Modern riflescopes equipped with elevation turrets and other features have allowed many hunters to extend their effective range in the field. The trouble with some long-range scopes, though, is that they’re big, heavy, and sometimes complicated — and complicated is something you don’t want when a bruiser whitetail buck is marching through the timber at 75 yards.

Scopes like Vortex’s Razor HD LHT 3-15x50 strike the perfect balance of being long-range capable while still providing close-range utility — everything you need in an all-purpose hunting scope, in other words. The Razor HD is built on a lightweight 30mm aluminum tube (the whole thing only weighs about 20 ounces), and the 50mm objective lens paired with Vortex’s HD optical system allows for maximum low-light utility. With a magnification range of 3-15 power, this scope is ready to go, whether you’re picking out a hole through the brush to find a whitetail buck’s shoulder at 15 yards or settling in on a mule deer at 415 yards.

The scope has a push-button reticle illumination and an MRAD adjustable turret system with a positive zero stop, meaning you can quickly and confidently spin the turret back to “zero” after dialing for a long-range shot.

This optic has been the hunting scope of choice for several members of Team Realtree this season including Cole Barthel, who’s carried it elk hunting and in the whitetail woods, from Oklahoma to Louisiana. Learn more about the Vortex Razor HD LHT 3-15x50 G4i scope here.

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