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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve C" data-source="post: 1361142" data-attributes="member: 56622">Yes there does appear to be bias.  Probably the bias is simply because 10x sells more units.  That does seem to be a hunter bias but there are plenty of birders who like 10x too.  But the Euro and Outfitter certainly are only in 10x.  But I suspect a big chunk of Cabela's cash comes from hunters.  Another bias that bugs the devil out of me is that there are a lot of garments there that I would actually buy except for the fact they only sell them in camo patterns of various sorts.  Now, I am a hunter, but aside from a couple of boot pairs I use feeding cattle in the winter, I own not one single square measure of camouflage.The Outfitter did not have anything on it that indicated ED glass.  Nor did any of the sales folk seem to have a clue to what "ED" might mean.  No, that did not surprise me.  No mention of country of manufacture anywhere I saw either.  The outfitter seemed to be good enough I did wonder if the glass was German, or maybe came from some Asian clime, hence the reduced price.  The design is quite obviously pure Steiner.</blockquote>