wilkup
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Looking for a the best spotter in this price range for hunting this year. I've got a set of 10x42 Trijicon HDs, but would like to increase my capability to locate animals
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if you are gaining lots of elevation each day, I'd avoid any of the 80+mm scopes. Stepping down to a 65 will save weight, but you lose clarity I less you buy higher end glass. In your case I'd shop hard for 65mm non-hd swaro, will cost you a bit more than $1000 but you'll never regret it, and it will hold it's value for years.Backpack, public land hunter in the central Cascades of the PNW. Weight is always a consideration but definitely not a deal breaker for me. 8-12 miles and 2-6,000' of elevation is the typical range of my days. Quality glass that allows me to see further out would be a major game changer for me and probably cut down on my mileage
Just to summarize...if you are gaining lots of elevation each day, I'd avoid any of the 80+mm scopes. Stepping down to a 65 will save weight, but you lose clarity I less you buy higher end glass. In your case I'd shop hard for 65mm non-hd swaro, will cost you a bit more than $1000 but you'll never regret it, and it will hold it's value for years.
That's really good to know. Which assaro did you upgrade to and how does it compare with Razor HD?I had a gen 1 Vortex Razor HD 65mm spotter for 2 years. It was a good spotter and wasn't too heavy to pack. For the price, these are very good. I did upgrade to a Swaro spotter, but I still consider my Vortex to be good glass.