Vortex Golden Eagle

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So I got to try out the golden eagle yesterday at my club's weekly shoot. The conditions ran from cloudy to bright sun. I find the eye relief at max power to be a little touchy and the mirage in bright sun to be harsh. That is to be expected at 60x though. The glass was very clear and the fine crosshairs were great even out to the 400 yard line they did not cover the X so you could not see it like most of the scopes I have tried. The adjustments were positive and repeatable. Overall I am very pleased with this scope. I can see adding a couple more to my safe in the future.
 
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Sorry about the made in China quip, I was wrong, it looks like an awesome scope.
 
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So I have put about 140 rounds down range since installing the Golden Eagle and I am still impressed. It is a world of difference over the 32 power Nikon I have on my 30-06 Bench gun. Being able to read the fine print (numbers) on targets out to 400 yards is pretty impressive. I am really liking the simple reticle, no clutter, no dots just fine crosshairs to put on the target. While it may not work for hunting or tactical applications very well it is perfect for know distance shooting. I have 4 other bench guns that I can see putting one of these on, while it may be overkill for a 223, I still think it would be worth it.
 
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What focal plane is it? I'm wondering if its even possible to have a viable first plane reticle with such a wide magnification range. What's the FOV at 60x? My freaking spottting scope goes to 60x!
 
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Podmonkey said:
What focal plane is it? I'm wondering if its even possible to have a viable first plane reticle with such a wide magnification range. What's the FOV at 60x? My freaking spottting scope goes to 60x!
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second focal plane, FOV at 60 power 1.7 feet at 100 yards. Why buy a spotting scope and a rifle scope when you can have both in one?
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Well I went and pulled the trigger on a second one. I liked the first one so much I have decided to replace all my Bench rest rifle scopes with the golden eagle. If I buy 2 a year I will be done in a couple of years.
 
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wish i had that option. If you come from an irish family like mine you need three if you can get em. all my uncles started talking about how quickly i'd be under the table when i turn 21.
 
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Exonautic said:
wish i had that option. If you come from an irish family like mine you need three if you can get em. all my uncles started talking about how quickly i'd be under the table when i turn 21.
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I'll sell you one of mine for $1800.
 
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dsdmmat said:
Well I went and pulled the trigger on a second one. I liked the first one so much I have decided to replace all my Bench rest rifle scopes with the golden eagle. If I buy 2 a year I will be done in a couple of years.
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What did you take off?

Any ffp stuff?
 
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