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    Bushnell 7x26 Elite Custom vs Elite e2 Custom

    I hadn't used the Bushnell in a while so I took it outside and gave it a look. The housing could very well be plastic after all. But it's hard enough and textured enough to file a fingernail. Maybe that's why I remembered it as metal. ;) It's also 13.5 ounces, not "pushing 15" as I remembered...
  2. K

    Bushnell 7x26 Elite Custom vs Elite e2 Custom

    Mike, To me, the black, unarmored portion of the Bushnell (and there's quite a bit of it) seems like metal. Tapping on it, for example, doesn't quite sound/feel like plastic. Just too "hard" or "metallic" somehow. Also, on Bushnell's website they claim the 7x26 is "built around a tough...
  3. K

    Bushnell 7x26 Elite Custom vs Elite e2 Custom

    Indeed, that's a nice archive Mike. As you say, the latest version has grown a little "tubby" (pushing 15 ounces I think--I'll weigh it) but it's good to see Bushnell's long-term commitment to the model. You might mention that the latest version has gone back to a metal housing, magnesium...
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