Binoculars on a Budget.

You will actually use your rifle for only a few seconds of any hunt, but if you have a brain in your head, you'll spend hours and hours glassing with your binoculars. Until very recently, hunters had two options when it came time to buy glassware. They could either get el cheapo horrors or bankrupt themselves for glasses of optical and mechanical splendor assembled by folks named Lothar and Hans. Hunters can now opt for glasses that cost $500 or less and are as good as anything you could get at any price a few years ago. INSET: THE TEST.