Rifle Scopes Razor gen 3 upgrade

[Schw15]

I've been really thinking about upgrading my razor gen 3 but not sure if it's worth the squeeze. Richard from CST pointed me in the direction of the zco527. This is a lot of money to me to drop on a scope so I figured I would ask the hide there opinions and people who have both or have the higher end of scopes. I've been around ATACR and looked threw a zco 5 years ago for like 1 min so I have no experience.

I shoot elr style matches that's it. I like the razor gen 3 but this is the only rifle I own and so I figured I mine as well have the best I can can since I'm limited to 1.

 

[4O6shootist]

Zco will give you a slight edge in mirage control and glass quality at edges, maybe bit sharper contrast. You have a 6-36, the only zco I'd see as an "upgrade" would be the 8-40 for your elr purposes. The razor gen3 is competitive against the 527, with the zero comp only being marginally better in some areas.

 

[Schw15]

Zco will give you a slight edge in mirage control and glass quality at edges, maybe bit sharper contrast. You have a 6-36, the only zco I'd see as an "upgrade" would be the 8-40 for your elr purposes. The razor gen3 is competitive against the 527, with the zero comp only being marginally better in some areas.

I didn't even take a look at the 8-40. I'm caught in a weird spot it seems like with the razor. I think they a top notch scopes

 

[4O6shootist]

I didn't even take a look at the 8-40. I'm caught in a weird spot it seems like with the razor. I think they a top notch scopes

They're a solid optic for sure!

 

[Hennig]

It’s an upgrade you’d do because you want to, not because you need to.

 

[DownhillFromHere]

I own both (ZCO 527 and gen-3 Razor). The ZCO is marginally better in low light or high mirage situations. It is NOT, in my opinion, $1000+ better. That opinion has been shared by several others who have looked through the scopes side by side in high-mirage situations.

Also, Vortex warrants their scopes forever, period. ZCO? Not so much. ZCO has provisos in their warranty to allow them to deny coverage in quite a few circumstances, and reticle illumination is only covered for two years. My reticle light got flaky after three.

I actually sought to sell my ZCO after getting my third gen-3 Razor, but it has found a permanent home on my Vudoo .22, where it works better for me than the Razor.

 

[Schw15]

I own both (ZCO 527 and gen-3 Razor). The ZCO is marginally better in low light or high mirage situations. It is NOT, in my opinion, $1000+ better. That opinion has been shared by several others who have looked through the scopes side by side in high-mirage situations.

Also, Vortex warrants their scopes forever, period. ZCO? Not so much. ZCO has provisos in their warranty to allow them to deny coverage in quite a few circumstances, and reticle illumination is only covered for two years. My reticle light got flaky after three.

I actually sought to sell my ZCO after getting my third gen-3 Razor, but it has found a permanent home on my Vudoo .22, where it works better for me than the Razor.

That is new info and very helpful to me. I didnt realize they did that on warranty specially for the price. I appreciate the info

 

[MikeMiller]

I shoot a mile plus pretty regularly with my gen3 Razor. I have not seen a scope better or more reliable to get me to even think of changing. I teach a lot of classes and routinely do cold bore shots at a mile. Of course I only take the shot when I see the conditions are perfect. lol. The Gen3 adjustments have alas been spot on when paired with my Fury AB solution

 

[Schw15]

I appreciate the info don't get me wrong I love my Razor gen 3 but I was thinking maybe there was room for improvement. Warranty I think is huge in today since everything cost so much to replace anymore.

 

[MikeMiller]

Warranty with Vortex is best. I had illumination go out in older gen1 3-18 and it was back to me so fast and free my head rattled more than usual

 

[Schw15]

I really like the zco mpct1x reticle. Idk of anyone else making a reticle like that

 

[4O6shootist]

I really like the zco mpct1x reticle. Idk of anyone else making a reticle like that

MilC

 

[Islas82]

I have a Mil C ATCR on my AR 6.5 CM that I really like but the MPCT1X is a better reticle in my opinion with more of the information that am looking for like .5 holds.

I had a G3 and it’s one hell of an optic but the ZCO is just another level, 1K better? Only you can know that.

 

[CK1.0]

I’ve had 3 different RG3s and now run a ZCO 527 MPCT-1X.

IMHO the swap/upgrade was worth it to me because of the reticles, as my eyes/brain never really vibed with the EBR-7D and it always felt like all those little.2mil hash marks everywhere were more distracting than really useful. But everything else about the Razors is neck and neck IMHO and if Vortex came out with an RG3 with a simpler non-Xmas tree reticle I’d have no problem going back to one and would buy one tomorrow.

If the reticle doesn’t bother you, the RG3 is a great scope.

 

[JayOpticspecialist]

It's just like anything else. put your hands on both and see what suits you better. it's as much personal preference as anything else. what turrets do you like better, what reticle options suit you better, and what looks better optically to your eye.