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Vortex Razor 20-60 or 16-48?
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<blockquote data-quote="pyroducksx3" data-source="post: 974634" data-attributes="member: 20443"><p>I carried two scopes a minox md 50 16-30 and a ziess 85 20-75. This last season made me a believer in the big glass. The minox was handy but I can't tell if elk are true spikes (only thing legal here) at over 800 yards. Also I had a mule deer 2x2 I got to within in 900 yards of him but still wasn't sure. I came back the next day with the big eye ziess and he was a 2x2 but it would have been nice to know for sure since it's a 3 point minimum. Later in the season I spotted another buck at around 2000 yards. Using the ziess my buddy and I initially thought he a 2x2. Since there wasn't anything else I just kept watching him and he caught the right angle and I thought I made out a crab claw. We were just going to pass him but now that I thought I made out a third point he was the only legal buck we had seen in 3days we cut the distance down to 900 yards and it was easy to make the third point. We ended up taking him at 916. Later in the season we got on a small herd of elk in some trees below us from 400-500 yards After looking them over I made out a 1x2. It was hard to get a good look at him, I saw the fork side easily but getting a look at the other side took almost 20 minutes before I was sure he was legal. We took him at 409 yards. With a lesser scope I don't think I would have had the confidence to take the elk. So in just this season the big eye made a big difference. </p><p>So it's really up to you and what your needs are. For me I want all the image I can get. You might not be shooting a spike elk at 800 plus yards or trying to resolve small points way out. Some people aren't looking for just barely legal animals</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pyroducksx3, post: 974634, member: 20443"] I carried two scopes a minox md 50 16-30 and a ziess 85 20-75. This last season made me a believer in the big glass. The minox was handy but I can't tell if elk are true spikes (only thing legal here) at over 800 yards. Also I had a mule deer 2x2 I got to within in 900 yards of him but still wasn't sure. I came back the next day with the big eye ziess and he was a 2x2 but it would have been nice to know for sure since it's a 3 point minimum. Later in the season I spotted another buck at around 2000 yards. Using the ziess my buddy and I initially thought he a 2x2. Since there wasn't anything else I just kept watching him and he caught the right angle and I thought I made out a crab claw. We were just going to pass him but now that I thought I made out a third point he was the only legal buck we had seen in 3days we cut the distance down to 900 yards and it was easy to make the third point. We ended up taking him at 916. Later in the season we got on a small herd of elk in some trees below us from 400-500 yards After looking them over I made out a 1x2. It was hard to get a good look at him, I saw the fork side easily but getting a look at the other side took almost 20 minutes before I was sure he was legal. We took him at 409 yards. With a lesser scope I don't think I would have had the confidence to take the elk. So in just this season the big eye made a big difference. So it's really up to you and what your needs are. For me I want all the image I can get. You might not be shooting a spike elk at 800 plus yards or trying to resolve small points way out. Some people aren't looking for just barely legal animals [/QUOTE]
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