Been kicking the idea of a hand held monocular around for awhile. Handy at the range and we get a lot of wild life at the lake place to view. I didn't want to spend a lot of money as it's a want more than a need. So I ran across this one on Amazon. Regularly $99.99 and you click the coupon box of a extra $45 off. So it was just under $60 out the door.
Just thought I'd post if someone else is interested in taking advantage of the price.

I took a look at this on Amazon. Made in China.

The Amazon listing shows quite a few different monoculars for less than $50.00. I did not chase that information, but I'm willing to bet that they're all from China.

I’ve been wanting one of these but haven’t gotten around to it .. thanks for the heads up, I just bought one.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
I took a look at this on Amazon. Made in China.

The Amazon listing shows quite a few different monoculars for less than $50.00. I did not chase that information, but I'm willing to bet that they're all from China.

Yeah I know. I did spend some time on a search to try to find a USA made one but didn't really come up with anything. I think maybe Leupold are made in the U.S. but they are more high end spotting scopes and start at way more than I was going to spend. BTW what's the difference between a spotting scope and a monocular?

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Originally posted by lastmanstanding:
BTW what's the difference between a spotting scope and a monocular?

I consider a monocular to be hand-held vs. spotting scopes, which are strong enough to need a tripod for any useful purpose.

-Rob