LCU said:
My Swarovski binos are hard core optics also.
No grey poupon.
I've responded to a couple of LCUs posts in another forum. I happen to be 100% in agreement with him, I usee Swaro binos and VXIII scopes.
On the mustard, if you haven't tried what may be perceived as Grey Poupon, you might want to. It's not hard to develop a taste for!
Both of my rifles are custom jobs, as are my knives. I'd rather have one or two "good" setups that perform in any condition I want to take them in than have to worry about if they'll perform.
Over time, my experience has been to buy the best you can afford. Earlier in my hunting career I bought lower cost items, thinking they would be "good enough". A few years ago I realized I had a closet full of stuff that I thought was "good enough" at the time and ended up replacing with real "good enough".
That being said, the last rifle I had built was 12 years ago and I haven't made any changes since then. That to me is cost effective. Buy good and it lasts.