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High end products you can't justify
- Thread starter bigmike23
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This is awesome!! I hope I am shooting enough nice bucks someday to warrant learning my own taxidermy!!
Now that’s a great idea. May I ask ballpark cost on something like that?
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I have to disagree with this. I have several mid level Leupold scopes that are good scopes in their own right but when I built my last custom rifle I put a high end scope on it and you can definitely tell where the money went when you look through one after the other. The Meopta I put on the new rifle is far and away superior quality glass has much better tracking to the cross hairs during adjustments. Everyone has their preference and until I got the better glass I would’ve said the same thing. Just my .02$
ssramage
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I used to be as cheap as they come when it came to hunting gear. I've learned the value in spending money on quality though.
The primary places that I have seen value in spending more money are clothing, footwear, and optics.
The one thing I want, but haven't been able to bring myself to buy yet, is a set of Russel snake boots. They are around $700, have a lifetime warranty, and by all accounts are the best. I almost got some about 5 years ago when I bought my Danners but cheaped out. The Danners are in need of replacement again and I'm weighing the spend.
The primary places that I have seen value in spending more money are clothing, footwear, and optics.
The one thing I want, but haven't been able to bring myself to buy yet, is a set of Russel snake boots. They are around $700, have a lifetime warranty, and by all accounts are the best. I almost got some about 5 years ago when I bought my Danners but cheaped out. The Danners are in need of replacement again and I'm weighing the spend.
ssramage
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Southeast GA doesn't get cold either really, but I do still invest in decent hunting clothes. The only exception is that I look for clothes designed for that purpose (EX. merino).
High end binoculars. IMO, binocs are essential but my eyes just can't tell much difference between good $400 binocs and $1,000 Swarovski.
I go with a good wool base and Mossy Oak for outer layers.
Might want to try the Irish setter snake boots. Super light and have held up for me very well. Mine are going into season 7 I think. Comfortable enough and light enough that I wore them for my first elk hunt in the San Juan's with no ill effects. Obviously there are way better boots for that application but the setters were not a limiting factor.
I was on the same search this summer and came across Russel snake boots. They look sweet. During that time with stimulus money burning a hole in my pocket I found a used pair of Chippewa's on ebay that I'm really happy with.
A lot of people would consider $400 dollar binos "High end"
They're not. Expensive, yeah, but not even close to high end. I've always bought low-end ($100-200) but have avoided binocular-shaped-paperweight (sub 100).
Not compared to $1k binocs. Its all relative.
Yeah. Relative to your income
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Haha, yeah...I'm a semi retired school bus driver! We all know how wealthy bus drivers are.Yeah. Relative to your income
I guess we all pick and choose where we should best spend our money.
To me $400 for binocs is a calculated expenditure. And a pair of field binoculars will last me at least 10 years. My 10x50 Nikon that I keep in the house are over 40 years old.
I'm shooting the same recurve that I bought in 1994 with the same quiver that I bought in 1992. My tab is a 6 year old piece of cordovan leather. My Bitzenburger is almost 40 years old. My newest camo clothing is at least 12 year old Cabelas Microtex. My last pickup truck was 12 years old when I retired it. I buy cheap beer and box wine. My phone and TV bill is about as low as I can get it. And yeah, I'll spend $400 (or more) on a good pair of binocs because I've not wasted money on a bunch of other crap.
ssramage
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I will say that for the money, Vortex binos are hard to beat. I had a pair of Swaro 8x30 SLCs in college that were nice, but sold them when I needed cash and bought a pair of Vortex Diamondbacks. I used them for years until upgrading to a set of Vipers a couple years ago. I use my binos WAY more than any other piece of gear that I have. At some point, I'll continue upgrading but I like the Vipers for now.
I find this interesting.....if u hunt local to ur location our terrain shouldn't differ too much. I've taken binoculars with me hunting maybe twice and never used them. I carry a monocular and I've used it maybe 10 times. Everybody's different I guess
I'm with @ssramage on binos. I use mine nonstop! Maybe it's vision related? Maybe it's boredom? I really don't know but I also don't get when guys bring a button buck or spikes in to check station and say they didn't know it was a buck...