BARSKA Colorado Waterproof Spotting Scope Black

The recital moves around when adjusting. I used it once and tossed it in the back of the truck, it is still there today. Not recommended!

Excelente para el firing range A 200m se ve nítida la silueta. Incluso hasta los 300m sin ningún problema. Bien con un trípode resistente. Aunque muy pequeño. Recomendable usar uno mucho más alto para comodidad. Muy recomendable opción económica para cualquier práctica

I spent many hours reading reviews and checking specs. for "under $200" spotting scopes, here and at other websites, inc. manufacturers. I settled on the Barska Colorado model but discovered there are 3 part numbers for the Colorado 20-60X60 model. CO11216 - CO11502 and CO10866. Look carefully at these because the eye relief and possibly other specs are different. I chose the CO11216 primarily for it's claimed 17.8-14.8 mm eye relief. When it came yesterday, I was initially disappointed as the eye relief seemed much shorter. I could take off my glasses and fold down the rubber lens cup and place my eye against the lens assembly to see the full field of vision so the eye relief seemed very short. I spent some time in the past 24 hours checking out the focus and at various powers and realized, I don't have to see the whole sight picture simultaneously for it to serve just fine as a range spotter. Furthermore, I was pleasantly surprised to find the included tripod works just fine and is quite stable in the "no wind" test I performed. Therefore, even with glasses on, I don't have to touch the scope in order to spot my targets. Seen in this light, I'm quite satisfied with the scope and feel sure it's going to serve the purpose just fine. My range includes 200 yd shooting although I don't know if I'll want to do so. I only expect this scope to perform there under certain lighting and contrast so it will be interesting to observe that particular test. For $72.50, a spotting scope that can handle 50 and 100 yds alone seems quite a bargain. Thank you to all previous reviewers for helping me make this choice. 11/03/2013 - I had occasion today to go to the range and try it out. I found I preferred to take my glasses off to use the scope as it is clearer when you eliminate looking thru 2 lens. I was not disappointed at all. It performed well on both 50 and 100 yd ranges, even with .22lr rounds and I could see them fine with both black and white targets. I believe the scope is adequate for the 200 yd course as well but cannot comment although I did spot a target on that course, just for fun. I saw a user comment, newer than mine that mentioned that his wasn't usable above 50 power. The focus isn't as crisp at 60 power as at lower settings but I used mine today exclusively on 60 power and was quite satisfied. For the money this scope is a keeper.

Used it to sight in rifles and spot elk. I've looked through many high end scopes, this falls short of those, but that's not the point. For 90 bucks you can get this thing and see what you need to see; bullet holes in a target easily out to 300 yards; elk points even farther. Not as sharp near the edges, but I expected that for the price. Amazingly, the focus tuning is as good as I've ever used on a scope of almost any price. Housing is plastic but seems tough enough. Very light. I'm not sure how it would hold up if you dropped it on rock or something solid. Eye piece cup folds down for eye-glass wearers, and stays down! I wish the tripod base was a bit more robust, but it works. The tripod itself is metal with baked-on no glare coating. It is very basic, but the legs seem pretty tough. But it has plastic axis components. Bag isn't anything to get excited about. All in all, for under a 100 bucks, you get clear glass with fantastic focusing and smooth magnifying. I won't exaggerate the optics, but they are definitly worth the money, especially if you don't see the point in spending hundreds on a spotting scope.

This is very nice for the price point. I don’t use it for mountain to mountain hunting/shooting. My longest iron sight shots today are at the military of my available range at 225 yards. I can clearly see impact on the target at that distance with this spotting scope. I did change out the tripod for a camera tripod and now use the one that came with it for a vertical portable ham antenna. This scope is very light and durable with nice optics. It is hard to give a real review until you used something for a year. I have used the heck out of this scope for about a year now.