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What kind of binoculars... #2881121 12/30/11 04:49 AM
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What do yall carry and how do you like them?



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Re: What kind of binoculars... [Re: SpoonPlatoon] #2881125 12/30/11 04:50 AM
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i carry swarovski 10x42 el. They are alright.



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Re: What kind of binoculars... [Re: SpoonPlatoon] #2881126 12/30/11 04:50 AM
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Stieners...love em



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Originally Posted By: mustafa
i carry swarovski 10x42 el. They are alright.


Yeah they're just OK, I got a pair after my 10x50 SLC's got jacked from my truck, I do like them better.


Re: What kind of binoculars... [Re: robbf213] #2881214 12/30/11 05:11 AM
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Leica 10x42 Geovids. Love them. Do not have to carry binos and a range finder. I have also a pair of WindRivers, Nikon, Steiners, and Leupolds also and none were as good as the Leicas.



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Re: What kind of binoculars... [Re: stxranchman] #2881230 12/30/11 05:16 AM
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GOOD GRACIOUS! Yall like expensive binocs dont yall?



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Re: What kind of binoculars... [Re: SpoonPlatoon] #2881234 12/30/11 05:17 AM
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If you spend a lot of hours looking thru them then your eyes will thank you for buying the best glass you can afford.



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Re: What kind of binoculars... [Re: SpoonPlatoon] #2881236 12/30/11 05:18 AM
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Nothing more useless than cheap glass. Best money I have spent was on my Steiner 10x42 predators last year



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Re: What kind of binoculars... [Re: mustafa] #2881268 12/30/11 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted By: mustafa
i carry swarovski 10x42 el. They are alright.
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Re: What kind of binoculars... [Re: txshntr] #2881286 12/30/11 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted By: txshntr
Stieners...love em

x2. Best bang for your buck.


Re: What kind of binoculars... [Re: Leever] #2881302 12/30/11 05:53 AM
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Been carrying Meopta 10x42... I like them better than Zeiss Victory binocs.


Re: What kind of binoculars... [Re: rifleman] #2881341 12/30/11 06:21 AM
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Leica geovid 10x42s


Re: What kind of binoculars... [Re: longhorn_cop] #2881351 12/30/11 06:29 AM
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Kahles 8X42.

Have a few others but the Kahles are by far the best I own, of Steiner, Leupold, Nikon and Minox


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Re: What kind of binoculars... [Re: kmon11] #2881461 12/30/11 12:19 PM
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Depends on what I'm hunting. Out of deer blinds, Leica 10x42 mostly. Sometimes a Pentax WP 10x50. For turkey hunting in the spring, I like less magnification, so I carry a B&L Elite 7x36.

On a brown bear hunt this fall, I used a Zen-Ray 8x43.....really impressive. For caribou last fall in bright daylight, I had a compact bino, a Zeiss Victory 10x25. For most of my sheep, I used a mid-sized glass, a B&L Discoverer 10x28 (love these and wish they were still available). At my breakfast table here at home sits a Weaver Grand Slam 10x45--for watching my 2 feeders out back.

I'm really not married to one bino, but I like the Leica for its performance and ergonomics best, and I'll probably take it with me this spring to POW Island for blackies.



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Re: What kind of binoculars... [Re: dawaba] #2881901 12/30/11 03:56 PM
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I use stieners 12x40s.Each eye piece is adjustable so you set them for your eyes and dont have to refocus everytime you look at something.Saves seconds when seconds count.



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i have a cheap, $100 pair of red head pursuits in 10x42.

stuff dissapears from my truck constantly, i've had 3 pairs stolen and won't buy a good set.

they are cheap, i don't get eye fatigue and are pretty good for the money.



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Re: What kind of binoculars... [Re: txtrophy85] #2882062 12/30/11 04:30 PM
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Zeiss Conquest 12x42

Excellent low light viewing. Good ergonomics. Relatively light weight.



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Steiner C5 Predators 12x42, I'll never own another pair if I can help it.


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I'm happy with my Vortex Viper 10x42 binos.


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I use the most expensive ones available that week. We all know you can't get it done with cheaper glass.


Re: What kind of binoculars... [Re: SpoonPlatoon] #2882344 12/30/11 05:46 PM
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I have a pair of Redfield Rebel 10x42 and love them I just cant see myself spending that much on bino's but I do take a lot of long shots either


Re: What kind of binoculars... [Re: TonyLama] #2882352 12/30/11 05:48 PM
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Swaro 10x50 SLC. Love em


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Burris 10X42 and Nikon 12x50


They seem to work quite well.



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Leupold 10x42 for hunting and Nikon 10-22x50 for long range stuff and just general looking.

Agree on quality, if its in my eye I don't want to strain.



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I use a pair of Buffalo Brand 10x50 binos from the '50s. They were my Dad's. Also have a small pair to carry in my pockets when still hunting.



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