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Thoughts on Yukon Firefall 12 - 36 x 50mm Spotting Scope?
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:19 pm
by Nick
Any reason not to buy
this badboy for bullseye shooting? Looks good on paper and is relative cheap at $80.
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:42 pm
by Bullseye
Great if you have a pistol box. Easy to see targets and spot holes with a scope mounted inside your box. Gil Hebard sells a nice little flip up rail mount.
R,
Bullseye
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:02 pm
by perazzi
My Cabela's flyer just listed something similar for $39.95....
Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 11:11 am
by Nick
I picked this thing up and finally got it to the range last night. It's my first and only scope, so I have nothing to compare it to, but I really like it so far. Zooming all the way in to 36x magnification just fits all the rings of a B-8 (timed & rapid fire @ 25 yds) target, and .22 holes are crisp and clearly visible. You can get a bigger lens, but the 50mm version I got gathers enough light to see clearly in my dimly-lit indoor range.
It's light and comes with a little tripod that seems flimsy compared to my camera tripods, but in practice it locked up tight and didn't move. It's just slightly wider than a factory hard case/lock box and fits into the unused slot of my two-gun range bag.
FWIW, I'd recommend it based on my experience so far.
Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 5:38 pm
by Bullseye
50mm is plenty of lens for a pistol scope. I have no problems getting in enough light through that sized lens in my Bushnell Sentry even when I'm indoors.
R,
Bullseye
Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 7:52 am
by Tbag
Negitive would be its size, you need a sherpa to tote that thing to range.
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Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:34 am
by Pete D.
For Bullseye shooting, that should be plenty.
Suggestion: use the lowest power that will allow you to make out the holes. I use 24X for 100+ yard scoping outdoors. Indoors, I use 10 or less.
You always get the same amount of light through the lens under a given circumstance. Larger images mean that the light is "stretched"/thinned out over a greater area. So....a smaller image will be brighter. Clarity is a trade off between size and brightness.
Pete