)had a variable and fixed lenses 12x,,22x ,35x, 65x and 15-45X never used the variable mostly used the 22x wide angle the most the 12x was a bit to small the others were terribly distorted.
But more/better glass may give you better results

I am interested in your old Spacemaster if you want to depart with it.

[Puma]

My Grandpa had one, we called it a brass telescope....

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by Chukar Hunter

Whats your opinion of fixed power telescopic spotting scopes? Swarovski makes a nice 30x50 but pricey. Wondering if anyone has owned and used others on mountain game.

My spotter is an older Bausch and Lomb 1,200 mm camera lens with 40x eyepiece adapter it works well out to 1K
Cat

[harv3589]

I use an older Leupold 25x50 and like it. I don’t hunt sheep however...

[saddleup]

Used a Bushnell Sentry fixed 20 power for years. Believe it was made in the mid fifties as I can track ownership back to then. I acquired it in 67 and used it till 2000 and now being used by my daughter. For the time... the glass was acceptable.. hunted antelope, deer moose and elk . I got my game... it must have been ok.....