Yeah I thought that they might be the sell a kidney type of deal.
Only a little bit. I still love you
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A few brands make them. Adds a bit of weight. Actually not a bad option, saves a step in the process of having to switch back and forth…
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Yeah not cheap, if every dollar counts then your probably not going to go there, but there are a few of us on this forum that have discretionary money and buy the things we want. We just don’t all choose the same things…
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Yes well I have recently invested in a thermal scope so have probably used up my discretionary money for this quarter. See what happens later in the year.
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Plus a new 300WM so definitely over budget me thinks. 
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What’s this discretionary money??? 
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I was just following on from the previous post however I am assuming it is the money that one can spend on his sport at his own discretion. Disposable income perhaps a better way of explaining it.
I was just having a joke that I never seem to see much in the way of discretionary funds! 
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Yeah, bloody unicorns n rocking horse shit…
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Yep I get it now mate. A classic example of how the written word rarely conveys the full meaning of the message. sure would be nice to have quite a bit of discretionary money every month for essential items, ie, projectiles, new rifles, etc.
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I had a quick look at those bino come rangefinder jobs and it was circa $6k. Could buy a couple of nice setups for that. Definitely a luxury item.
You can get them cheaper than that, when i bought my swarovskis, i was seriosly contemplating a zeiss with built in range finder. It wasn’t much of step up from the cost of buying binos plus range finder. I take your point that they are expensive but ones mans luxury…is another mans tool…
Two jobs, small mortgage…
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Yep fair enough mate. I rarely shoot anything past 300m and I am a reasonable judge of distance. Good enough to get me out of trouble anyway. Can fully appreciate it is handy for those bow hunting or shooting at longer distances.
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So what’s the verdict?
Casual hunter. Solid, mid tier choice for up to 500m and epic warranty… Bushnell and Vortex.
Mate I am
Leaning towards the Leupold BX-1 10x42 at this stage mate. Found them for $279 so thinking that’s not bad. Some places have them for near $400. Down side I think they made in China.
Honestly, I think 8x is plenty
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Have to agree with @Bent_arrow, Swarovski EL, best you can get. I have been to the factory and watched them being made, quality control like you wouldn’t believe. The EL’s with inbuilt range-finder are also the most accurate range-finder I’ve used. ( Don’t own a set but have used a couple of mates plenty of times.)
BUT, not a budget item as has been discussed. For a budget bino, have a look at Nikon Monarchs, haven’t priced them lately but the set I have were very reasonably priced ( < $400 ), and pretty good lens quality. Better than a mates Steiners in the same configuration. ( 10 x 42 )
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