Redfield Spotting Scope

OldTurtle

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I was prowling Cabela's, in Kansas City, this afternoon and found what I believe to be a pretty fair spotting scope for the money...Thought some may find it interesting...

I was looking for a decent spotting scope (20-60x) in the "under $300" price range and the clerk directed me to their recent inventory of the Redfields, stating that they were now made by Leupold and priced at $229.00...

It comes with a soft side carrying case and better than average plastic tripod...One of the interesting features is that it is encased in it's own foam padded protective casing that allows use without removing the casing...and it's has front and rear lens caps for additional protection..

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From initial observations, it seems to be well made and has an adjustable eyepiece that screws in, or out, depending if the user wears glasses...The optics are clear enough that it allows me to count the roofing tiles on a neighbor's house, three houses away and there doesn't seem to be any distortion in the design of the tiles...

The next test will be when I take it to the range later in the week when I'm setting the scopes on my .204 and .308 for some 300 yard shooting...
 
I got a chance to check one out partway at the firing range. Dont know if they are worth jack squat in the field but on the firing line at 100 yds they work MIGHTY good...
 
Turtle, be sure and give us a range report. I am in the market for a spotting scope and these are priced just right. If you can will you see how far you can look and it still be clear? Where I hunt it isn't uncommon to stop deer 2 or 3 miles away before making a stalk. Thanks

coyoteman23
 
Originally Posted By: coyoteman23Turtle, be sure and give us a range report. I am in the market for a spotting scope and these are priced just right. If you can will you see how far you can look and it still be clear? Where I hunt it isn't uncommon to stop deer 2 or 3 miles away before making a stalk. Thanks

coyoteman23

A deer??...at 2 miles?? Yeah you can SEE it...but to see if its a real prize winner...forget it! Basically when it comes to optics....$$$ means better quality of construction and of performance.

Got no scope at all?. Buy one. HAVE TO count points on a big buck at the distances you speak of....plan on spending $1000 MIN to $1500
 
I was planning to be at the range this morning, but the starter locked up on my second car
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and we now have a severe T-storm coming in...Gotta go to a Crysta Gail concert this weekend,,,
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maybe early next week for the report..
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... We have a 600 yard range and that's where I really need it..
 
Originally Posted By: OldTurtleI was planning to be at the range this morning, but the starter locked up on my second car
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and we now have a severe T-storm coming in...Gotta go to a Crysta Gail concert this weekend,,,
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maybe early next week for the report..
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... We have a 600 yard range and that's where I really need it..

Bummer Turtle...bummer!..
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Originally Posted By: sully2Originally Posted By: coyoteman23Turtle, be sure and give us a range report. I am in the market for a spotting scope and these are priced just right. If you can will you see how far you can look and it still be clear? Where I hunt it isn't uncommon to stop deer 2 or 3 miles away before making a stalk. Thanks

coyoteman23

A deer??...at 2 miles?? Yeah you can SEE it...but to see if its a real prize winner...forget it! Basically when it comes to optics....$$$ means better quality of construction and of performance.

Got no scope at all?. Buy one. HAVE TO count points on a big buck at the distances you speak of....plan on spending $1000 MIN to $1500

I didn't mean in any way to be able to tell if the deer is a shooter from that far away. Gonna have to get a little closer for that. But where we hunt all land is privately owned and if you do see a buck on your land, it is worth making a stalk on. You never know if you will see another buck the rest of the season. There is one high spot on all the land we hunt and its a perfect place to glass from. We can hunt all the land around there for about 4 miles in each direction. That is why I am looking for a new spotter. Doesn't have to be military grade and cost big bucks to be able to see horns from a far distance.
 
Went to the range this morning, trying to sight in a couple of rifles and try out my new Redfield Spotting Scope...I have to say, for the price, I'm really impressed with the clarity and quality....

Being my normal clutsy self, I managed to knock it off of the concrete shooting bench, onto he concrete deck, and all I could get to go through my mind was,,,,"First time out and I've probably done some serious damage"...Not so,,,The padded case that surrounds it, protected it nicely and other than a small amount of dust on the side of the case, you would never know anything out of the ordinary happened...

Now, to some of the specifics,,,,I initially was zeroing the rifles at 100 and had no problem seeing the index lines on the target, in order to know how may inches to make adjustments...

Due to other problems, I didn't get to shoot past that point, but was able to watch another couple of shooters down the line working out their targets and had no problem seeing the bullet holes from a 22-250 at 200 yards, or the bullets from a .308 at 300 and 600 yards, as long as the bullets didn't get into the black at 600...I was able to count the larger pebbles at the base of the 600 yard berm..Notice that I said pebbles, and not "rock" sized stones...Those that were about 1.5"..

The scope is easy to adjust, but does need to be re-focused as you move through the power range, for the most clarity..

For those looking for a spotting scope in the more affordable range, I would recommend this one in a heartbeat...

As stated in an earlier post, the scope comes with plastic tripod that appears to be much better than those I've seen with other spotting scopes and I can stand by that statement, even though I would prefer to adapt it to a bar clamp for attaching to the edge of the shooting bench surface..
 


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