Barska 25-75 x 75 Spotting Scope

I sold mine after using it along side my new *** x24 rifle scope which may not have x75 power but far superior lens quality. *** could find .30-06 holes @ 100 yards that Barska could not @ any power, no matter how finely tuned the focus was. That said, my eyes are not fully corrected via contacts .... maybe perfect vision is required? Next outing, I'll try my overpriced 8x50 binoculars as second eyes. If buying, this is the place as this price seems better than ***.

• How accurate was the sizing? Description of size/power excellent
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. Visual clarity was judged poor, especially for those w/o perfect vision
• Was the product free of any manufacturer defects? Yes, except lens quality was questionable, almost "toy quality"

I went to the range with 2 friends recently that both had Barska spotting scopes, so I had an opportunity to try the 25-75X75 side-by-side with a 20-60X60 before ordering this scope from Overstock.com. While both are great scopes for the money, the 75 mm scope appeared to have more eye relief and presented a better picture based on my experience. I also want to commend Overstock.com for their customer service. My first scope arrived with the lens cover broken. OS emailed a pre-paid return label, and shipped a replacement scope right away. OS also provided a confirmation email to let me know the scope I returned was received. That is outstanding customer serivce, and I will definitely order from them again.

• Please tell us about the quality of the product. Excellent Quality
• Was the product free of any manufacturer defects? Yes

Heavier than I expected. The tiny, flimsy tripod that came with it (unexpected) was a joke as there is no way you could successfuly use this heavy scope on it. Fortunately, it was to replace a scope so I already had a practical tripod. Not as clear of vision as I would have liked. Should have looked at some in person before buying online. As mentioned above, the brochure that came with it was for a totally different scope so didn't have any instructive info with it, but I was able to figure it out pretty quickly, since I already used a scope. Was shipped loose with the box inside a box witout any padding but arrived in perfect condition.

• Did the product fit true to size? yes
• How is the quality of the product? Average to good
• Was the product free of any manufacturer defects? yes; except the less than informative booklet was for a totally different style scope

This spotting scope is a very good item and I am very pleased with it. When I initially got the scope I was able to see very well at things along the hill from my back yard. At the range it has been a very good scope and both 100 and 200 yards. It does exactly what I need it to do for the price.