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Pete112288:
So I have been limping myself along for the last couple years on a pair of binoculars that have become less than stellar.
At the time I got them I thought they were the most amazing thing ever. A pair of Bushnell Buckmark 12x50. 10 years ago, and were priced at $140 or so. Which I thought was astronomical for binoculars. I have learned a lot since then. One thing the hard way, take better care of the glass. The coatings are pretty much gone, and they are not crisp out very far anymore and suck at low light.
I got a good pair of more compact 8x binos a couple years ago and love them for the blacktails and thick brush. Picking apart such things close. But I had really enjoyed the 12x50s for several things. When I sometimes hunt the palouse area on the east side, and for when I have to count points in elk hunting situations on the west side. A couple times due to low light or bad backdrop, my binos were the only thing that confirmed a bull was 3pt legal, even closer in range. I had been adamant on getting another pair of 12x binos, but money is an issue. There are SOOO many good deals that come along for the 10x options.
Does anyone think I would really notice a ton of difference going from the 12x to the 10x. Esp with going to a better quality glass than I am used to?
I am looking mostly at Leupold and Vortex, I am most partial to Leupold.
I do have a good spotter, so in the event of hunting open country, I am not completely relying on the binos.
I probably would milk it along longer but I drew a quality deer tag this year and expect to be in some open country so I figured it was time.

ghosthunter:
I am no expert on Binos. But I went from vortex vultures to these Leupold bino. And really like them.

https://www.scheels.com/p/leupold-bx-1-mckenzie-hd-binoculars/03031702950.html?cq_cmp=21023519212&cq_con=161891070474&cq_med=pla&cq_net=g&cq_plt=gp&cq_src=google_ads&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_d6x1LyHhwMV1xStBh0FQgQwEAQYHCABEgL5dPD_BwE&src=hardlines

Pete112288:
That's the Leupold model I am looking at. Found them for around $170

Tracker0721:
Check used on eBay, if they end up broken or scratched up both warranty’s will swap em out. Saw a guy walk his vortex into a scheels looking like they fell off a mountain and they gave him a new pair straight trade. In my opinion at that price they’re all gonna be similar. Really don’t notice the low light and edge to edge clarity coming in until that $500ish range. Before that it’s just don’t go so cheap they break and sticking to reliable brands helps that. Call up the glassing guru at GoHunt, he’ll really help you figure out what it is that each tier of glass gets you and where you’re gonna be happiest at for your price point as well as which glass options you should look at.

The scout:
I have a pair of leupold BX 5 12x50 I would sell. I thought I would use them as truck or boat binos. But never seem to use them. I’d probably take $700 for them. And they will come with a kuiu bino harness and rangefinder pouch.

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