LRF Bino Leica 8x32 vs 10x32

[PFERN]

I am looking for any pros and cons on deciding between the 10x32 and 8x32 LRF bino. Primarily archery hunting with some rifle. Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho

My goals/reasonings:
Consolidate range finder bino combo
Compact bino for quick 1 handed range in stalk (archery)
Still want to be able to use it for rifle
Higher quality glass vs ballistic

Planned Setup:
15x56 bino/tripod
8x32 or 10x32 LRF

Choosing this brand due to glass quality and price. However can't seem to find any locally to get hands on.

Thanks for any advice

 

[ztc92]

I personally own the 10x32 Pros and love them, however I do find them lacking at dusk and dawn. It makes me think in the x32 objective I’d chose 8x or go up to the 10x42 Pros if I wanted to have the 10x.

 

[PFERN]

I personally own the 10x32 Pros and love them, however I do find them lacking at dusk and dawn. It makes me think in the x32 objective I’d chose 8x or go up to the 10x42 Pros if I wanted to have the 10x.

Awesome man thanks fornthe feed back. Are you using them for all around hunting or specifically one type?

 

[ztc92]

I am a newer western hunter but have used them hunting deer/elk in the mountains, lots of practice shooting at ranges and public land out to 1400 yards and a bit of deer hunting in the Midwest. Other than struggling in the final minutes of shooting light, I love everything about them.

That said, if you are planning to bring 15x binos for the bulk of your glassing, I’d get the Revics for a LRF bino. A friend has them and we compared side by side hunting this year. Revics are a little bigger/heavier but also gather light better. Perhaps the leicas are better glass (I can’t say I noticed it) but the Revics bring in more light and give ballistic solutions way faster than the leicas.

 

[PFERN]

I am a newer western hunter but have used them hunting deer/elk in the mountains, lots of practice shooting at ranges and public land out to 1400 yards and a bit of deer hunting in the Midwest. Other than struggling in the final minutes of shooting light, I love everything about them.

That said, if you are planning to bring 15x binos for the bulk of your glassing, I’d get the Revics for a LRF bino. A friend has them and we compared side by side hunting this year. Revics are a little bigger/heavier but also gather light better. Perhaps the leicas are better glass (I can’t say I noticed it) but the Revics bring in more light and give ballistic solutions way faster than the leicas.

Fair enough, thank you for the advice. I will look into the revics as well.

Yeah if I'm glassing from fairly far away I'll use the large binos. The small ones are just as i get closer to confirm and grab different range distances for the shot i may take on the approach.

 

[ztc92]

Check this thread out if you haven’t yet. It’s what led my friend to buy them and has a lot of good info on the Revics vs others when used for hunting.

Revic BLR10b Rangefinding Binoculars

Running review of the as yet to be released Revic 10x42 RF Binos. Prologue: In January of 2023 I used a pair of the prototype Revic RF Binos for a few weeks, including an elk hunt with seven elk killed between 350 yards and 647 yards in temperatures between low teens and 45°. These...

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[Moccasin]

FOV on the 8’s is 405ft vs 345ft on the 10s. I think that’s an advantage at most ranges and you mentioned archery. Particularly if you have a higher power pair.

 

[ericmcd]

The thing that has kept me away from rangefinder binos is I want to single hand hold for archery. For that reason alone if I were to get a pair it'd be the smallest and lowest magnification I could find. 8x32