I forget who makes them, but the guy at cabelas did tell me at the time.....but I can't recall who it was. I was looking at a spotting scope, and he said something to the affect of we dont disclose who builds our spotting scopes, but so and so builds our binos, and if they were pine ridge....it was some major manufacturer, I think someone should know, if not it should be outted online.

I think the alaskan guide serious are pretty nice too, and It hink they are a discount to similar quality, I have a spotting scope I forget which brand exactly, but its very nice. big skyy? ED? something like that.

I do agree with what someone said above, you don't need to spend over 1000 to get something very nice, but spending over 300 I do think is a big step up from under 300...

Leupold and Nikon are the main names that come to mind, I don't have experience with bushnell, and others etc...

If you spend an extra $100 or 200 on glass you won't regret it. There's also EBAY, I have bought a couple scopes through there, either used or NIB, and saved a couple hundred on each maybe more.