[quote=dennisinaz]Here is the Highlander setup.


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The Highlanders are an excellant setup but arguably at least not
the top of the world for a hunter.
Here in PA we consider our glasses the most important tool we have for long range hunting. You can kill a deer with about any
decent rifle, but finding it is first on the list.
For about 50 years now twin spotters in brackets top the list for choice among hunters here. 80 mm Swaros or Kowas are as common as bs among hunters here. A major advantage of the spotter setup is the advantage of realligning them in the event
they get knocked or blown over. Fifteen minits with an allen wrench and your back glassing whereas with any standard type binnoc. it requires a trip back to the factory for repair. Yes,
the twin setup is bulkier and might be a little heavier as a downside. There are also other excellant choices for a far more
reasonable twin setup. I have a pair of the 15x58 Minox also in
addittion to 5 or 6 different twin setups. Weve done alot of side by side testing with all the others including the 15x56 swaros and the leica 15x56 geovids. As might be expected the owners of the Swaros and leicas think theirs slightly better
than the Minox. Others smile and say give me these and the difference in money. Side by side on the same day looking at the
same object is the only way to see any differences in optics.
On a good day their all good with some good ones a tad better than others. On a bad day their all bad, even the best ones.
And that includes the highlanders and all the others including
my own good ones.
Bogen is very popular here for tripods. The 3031 tripod with the
3030 head is pretty compact for the smaller glass setups. I would be looking a little larger for a highlander or larger glass.



Last edited by yobuck; 10/02/14.