2026-07-06 Bushnell Window Mounts

If you collect long enough, eventually you will have the choice of collecting—

a newer version of something you already have
variations of an item (possibly from another manufacturer)
more than one of an item

In my most recent single day of collecting—and for that matter, at the same store—I collected—

a newer black version* of a Bushnell window mount (see 1 above)
a table top tripod labelled Pentax (see 2 above)
a Manfrotto 056 Junior head, and a second Pentax 8x24 UCF binocular (see 3 above)

We will stay on the subject of the Bushnell window mounts. Bushnell made camera lenses as well as spotting scopes and other optical wonders. It just so happens I have read a series of mysteries that has a park warden who uses a spotting scope mounted on a window clamp to check out game and hunters.

So when the opportunity came to pick up a Bushnell window mount—they are clamped on the vehicle’s window, which turns out to be a lot more secure than you would imagine—I acquired it. Like a lot of my collection it was never actually used, just added to my “stuff”.

So when I saw an obviously much more recent version at a really good price I couldn’t resist. Who knows, it might have improvements!

I am not absolutely sure it has improvements, but it is noticeably different—

It is larger
It can fit on much thicker objects (much thicker than vehicle window glass)
the adjustment handle is longer
the tripod screw is offset forward of the pivot
the tripod screw is a two thumbscrew system
the tripod support pillar is higher

Some things are close to the same—for example the width and depth of the mount that grips the window.

On the other hand the new mount’s tilt forward is compromised by the two-part tripod screw arrangement being offset forward so tilting down is compromised.

The older mount can point straight down for all those wild animals and/or hunters peaking out from under the vehicle.

* The newer model number is 784405, available new from $40-70.

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