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..
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 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..

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...