Small Scopes

Spotting scopes and shooting

A story in the Dallas Star-Telegram discusses the use of spotting scopes in shooting matches:

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For each shooter, a spotter uses a scope to tell the shooter where the preceding shot hit.

"As far as I am concerned, the spotter is at least half of the match," Yager said. "When I was shooting rams [at 547 yards], I had to make as much as a three-minute correction because of the wind changes. The spotter reads the wind and the mirage and gives you corrections accordingly where you are hitting on the animal.

"There are flags out in front that the spotter uses and he reads the mirage through his spotting scope to see how the mirage is running. The mirage can make your target move around. All the shooter does is be able to see the target and squeeze the trigger. The spotter is the man who says what and when."

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posted by Tako John @ 5:36 PM