looking to upgrade binos

[wheels]

i have nikon 12x50 looking for something with little better glass like 10x50 better then 12s looking for any opinions ? thanks

 

[JohnCushman]

Look at the Theron Questas from Predator Optics

 

[VikingsGuy]

Mavens are definitely worth a look - great quality to cost ratio.

 

[wannakillabigbull]

What's your budget? It'll be much easier to give advice if we know what price point you're at.

 

[wheels]

300-500

 

[VikingsGuy]

300-500

My Maven C1 10x42 were outstanding this fall for $350. Better than some $600 vortexes my buddy had.

 

[wheels]

ill have to look into those

 

[wannakillabigbull]

The Maven C1s are a good buy at their price point. You could get a demo set of Tract Torics for right around $500 and they are a superior optic to the C1s IMO, and perhaps the best glass at that $500 price point. I've heard the Therons are good but never have had my hands on them.

Those are all direct to consumer companies. If you're looking for a binocular you can buy in store then a set of Leupold BX4s are a good choice if you can get a deal on some, but I would choose C1s or Torics before BX4s.

 

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Camofire.com has the Bx4's on sale today. Tract also has the 8x42 Toric's on sale on their site for $490. Both seem like really good deals.

I bought my wife a set of the C1's this year, and I wasn't overly impressed with them. They're nice, but I was expecting them to blow my Leupolds out of the water and they just didn't.

 

[PrairieHunter]

You don't see Tract mentioned much on hunting forums but I have heard good things about them from the birders.

 

[wannakillabigbull]

You don't see Tract mentioned much on hunting forums but I have heard good things about them from the birders.

Tract was at the Denver Sportsmen's Expo this past week and I got the chance to look through them quite a bit, inside and outside. They were very nice for the price for sure! Them and Maven have good bang-for-buck choices in the $700-$1100 range that are hard to beat.

 

[shoots-straight]

I purchased the B1 Maven binoculars and they are really nice. Are they comparable to the big three makers. Meh!

 

[wheels]

might just save up little longer between now and next season

 

[Rico]

Wheels, I'm looking for an intro level set of binos I can mount on a tripod. Interested in selling your nikon's when you upgrade?

 

[88man]

You most likely will not see a big improvement if you only go $300-$500. Maybe keep what you have and save and wait and the $900 to $1200 range you should see a big jump in quality

 

[lr123]

I’ve heard a lot of good things about Meopta 10x42 HD binos. That’s likely the route I will go.

 

[Idhikker]

Meopta makes good binos. I'm very pleased with the Maven C1s I own.