Thread: Newbie: Suggestions for first binoculars?

Originally Posted by 7x64

Save some coin by buying a better rifle than a poxy tikka, again, used some huge used bargains to be had. Spend as much as you can on scope / binos. Id rather an $800 rifle with a 1k scope, than a $1400 rifle with a $400 scope. You will be lucky to get much in the way of binos under $800 to be honest... meopta are often overlooked, and are very bright and clear.

I'm real new to this so a bit uncertain about your comment. Tikka seems to be very popular and hence seemed like a good choice. At moment $800 seems a lot for binos, particualry as first pair. Maybe at later stage I could upgrade but reluctant to spend big now. Initially I thought $2k for basic gear to start (rifle, scope, binos) but now it's seems like at least double that as being told rangefinder, bipod, etc ..........