RE: Excocet or Vortex?
At your height you'll do well with either.
Scope??? I like my rifle scopes on my bows but I do own both. Of the two the Lumizone has some advantages with it's illumination and larger lenses but not by a lot.
You are going to have to try to cock the bow with both devices to decide but definately one of them.
One word on the package. The arrows leave a bit to be desired. Better to call Danny Miller and talk to him. His Miller Killers are great. Tell him Boo the string maker says hello. Danny knows more than all of us put together, well I might be exaggerating but it's close.