Wish granted:
2.5-20 Nightforce NX8 F1
- all metal erectors
- better glass than Razor line IMO (don't get pissed, I know it's subjective to each user)
- stupid-proof durability
- flawless tracking and return-to-zero (not saying my AMGs didn't perform this flawlessly, they did)
- no weird cresent-moon shadow ring at the 2 o'clock position showing up over time under recoil @ magnification to be explained away by the tech dept after sending multiple scopes in multiple times. Own enough Vortex scopes or research it yourself, its a thing...
- the Push down/pull up locking elevation turret that will stick in cold temps rendering dialing dope useless.
This issue was the final straw with my AMG; it ruined the edge on a Benchmade; in mine and my hunting partner's desperation in a final attempt trying to pry it up for dialing on a big buck at 800+ yards in 30° temp...the turret never budged open, but it did ruin my blade, badly scoring the turret and scope housing in the process. Vortex knew about the cold-locking-turret issues on their Alpha-glass scope offering when they put them out and is still an issue to this day.
All that to say, the Razor AMG is my favorite scope ever made by Vortex (still own a couple on comp rigs) but the above mentioned issues have pushed me back to Nightforce on hunting rigs; they just don't suffer from controllable design and build quality issues that surface in the moment of truth.
I REALLY like the Vortex company and their systems, just not for extreme mountain or duty work.