Sheep Optics

[C Bow]

I am looking for opinion on which binos. I have narrowed it down to either Zeiss 10 x 30 SFL or Swaroski 10 x 30 Companions Light weight is my main goal Hope someone has experience with these. Thanks

 

[cuerro viejo]

Gpo 10x40 range guide

 

[Spiral Horn]

Personally, for the kind of intense and often prolonged glassing done on a sheep hunt I wouldn’t recommend going under 40mm. Even though the new 30mm are quite sharp there will likely be more eye fatigue. An SFL 10x40 is a fantastic glass and quite light for its form factor. My 2 cents.

 

[BRWNBR]

Not sure what kinda sheep. But for the white ones small glass is just fine. Keep the “big eye” for determining anything after finding the white dots.
But if I was hunting brown sheep I wouldn’t go less than a 40mm to help combat the eye fatigue.

 

[C Bow]

Thanks

 

[OutdoorsMD]

I have used swaro el 10x42, NL 8x32, and NL 10x42 and SLC 15s on multiple dall, stone, and bighorn hunts. In big open country I preferred the FOV and over performance of the 10s. I am an ounce counter and took my 8x32s on my first dall hunt but subsequently have taken the NL 10s on others. I never noticed the weight difference between the two once in the harness.

Of your two choices both would be excellent optically and if you have narrowed it down between them I would go with whichever feels better balanced to you and whichever has better color hue to your eye preference.