Very interesting that they were all so close to each other in almost every category, except the Mach being lighter/louder and the SR being faster (in performance).
Tony!! Nothing wrong with holding out for a bull like that. Good call on leaving him overnight and giving those other guys some room to hunt the next morning. Great film, from the scout to the hunt to the pack out. Can’t wait till next year.👊
Great work Tony. Hard work 😓 pays off and so does not focusing on just one bull but a top 3 or 4 and making the best of it. 😃🏹🍖 He is definitely one heavy bull and I am happy for you. Thanks 🙏 for sharing your Nevada elk adventure with us. 😎⛺️🏜️
I’m in the market for a spotting scope and have been torn between straight and angled. i’ve never owned an angled so I think I’ll stay away from them. I’m going with Vortx. I’m not hard on equipment but I like the sounds of their warranty.
@@trident8872 because close isn’t good enough for Travis. But if you jump over to rokslide and look on our homepage, you’ll see we’ve reviewed KOWA several times and they are a great optic. The most recent review was on their 55.
@@trident8872 when Kowa makes binoculars in the same league as the NL and puts rubberized coating on their optics I’d consider them, until then, they are inferior to Swarovski not only in quality, but long term re-sell value. That matters.
@@travishobbsthat’s what I figure as well. I’d love to see 10x52s and 12x42s on tripod side by side in some low light situations. I wonder if the extra light would translate into greater clarity enough to compensate for the extra 2x. I’m currently running 12x42s. With the fov + mag, they’re ridiculous.
This also highlights a weakness of the bino clamps (like an aziak) vs a stud system like the outdoorsman’s. The aziak works great just for binos and is considerably cheaper but because it’s not centered you can’t go directly between the binos and spotter.
I don't know if thats really true though. I'll have to test it out, but I think deviations laterally or vertically shouldn't really matter. Only the angle really matters, so as long as the mounting surface/plate is parallel to the tubes on their respective binos and spotter, you should be good to go. Like if you're looking through binoculars standing, and you squat down, you should still see basically the same thing, as long as you don't shift where you're pointing it, right? That said, I don't know if the clamp systems like the aziak are perfectly parallel to the tube.
@@natef760 yes, matching plates. Outdoorsmans is what I use. They have multiple tripod heads, window mounts and every base plate you could imagine. They also have a binocular adapter for just about every binocular available. The binocular adapter base they offer, matches the spotting scope base plates exactly making it super easy to transition back and forth.
@@travishobbsI’m a total FNG and looking at spotters. Was thinking angled because it seems obvious that it’s more comfortable. Your video just convinced me to go straight no doubt. Will be on the lookout for that tuning video as well, thanks for the info.
Straight Spotters allow you to easier scan; Right to Left, Bottom to Top - the opposite of how you read. This will force your brain to focus on finding targets and not go on autopilot. Many military spotters are taught this technique as it works!
@@alexmillward7265 haha I get it, it's just kinda gnarly to say the company name wrong if he's ever talking to a rep or endorsing a product over and over
Tomotto/Tomayto…… cows or coooze deer…. 😂😂😂 if I offend a rep for pronouncing the name wrong I could literally care less. I’m a red neck 🤷♂️ and I’m not interested in studying pronunciation of foreign words. 😂
I called Leupold, and for my cva accura v2, they recommended EGW or Warne PIC rail, and it comes with the mount from leupold... I just mounted mine and it's way to high so I wish they would sell it without the mount. Nice piece though just need lower scope mounts to work right on my muzzle loader.
Left out elites SET which allows easy tuning along with 1/4" draw adjustments, and the cable guard can be adjusted with the LTR. Small detail left out to boost other bows? Elite offers more tuning options than any other bow period. If SET doesn't get it done for you the cams can still be shimmed. SET=modified yoke tune, Deadlock=easy cam shimming. I just don't feel you described the ethos nearly as well as the other bows, aside from that it this was an excellent bow review.
"...left out to boost other bows?" Hardly! We don't do it that way at rokslide-- never have, never will. These reviews can't possibly touch on every feature or they'd be so long all the commenters would complain about that instead. We thoroughly covered Elite's SET technology at the full review (written by a Rokslide member) linked below. Here's that review: www.rokslide.com/elite-era-bow-review/
@@Rokslide But you made sure to touch on hoyts 1/4" draw adjustments being a big advantage and stopped to cover deadlock? Could have easily covered SET, LTR and 1/4" draw lengths in 30 seconds and referred to your review for more info? At the same time to be fair you didn't cover the fancy sight/rest mounting options available from about everyone but elite. Be great to cover things quick and refer to your individual bow reviews and avoid wasting time on a review like this. Elite for sure lacks in the mounting of accessories not arguing that. Still a great condensed video and more than anything I appreciate your response!
@@tsi-rocket4144 I don’t think you quite understand how Rokslide works. We take reviews from members and staff, that way we can cover more reviews and members have a chance to share their experiences too. It’s also the most unbiased way to do reviews. When you have that diverse of a pool of writers, there is no way we’re gonna, cover everything you’re talking about in every review. It’s not like we have a Monday morning board meeting and get everybody together to figure out what they’re gonna cover, not cover, etc, doesn’t work that way. If you look at the written review I sent you it’s also linked to another elite review that talks about SET technology. we’ve covered it plenty and if you look at all the reviews as a whole, you’ll see we’re very fair. We just don’t like being accused of hiding anything to promote other bows. Completely unfair statement. And looking at the feedback on this review, It doesn’t look like anybody thinks we’re wasting time.
