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  1. Browninglover1

    NL 12x42 experience?

    I ran the 12x exclusively last year and did a lot of hand holding. As long as I could sit down it wasn't too bad but they were obviously much better when I could put them on a tripod or rest them over my trekking poles.
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    3/4 mile to 2 miles 15x SLC or spotter?

    Your Vortex are helping you find the animals, now you need a spotting scope to evaluate them. I'd keep your current 15x binos and add the nicest 80+mm spotter your budge will allow. I run a Meopta S2 with the 30-60x WA lens and it is awesome.
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    Floating dot or floating crosshair reticle.

    I like the dot better but will shoot either. I've used a floating dot in a Kahles k624i to take a prairie dog at 1404 and a rock chuck at 1590. We call it the "death dot".
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    Random observation- NL Pure

    They are definitely different animals. Overall the 12x are super versatile and I feel they replace my 8x and 15x combo fairly well, but the 15x magnification is still noticeably more when comparing them side by side. I feel the sharpness of the 12x combined with the bigger FOV make them a...
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    Is Utah hitting cards yet?

    Just got my general deer hit.
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    Chromatic aberration in Binos: who cares?

    In some situations it doesn't bother me but in most situations it's just super annoying. It's like having a bad photo edit that you're looking at. Edges are no longer "crisp" due to the color fringing and that definitely could matter when looking for small details like an antler or an ear...
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    Meopta S2 VS swaro ATX ?

    At 30x on a Meopta S2 and the 95 ATX it's pretty dang tough to tell a difference even at last light. Crank them both up to 45x or higher and the Swaro will have a better image in the low light situations. I usually leave my scope on 30x so the first few times I compared them I didn't notice...
  8. Browninglover1

    Scope for a 243 LR Rifle

    For prairie dogs any of those will work well. I'd personally pick the Mark5 of the 3 you have listed. I used a Kahles K624i when I killed my furthest prairie dog to date at 1404 yards with my 6 Creedmoor. I was only on 12-14x and the glass was still plenty capable to let me make the shot...
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    First Swarovski questions…

    I agree with zero rolling ball on any of the NL's I've looked thru. I did look thru one set of 10x42 EL that made me sea sick almost immediately. I'm assuming that was the rolling ball effect but I've never had that problem looking thru any other EL since so I'm wondering if they were out of...
  10. Browninglover1

    Leica Geovid Pro

    How does the focus knob feel? The samples at the Hunt Expo had a lot of backlash but I'm assuming it's just due to them being pre-production units.
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    Sig Kilo8K ABS and Gunwerks BR4 RF Field Review

    My Revic BR4 has acted the opposite. I couldn't get ranges on antelope at 1 mile that a cheaper vortex rangefinder was grabbing fairly easily. I even had it stop giving yardages at anything over 900 yards. I sent it back to Gunwerks and they couldn't find anything wrong with it but mentioned...
  12. Browninglover1

    How many binoculars do you own/use?

    That's super interesting. Everyone I've put behind my 12x gets blackouts but they all love the image as well. The 10x NL I played with we're like putting on HD magnified contacts. Everything was just easy.
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    How many binoculars do you own/use?

    I currently own 4 and bought them in this order. 1. First Gen 8x32 Swaro EL 2. First Gen 10x32 Swaro EL 3. Swaro 15x56 SLC HD 4. Swaro 12x42 NL Pure My 8x32 have been my absolute favorite pair of binos I've ever owned. They are just a joy to look through and are super nice to carry all day. I...
  14. Browninglover1

    What happened to all the Walmart Wrangler performance pants?

    Mine have lasted 3 seasons. My Prana's were dead in 2 trips. Somehow I have managed to escape any serious rips or tears for 3 years with the wranglers but killed Prana's in under 5 days. My money is on the wrangler every time for the price. lol
  15. Browninglover1

    Small 28 - 32mm bino recommendations

    For around $550 I really like the Maven B3 8x30s. I've run them against my 8x32 first gen EL's a bunch and every time I come away impressed with how good the Maven's are.
  16. Browninglover1

    Just Announced - Leica Geovid Pro 8x32 & 10x32

    I didn't notice any blackouts with the 10x32 I just didn't feel there was "wow" factor.
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    Just Announced - Leica Geovid Pro 8x32 & 10x32

    I did. I really wish I could have spent some time with both of the specimens in a different setting or at least had some other binos to compare them against. They said production samples are arriving in April and 30-40 are arriving this month to go out to writers. Hopefully a few real...
  18. Browninglover1

    Just Announced - Leica Geovid Pro 8x32 & 10x32

    I got to check these out at the Hunt Expo in SLC yesterday. The two samples they have are pre-production units but the 8x had horrible backlash in the focus knob. It didn't appear to the change the optical focus but you could feel it in your hands and watch it move. Button placement for the...
  19. Browninglover1

    One more time...scopes

    I'm an MOA guy as well and my favorite scope to date is the Kahles K624i. An ATACR is also a phenomenal optic and it has some really nice color pop compared to the flatter colors in my Kahles. The NX8 I have now is a great scope but I use is as a 4-24x as I feel it just isn't at its best...
  20. Browninglover1

    Ball heads for shooting/glassing?

    It's worth noting they're not as "smooth" as a fluid pan head so if you're videoing with lots of movement they're not the best option but I love the versatility they provide for me. My friends are split 50/50 on whether they prefer one or the other so it's worth giving it a shot before you buy...

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