DeerDucksFishin
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Any razors and or X5s out there thanks
Wanted: Vortex razor or swaro X5
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Which razor you after please?
I have a brand new, never mounted, Vortex Razor HD LHT 4.5-22x50 FFP MOA.
I'm in two minds about selling it.
It's essentially got the same feature set as a Schmidt & Bender PM II (illuminated FFP reticle, matching CCW exposed/locking elevation turret, capped windage turret, 75MOA elevation adjustment), but it's in a form factor weighing 10% less than a Swaro Z8i (615g without the accompanying sunshade). It's a bit of a unicorn scope, and there really isn't anything else on the market that can do what it does. It's a PMII that's light enough to take stalking, and a Swaro Z6i that has bags of elevation adjustment and isn't hampered by a second focal plane reticle and fiddly cheap-ass plastic turrets. It's as equally at home on a walked-up stalking rig as it as on a dedicated ELR rig.
The glass is phenomenal - super bright in low light, in daylight the LHT picks up mirage/air cell movement like no other scope I've ever owned (even better than the Razor HD Gen. II & Razor HD Gen. III that I've owned) - which is usually a sign of the very highest quality glass available, and very handy when you're trying your best to make an informed decision about what the air is doing downrange. The XLR-2 is the best reticle I've ever used. Even better (in my opinion) than the new EBR-7D reticle found in the Razor HD Gen. III.
But now that I have the LHT in-hand I'm not so keen on the capped windage turret or the fact that you adjust the diopter by rotating the whole ocular bell (in a similar fashion to the Leupold Mk4 and the NightForce NXS scopes). I much prefer uncapped tactical turrets and a 'European-style' fast focus diopter adjuster.
However the reality is that if I sell it I'll need to go back to a scope that weights significantly more, and there's a reason I bought such a lightweight scope in the first place.
I'm in two minds about selling it.
It's essentially got the same feature set as a Schmidt & Bender PM II (illuminated FFP reticle, matching CCW exposed/locking elevation turret, capped windage turret, 75MOA elevation adjustment), but it's in a form factor weighing 10% less than a Swaro Z8i (615g without the accompanying sunshade). It's a bit of a unicorn scope, and there really isn't anything else on the market that can do what it does. It's a PMII that's light enough to take stalking, and a Swaro Z6i that has bags of elevation adjustment and isn't hampered by a second focal plane reticle and fiddly cheap-ass plastic turrets. It's as equally at home on a walked-up stalking rig as it as on a dedicated ELR rig.
The glass is phenomenal - super bright in low light, in daylight the LHT picks up mirage/air cell movement like no other scope I've ever owned (even better than the Razor HD Gen. II & Razor HD Gen. III that I've owned) - which is usually a sign of the very highest quality glass available, and very handy when you're trying your best to make an informed decision about what the air is doing downrange. The XLR-2 is the best reticle I've ever used. Even better (in my opinion) than the new EBR-7D reticle found in the Razor HD Gen. III.
But now that I have the LHT in-hand I'm not so keen on the capped windage turret or the fact that you adjust the diopter by rotating the whole ocular bell (in a similar fashion to the Leupold Mk4 and the NightForce NXS scopes). I much prefer uncapped tactical turrets and a 'European-style' fast focus diopter adjuster.
However the reality is that if I sell it I'll need to go back to a scope that weights significantly more, and there's a reason I bought such a lightweight scope in the first place.
Have you seen the Leica PRS for sale? Gets amazing reviews.
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