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Spotting scope?

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My Dad gave me this.

It's a Redfield. Dial says 20x and goes to 80x

I can see a balloon on a powerline about 500 yards away ok.

Seems OK.

Is this old thing any good?
 

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You might be pleasantly surprised with that. You won't really know until you try it for yourself. As it happens any time you ask for opinions, you'll get a lot of varying responses. Some folks on here think you have to spend 400 dollars on fishing rod and 1500 dollars on binos, and while I will admit you can get some pretty snazzy stuff for that money, you hardly NEED it and can do just fine with less expensive things.

I personally like Celestron glass. They make stuff mainly for stargazing, but the clarity and quality gets close to upper end brands for a fraction of the cost. The down side is that their stuff is heavy compared to optics made for hunters/hunting, so if pack weight is a concern, probably not for you. I use the heavy stuff for scouting and have a small pair of Nikons that go in my pack.
 
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