Rifle Scopes Gen2 Razor vs Amg comparison.
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I recently bought an AMG. I don't own a Gen 2 Razor, but have peered through one. I won't compare the glass because you're not going to miss anything with either scope based on the glass. The AMG is bloody clear, I'll say that much. Weight saving was one of my primary reasons for going AMG. I want to keep my rifle weight under 7kg and wouldn't have been able with the Gen 2. Eyebox on the Gen 2 is a bit more flexible, but I have no issue with the AMG, it's perfectly fine and for a 30mm tube, very good and wouldn't sway me towards one or the other. Other than that, there's probably not a lot else that's different, aside from the colour. I didn't need more than 24x magnification or a 34mm tube so the AMG just ticked more boxes overall.
Moose, do you plan on using the gun for hunting or are you just worried about weight in general? I and other gen 2 owners find that while the scope is heavy, once you mount it on the gun that extra weight becomes much harder to discern in comparison to other scopes.
I have to agree with the above post I have a Razor Gen 2, PST 2, and a NF ATACR, and sometimes they move around to different rifles, once mounted I cannot really tell the difference. Unless I just had to keep my rifle under a certain weight for competition rules or I was hunting with it and I am talking about the kind of hunting where you do a lot of walking/hiking not where I get out my truck and walk 300yds to a stand.
AMG doesn't give up much but weight to the Gen II. As mentioned the eye box on the Gen II is huge and super easy to get behind but the AMG is slightly tighter but nothing that isn't usable at all. Just something small that you notice if you have both. If you didn't you wouldn't notice any slight difference in the AMG when compared to the Gen II or other scopes. The AMG is easy to get behind as well.
The AMG is much lighter at about 20 ounces less so if weight savings is needed then the AMG is the clear winner. The AMG really is a feature packed long range optic at the weight it comes in at.
The AMG has slightly less internal elevation but it has about the same as the S&B 5-25 PMII and no one has ever complained about the amount of elevation in that scope.
The knobs are smaller on the AMG but you still get the great clickless zero feature and locking knobs. What you don't get is the turn indicator pop out but with 10 mil knobs and a zero stop it really isn't an issue not having one with most cartridges to 1000.
Glass is great on both as are the reticles. The AMG is 99% made in the US except for the actual reticle so if someone uses that to lean their decision then it's about the most made in the US scope you can buy as it includes glass and all made right here.
So in the end it would be the weight difference which would steer a shooter from one to the other. As mentioned also, when mounted and compared to similar power range and style scopes the Gen II doesn't feel any different as the difference in weight is usually around 6-8 ounces over the similar style scopes.
The AMG is much lighter at about 20 ounces less so if weight savings is needed then the AMG is the clear winner. The AMG really is a feature packed long range optic at the weight it comes in at.
The AMG has slightly less internal elevation but it has about the same as the S&B 5-25 PMII and no one has ever complained about the amount of elevation in that scope.
The knobs are smaller on the AMG but you still get the great clickless zero feature and locking knobs. What you don't get is the turn indicator pop out but with 10 mil knobs and a zero stop it really isn't an issue not having one with most cartridges to 1000.
Glass is great on both as are the reticles. The AMG is 99% made in the US except for the actual reticle so if someone uses that to lean their decision then it's about the most made in the US scope you can buy as it includes glass and all made right here.
So in the end it would be the weight difference which would steer a shooter from one to the other. As mentioned also, when mounted and compared to similar power range and style scopes the Gen II doesn't feel any different as the difference in weight is usually around 6-8 ounces over the similar style scopes.
So Rob01 - You don't see better glass in the AMG? I love my Gen II, and although I haven't compared the two side by side....... every time I look through a friends AMG my mind is telling me, "Hey that glass is better than my Gen II"
To me, the AMG has slightly better contrast, but it is close. I think CA is slightly better controlled, but both are good. I like the overall package of the AMG and the slightly wider FOV, but the biggest difference is, indeed, weight.
As far as eye relief flexibility goes, it is very comparable once you account for exit pupil difference.
ILya
As far as eye relief flexibility goes, it is very comparable once you account for exit pupil difference.
ILya
I recently picked up an amg and it feels very similar to the gen ii that I sold. Just not nearly as well robust.
I have both. The AMG, to me, is slightly easier to see trace or impact with at higher magnification at longer range ... but as Rob said ... it's VERY subjective and you have to be shooting them next to each other to notice. I do like the overall size of the AMG more than the G2R. The G2R is, again ... to me ... much bulkier and for the relatively even comparison between them, the smaller package and weight of the AMG is worth the $300-400.
