Hahaha this resonates with me on so many levels (have two little ones with number 3 due in a matter of weeks). Good for y’all!
Reminds me of the deer I drug my wife out to kill a few years ago over Thanksgiving. Grandma watched the baby, wife sat a grand total of maybe 1 hour, and an old 8...
Get either the Kowa 553 or check out the Leupold Gold Ring HD 12-40x60mm. I was between these two options when upgrading spotters last year and have been very happy with the Gold Ring I got.
Congrats man!! Just read this thread to my wife who is due end of December. I leave tomorrow with my pops for 3rd Rifle Mule Deer and her words were, “that better not be us too!” Haha
Leupold Gold Ring HD 12-40x60mm.
I got mine as a Like New Demo for under a grand. 12” long and weighs less than 2.5 lb.
Same glass they use in the SX-5s. No it’s not alpha glass, but it’s significantly better than the SX-4 that it replaced.
I’ve been very pleased with it.
Nice write up…congrats on the ram!
If you end up eating any of it, I’m interested to hear what you think? Never tried it personally but everything I hear is that it’s pretty rough.
I would say absolutely. There are a number of good options in that $800-$1000 range for binos…Leica Trinovids, Zeiss Conquests, Meopta Meopro Airs.
I’ll put it to you this way…I went from Leupold BX-2s (same price tier as your Diamondbacks) to Kowa Genesis (MSRP $1400, got them on sale for sub...
Selling this for my hunting partner. He bought it new in 2021 and it’s been used on two hunts. Comes with box and all the goodies. He’s asking $260, or best offer. It’s crossposted on other sites, FYI. If you have questions or need more pictures, let me know.