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10-02-2006, 03:19 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Gresham, OR
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Binoculars
What Binoculars do you guys use while hunting. brand, model, and size? I had some cheap pair that broke and need to get a new pair.
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10-02-2006, 03:23 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Waaaaay upriver...
Posts: 2,358
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Re: Binoculars
I just bought some Cabelas brand (XT 12X50) bunoculars. I truly believe they compare to "name" brand binocs at the $700 - $850 price point. For 3 bills they rock! I suggest you try out several pairs and compare. Cabelas contracts with higher end producers to build them a product at a certain price point, and since they have a much lower mark-up on "house" brand gear, you get a better bang for your buck.
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10-02-2006, 03:24 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Prosser
Posts: 1,097
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Re: Binoculars
I use Nikon Monarch ATB 10X42s. Right around $300 and great glass, complete waterproof and no fault no questions ask replacement warranty for 25 years. You run them over with your truck, send em in you get a new pair.....
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10-02-2006, 03:28 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Sherwood, OR
Posts: 8,400
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Re: Binoculars
Leica Geovids 8 power. Built in range finder. Not cheep. Good glass isn't. Only thing I might do different is go to 10X.
IMO if you spend 1/2 enough for top quality glass, you should wait and buy the good stuff, or used.
I held off this year on a new spotting scope. Waiting to buy top shelf stuff.
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10-02-2006, 03:31 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Hermiston Oregon
Posts: 1,899
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Re: Binoculars
Nikon atb 10x42 best bino for the money and a great warranty. Nothing bad to say here.
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10-02-2006, 03:35 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Wet Coast
Posts: 796
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Re: Binoculars
Nikon ATB 10x42. I love em' great for the money too.
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10-02-2006, 03:51 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Hillsboro Oregon
Posts: 7,786
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Re: Binoculars
I am with you guys on the nikon atb 8x40 good for the money.
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10-02-2006, 04:11 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Vancouver, WA
Posts: 1,900
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Re: Binoculars
I've had great luck with the Stiener low end predator. Try looking through a pair at night. If you can see it with your naked eye, you can see it through the Stieners. And not too tough on the pocket book.
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10-02-2006, 04:30 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: In the Gorge ~ On the water
Posts: 917
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Re: Binoculars
10x42 slc swarovski's and nothing less... sorry ...bash away...i know theyre 1300 bucks but Lets go out on a late late evening and compare...nobody has proved me wrong yet... its like turning on a light switch in the woods!
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10-02-2006, 04:41 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Troutdale
Posts: 7,374
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Re: Binoculars
Nikon Monarch ATB 10X42s
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10-02-2006, 04:43 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Oregon City
Posts: 1,954
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Re: Binoculars
I'm with you Hunt2much (although your name is an oxymoron). I use Swarovski 8x30's. The 10x42s are on my list - my brother has a pair and they are worth every penny.
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10-02-2006, 04:51 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: banks or
Posts: 793
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Re: Binoculars
just bought the nikon monarch 10 x42's on sat. love them so far. cant beat the warranty either.
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10-02-2006, 04:55 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Tigard
Posts: 1,448
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Re: Binoculars
Pentax 8x43 DCF SP's.
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10-02-2006, 04:58 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: In the Gorge ~ On the water
Posts: 917
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Re: Binoculars
the swarovski 10x25's are on my list... i need something small and light for some of our never ending hikes to the center of every wilderness area out there. or so it seems. Ha ha ha
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10-02-2006, 05:01 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: May 2005
Location: springfield, oregon
Posts: 217
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Re: Binoculars
Vortex sidewinders 10 x 42. best binoculars period. for the money! right around $199 with lifetime warranty! comparable to any top binocular!
vortexoptics.com
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10-02-2006, 05:13 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Amity
Posts: 11,621
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Re: Binoculars
swarovski slc 10x50,
42 ounces of eye happiness 
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10-02-2006, 05:24 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Mt. Tabor
Posts: 2,202
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Re: Binoculars
 (except the 10x43 here)
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10-02-2006, 06:16 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Bend, Oregon
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Re: Binoculars
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10-02-2006, 06:38 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Yamhill, OR
Posts: 761
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Re: Binoculars
I love the 10X nikons as well. I belive someone has apair posted for 165.00, here on ifish.
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10-02-2006, 06:50 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,239
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Re: Binoculars
You will not be sorry with the Pentax 10x43 DCF SP that are mentioned above. That is what I have, and for the money pretty hard to beat.
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10-02-2006, 06:52 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Oregon City
Posts: 2,102
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Re: Binoculars
Swaro 10x42 SLC's. Paid $875 new in 2000. Best money ever spent.
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10-02-2006, 07:23 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Coburg, Or.
Posts: 2,579
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Re: Binoculars
Leica Geovid, 10x42. Great glass and range finder is awesome.
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10-02-2006, 08:13 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 190
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Re: Binoculars
I've had Zeiss 10 X 40 for twenty years and love them. Prior to that I had a variety of the less expensive brands and can say there is no going back. For something more portable, I am now looking at Zeiss Conquest 8 X 30s. The price is hard to swallow, but I think worth it in the long run.
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10-02-2006, 08:34 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Mid-Willamette Valley
Posts: 4,421
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Re: Binoculars
Quote:
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Pentax 8x43 DCF SP's.
(except the 10x43 here)
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These glassess don't get any press but if you talk with the people who sell lots of bino's, these come highly rated and for less then half the cost of Swarovski's.
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10-02-2006, 09:53 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Keizer, Oregon
Posts: 2,021
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Re: Binoculars
Barska. They gave served me well and do not cost a bunch of $$$$. Always clear, work well in low light and are tough! PM me if you would like to know where to get a good deal on them.
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10-02-2006, 10:03 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Pendleton, Oregon
Posts: 3,121
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Re: Binoculars
I have been saving for quite awhile for some nice binos. I have used some inexpensive glass and there are so many disadvantages that i', ready to spend some $$$. I have heard that if you are spending large amounts of time behind the glass then you need great quality. A few years ago i bought a new scope, Leupold VXIII. After comparing the difference of glass, i have seen the light. No pun intended!!
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10-03-2006, 05:34 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 209
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Re: Binoculars
Leica Trinovid 8x42BN
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10-03-2006, 07:08 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Florence
Posts: 1,399
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Re: Binoculars
Another vote for the swarovski 10x42's......
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10-03-2006, 07:23 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Salem
Posts: 3,087
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Re: Binoculars
12 X 50'S !!!!!
THE HIGHER THE POWER THE BETTER! (unless you bird watching :grin 
I don't have the cash or desire to spend way too much on binocs...I use 12x50 bushnells and will never go to any lesser power, or to a more expensive set. it is worth the extra weight to have the higher power. I glass constantly, that's how I hunt (mostly west side blacktails and roosy's...but it's even more imporant over east cause you can see so much further), and I have spotted so many more things with higher power binocs...instead of bodies, I see ear twitches, legs, tails, antlers, faces, etc.
Also, I folded down the rubber eye piece thing that cups against your eye when looking through the binocs. The closer you can get your eye to the lens, the larger the field of view will be...try it, it's awesome.
good luck
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10-03-2006, 07:59 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: South western Oregon
Posts: 1,737
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Re: Binoculars
Leica Geovid's 10x42...I sold my Swarovski 10x50's to get them. Glass is very comparable, but no reason to pack two pieces of equipment when you can pack one...
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10-03-2006, 08:03 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 254
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Re: Binoculars
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Another vote for the swarovski 10x42's......
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Worst mistake you can make is to look through good glass, all of a sudden I was no longer happy with my leupolds.
On a side note, my buddies' leica rangefinder binos don't work as well as a rangefinder as our leica 1200 yard rangefinders.
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10-03-2006, 08:22 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: redmond, wa
Posts: 610
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Re: Binoculars
I have Kahles (Swarovski's value line) in 8X32.
Great glass and really convenient size.
If I were to do it again, I might buy 10X42.
The 50's are great for light but seem kind of bulky.
I tried some Minox compacts and was very impressed.
I would look at Minox full size for hunting glass, too.
The Nikon and Pentax are good for the price.
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10-03-2006, 08:23 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: South western Oregon
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Re: Binoculars
Tell your buddy to send them back...I've never had an issue with them yet...
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10-03-2006, 11:23 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Almost Heaven
Posts: 280
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Re: Binoculars
I have Nikon Monarchs 8x42 - (paid $250) good bang for the buck, but got water inside them last year in elk season, couldn't get them to defog, had to send them back for repairs.
Just got Zeiss Conquest 8x30 BT's. (Paid $265-clearance price online, brand new in box) Holy cow what a difference! Brighter, lighter, clearer, sharper, less focusing required, great field of view. Don't buy through Cabelas, shop around the web. You can save at least $100 that way.
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10-03-2006, 11:43 AM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Toledo Wa
Posts: 4,577
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Re: Binoculars
Carson XM series. 10x50 do a search on 24hourcampfire or archerytalk.com See what everybody has to say about them. I love mine.
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10-03-2006, 07:31 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: In the Gorge ~ On the water
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Re: Binoculars
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10-04-2006, 12:51 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Oregon
Posts: 636
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Re: Binoculars
Best Christmas present my wife ever gave me...Zeiss 10x40.
I've got the chance to see many wonderful places with that glass and have yet to want more.
My son has a pair of 10x42 SLC , He has used them in deserts and jungles as a Marine FO and sniper, they look like they have been used. They have held up and work very well.
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10-04-2006, 05:56 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Grants Pass, Oregon
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Re: Binoculars
I got a chance to look through a pair of Swarovski binoculars while Moose hunting in Alaska. Real spendy but incredible!
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10-04-2006, 08:18 PM
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Fry
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 9
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Re: Binoculars
I finally spent the greenbacks for a pair of 10x42 Swarovski EL's. They are all I hoped for. Compact, light and very bright.
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10-07-2006, 09:50 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: In a van, down by the river
Posts: 1,427
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Re: Binoculars
Another vote for the Pentax 8x43 DCF SP.
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10-07-2006, 10:01 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: enumclaw
Posts: 252
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Re: Binoculars
i love my leopold cascade 10x42 best 300 bucks ive spent
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10-07-2006, 10:46 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: SE Portland
Posts: 1,847
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Re: Binoculars
Nikon Monarchs 10 x 42's about 300.00
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owerviews $120... leupold wind rivers $350... nikon's:discoverer $500... all in 10x42's and then i got my swarovski's... THE END...and will never look back.. everyone i hunt with that looks through my bino's is instantly a believer.. and will just about leave their bino's right there in the feild and drive straight to the store and by some right then and there. they cant believe what they're like to look through! 
