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    Aldi's scope bargain 2010

    Pal of mine bought one for £20.
    We compared the scope with my Kowa 77mm Flourite Crystal lens job , 30x Wide angle at Sealand Rifle range @100m.
    The Kowa has fantastic clarity and resolving power.Expensive.
    The Aldi was suprisingly good at lower powers.
    For looking at .22 holes in good light at 100m it works well.
    As the power is increased the image gets bigger but very soft focus and worst at 60x.
    So for £20 for general spotting ok.
    The zoom for mine alone is c £250 is but as with telescopic sights you get diminshing return for you money as the quality goes up.
    The Kowa is used for watching wildlife where I like to see every detail.
    With shooting I guess you just need to identify the bullet's impact.
    So thumbs up for the Aldi with tripod and scope bag.
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    I bought one.

    Has been used mostly for perving at neighbours' windows... (Only kidding)

    I found the same. Anywhere between 20x and 40x it's pretty clear in good light. Beyond the 40x, and it loses clarity very quickly. To be honest, though, 40x is more than adequate for most spotting.

    £20 is a phenomenal price considering the decent little metal tripod it comes with.

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    I will be trying to track one down tomorrow gents. Sounds unbeleivable value for money !!!

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    The other little detail I liked was that the scope attaches to the tripod via a standard camera screw (The kind most cameras accept)

    This means it can be mounted to any old tripod instead of the supplied mini one. Much easier for someone to sit in a seat, or stand to spot, or indeed use as a traditional telescope.

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    Used mine in the competition at the weekend where it came in very handy. When shooting a grizzly bear with a .44 mag using open sights at 50 metres.... you need to know where your hitting!

    Andy

    ..... I still came last though!

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    Well at least you can see if the bears cleaned it's teeth in-case you need anti biotics afterwards
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    they are well worth £20.

    but i see some folks have sold them on fleabay for a big £40 !!!! hehe ( not me ).

    but they do the job ok for me at 50 yards i can see the holes mint, so i am happy with mine.

    & the bag & ti-pod etc is worth half of that £20 easy.


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    Quote Originally Posted by subaru swift View Post
    they are well worth £20.

    but i see some folks have sold them on fleabay for a big £40 !!!! hehe ( not me ).

    but they do the job ok for me at 50 yards i can see the holes mint, so i am happy with mine.

    & the bag & ti-pod etc is worth half of that £20 easy.

    I got one of those the other week, if you want you can have it for £40.00 as well (Posted)! He. he, he, eh!

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    Straight or angled eye piece?

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    Quote Originally Posted by AD_K View Post
    Straight or angled eye piece?
    The Aldi ones?

    Angled, but the scope can be rotated within the clamp to suit.

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    Scopes at aldi

    Was shooting with chap today his was £8.50 but every time i fired th gass from my muzel break moved it so dont think they are very heavy

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    Aldi Scope

    Just bought one, the box was open and the tripod was missing so got it for £9.98.
    Well worth that, bit of blurring at the full 60x but absolutely fine for target cards, bird feeders / and general bird watching.
    Always fancied one but baulked at the cost of them even on the bay.
    This was a good buy
    Stuart M, -You know your getting old when your first rifle appears in the collectors forum.

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    Aldi scope....as opposed to Tesco? Lidl scopes should be ok. German engineering and all that.

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    I got one a while ago and for the price you can't go wrong, its amazing what they sell in there sometimes.

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    sounds a bargain i will look out for one

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