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Hi all :)
I am looking at some hunting optics and was thinking about carrying a monocular rather than binos. Does anyone do this? Binos can be a bit of a pain whereas I figure a monocular can just live in my pants pocket out of the way.
I am mostly goat/rabbit shooting so the distances aren't huge
appreciate input on this
cheers
Tracy
Never tried a telescope for scanning tbh. Your reasoning for getting one makes good sense tho. Let us know what you end up with if you decide on a monocular type.
I've thought about this too. My right eye is shit as and degrades the picture through binos a lot.
One of my mates has a bung eye from a car accident years ago, he has never had success using binos, just got himself a leica rangefinder, 8 x magnification and he uses it for glassing and cant understand why he never had one sooner.
This is the sort of thing I am thinking of. 16x mag so good and powerful.
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16x is maybe a bit too much magnification for handheld optics, your picture is going to be pretty shaky... also fairly small field of view, so difficult to pickup your target area from naked eye.
most I would go for is 10x
Yup, especially if hand held scanning. Still, I would like to have a go with one.Quote:
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ok, thanks for point about mag. 10x it is :)
This may not be in quite the same catogory but when Im giving advise on night vision units my rule of thumb is 2 holes are better than one, be it optics , Night Vision or shooting.
Got this coming so we'll see how it works out.
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If you have 2 good eyes use them both
Is that why yours look at each other?:DQuote:
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:roll: On the rare occasions when they are actually openQuote:
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If we get the weather right this year:roll:Quote:
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I plan on doing some overnighters from base camp. I will genuinely worry about how you will get out of bed, without me there to inform you it is noonish, and time to go for a hunt as far as the shitter:D
I just use my Leica 1600 now for glassing.
I have a pair of 10x Bushnell bino's, but leaving them at home is one less thing to carry. The bino's are better, sure, but the Leica glass I find good enough, and it stays hung around my neck and zipped into chest pocket at all times.
It's a shame all the range finding bino's I've tried weigh more than both put together and are fucking huge.
Leica 1600 is all I need.
my mate lost an eye to a pool cue. he gets on ok with a monocular haha
That mono looks good. Can I ask where, how much? Don't seem to be finding much when I try google...
I don't know what sort of hunting you guys are doing but I find glassing for long periods with one eye (scope or spotting scope) is a real pain and the 3.4 mm exit pupil of a leica rangefinder is a bit limiting as the light drops off.
Totally agree that binoculars wld be preferable if glassing for a while for me too. But if I can begin with reasonable glass for one eye, that's a tad more affordable atm than good glass for two eyes! And the weight difference appeals too.
Portable 10x40 167M/1000M Monocular Telescope with Strap for Outdoor Use-in Telescope & Binoculars from Industry & Business on Aliexpress.comQuote:
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cheers
Tracy
You're right, it can fatigue your eye somewhat. I don't know... I carried both and just found myself hardly ever bothering to take the bino's out anymore after buying the 1600's. By the time my eye gets a bit tired, the whole area is pretty well glassed.Quote:
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Last light it does struggle, but not so much that you wouldn't see something significant like a deer. Maybe a rabbit but meh.
I'd probably think hard about range finding binos if I ever found myself wanting to carry them again. Massive and unwieldy as they are. It's just such a massive pain in the ass carrying two optics... for me anyway haha. I like pocket access to everything I might want quickly.
I've ordered that Chinese bushnell for us ?15
I have got a lot of shooting stuff through them... hey at the end of the day pretty-much everything you buy now comes from China, the only difference is whether it goes out the front door or the back door. I have bought three scopes so far and they are great... no they aren't Leupolds but then I didn't pay a grand for them either! :)
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I have a monocular which is variable I think from 6-24 or something and is all good, can be hard to use at higher magnifications (hard to hold still) but really small and light to carry so it's 6 in one and half dozen in the other. A spotting scope is the best IMO but heavy and have to pull it out/set it up.
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I have geovids the binocular harness I wear with them I don't even notice they are on ,they stay put when moving fast and don't flap around make carrying binocs or bino /rangefinder a breaze.Quote:
Originally Posted by MattyP
Two eyes are better that one assuming you haven't been cheating playing pool with other forum members and still have two eyes. I bought a 'normal' pair of binocs in a reasonable brand and quality but about 5 years ago I bought the mini Leica's 10x25's I think and they are all I use now. You only need one pair for life so worth the investment. I take them everywhere now - not just hunting ... the kids sport, the beach, the footie ... I just leave them under the seat. All my mates can't believe what a pleasure they are to look through and you can completely relax whilst spotting as the clarity it extraordinary.
