Mark, you'll probably get an overwhelming vote for the Nikon Monarchs.

I heeded that advice myself prior to last year and I am so happy I did. I have the Monarch 8 x 42's and that's exactly what I'd recommend. I went with the 8X's not only to stay legal in all sanctioned shoots but (and forgive me) a member here posted a very in-depth study on why to choose 8X over 10X's and it made perfect sense to me. Again, forgive me if I cannot repost what he said.

Good luck.