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Rich M 
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 Topic: Razor vs Gold Ring vs ??Posted: January/28/2019 at 19:49 |
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This will be primarily a hunting optic.
I'm tossed up between the $400 Gold Ring 15-30x50 (just cause I like Leupold) vs the $650 Razor HD 11-33x50. Saw Ila's comments about the Razor being a great spotter - is that still true? The HD seems more appealing than the non-HD. Any other spotting scopes I should look at in those lines? I wandered down the Leica road in December 2014 with a rifle scope and it dropped a speck of black on the inside of the reticle on me in September 2017 - sent it back, got a letter saying everything is fine, enjoy your scope with the speck - I've tried to sell it and nothing - seems that folks don't want to buy a used alpha scope with a speck inside the reticle. Go figure.  So no funky, unrecognizable brands that don't have iron-clad B-S-less warranties please. |
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koshkin
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Posted: January/28/2019 at 20:12 |
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HD is just a marketing term, but the Razor spotter walks all over the 15-30x50 Leupold.
ILya
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Rich M
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Posted: January/28/2019 at 20:35 |
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Thanks, ILya!- I was hoping you would chime in.
That settles it.
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Posted: January/28/2019 at 20:39 |
You are welcome. As far as the Leica goes, they really beefed up their service department last year. You may want to call them up. If they give you a hard time, I'll see what I can do. ILya
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Rich M
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Posted: February/11/2019 at 21:53 |
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Thanks, Ilya - I'll give Leica a call.
I'm very happy with the Razor - haven't been able to put her thru any real tests - have figured out that midday isn't the time to use a spotting scope in FL - the heat waves really effected things.
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Posted: February/11/2019 at 21:56 |
I am in Orlando right now and it is not too bad. ILya
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