Binoculars (Fallout: New Vegas)

Binoculars are classified as a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
Generic binoculars enabling a zoom function marginally better than the standard zoom on unscoped weapons.

Use
The binoculars are equipped like a weapon but can't be used like a weapon. They hang at your side like a pistol when not drawn. Use the Zoom function with them drawn to look through them.

Locations

 * One can be obtained through the Caravan Pack pre-order bonus, but are not exclusive.
 * Fully repaired binoculars can also be found in the basement of the Lucky 38 casino.
 * Binoculars can also be purchased in Primm.
 * A pair of binoculars is available on a ledge above the Bison Steve Hotel in Primm. Just walk along the broken roller coaster track from the left side building before you enter.
 * A pair is in Sloan that can be stolen located in the northern sandbag barrier on the road.
 * A pair is located at Ranger Station Echo (Approx. where Lucky Jim Mine and Cliffside Prospector Camp intersect) on a crate at the northeast sandbag lookout.
 * At the Mojave Outpost, there are two sets that can be acquired. One pair can be found on a table next to the NCR Sniper, Ranger Ghost. The second pair can be found in the far end of the Outpost at the gates leading to California. There is a guard stationed on the right side of the gate, and the binoculars are located in a small guard post to the left of the gate. Note: Both pairs of binoculars are marked with red "Steal" tags.
 * There is one close to Ranger Station Delta near Hoover Dam. Keep walking past the camp site down the trail and you will see water shooting out the dam wall and a chair with binoculars by it. NOTE: These are marked with red "Steal" tag.
 * A pair of binoculars can be found in the Cottonwood Cove HQ on the shelf above the desk in the southwest corner of the room.
 * A pair can be found in your suite in the Lucky 38 on a shelf to the right in the room with the pool table.
 * There's a pair on the way up to the Overseer's Office in Vault 3 on a shelf.
 * There is a pair on Guardian Peak just behind where you arrive by way of fast travel on a table next to a chair overlooking lake mead, they are unusable due to their condition but there
 * Ranger Station Echo has a pair sitting on a crate at the top of some wood steps. They are 'free', and do not have to be stolen.
 * They are sometimes found on legion explorers.

Bugs

 * Looking through binoculars sometimes results in a black screen with a hack computer screen but can be fixed by restarting the game.
 * If you put one set of binoculars into the Sunset Sarsaparilla vending machine in the Presidential Suite in the Lucky 38, it stays in your inventory but also puts another set in the machine.
 * When you equip it, it shows an ammunition count.