If he will use the spotting scope for hunting,it needs to be waterproof,armored coated. And most important very little color aberration and clear edge to edge. At 4:15 am two days ago I saw two animals about 2/3 mile away in a field. I could not tell if coyote or raccoon with Steiner 7x50 binos or my Redfield regal 4 spotting scope. I looked through the Meopta spotter, could see ears and clear profile of coyote. By far best spotting scope I have looked through.