Did my Vortex just cost me a deer?

[ebrauns23]

99% of the time I blame my gear, it's actually my fault.

 

[reflexman]

I tell you I have a ziess conquest 3x9 x50 duplex crosshairs great scope but just turned 55 n the eyes aint what they use to be. but ihave blamed a couple misses on my crappy scope

 

[nmurph]

Well, i went and bought some temp binos for this morning. Wish I had then yesterday. Would have made it out clear as day. Yep. I'm a willie nilly moron. You live. You learn.

What did you buy?

 

[sea trout]

Get you some Swarovskis

Problem solved

 

[Jim Boyd]

Applied similar logic (can't shoot what you don't see) and bought a Meopta Meostar 3-12x56.

That is an incredible scope.

Those days are gone for me now, but the three best scopes I ever had were the Meopta Meostar, Zeiss Conquest and Swarovski - all in 3-12x56.

Superior glass.

As far as all the time we spend devoted to hunting, why go second class?

Best of luck to all.

 

[Dub]

Well, i went and bought some temp binos for this morning. Wish I had then yesterday. Would have made it out clear as day. Yep. I'm a willie nilly moron. You live. You learn.

Good job.

You'l see a pile of stuff in those that will really improve your hunting....and hunting safety.

My first pair were some Nikon Action 10x50mm from Walmart for $80 if I remember correctly.

Simply amazing the improvement.....and in low light, too.

Sometime prior to 2020 deer season I'll need to get a decent pair of binos.

I'd love to have a pair of Swaros....but have too many other gun-hunting-handloading gear that I want to go too deep into it.

If I hit the lottery, I'd have S&B or high-end Swarovski scopes and binos. Instead....gonna have to get best I can afford at the time.

 

[Buckman18]

Sometimes deer just come out when its too dark to shoot. In my 30 years of hunting Ive never attributed a failed opportunity to a bad scope. On my rifles, youll find an older Tasco, Bushnells, Nikons, and Leupolds. I had a Swarovski once, and it wasn't any better than my Leupolds to me. Just a waste of money for me.

 

[Buckstop]

I have one 4x16x50 Vortex Viper with a 30mm tube. Hunted with it one weekend and took it off. Just didn’t cut it in low light. Leupold’s I have were far better. The Votex has found its way on a few different rifles I target shoot with. It does have crisp adjustments and holds zero well. Just fine at the range

 

[Thunder Head]

Your original question would be practically impossible to answer without another scope to try out in the exact same conditions.

Lots of people like there Vortex products. I have a pair of 10 x 42 razors. Ive had to send them back twice. I wont be buying anything else from them.

I have been all down the glass road. Mostly because of hunting out west. Good glass really makes a difference when hunting big open places.

Do you hunt big ag fields? Thick woods? Or both?

These questions will determine what gear you need to buy.

For scopes. I have settled on Leupold VX3I. Its a little much for the thick woods but preforms well at distance too. It will get me past legal shooting light.

Binos:
I have a pair of 10 x 42 swaros. I bought them used for about half the price of a new pair. There awesome.

I dont carry them here for several reasons.

For hunting at home i like a smaller more compact set. There lighter to carry and have a wider field of view up close. 8 x 42 will get you well past shooting light.

I use nikon Monarchs. Ive had them for many years. I dont baby them and have never had a problem. If something happend to mine. Id buy another set today.

A good excersie:
Go to a sporting goods store late in the day. Take several pairs out side while the sun is setting. Look thru different brands. Could give you a leg up on what your eyes like best.