Binos inexpensive

  • sticker
    StillwaterMN/Ottertail county
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    August 15, 2012 at 3:51 pm #205013

    I am looking for a new pair of binos, but I don’t have $300-$500 in the budget for a pair . Is there a decent pair out there for around $200? I have a good spotting scope, so I can manage with a lesser quality pair of binos for this season. Thanks for any help

    kooty
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    August 15, 2012 at 4:51 pm #122111

    What power are you looking for?

    sticker
    StillwaterMN/Ottertail county
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    August 15, 2012 at 7:04 pm #122113

    I’d like at least 10 power but 12×50 would be ideal

    kooty
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    August 15, 2012 at 7:46 pm #122117

    Have you considered Ebay? I save myself a lot of money out there.

    sticker
    StillwaterMN/Ottertail county
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    August 15, 2012 at 8:53 pm #122124

    I am now, thanks

    marsh_monster
    Metro
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    August 15, 2012 at 9:14 pm #122128

    I was down at cabelas in march looking at Binos myself and the sales associate told me about Redfield. All their Binos, scopes, and range finders are made on the same assembly line as Leupold. Redfield is owned and operated buy Leupold and carries the same the quality for a fraction of the price…I have been extremly happy with my purchase and will be buying from them in them in the future. I bought the rebel 10x42s and man are nice! check them out! http://redfield.com/

    sticker
    StillwaterMN/Ottertail county
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    August 15, 2012 at 9:34 pm #122129

    thanks for the info, I will check them out.

    kooty
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    August 15, 2012 at 10:48 pm #122130

    I do my research, find out retail and typically I’m buying from out of state so no sales tax and I tend to lean towards free shipping items.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
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    August 15, 2012 at 10:56 pm #122132

    Definitely check your PM from Dennis… I bet he has something resembling a great deal on a quality bino

    kooty
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    August 15, 2012 at 11:08 pm #122134

    It’s not like he knows much about this stuff….

    dennisdalan
    St Cloud, MN
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    August 16, 2012 at 1:20 pm #122152

    Thanks G! The Nikon’s I’m trying to get rid of are only 8×36’s.

    willy_d
    Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada
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    August 16, 2012 at 2:13 pm #122153

    Nikon Prostaff 7 ATB Binoculars are onsale at Cabelas 10x 42 blk are $149.00 and camo are $169.00. also other bino on sale.

    sticker
    StillwaterMN/Ottertail county
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    August 16, 2012 at 4:46 pm #122156

    are these any good? This is exactly what I am looking for but I am not an optics genius
    binos

    kooty
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    August 16, 2012 at 6:32 pm #122158

    I’ve got a similar class of Bushnell binocs I picked up at an auction. They are 10×50. For the money, I think they are good.

    kooty
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    August 17, 2012 at 12:58 pm #122174

    Another company to consider is Vortex. They are making a lot of noise in the affordable market. I’m looking at one of their Diamondback rifle scopes and I can’t seem to find hardly any negative info.

    Vortex

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
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    August 20, 2012 at 11:47 pm #122230

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    are these any good? This is exactly what I am looking for but I am not an optics genius
    binos


    There were a lot of people looking at them during the opening weekend of the fall sale at Bass Pro in Gurnee (Aug 4-5). If you buy them, make sure you take them out of the box and check the ones your buying. We saw so much inconsistency in all the Nikon binocs. Frustrating for me and the Bass Pro staff. One was great, one was ok, one was a little clearer, one had a blue tint….subtle different, but still inconstancy. We compared them to the Vortex and there was nothing to compare. The Vortex in nearly every size we looked at made nikon look like the bottom of an old coke bottle. BTW – this was taking them outside and viewing objects that were in the 500yrd to 1 mile range away.

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