I thought I had settled on an optic for my Recce when I finally managed to get my hands on a Vortex Razor HD 1-6. I had convinced myself the top end of 6x would be good enough, and keeping a low end of 1x was a big deal to me.
I received the scope and was (still am) super impressed with the quality. Everything about it screams high end. The glass is as good as anything I have owned, and the scope just does everything expected and even at almost $1500 it feels like a great value.
Shooting closer range and everything was great, until I decided to do some longer range shooting. At 400 yards, I just cant get by with 6x. I know tons of guys do, but I guess I just ruined myself by shooting scopes with 20-25x top end over the past 5 years.
Bottom line is, as much as I love this optic, I am going to go back to something with 20x or so at the top. I am just going to have to give up the 1x bottom end. I am not going back to $3K optics, so Schmidt, Premier, etc are out.
I am going to sell the Vortex, and would like to stay in that price range. Something around $1300 or so. I havent been paying real close attention to the market lately, and am curious is there is anything new on the horizon, or recently released that I should consider.
I want something that will allow me to shoot to the limits of the 5.56 range. I am thinking something with at least 15x but 20 would be even better for when conditions allow. I am considering looking at Leupold again, something like their 4.5-15x50 MKIV or similar. And of course, also Vortex, as they always deliver great value.
Just thought I would get thoughts from here to see if there is anything new(er) of which I am unaware.
The rifle is a 16" High Caliber Sales RECCE on a KAC SR15 lower with the KAC 2 stage match trigger. I shoot routinely from 0 to ~650 yards with mostly 77 grain SMK handloads.
I am going to be listing my Vortex for sale shortly and that will fund my purchase, as any new purchases would get me killed given all the projects I have going. So, I will be buying in the next week or so. Thanks in advance.
I received the scope and was (still am) super impressed with the quality. Everything about it screams high end. The glass is as good as anything I have owned, and the scope just does everything expected and even at almost $1500 it feels like a great value.
Shooting closer range and everything was great, until I decided to do some longer range shooting. At 400 yards, I just cant get by with 6x. I know tons of guys do, but I guess I just ruined myself by shooting scopes with 20-25x top end over the past 5 years.
Bottom line is, as much as I love this optic, I am going to go back to something with 20x or so at the top. I am just going to have to give up the 1x bottom end. I am not going back to $3K optics, so Schmidt, Premier, etc are out.
I am going to sell the Vortex, and would like to stay in that price range. Something around $1300 or so. I havent been paying real close attention to the market lately, and am curious is there is anything new on the horizon, or recently released that I should consider.
I want something that will allow me to shoot to the limits of the 5.56 range. I am thinking something with at least 15x but 20 would be even better for when conditions allow. I am considering looking at Leupold again, something like their 4.5-15x50 MKIV or similar. And of course, also Vortex, as they always deliver great value.
Just thought I would get thoughts from here to see if there is anything new(er) of which I am unaware.
The rifle is a 16" High Caliber Sales RECCE on a KAC SR15 lower with the KAC 2 stage match trigger. I shoot routinely from 0 to ~650 yards with mostly 77 grain SMK handloads.
I am going to be listing my Vortex for sale shortly and that will fund my purchase, as any new purchases would get me killed given all the projects I have going. So, I will be buying in the next week or so. Thanks in advance.
