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I use a Kowa TSN-821 with a 27x LER eyepeice. It's a very nice scope but even it has trouble seeing .22 cal holes very well @ 200 yds. You have to know that even when I use it at 600 yds. (in hi-power competition) I'm looking at a spoting disk about 3" in diameter which is placed into the bullet hole and there's a bigger 5" orange/red disk on the target frame to tell me what value the shot is so so even if I can't see the 3" disk I know where to look. But you have no trouble seeing the contrasting disk on the target.
The problem in seeing bullet holes, especially in the target center is lack of light and mirage. At 100 yds you really don't have a problem but at greater distances you will. Now I'm not saying that you won't see holes at 200-300 yds, but it will be difficult unless say light is coming from behind the target. and to compound the problem is the more power you use to try and see the holes the worse effect the mirage has. You have to find a good combination between spotting scope power and the distance you want to see.
Boy, did I ramble on......I guess what I'm trying to say is, you want the largest objective end you can afford with a eyepiece power not greater than say 27x to 30x. And, try to stay away from varible eyepieces because they really only offer higher powers which you really can't use at longer distances (100yds it might be okay).
Now you might get someone to completely disagree with what I've said but this is my experience. Hope that this helps.
Oh, I almost forgot, when you do pick the spotting scope you want the next IMPORTANT thing is the stand (almost as critical as the scope)to put it on, but that's another story.
The problem in seeing bullet holes, especially in the target center is lack of light and mirage. At 100 yds you really don't have a problem but at greater distances you will. Now I'm not saying that you won't see holes at 200-300 yds, but it will be difficult unless say light is coming from behind the target. and to compound the problem is the more power you use to try and see the holes the worse effect the mirage has. You have to find a good combination between spotting scope power and the distance you want to see.
Boy, did I ramble on......I guess what I'm trying to say is, you want the largest objective end you can afford with a eyepiece power not greater than say 27x to 30x. And, try to stay away from varible eyepieces because they really only offer higher powers which you really can't use at longer distances (100yds it might be okay).
Now you might get someone to completely disagree with what I've said but this is my experience. Hope that this helps.
Oh, I almost forgot, when you do pick the spotting scope you want the next IMPORTANT thing is the stand (almost as critical as the scope)to put it on, but that's another story.