Barska Colorado 15-40x50 Spotting Scope – Compact Straight Body, Fully-Coated Optics, Blue Eyepiece, Mini Tripod & Soft Case – for Bird Watching & Target Shooting

Great spotting for the price

Not very good quality and clarity isnt great but for the money i cant really complain

I have not complaints about this scope. It works as it should and is budget friendly.

i was searching all around amazon for a cheap spotting scope to take with me to the range, and came across this product. after reading a significant amount of the reviews i figured, what the hell, i'll give it a go for that price. all in all, it is a very good product, not GREAT, but very good. at 50 yards, the scope works flawlessly and is easy to acquire, and very clear. at 100 yards, if you use the full capable zoom, the target with appear a LITTLE fuzzy, but is completely manageable when you are just trying to spot your shot. the ONLY gripe i have with this product, and the reason i didn't give the item 5 stars, is because of the legs that come with the product... they are only about 6 inches long and make it very low on the bench rest. i'm sure i can get some zip ties and some sort of extensions to solve the problem, but i think they designed this to be viewed in the prone position. all in all, you won't find a better scope for the price, cause believe me, i've searched. hope this helps with you decision, cheers.

I attempted to use this spotting scope to sight in at 200 yards. I was using DayGo reactive targets over paper targets. My groupings are normally within 1 MOA. With this scope, I was unable to even focus on the targets. I have a Crossfire II 4-16x - 50mm. I was able to get a closer view with my optic at 16x then with this optic at 40x. The site picture on the 16x also seemed closer. The view within the objective lens requires your eye to be on the eye relief, and it was never actually clear sub 100 yards (then it was hardly what I would consider clear, aka you would not pass an eye exam test even with the largest letter). I was unable to identify hits on the reactive paper targets at 200 yards using the 40x (or lower) setting, stabilized by a tripod.It is very possible it was just the scope I had. I have heard reviews of this scope where people use it to sight in on paper targets. Both via amazon and in person. The person that got me to buy this was actually a sporting goods store employee speaking to me about how I was uneasy to spend another 400-600 dollars on another optic.well, I'm probably going to spend the 400-600 on the optic. This thing was trash. I would buy it for a little kid, who just wants to tag along, I would not recommend it for any actual use. I expected it to be low quality, however not being able to focus at 200 yards, that wasn't asking much. Not being able to see a spot on a reactive target, that really was even less.

Product as described and delivered on time

I am amazed by the quality of the optics despite low price. The diopter ring adjustment is not marked !. It is the inside ring.FYI - this diopter ring is used to adjust to your particular eyes in place of glasses. The supplied tripod is a clever design but being plastic it is wobbly. Use a proper tripod as there is 1/4 - 20 standard tripod mount. I wish there is available smart phone mount for this scope. For higher magnifications, I feel quality optics are not that critical since atmospheric distortions and shaking dominate.

Good scope for the price if you are planning to look at a huge well lit sphere in the sky. I bought this specifically for sighting in rifles at the 100yd mark. You cannot see the target clearly enough to see the bullet holes. 5.56 or .308.Comes with a great little bag to carry it in. Only problem, the scope does not fit in the great little bag. Its too small for the scope, and definitely too small to also carry the portable tripod. Also, the instruction booklet is for a different scope. But at least it is wrong in 7 different languages. Probably just a Bird watcher scope as long as the Bird is within 50 yards. Sorry, gotta return this one.