Picking a pair of binoculars

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I have been searching for a replacement for my 8x42 Monarch 5s. Solid binoculars, but wanted 10x for mule deer hunting. I use lightweight 6x30s for elk.

I borrowed a bunch and sat out at night with them. I found that for $500 the Vipers and for $1k the Razors were the best options for hunting. I tried Leopold, Zeiss, Leica, Steiner, and a colleague that is into birding even loaned me a few $3k pairs. The $3k binos were clearly better than the Razors, but $3k is out of budget.

Vipers were adequate and the Razors were just a bit nicer especially at night. I had decided on the Razors, then read about the new Fury.

I currently have a backorder for the Fury 10x42. They are supposed to be optically equivalent to the Vipers and weigh the same as a set of binos and rangefinder for 1200. If they don't live up to the hype. I will be back to buying the Razors.

I also own a Razor 11-30x50 spotting scope. It is a nice piece of glass, but sees minimal use hunting even with my current 8x42s.

Edit: In reference to Vipers and Razors above, I am referring to the HD 10x42 models although I tried 10x50 and 8x42.