I tend to use Leupold VX3 scopes, not top of the line but quite good in my opinion. I am spoiled when it comes to binos after buying a good set of Ziess about ten years ago. Retail price was several times 1K but I paid a small fraction of that by purchasing them through a friend in the business. There is no going back for me now, I am sold on good glass. For a great source of info on good quality binos try visiting some of the bird watching websites. Those guys take good glass very seriously.

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