Quacker Wacker
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I will start by saying I have the Nikons and love them, except for: constant adjustment of focus nob each time I move locations and fogging. I understand fogging may be able to be fixed with some products, but I own a Bushnell riflescoce w/ Rainguard and I must admit it works very well in the cold snowy months of Oct/Nov here in Idaho.
That said, my friend is coming up from California for his first Elk hunt and I told him to get a good set of optics. He is trying to get away with a pair of $100 nikons from Walmart and I am trying to convince him to move up a notch. My research here and elsewhere has led me to the Bushnell Legens w/ Rainguard, Nikon Monarchs, and Leopold Windrivers. I am partial to 10X in this country where long, long views are common. I read on Better View Desired that the Windrivers in 10X50's are excellent(though it is an old review and w/ so many Windriver models I'm frankly not sure which they are). While the 10x50's are a bit bulky, my friend is quite large at 6'5 320lbs, so I think he can handle the size if they are good glass @reasonable price.
I found the Legends for $240 from a fairly reliable source on the net, which is about $60 cheaper than the others, with the raincoating it seems the logical choice. Anybody here use these Legends or have direct experience with them. Please let me know.
P.S. Jesse mentioned previously that they would become a Leopold dealer, did that fall through?
That said, my friend is coming up from California for his first Elk hunt and I told him to get a good set of optics. He is trying to get away with a pair of $100 nikons from Walmart and I am trying to convince him to move up a notch. My research here and elsewhere has led me to the Bushnell Legens w/ Rainguard, Nikon Monarchs, and Leopold Windrivers. I am partial to 10X in this country where long, long views are common. I read on Better View Desired that the Windrivers in 10X50's are excellent(though it is an old review and w/ so many Windriver models I'm frankly not sure which they are). While the 10x50's are a bit bulky, my friend is quite large at 6'5 320lbs, so I think he can handle the size if they are good glass @reasonable price.
I found the Legends for $240 from a fairly reliable source on the net, which is about $60 cheaper than the others, with the raincoating it seems the logical choice. Anybody here use these Legends or have direct experience with them. Please let me know.
P.S. Jesse mentioned previously that they would become a Leopold dealer, did that fall through?
