vortex viper scopes

[clifton]

any body have any opions they would like to share on these scopes? the price is right but i haven't seen one. how do they compare to leupold, nikon and nightforce?

 

[kengel2]

Vortex makes good stuff. The stuff I got to look through was clear glass, but it lacked the contrast that the my bushnell 4200 had. Ive seen the PST line and the Razor line.

As far as the brands listed, the razor would be close to nightforce, pst line close to bushnell tactical and leupold, Id put all of them above the basic nikon stuff.

I wouldnt hesitate to buy a Vortex product though.

 

[RyanW]

I have a Vortex PST 2.5-10 on my AR. A few people on here have looked through it that have MUCH nicer scopes and they were amazed by nice it was. I love it. My best experience was in 55* weather, on and of rain/drizzle all day, and no problems whatsoever. It didn;t ever fog up, and when the sun was setting, it kept soaking up light. I looked at the Nightforce, and loved it, but it was out of stock at the time, but it was definately hard to tell the diference between it and the Vortex, and the Vortex was half the price.

It blows the Nikons out of the water, and the leupold's that are anywhere near it's price, don't even compare. I bought mine with the idea of getting a Ziess or Swarovski, but I just could not focus on the reticles at all. The Vortex just popped, and my eye was able to pick it up instantly without effort.

I bought mine at Sport Optics. They took the time to show me literally EVERYTHING until I found what I wanted, and I saved $600 over what I had planned to spend.

 

[Tx_oil]

Veteran owned and run company, US made, reasonably priced and GREAT value for your $$$.
WIN.

 

[Cajun_arShooter]

I've got a pst 1-4 with the milrad reticle and the glass is very clear, on par with my Leupold Mark 4 I've owned in the past but I'm really not impressed with the size of the reticle when magnified at 4x ,can't really see the hash marks I was under the impression that the magnification would magnify the reticle but its not so , it stays the same size throughout the range other than that it is imo the best scope for the money I researched it extensively.
The turrets have a very positive feel the illumination is nice and bright even in daylight even though I have read many places that it wasn't lastly it has an outstanding transferable no questions asked lifetime warranty and customer service second to no one.
On a scale of 1 thru 10 I'd give it a very solid 9 .

 

[Booseman]

Everything that I have heard from others, have not used one YET, is that it is a great piece of equipment. It is by far the best quality that you can get for that price range. The fact that it is Vet owed and operated in the US makes it that much more appealing to me.

 

[bearfutedninja]

I would like ho put one of these next to my falcon menace

 

[flemgunner]

I use a PST on my 700 and LOVE it!. Its a great scope

 

[Booseman]

I use a PST on my 700 and LOVE it!. Its a great scope

I plan on putting the Viper PST 6-24X50 on my 700 SPS Tac in .308.

 

[tactical723]

I currently compete with the Viper PST 6x24 front focal plane model, I have used Leupold, Burris, and SSwfa before this one. I love mine. I think it's much better quality than Leupold for less $$.

 

[flemgunner]

I plan on putting the Viper PST 6-24X50 on my 700 SPS Tac in .308.

Thats what I have. Get the one with FFP. Mine is also the MRAD reticle

 

[dantheman]

I have a Vortex red dot on my AR and it is definitely not made in the U.S.

 

[tangiltows]

great scopes for the money. eye relief is kinda short for a hard kicker tho.

 

[aard3]

I have a 4-16x PST FFP on a 700... good scope for the money. I find it gets slightly less clear at the max magnification, but still very good. I understand the 6-24x doesn't have that issue... who knows. Vortex Customer Service is 2nd to none, I needed the optic for a precision rifle course and they went out of their way to help me get one in time.

I think the Vortex is comparable to the Leupold's. Nightforce seemed to have slightly better glass and was built like a tank. For the same features it would have been 2x as much though.

 

[Barney88PDC]

All scopes will lose some image sharpness at max magnification.

 

[aard3]

All scopes will lose some image sharpness at max magnification.

Yea, I guess I should have said this is more than "normal"... like I said, it's not bad... just not what I was expecting from a $1,000 optic either ;-)