Gear Review: Bushnell Legend Ultra HD 10x 42mm Tactical Monocular

By Tyler Kee

I like to spend my time in the outdoors looking around. Occasionally, I find something far away that I want to check out, and reach for a magnified optic. Unfortunately, most magnified optics are in the form of a scope mounted to a rifle or a spotting scope that weighs a couple pounds. They aren’t handy or safe to be pointing at most of my intended targets. This is where a handheld unit like Bushnell’s Legend Ultra Tactical Monocular becomes a very valuable object . . .

Looking at the Bushnell website, there’s no real reference for size as it takes up the same amount of screen real estate as a full size spotting scope. So when it arrived in my mailbox, it elicited a little giggle during unpackaging. I was expecting a monster sized optic, but it looks like they took a a regular sized spotting scope and put it under the shrinking ray.

Said monocular is packed with useful and thoughtful features. Both lenses are capped to keep out errant dust and debris. There’s a handy little pocket clip, though few of my pants are baggy enough to accommodate something this …read more

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