Oak, I'm with you on the $3 victornox's. I used those on commercial fishing boats for 15 years and just started using them on game a couple years ago. Man do those things work good. When they are new they are SHARP!! There's a reason that every king crabber (whose life would depend on their...
I used to commercial fish with a guy that got seasick everytime we were out. He tried everything you've heard of and nothing seemed to work. One trip I noticed that all he was eating was oranges. This went on for a couple trips and I finally asked him "Are those oranges working?" And he said...
Lefty, I've been shopping for some new glass myself and for $699 you can get a demo pair of Minox HG 10x43. This is by far the best bang for the buck (to my eyes) that I have looked through. If you can get your hands on a pair, I would check them out.
Turkeynut... Welcome. What part of Washington are you from? I'm guessing since you get dirty looks when wearing camo you must be living in the Seattle area?? I live out on the coast and, for some, camo is everyday attire. No dirty looks either!
"You must be proficient at shooting 200 yard shots, off hand, at moving targets and making consistent shots to at least 500 yards off hand or with minimal rest in under five seconds".
"Stay home if making a kill is important to you".
They expect you to be able to shoot like this with a gun...
I think you can use them for other things than just long range shooting. If you range a deer and it's 800 yards away, then you know you have to get 400 or 500 yards closer (or whatever your limit is) to even think about a shot. Then you can start ranging thigs 400 or 500 yards away so that you...