switching to angled question

oilcan · Aug 9, 2011

I have always used a straight spotting scope but am looking to upgrade and am thinking about an angled one.
Couple questions would it be hard to get used to getting on (aligning) on something after using a straight for the last 25 years?
How hard is it to use one on a window mount?
thanks

booner76 · Aug 9, 2011

Yes, very hard to line them up after you have used a straight your whole life, and nearly impossible to use on a window mount, just the opinion of an old Fox and Coyote hunter.
By the Straight, you will be much happier.
Been playing with the high end stuff lately angled and straight as I too am looking to upgrade.
booner

coolspringoutfitters · Aug 10, 2011

Go angled for sure ! ! !They are very easy to use on a window mount... There is a little knob on the side that will allow you to rotate the scope 90 degrees and so you can look through it without looking down on it... (if that makes sense) I personally started with a straight now I use an angled and will never go back to a straight. They are a lot easier on your neck and you can sit a lot lower to the ground and stay out of the wind better with the angled. It does take some practice, but once you have it figured out, its not bad at all to use one.

CSO

It's all about the good times...

Foreman4x4 · Aug 10, 2011

>Go angled for sure ! !
>!They are very easy to
>use on a window mount...
>There is a little knob
>on the side that will
>allow you to rotate the
>scope 90 degrees and so
>you can look through it
>without looking down on it...
>(if that makes sense) I
>personally started with a straight
>now I use an angled
>and will never go back
>to a straight. They
>are a lot easier on
>your neck and you can
>sit a lot lower to
>the ground and stay out
>of the wind better with
>the angled. It does
>take some practice, but once
>you have it figured out,
>its not bad at all
>to use one.
>
>CSO
>

+1!

booner76 · Aug 10, 2011

You do what you want, I have buddies that have angled scope
s and watching them try and use it on a window mount is a good time. But I think that it is probably all in how you spend your time glassing, I mostly hunt fox and coyotes here in sections that are only 1 mile by 1 mile these guy's and maybe you are hunting much bigger country, I am sure that CSO know's exactly what he is talking about, but, if you are gonna spend alot of time in your vehicle at least try an angled on a window mount for yourself.
My hunting partner uses a Swarovski angled and he wont even bring it along anymore when we go huntin, unless we are out west, Different story for him, Not for me.
booner.

Foreman4x4 · Aug 10, 2011

LAST EDITED ON Aug-10-11 AT 03:15PM (MST)[p]Size of the country means nothing, but then again, I can walk and chew bubble gum at the same time...

booner76 · Aug 10, 2011

So if your hunting 1 mile section's, or looking at the grand canyon it makes no difference Huh??
If you are mostly riding in a vehicle or sitting on your tail,
Makes no difference?
You sure about the walking and bubble gum thing? Lol!!

liecabucks · Aug 11, 2011

I used my straight spotter for 3 or 4 years before upgrading to the top of the line in an angled model. Took some time to get used to and can be a pain when looking downhill but I love mine. It seems to work well with digiscope setups too.

Sit tall in the saddle, hold your head up high, keep your eyes fixed to where the trail meets the sky...

mmwb · Aug 11, 2011

I've only used angled, but at times thought a straight model would be better. I expect those who prefer straight models on occasion have found that the angle would have been nice. I doubt one is overall superior to the other. It is a matter of personal preference. Most of adapt to what we have in the long run anyway.

booner76 · Aug 11, 2011

Very true, I have been there, I have thought many times out west that an angled would be nice when spending alot of time on my ars, The kink in the neck thing is very true.

LongRangeBangin · Aug 11, 2011

One thing that is REALLY nice with an angled scope that never gets mentioned is, if your out scouting with a friend, and you spot something, most angled scopes rotate so you dont have to move all your crap and your body out of the way for them to take a look. Rotate it over, and they lean over and take a look, your not doing that with a straight scope.

Foreman4x4 · Aug 11, 2011

>So if your hunting 1 mile
>section's, or looking at the
>grand canyon it makes no
>difference Huh??
>If you are mostly riding in
>a vehicle or sitting on
>your tail,
>Makes no difference?
>You sure about the walking and
>bubble gum thing? Lol!!

Between straight and angled, makes absolutely no differences, but you'd have to be straight to know that.

booner76 · Sep 9, 2011

orion23 · Sep 12, 2011

anlged without a doubt. you will get use to it FAST. just like the first time you tried to find a deer in the scope was probably a little awkward. doesnt take anytime to adapt.

Travis
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nripepi · Sep 14, 2011

25 years using a straight, you use it on a window mount often...it sounds to me like you better stick with the straight. There are places where angled is superior (looking uphill or across canyon or around an obstacle like a tree or rocks) and places where straight is superior (downhill, window mount, hood of the truck, tall grass). I would really try out that angled scope before dropping that much money on it.

littlejoe · Sep 15, 2011

Had straight all my life. Tried my friends angled on an antelope hunt and absolutely hated it. Could not acquire what I needed to look at fast enough whether in the vehicle or on the tripod. It will always be the straight version for myself.

NickMuche · Oct 25, 2011

If I only planned to use it from my vehicle, or from my vehicle over 70% of the time, I would go with the straight. But, if you are out anywhere hunting, hiking, glassing mountain side, canyons and whatnot, the angled is the cats meow.

bucklover · Oct 26, 2011

LAST EDITED ON Oct-26-11 AT 07:42PM (MST)[p]That's why there are so many different toppings to a pizza. We all have our own likes and dislikes. And that's a good thing. Only in this case you should be able to try different things out before you take a bite. Go for what floats "your" boat. My personal choice is a straight.

desertdeer · Oct 27, 2011

straight, if youve done it for 25 years and especially if you get good use out of your window mount

oilcan · Oct 27, 2011

Yep I decided against the angled been using the straight so long it just felt more comfortable.

alaska_bou · Jan 8, 2012

Once you use angled you will NEVER go back to strait. The beauty of angled is that they can be turned 90 degrees to use on a window or when looking down a mountian, behind your vehicle, in front of your vehicle, or when people of different heights want to have a look. Also you can keep a MUCH lower glassing profile. Have you ever used a straight scope to look up a mountain?? How does your neck feel after using a straight scope?

Cameras also balance better on angled scopes..

Once you get used to angled target acquisision is just as fast.

IMO, only people who road hunt love straight scopes becuse they never take them off the window.

Muleystwenty4seven · Feb 27, 2012

I'll be going to angled soon, I can't stand the neck kink from my straight.

deerfanatic · Feb 29, 2012

If your dead set against angled stay with a straight piece. If there is somewhat of a question in your mind, and your even slightly open to the concept of switching to an angled scope, then go with the angled scope, you will like it. If you still can't decide spend more money than you can afford to spend on what ever you buy. That way you will convince yourself (and anyone that asks about your choice) that you wouldn't have bought any other style for reason 1?2?3?4?5?6?

oilcan · Mar 4, 2012

Just an update i did go with the angled.I did not purchase it in time for my Wyoming Deer hunt last November but have been playing around with it since and really like it.I have been getting used to picking up objects and don't think i'll have any problems come hunting season.

Thanks for every ones comments

fyrfyter32 · Mar 7, 2012

I like angled as once you get used to them you can keep them lower and if the wind is bad you have a little more stabilization. And if you are sitting behind the tripod you can still glass over the top of your spotter. Cons: Hard to get used to finding what you want to look at for awhile. If its raining the eyepiece tends to fill with water, or snow.