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Ek is op soek na n spotting scope. Weet iemand dalk van n goeie gebruikte een wat beskikbaar is?

Verder, verkies die meeste ouens die reguit of die "angled" scopes?

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Angled is maar wat jy meestal sal sien op die lang baan...
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JPS wrote:Angled is maar wat jy meestal sal sien op die lang baan...
Dankie, dit is wat ek gedink het.
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Jaco Brink het 'n week of twee gelede 'n leupold adverteer. Miskien kan jy by hom uitvind of hy nog beskikbaar is. Persoonlik dink ek dit is 'n goeie koop.

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Riempies (Revo) wrote:Jaco Brink het 'n week of twee gelede 'n leupold adverteer. Miskien kan jy by hom uitvind of hy nog beskikbaar is. Persoonlik dink ek dit is 'n goeie koop.

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Net vir interesantheid, hoekom verkies mense dan die angled bo die straight?
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Klopper, this is how I understand it.

When shooting prone, you can setup the angled scope next to you and look through it in between shots with minimal body movement leading to better consistency. With the straight scope this is not as easily possible as the scope needs to be higher so that you can get behind it to look through it.

There are a few other pro's and con's between them.
It is easier to find and track an object with the straight scope, than it is with angled scope.
Looking downhill is easier with the straight scope, while looking uphill or at stars is easier with the angled scope.

Many angled scopes these days are able to be rotated, which makes it quite flexible for different positions.
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Klopper soos Badger hierbo aanhaal, om te lê en skiet soos ons doen is dit amper onmoontlik om reguit spotting scope te gebruik. Jou hele ligaams posiesie moet basies verander om te kyk deur die reguit een en hy maak jou nek dood. En natuurlik met ronde lyf soos myne is dit nog meer moelik....
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emdebeer wrote:
Riempies (Revo) wrote:Jaco Brink het 'n week of twee gelede 'n leupold adverteer. Miskien kan jy by hom uitvind of hy nog beskikbaar is. Persoonlik dink ek dit is 'n goeie koop.

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Ek sien, thanks manne!
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Klopper gebruik net die spotting scope om koelte te soek
A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.
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Capt. Oblivious wrote:Klopper gebruik net die spotting scope om koelte te soek
Kyk, in daai hitte het ek nie n' saak gehad met iets anders nie!
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