Well, as I told you guys I was going to do, I went and dropped the $ on the Leica Geovids laser binos. All I can say is WHOOOOOWEEEEE they is nice!!! They have better optics than my Zeiss binos, not by much mind you, but they do have a slight edge on them. They are very well-built, and have a host of wonderful features. The laser is very fast, and will read on just about anything! I bought the crooked horn straps from Wal-mart to put on them, and they fit so wonderfully with them on. I shot my bow with them on to make sure they would not be a problem, and I never knew they were there! They are not light, and weigh in just over 30 ounces, twice as much as my Zeiss's. But with them set up on that bino strap, you never know they are there, and I wore them all afternoon that way.
Now for the field test. I took them out and went to my folks place. By the barn we have had a pesky ground hog so we decided to see if we could slip into bow range and take him out. I had a broadhead on my arrow, and my friend had a judo point on his. We walk to the barn, and sure enough, about 45 yards out is the hog. He makes a run for his hole, but stops just over top of it to see what we are going to do. Paul whispers, "what's the range?". I quickly slip the binos up and instantly get 33 yards on the pig. I tell him and no sooner had I whispered the range than an arrow was on it's way. Thaawaappp!!! Perfect shot and one dead whistle pig. Now that is perfect Co training!
All in all I would HIGHLY recommend this setup to anyone who might be thinking of going the dual purpose route. Eagle Optics gave me a smoking deal on a brand new set, not any grey market or remanufactured stuff there. Cabela's listed these right at $2000.00 and Eagle gave them to me at $1550.00 An EXCELLENT deal if you consider the cost of good glass and a good rangefinder, plus you don't have to carry two things at once! If you do get a set, get the bino straps from Wal-mart, it's well worth the $14 and change for them!!
Now for the field test. I took them out and went to my folks place. By the barn we have had a pesky ground hog so we decided to see if we could slip into bow range and take him out. I had a broadhead on my arrow, and my friend had a judo point on his. We walk to the barn, and sure enough, about 45 yards out is the hog. He makes a run for his hole, but stops just over top of it to see what we are going to do. Paul whispers, "what's the range?". I quickly slip the binos up and instantly get 33 yards on the pig. I tell him and no sooner had I whispered the range than an arrow was on it's way. Thaawaappp!!! Perfect shot and one dead whistle pig. Now that is perfect Co training!
All in all I would HIGHLY recommend this setup to anyone who might be thinking of going the dual purpose route. Eagle Optics gave me a smoking deal on a brand new set, not any grey market or remanufactured stuff there. Cabela's listed these right at $2000.00 and Eagle gave them to me at $1550.00 An EXCELLENT deal if you consider the cost of good glass and a good rangefinder, plus you don't have to carry two things at once! If you do get a set, get the bino straps from Wal-mart, it's well worth the $14 and change for them!!