Cabela's "Alpha" Binoculars (1 Viewer)

FrankD

Well-known member

• Jul 29, 2007

• #1

I do not know if this has been discussed yet on here as I have not been on much of late but I just noticed that it appears Cabelas has again expanded their store brand series of binoculars with a new "Alpha" binocular. It seems to only be available in the 10x42 configuration so popular with hunters and is of the "open bridge" design. At the $350 price point it probably isn't going to turn alot of people's heads on here but it sparked my interest because it seems similar to one of those Bushnell mid-priced models I recently saw. I did not see it available at the local retail outlet but I did notice it on their website.


10x42 configuration
340 ft. field of view at 1000 yards
6.3 inch height
27.5 ounce weight

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Tero

Retired

• Jul 29, 2007

• #2

The link does not open on my computer
did not find it at
http://www.cabelas.com/

 

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mooreorless

Well-known member

• Jul 29, 2007

• #3

Tero, There are two Alpha spotting scopes listed also.

Regards,Steve

 

elkcub

Silicon Valley, California

• Jul 29, 2007

• #4

Does this work, Tero?

 

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Tero

Retired

• Jul 29, 2007

• #5

Sure. The straps go on the sides, nice, it will hang flat on the chest. Wonder if the open hinge will last OK. There is some looseness sometimes.

 

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lucznik

Inspector Gadget

• Jul 30, 2007

• #6

Tero said:

The link does not open on my computer
did not find it at
http://www.cabelas.com/

Click to expand...

Try this link

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=alpha+binoculars&noImage=0

 

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lucznik

Inspector Gadget

• Jul 30, 2007

• #7

They look a lot like the new Bushnell Infinity. Priced about the same too.

 

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streatham

Well-known member

• Jul 31, 2007

• #8

Shame that it's not the only thing Cabela's are expanding! They are currently building a retail superstore all over Connecticut's most important site for breeding grassland bird species!

 

bkrownd

Well-known member

• Jul 31, 2007

• #9

Good lord, is it too late to stop them?

Too bad you can't find any indigenous burials on the site. That usually stops a project cold in Hawaii, sending it to the courts for a decade or so.

 

Tero

Retired

• Jul 31, 2007

• #10

They are only interested in birds you can shoot, ducks.

 

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streatham

Well-known member

• Jul 31, 2007

• #11

Hi bkrownd,

I wish! The problem is it's private property so there is little anyone can do - the states just looking the other way and has promised an attempt to mitigate the damage by putting some grassland somewhere else. There is obviously a reason why this site is one of New England's best sites for grassland species and I'm betting that it won't be replicated at the mitigated site. Kind of depressing.

Luke.

bkrownd said:

Good lord, is it too late to stop them?

Too bad you can't find any indigenous burials on the site. That usually stops a project cold in Hawaii, sending it to the courts for a decade or so.

Click to expand...

 

bkrownd

Well-known member

• Jul 31, 2007

• #12

In Connecticut Cabela's customers and neighbors will almost certainly include a much larger fraction of conservation-minded people than in their home base on the Plains. (Though the situation is changing a bit in Nebraska, as well) Most people going in the door don't know a sparrow from a thrush, but wouldn't necessarily have prevented them feeling the sting of some bad publicity...

Private property won't stop the burials council from taking you to court for years in Hawai'i. There's the archeological survey and EIS that has to be done, etc. Not necessarily a fan of the whole thing, but just saying....

 

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