My 8x20's are small and light enough to wear on a neck strap and folded ride in my left shirt pocket. I can shoot rifles or shotguns with them riding in my pocket. You don't even know they are there, until you need them. That's the reason for "sub mini's" always have them with you. Extensive scanning long periods of time, carried around your neck 7x30 is a good size. To shoot I have to take them off though.
Fixed spot, car, boat or blind go for at least 50 mm objective lens. If you need over 8 power use a spotting scope. And most useful accessory with a spotting scope is a pair of binoculars to scan with going to the scope once something has been located.
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