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This evening I got my cheapy Vivitar Binocs out to check to see if the neighbors goat is still in his pen, yes he was. Then I looked around for my better set and realized that my good set of binoculars is a 1946 Nash built set that left the Army with me.

Any one have any suggestions of decent but not outrageously priced binoculars?

Jerry

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Try Swift optics. Inexpensive.

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I've got a pair of bushnell 10 X 42's the excursion model

paid a little over 2bills for them at cabellas ,water fog shock proof ect.

there light enough to carry all day hunting elk, with out killing me

, the glass is very good . At first and last light you still see everything.

they are not on par with swarovskis's but then there not $2,000 either :wink:

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brunton, bushnell legends, and pentax make fair lower priced binocs.

swift is pretty good glass, but i have serious doubts about their ruggedness in a hunting application.

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Jerry:

Check out these 2 places.

http://www.cameralandny.com/

http://www.opticsplanet.com/

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Some of these places are really great!

Jerry

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Here is what I bought:

http://www.opticsplanet.net/pentax-9x28-dcf-lv-multi-coated-inner-focus-water-resistant-binoculars-62599.html

Thanks for the advice,

Jerry

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Which Pentax Binocs did you buy? Mine work great for me. But I only have to deal 150 yards for my total distance.

Jerry