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Considering it for a soon-to-be-completed .270 Winchester. I've had difficulties warming up to Vortex scopes in general but I'm partial to the 1.5-8 X 32 size and could like the reticle.
Glass is equivalent to ________________???
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I really like the G4 reticle and have been considering the 2-10 or 3-15
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Great scope, better glass than VX3 in front of my eyes, killed 3 deer and 3 hogs with mine so far... slight weight penalty, but I love the ability to dial down until I can see the end of the barrel through the scope. Helps with point and shooting in thick brush in low light where reticles dissapear, just "dot the i" with the barrel for snap shooting.
Like the dot reticle too. Look for one on sale.
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I like the glass on my 2x10 x40 , one of my favorite scopes.
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Good feedback all, thank you.
Have any of you compared it to, say, the Swarovski Z3?
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Good feedback all, thank you.
Have any of you compared it to, say, the Swarovski Z3?
In the store it looks just as good as a Z3.I have not had a Z3 Side by side outside the store. I bought that Razor last year for my 7-08 Montana and I have enjoyed it very much. Glass is better than VX3 and better than my Kahles. I had no problem loosing the reticle 30 min after sunset. http://www.rokslide.com/gear/optics/442-review-vortex-razor-1-5-8x32-riflescope
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Anyone know or have you tried to mount this scope on a long action? The OP was talking about mounting it on a 270, but the length is slightly shorter than the Leupy 2.5-8? Considering one of these on a Kimber 84L or Tikka Superlight with 16Bore rings.
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Anyone know or have you tried to mount this scope on a long action?
Thanks Excellent point - I was wondered this same thing.
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Glass is equivalent to ________________???
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Anyone know or have you tried to mount this scope on a long action? The OP was talking about mounting it on a 270, but the length is slightly shorter than the Leupy 2.5-8? Considering one of these on a Kimber 84L or Tikka Superlight with 16Bore rings.
Thanks I mounted the 2-10x40 on my NULA model 28 I had to use a talley extended front mount to get it to work...but so far I am really liking the scope, great glass on par with vx6 great reticle and so far the dialing has been spot on!
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Anyone know or have you tried to mount this scope on a long action? The OP was talking about mounting it on a 270, but the length is slightly shorter than the Leupy 2.5-8? Considering one of these on a Kimber 84L or Tikka Superlight with 16Bore rings.
Thanks When I first got mine,I mounted it on my Sako Finnlight 270 just to see if it would work. I had no issues with it and ER was fine. I've had several 3.5" ER scopes that wouldn't work for me on that rifle because I would have to crawl the stock. The 1.5-8X32 Razor HD LH has a very good eye box. It is not critical at all about head alignment or eye relief. I would say that if it will fit within the rings then ER should be fine for you.
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The thing that gets me to think about the 1.5-8x32 is the FOV.
Is it really as large as Vortex claims?
I have a 1.75-5x32 Diamondback on my BLR and more expensive scopes can't touch the FOV that scope offers. In the thick brush where I use that rifle it's fantastic.
The Razor is supposed to rival the FOV of my Diamondback with much better glass.
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The thing that gets me to think about the 1.5-8x32 is the FOV.
Is it really as large as Vortex claims?
I have a 1.75-5x32 Diamondback on my BLR and more expensive scopes can't touch the FOV that scope offers. In the thick brush where I use that rifle it's fantastic.
The Razor is supposed to rival the FOV of my Diamondback with much better glass.
Dan I haven't measured it but it's fantastic. I can see half the barrel on 1.5. The thing I like most is that the image goes right to the edge of the aluminum with zero tunnel effect. I use my Montana for a walk around thick woods rifle and the Razor is perfect in that role.
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I found it to compare very favorably to my Leica. Don't own one but checked it out at Vortex and they let me do a 'walk around' in the parking lot. I'd have probably bought it that day but it was a display only at the time.
Day I checked it out was easily in the last half-hour of daylight, and overcast to boot. Still impressively crisp, great resolution.
Really liked the G4 reticle as well. I think it would make a great hunting scope.
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The thing that gets me to think about the 1.5-8x32 is the FOV.
Is it really as large as Vortex claims?
I have a 1.75-5x32 Diamondback on my BLR and more expensive scopes can't touch the FOV that scope offers. In the thick brush where I use that rifle it's fantastic.
The Razor is supposed to rival the FOV of my Diamondback with much better glass.
Dan I haven't measured it but it's fantastic. I can see half the barrel on 1.5. The thing I like most is that the image goes right to the edge of the aluminum with zero tunnel effect. I use my Montana for a walk around thick woods rifle and the Razor is perfect in that role. The FOV sounds to be exactly like my Diamondback then. I have a custom 7x57 carbine that needs one of those Razors. Dan
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Dan,I can't imagine why anyone needing a close range,small,light weight scope, wouldn't absolutely love the 1.5-8 Razor.
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The thing that gets me to think about the 1.5-8x32 is the FOV.
Is it really as large as Vortex claims?
I have a 1.75-5x32 Diamondback on my BLR and more expensive scopes can't touch the FOV that scope offers. In the thick brush where I use that rifle it's fantastic.
The Razor is supposed to rival the FOV of my Diamondback with much better glass.
Dan I haven't measured it but it's fantastic. I can see half the barrel on 1.5. The thing I like most is that the image goes right to the edge of the aluminum with zero tunnel effect. I use my Montana for a walk around thick woods rifle and the Razor is perfect in that role. Ditto, on low power I can see the last 6" of barrel on my adirondack. Basically the barrel from the end of the stock onward is in view...
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Good exchange. Thank you gentlemen. I'll check it out.
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For what is worth, I've got this scope on my 458SOCOM and it is working great. I am, naturally, partial to the reticle, but that is a personal choice.
The scope itself is likely my favourite tweener on the market right now.
As soon as I get my hands on the Leica ER5 1.5-8x32, I will do another tweener scope article most likely.
In the meantime, I am enjoying the HD LH quite a bit. It is very good optically. I doubt you will do better for the money. Critically, it has an excellent eyepiece design, so acquiring the target is very fast.
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For what is worth, I've got this scope on my 458SOCOM and it is working great. I am, naturally, partial to the reticle, but that is a personal choice.
The scope itself is likely my favourite tweener on the market right now.
As soon as I get my hands on the Leica ER5 1.5-8x32, I will do another tweener scope article most likely.
In the meantime, I am enjoying the HD LH quite a bit. It is very good optically. I doubt you will do better for the money. Critically, it has an excellent eyepiece design, so acquiring the target is very fast.
ILya
I look forward to the comparison to the Leica. I am a big fan of Tweener scopes and I like the Razor a bit better than my previous favorite,the Kahles CL 2-7X36.
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