357smallbore
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Are 10x42 bino's good for glassing game? Been using 8x50. I hunt Arizona and Wyoming usually 95% of all my shots are 300yds in. The binoculars I am looking at are fully multi coated, rubber armored.
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I won't say big, because I have larger, but my "medium" ones are 8x44 (Minox BV 8X44), so a 5.5 mm exit pupil. Very nice.My big binoculars are 8X42
Generally speaking any of the name brands will give good service. The main thing is get a pair that works for you. Their feel on handling and your eyes will determine that. As a bino junkie I enjoy binos from $100 to $3000 and enjoy everyone of them. As with guns if you know how many you have you don't have enough.
The wife and I did the same last year. GREAT binos for the price. I would absolutely recommend them if somebody was looking. Now the only way I can ever really tell if I like an optic (riflescope/binos/spotting scope) is to look through them. I recommend finding a store or buddy that has what you're interested in and checking them out before buying!I just replaced my Binoculars with Vortex‘s Diamond Back 10x42 line from Cabela’s
Couldn’t be happier with the glass plus weight is minimal
For hunting "on the go".... (When you have to wear them)
8X x(~32-40mm) for unsuported viewing, 10X x(~40-50mm) when you have time to lean against somthing
No more than than 7X x(~28-35mm) when on horse back or in a moving vehicle.
There is the "Order of Magnitude" rule for the price and use of binoculars.
In order to notice an increase in quality the price must be raised by one order of magnatude., if you have a $20 pair and you want better ones they will cost $200, if you want better than the $200 pair they will cost $2,000.
If you spend Less than 10 minutes a day looking through them, $20 ones will work fine, 1 hour a day you need $200 ones. If you look through them 10 hours a day, spend the $2000.
A couple of tests for binoculars.
Scan a level horizon with them, and see if the edges of the view bends at all as you scan.
Look at something far away through them and notice the color saturation, now take down the glass and compare the colors.
Look through the binoculars and start to point them towards the sun, how close can you get before the picture glares out. DON'T look strait at it!
And... Learn how to use the diopter! Set them for you own eye width. If you share binos know your personal diopter setting and eye width for that particular pair.