Roo Dee from United States, CA Public Profile

I had pretty high expectations for this 20-60x85mm Diamondback Spotting Scope due to the "Vortex" name brand, ownership of 4 Vortex rifle scopes and a few of the 5-star reviews of this product. But, I was a bit disappointed in the overall clarity of paper targets at 100 yards down range. I was shooting 6.5 Creedmoor and .308 rounds onto splatter and paper targets. At 100 yards, the holes were pretty visible, but not super sharp - I would have thought that I would have gotten a crisper image. I previously purchased a Gosky Updated 20-60x80 Spotting Scopes with Tripod on Amazon (for a lot less!) and felt that the image crispness was equal to or better than the Vortex.
The day I went to the range, the wind was blowing pretty good with 5-7 mph wind and occassional 20 mph gusts....
So, I am going to go to the range again to check out the crispness at 100 yards out.

I liked how easily the eyepiece and magnification adjusted with the rings wrapping around the body and eyepiece area.
The neoprene covers for the body, eyepiece and objective are a great feature.....as is the tethered clips to prevent losing them.
I can understand that no tripod was included because most people using this scope will probably have their own.
But, I don't understand why Vortex does not include a carrying bag! Come on Vortex!!! Charge us $5 more for one - because you can get the right fit meant for the scope and mass order them.

This hat is pretty awesome! The mesh trucker style mesh is soft and works with the camo front. The Vortex Logo is very pronounced, but can be easily covered with whatever velcro patch that suits your fancy! Worth the price.