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Offline Skyhigh

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Re: Best binos between $300-$400?
« Reply #15 on: August 07, 2008, 09:12:39 PM »
Just got a set of Vortex 10x50 vulture model..I am very impressed, they compare to my swavorski real well...
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Re: Best binos between $300-$400?
« Reply #16 on: August 07, 2008, 10:50:33 PM »
I just got a flyer from Cabelas advertising a huge blow out on Leupold Gold Ring HD. They are like half price. I think they are still about 500 bones. Looked like a steal.

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Re: Best binos between $300-$400?
« Reply #17 on: August 07, 2008, 10:51:18 PM »
What size were the Gold Rings, and are they that price online?

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Re: Best binos between $300-$400?
« Reply #18 on: August 07, 2008, 11:55:30 PM »
Nikon or Minox would be a good buy.
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Re: Best binos between $300-$400?
« Reply #19 on: August 12, 2008, 10:20:51 PM »
alpen, nikon, or burris are all great glass

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Re: Best binos between $300-$400?
« Reply #20 on: August 13, 2008, 06:19:10 AM »
Checked out some Vortex spotting scopes this weeekend and while I was there tried the Vortex Viper and Razor binoculars.  Both exceptional...and the Razors...10x42...@$749 were almost everybit as good as a pair of Swaroski EL's....10x42...@$1989, sitting next to them.....but $1300 less.  The Vipers were a little over $500 and almost as nice as the Razors.
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Re: Best binos between $300-$400?
« Reply #21 on: August 13, 2008, 06:49:39 AM »
i have a pair of leupold wind river binos and they are awesome got mine on sale(big sale).........they also sell the katmai? or something like that.......but i think there only about 350-400 bucks and well like most people say you cant go wrong with leupold.

leupold makes a great glass.

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Re: Best binos between $300-$400?
« Reply #22 on: August 13, 2008, 12:28:00 PM »
I've been very happy with my Nikon Monarch ATB's.
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Re: Best binos between $300-$400?
« Reply #23 on: August 13, 2008, 09:37:09 PM »
I have the Nikon Monarchs..so that's my vote.

Might look at the Leupold Leupold Wind River Cascades..they are pretty close to the Monarchs for the price.

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Re: Best binos between $300-$400?
« Reply #24 on: August 13, 2008, 09:46:04 PM »
If you can get the gold rings for 500 bucks thats what I would go with. My buddy has a pair of 12x50 and there pretty good.

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Re: Best binos between $300-$400?
« Reply #25 on: August 13, 2008, 10:02:40 PM »
If you can get the gold rings for 500 bucks thats what I would go with. My buddy has a pair of 12x50 and there pretty good.

FWIW, I find it almost impossible to hold a pair of 12X binos steady enough to be effective, I have always needed a tripod over 10X :twocents:
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Re: Best binos between $300-$400?
« Reply #26 on: August 17, 2008, 06:37:24 PM »
Pentax IMHO.  I have two pairs and both are great glass.

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Re: Best binos between $300-$400?
« Reply #27 on: August 17, 2008, 07:20:01 PM »
I have a pair of fujinon 7x50 and have sat next to my buddy who has swaroski  binos and I can see deer at daylight way before you can see through his. I have 20x80 swaroski spoting scope and I am not knocking them but I would;nt trade my 400 dollar glass for his 1200.

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Re: Best binos between $300-$400?
« Reply #28 on: August 17, 2008, 07:28:00 PM »
I'll buy you a Fujinon scope and trade you straight across for the swaros if you want to unload it?
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Re: Best binos between $300-$400?
« Reply #29 on: August 18, 2008, 08:41:47 AM »
Found a deal on some Vortex Diamondbacks (150 shipped priority) and thought I would give them a try.  If I don't like them, I'll look at something else.  At this point, anything has got to be a step up for me, and these have been getting great reviews.

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