YepHoly shmoly these are $3099 on amazon - is that correct?
what do you have against boat tail bullets?At this point in life I want the capability for a clean kill @ 400 and will start weeding out boat tail bullets through the years. I don't enjoy the superfluous (anything), don't handload and will do my best with shot placement. My current "boat tail" (Fusion) arsenal should take a few years to deplete.
A fine optic is a wonder to behold and brings out the best of a gun.
Flat base tend to be more accurate. The boattail really doesn't come into play until past 400.what do you have against boat tail bullets?
Good to see a guy from alaska with my point of view… my buddy guides there every year for a month and has best of the best. He is also single and doesn’t know what to do with all his money. I think a lot of it depends on training your eye to notice things.The difference is certainly noticeable. Not enough to swing me into making the jump though. I'd never judge anyone for upgrading gear. Make it how you want and spend it how ya want. I feel like I've never had a problem getting a good judgement with my $400 vortex binos. If I identify something way out there, I either get closer or bust of the 65mm razor HD. The only room I see I could upgrade is that there is a significant advantage to a 85mm swaro for sheep and goat hunting, but I don't think I'm willing to take the weight penalty. Also I can tell my eyes are aging, maybe from being a desk jockey, and there is noticeably improved eye relief with the swaro binos.
It would cost me $5,000 to upgrade what I have (that works and I've piled a ton of animals with) to swaro. That much $$$ could buy a hunting trip to Kodiak and have money leftover to take me and my wife on a fishing charter. That's how I make decisions and I'm going with experience over things on this one. At least for now.