would this be fine to use on a shooting range at 500 yards as a spotting scope?
1543726
No, definitely not powerful enough. If you need something for that distance I would definitely invest is something much better.
1543727
This scope claims to be16 power but I would say it's more like 10 power or lower. It's a good price for what it is but I wouldn't use it for a spotting scope at any distance.
1543728
IMO, no except to help aim a more serious spotting scope. It's a nice little gadget but 500 yards is beyond it's capability.
244888
I bought it so I can spot my 1000 yard shots with a .50 BMG. It works pretty well for that, though you definitely are pushing the limits of the scope. With something big like a .50 and a target that has good contrast, it is usable. It's not a Swarovski; you're not going to get perfection at 1k yards.
785636
No. it is strictly a spotting scope. No frills. Just really clear glass that works well at 1000 yards.
82533
It really depends on what you're doing with it it is a short yardage scope good out to about 200 yards I hope that helps As far as optical quality is very good
244889
This is a great scope but, I don't think that it would be good for anything farther than around 100 yards.I hope this helps you
125164
I have it sighted in at 100yards,but I do not have a 500 yard range available to me. So I'm sorry if that's not good enough for you. I'm not wasting a bunch of lead on paper.
1397365
I have had good accuracy at 400 yards, even 600 yards with good ammo, good rifle and no wind. It is a fine scope and I really like the BDC reticle.
521660
I agree with Tyler. This is a piece of junk. All that mine is good for is a spotting scope at close range. The cross hairs won't move up, down or sideways. It starts to get fuzzy around 26 power. At 32 I can't make out the target at 100feet much less 500 feet. Don't get excited over the price. It's a wonder the price hasn't been lowered so the inventory will move faster.
1659335
No problem seeing your shots at that range. I can easily see .308 at 300m with this scope.
1708604
It just works with the drop of your bullet at 500yds. So the caliber you shooting doesn't really matter. Will work fine. Just make sure you mount the scope really tight, it might gets loose through the weight of the scope and the hard recoil of some rifles...
743557
Very suitable for that type of rifle. Anything between 25-200 yards. I use it on a FN SCAR 17S. Light weight, great optics. Worth the price.
1413313
I bought this scope for basic birdwatching, and hunting use. Landscape features a few miles away? I wouldn't expect much from it. I would go for something higher power than 16x for that. An inexpensive spotting scope? I'd look into this: Enjoydeal Multifunctional High Power MONO Multi-Coated 15-50X21 Single-tube Telescope MonocularTelescope Black
1830189
The scope can be used for both hunting and target shooting. You can easily shoot a deer at 400 yds. with this scope if using the correct ammunition.
1804427
I'm shooting at a 100 yard outdoor range, so it's not a problem for me at that distance. Can't vouch for beyond that. Most shooters I know use a scope for beyond 100 yards, and a red-dot like Lucid's HD7 for CQC and less than 100 yard engagements.
1535405
How well do you shoot? This scope will do fine the effective range of a 5.56 is about 600 yards with perfect conditions.
528364
Depends on what your using it for. Varment hinting it would be OK...but its a large scope size wise and target acquisition would be slow to non-existant with a 4x+
2059121
not sure but I would think so. I use Nikon and also use my spotting scope on it.