You would hold half as much at 4x vs 8x. A 3 MOA hold for wind at 8x is a 1.5 MOA hold at 4x with a second focal plane reticle.
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Now if they would shave 4 oz. off of the pst 1-6...
I agree. It’s been said already in a different thread but I’ll say it again. The biggest disappointment Vortex Product Development team delivered (IMO) was their pushing a 1-8 Strike Eagle in their lineup instead of taking time to develop a 1-8 in the Viper PST line. I don’t play in the $2000 optic playground with some of my brothers here, but I believe that Viper PST line is the best mid value optic on the market today. ($600-$900 range) It just seems they could have really hit a home run in the hunter/tactical market with a PST Gen 2 1-8 rather than going to the cheaper route is the Strike Eagle.
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Maybe they are starting low with the 1-8s and will gradually work their way up. maybe a pst next year or so.
Vortex,
Please set up an upgrade program like Leupold that allows for scope rebuilds with the weight savings. I would gladly pay a few hundred dollars for the rebuild. Everyone keeps comparing the Razor to the Kahles, but they are hundreds of dollars cheaper and SOPMOD approved. Kahles has not met these standards to my knowledge. If it is a duty weapon, then I would go with the Vortex. I have heard of several Kahles 1-6s being returned for reticle canting issues from recoil, I have not heard the same of Razors.
I agree with you, but from a business stand point, Vortex sells the Strike Eagles by the truckload. I would consider a PST 1-8 over a 1-6 Razor. The PST being the mid-line, has great glass. The new Gen II has damn nice glass. I have looked through one. That said, I bet Vortex sells 2 Strike Eagles for every one PST. They have to follow the market.
What's the word on the Razor 1-6 HD Gen II e? Any in stock yet? How much?