Question by ahimsa: leupold green ring mesa binoculars-are these a good deal?
I'm looking to get a quality pair of binoculars. My budget is $ 200-300 dollars, but cheaper is obviously better. I want something that will serve me well for a lifetime, but don't have plans for extreme use that would justify spending more $ .
I want these primarily as general purpose binos: wildlife watching, hunting, rock climbing scouting, and sporting.
I was leaning towards the Nikon Monarch 8x42, but I found a pair of new leupold green ring mesa 8x42 marked down to $ 99. This seems like a screaming deal. should I jump on these?
Thanks.
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Best answer:
Answer by Michael The cheapest I have found Leupold Mesa binoculars is $ 175, The Nikon Monarch is even higher. I'd jump all over the $ 99 deal.
Question by lu_na_tic654: binoculars in mexico?
can these night vision binoculars be taken to mexico without there being any legal issues?
do i have to get any sort of license to purchase them?
Question by Newell: And while I am waiting...a question about binoculars?
Just got in from one party....going to another. Waiting for Pavel. We are going as Rocky Horror. I am going as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, and Pavel is going as Rocky. He's Blonde.
I normally never use binoculars. I wouldn't know how. The way I hunt is like this: I have a very dear and close friend who works for the US Forest Service. He does creepy crawly all around the Angeles Forest looking for Meth Labs and Marijuana Farms. He stakes places out, and spends the night.(Angeles Forest is considered the most dangerous National Forest in America..
He actually likes that kind of thing. Anyway, in the course of his travels, he spots deer. He has no interest in deer. I have virtually no chance whatsoever of finding them on my own. He knows my limitations, so he finds a place, usually down wind and above a spot where deer come down to drink in the morning (Angeles Forest is tall pine trees, but dry, dry , dry, it is so steep all water runs downhill). Usually within sixty yards of the deer. I am not such a great shot. Past 100 yards, the deer could stand up and thumb its nose at me, and be perfectly safe. I have gotten my deer six years running. But I notice he is getting a little cold towards me, and I will eventually have to find my own deer. So that brings up binoculars. Not that I know anything about using them, but I guess I need to learn. My father (now deceased) left me a big footlocker of all his hunting stuff. In there were all these OLD books on hunting. Apparently in the 1930's and 1940's, the 7 x 35mm Binoculars was all the rage. I have no idea what everyone uses now. I don't see many 7 x 35mm in the Cabela's catalog. It seems somehow that 8 power is now the big deal. Also the cost of binoculars now seems astronomical. I saw a pair made in Austria or Germany called "Steiner" that were several thousand dollars. Do you really need to spend that? What is a pair of binoculars that I could show up with at a guided hunt, and not look like a total cheapskate or a dork? Pavel claims that Russians make outstanding optics at very reasonable prices. But I can never believe anything he says. He tells me Russians invented Television and the Airplane. My favorite was when he explained to me that Russians invented the Gatling gun. But that the correct name is the Gorshun, because Admiral Gorshun actually invented it. I am not joking. He also claims the AK-47 was a completely original invention and was 100% Russian and had NOTHING to do with the German SturmGewehr 44 (StG44). Which was funny, because the safety on they AK-47 is an EXACT copy of the safety on the Remington Model 8/81. I have a Remington Model 81. I showed it to Pavel. He stared at it for a minute and then said "Ah, you see, Americans copy superior Kalashnikov design." Never mind the Remington Model 8 was made in 1906 and the Kalashnikov was made 41 years later. So I am trying to figure out what binoculars to save up for. I am thinking of saving my nickels, my pennies, my dimes, maybe selling a gun I inherited I don't like and buy a pair of binoculars worth about $ 500. Any ideas?
"First: Dont drink and Post" Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha. Was it THAT obvious? Ha. Pavel says I get drunk so easily , it embarrasses him. I only drink at like Valentine's Day, Christmas, New Year's and Halloween, so it doesn't take much. Pavel won't let me near a set on car keys on nights like this. Ha.
Oh, wow, my hands are numb.
A song for the kid:
Best answer:
Answer by Tahoeguy First: Dont drink and Post.
Second: a pair of $ 60 bushnell from walmart has always done fine for me. I wear glasses and like the focus free ones.
Glassing a deer in heavy timber & brush is almost impossible, and spotting one 1000 yards out is close to pointless.
US $2.89
