Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Optics what binoculars do u use? what are the best? looking to upgrade

Buy used. Leica Ultravids, non HD can be found reasonable.

scenar, you know you can't reason with a fool. They beat you with experience every time.

damn good advice. Can't really improve on that. And I offered up a mint set of Leica Trinovids. You can still get'em - but they are over on Ebay now.

Sorry Pat, had to go back and fix your previous post to Ringman.....

It's one thing to troll for your favorite brand of optic, rifle, stocks etc.., but to state you point a gun at something unknown, especially on a hunting site, is down right stupid.

Always a great feeling to know there are idiots in the hills scoping unknown targets with their rifle..Not only that but recommending others do the same..Wasnt it just last year that an OREGON hunter killed someone doing that BS??

Anyway, I use mostly swaro but there are many great choices..

This battery has served me well, STS 80mm with 20-60x and a 30x fixed, SLC 15x56 and EL 10x32's..I really need a rangefinder upgrade, but that old Leica LRF still works great. Also I've never used a switch power bino that I liked,that includes Leica's let alone the junk being recommended earlier in this thread, dont wast your money there.

Nice stuff there rosco. Totally agree with you on the switchpower binos. I wouldn't use a pair if they were given to me. The only zoom type bino I'd use is the Leica duovid....they are very nice. The rest are trash.

yup.......

You bet! Who posted they point a gun at something unknowwn?

The rosco1 included Leica in the undesirables. He likes what he likes. You like Leica. I like Nikon variable and '99 likes Leupold switch power. Why should one try to look down on anyone else because they prefer something else?

Not everyone can afford what you or rosco1 can so they should be aware of other options.

This guy did....

What I think was inferred is that if a deer is spotted at a distance with your binoculars you might scope it to see if it's shootable.

Many of us have rifle scopes with more magnification than our binoculars.

Savage_99,



Don't post logic to him. He read the original post and chose to try to be an internet bully by taking part of it out of context. It is a religion with some here so they can't help it.

Just one example of dozens of posts where you state you use a high powered riflescope in place of a spotting scope. In fact there was one post where you were telling someone they didn't need a spotting scope if the had a 4.5-30 Bushnell Elite scope Rich. I don't know how posting your direct quotes is "bullying" you either. OK, I just saw that I used the word, "dummy" and shouldn't have. My apologies.

It took me forty-odd years to learn that...it is the credo I now live by.

RDFinn,



If you were to post the whole quotes you would contradict yourself. You know I suggest everytime someone point the scope at something they have established is game with their binos or unaided eyes. You seem to get joy from going off on these tangents and getting others to follow.

If you or anyone else here or in real life tells me they never spotted game, pointed their gun at it and then didn't shoot it I wouldn't believe them.

The vast majority of hunters' scopes max out at maybe 14X as in a 4 1/2-14X. I remember suggesting folks practice with their scope set on its highest setting, then put it on its lowest for hunting, so if they forget and have it on its highest setting it's what they are used to. Of course consistent with the internet bullies someone tried to make me look bad by suggesting the game would jump at 15 yards and disappear at 16 yards. That type of thing happens with open sights. If one doesn't practice quick gun handling it won't make any difference what they are carrying.

Huntsman: could you id those binos just for size comparison? I'm shopping to "cry once".

10x EL's and CL's

Meeting of the [bleep]' minds right here...

To the OP, I have used the Steiner Peregrines the past two seasons and I am very happy with them.




Travis

I will have to admit that I like Swarovski as well. I have owned about every kind of higher end glass at one time or another.
Accumulating good glass takes more than one time of "pain of purchase", but after you have a few items, you can always use them. And if you need a new truck or house, you can sell off a few of them and get it...