Hi Anson,

Those Leupolds were pretty good binoculars, especially for the price!

There aren't many IF binoculars made anymore, but Steiner's military models include several. I just tested a few models and they're pretty darn good optically. From the sound of it you'd probably be most interested in the 8x30, but it costs considerably more than the Leupold did back in its day, around $800.

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