Post by: 7mmfan on July 30, 2015, 08:35:48 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on July 30, 2015, 08:41:04 AM
Post by: C-Money on July 30, 2015, 09:02:13 AM
Post by: lamrith on July 30, 2015, 09:46:09 AM
I've been "allowed" to budget $500 to buy a new set of binos this year. I've been using Nikon Monarch 10x42's for the last 5 or 6 years and generally speaking, was pretty happy with them. They failed on me this last year so I'm looking to upgrade. Keeping in mind the $500 budget, what would you guys consider the best bang for the buck? I know there are some other manufacturers than Nikon and Leupold that offer products in that price range, I'm just not familiar with them.I am looking for new glass myself albe-it at slightly lower budget.
Sounds like you were happy with the 10x, not looking to go up or down in power?
I hear GREAT things about Vortex glass to and they have an phenominal warranty.
Post by: gee_unit360 on July 30, 2015, 09:59:01 AM
Post by: Buzz2401 on July 30, 2015, 10:33:33 AM
Post by: KNOPHISH on July 31, 2015, 06:23:57 AM
Post by: X-Force on July 31, 2015, 06:33:24 AM
Have you tried sending the pair you have back to Nikon. My buddy had a 7 year old pair he sent in because eyecups broke and they sent him a brand new pair of monarchs:yeah: Good advice. Nikon should stand behind their product.
Post by: carlyoungs on July 31, 2015, 11:00:08 AM
Post by: nastybynature on July 31, 2015, 11:11:17 AM
Buy the open box special 10x42 vipers from the member Elknut1 on the forum. He sent me a brand new pair for $510 out the door. They have a life time no fault warranty. Elknut is the man. You will not regret it!
:yeah:
I bought the lesser Vortex 12X50 Diamondbacks http://amzn.to/1OTfApd (http://amzn.to/1OTfApd) and my only complaint is they are a little too powerful. If I would have had the coin for the Razor line, I would have jumped on it. :twocents:
Post by: Bean Counter on July 31, 2015, 11:31:55 AM
@NoFaultWarranty
@NikonIsAwesome
Post by: follow maggie on July 31, 2015, 11:21:20 PM
Post by: gee_unit360 on August 01, 2015, 12:12:23 AM
Post by: pashok23 on August 01, 2015, 12:15:02 AM
Post by: Bean Counter on August 01, 2015, 01:26:53 AM
Now that everone is talking about Nikons I thought i remember hearing they had a 30 year warranty. Is that correct Nikon owners?
They pretty much fix everything. I had a broken eyecup and they sent me a new(er) upgraded pair.
On paper, their warranty has a bifurcation: a lifetime warranty against defects in workmanship, and a 25 year "No Fault" warranty, where if you abuse/break it, you pay them $10 and they fix it. My broken eyecup was pretty much after hard use for 7 years. They just sent me a new pair :IBCOOL:
Optics with electronics (rangefinders, etc) are treated a bit differently. I don't have one so couldn't tell you.
http://www.nikonsportoptics.com/en_US/SRO/Images/CPCAssets/shopping-help/pdf/Riflescope-Binocular-Fieldscope-Spotting-Scope_No_Electronic-warranty-sample.pdf
Post by: sagewalker on August 01, 2015, 09:02:43 AM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on August 01, 2015, 09:11:04 AM
Post by: sagewalker on August 01, 2015, 09:15:06 AM
Been " ALLOWED " ?
Wife maybe??? :dunno:
Post by: Miles on August 01, 2015, 09:31:45 AM
Post by: 7mmfan on August 06, 2015, 12:02:06 PM
Been " ALLOWED " ?
Wife maybe??? :dunno:
Roger that. Wife and I budgeted the money for an upgrade. After thinking on it for a while now though, I think I will send back my Monarchs and see what Nikon does for me. If anything I can upgrade next year and have a good set of back ups. There has been some great suggestions given here for other options that I'm going to look into and research a little more. Thanks for all the input guys!
Post by: D-Rock425 on August 06, 2015, 12:15:16 PM
I just saw some nice Zeiss Terra ED on Black Ovis 8x32 for $369 that look pretty good, comes with bino harness.I have the 10x42 set and I'm very happy with them.