Young lad 15 looking for binos

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roedeerred

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I am taking a young lad out with me he is keen to learn as much as possible about stalking so far I have been loaning him a pair of my binos.
He has saved up and tells me he wants his own, somehow he has got about £400 together.

Any suggestions as to what he should get or is anyone upgrading and has a good pair.

He is a real pleasure to take out and has said he is not ready to shoot a deer yet as he has not learned enough ,how to gralloch etc he is a good shot and yet when offered chance of a nice cull buck refused saying next year will do. He is always waiting outside when I go to pick him up at silly o'clock in the morning.
 
I use minox binoculars and really like them (great for the money).
Have noticed Sportsman Gun Centre are doing a 50% deal on them at the moment. Down from £299 to £150 ish!
 
Another vote from me for Minox - I think they are in a pretty good place on the price/performance graph getting in there just before you start paying a fortune for very little improvement.

I bought my 8.5X43 Minox HGs from the USA for £400 including tax/duty and delivery. I bought from Cameraland New York who often have ex-demo and sample binos on offer. They have nothing suitable in the Minox line at the minute but I noticed they had these Zeiss for example, though have no idea if this would be a saving over the UK price by the time you paid the tax and so on:

http://www.cameralandny.com/optics/zeiss.pl?page=zeissconquesthd8x42

The other option is to go second hand and I think Macleods of Tain get a good name as a starting point. I think buying good glass second hand is often a smart move as over time it rarely loses a lot of money so total cost of ownership is low, it might be worth looking for some HG Minox second hand.
 
Keep borrowing binocs until he has another £200, then I am sure someone upgrading will sel him a secondhand pair of Swarovski or similar.
i have used second class binos all my life, just upgraded two years ago and regretted all the time that I thought top quality binos were a luxury.
Even if you choose not to do this, quality second hand binos are a real bargain no need to buy new.
 
Minox & Hawke good optics for less than £200 get him to save his money for a couple of years for a rifle and a decent scope!!
 
good for you teaching a young lad and good on him for wanting to learn the right way . i use hawk frotier ed , imo as good as some that have alot bigger price tag
 
I bought some Luger binos from E bay about 6 years ago and have been really happy. They came straight from Germany for not much money, most things the Germans make are pretty good! Just a thought might be worth a look.
 
get him on eBay with half his money get a decent pair of 2nd hand zeiss

can't imagine any 15yr old with £600 of his own binoculars!
 
Minox vote for me too, had a pair of 8.5x43 BR's while my Swarovski were in getting repaired, wish I had kept them as a second pair, value for money, I don't think you will get much better. Had they been about before I bought my Swarovski, I'd probably have bought and kept them instead.

TJ
 
Take a look at the Minox MIG series. The lenses come from the same factory that supply Zeiss. My 8x were £299. Probably as close as you can get to Zeiss, without the price.
 
Don't forget to look at the bird watching binos. You might notice some makes that stalkers may not be familiar with but bird watchers as just as demanding.

Tis not unusual to see young bird watchers with optics costing more than many here have suggested.
 
roedeerred said:
I am taking a young lad out with me he is keen to learn as much as possible about stalking so far I have been loaning him a pair of my binos.
He has saved up and tells me he wants his own, somehow he has got about £400 together.

Any suggestions as to what he should get or is anyone upgrading and has a good pair.

He is a real pleasure to take out and has said he is not ready to shoot a deer yet as he has not learned enough ,how to gralloch etc he is a good shot and yet when offered chance of a nice cull buck refused saying next year will do. He is always waiting outside when I go to pick him up at silly o'clock in the morning.
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Hats off to you Roedeerred,

What you are doing for this young man is very decent.
I would suggest steiner bino's great value for money.
Regards,
Glendine
 
Glendine said:
Hats off to you Roedeerred,

What you are doing for this young man is very decent.
I would suggest steiner bino's great value for money.
Regards,
Glendine
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I enjoy takeing lads like him out he really wants to learn and goes home telling his parents what he has seen it brings a great deal of satisfaction watching them. He is very carefull when in woodland not to break twigs etc and of course his hearing and eyesight are as sharp as a razor he is much more of an asset when out than a hinderance.
Did a similer thing with a lad a few years ago he turned out to be a good gamekeeper after collage.
 
Brithunter said:
Don't forget to look at the bird watching binos. You might notice some makes that stalkers may not be familiar with but bird watchers as just as demanding.

Tis not unusual to see young bird watchers with optics costing more than many here have suggested.
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Not often i agree with BH but the RSPB ones are excellent value for money
 
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