Vortex Optics - any good?
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They are not one of the big European names but neither are they big European prices, very hard to beat for the money
and a lifetime no quibble guarantee what's not to like.
and a lifetime no quibble guarantee what's not to like.
No experience of their scopes but I do had Vortex Viper HD binos and rate them alongside the "big 3" and at a fraction of the price. Warranty if for the lifetime of the product and is transferable. I haven't had to used this but have heard tales of broken kit simply being swapped out for new stuff.
I have a Vortex Viper scope and am very happy with it.
nun_hunter
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I have the 8x42 binos and apart from finding the eye relief a bit fussy I think they're very good especially at the price. In low light I can see deer and other animals in the dark way before I'd want to try shooting and then finding them. I did have a 6-24x50 viper HST and the same but a PST scope and again for the money they're very good with solid mechanics. Only downside is I found the glass got a little cloudy and less clarity over 18x mag so found it easier to shoot at 18x rather than go up to 24x. Also the eye relief was very fussy at high mag so I'd spend quite a bit of time just trying to line my head up for a shot even with an adjustable cheek piece. May have been my eyes more than the scopes but I have no issues with my Delta scopes now even at 30x mag. If I was going to "upgrade" my binos I'd probably try out the offerings from Delta having used their scopes.
ChrisWill184
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Have a Vortex 3-12 x 42 Diamondback on my .308 for just over a year now. Was going to go for the entry level Zeiss Duralyt but this was half the price and does all I need. Very good for the money and I can’t question a lifetime guarantee.
Having sent a scope back to the USA in the past, and waited a year for it to return, I have no plans to buy any US based optics again. The costs and hassle of getting faulty goods returned to the USA and then shipped back to the UK are only going to increase in the future.
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JCS
Shootist
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With most Vortex dealers, you take the knackered Vortex scope to them, they replace it with a new one.
spot on!
ive just bought the crossfire2 1-4x24 with IR for driven hunting and I’m chuffed with it and for £250 ish from uttings (can’t actually remember the price!) what’s there not to like.
Send to CWS they are the importers .
flying felix
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This could be because they are a Chinese company who are making a big move into the US market. I thought they were Yank based until I was after some technical specs on some of their scopes (they weren't stating whether they were FFP or SFP). All correspondence was with their head office in China.
I currently have one on one of my gallery rifles, very happy with it. They are not high end Euro manufactured scopes, but excellent value for money.
Have bins but not used scopes. Optics should be similar quality wise though? Pleased with mine - do everything that I need in same light conditions as my mate who uses Swaros. Wouldn’t suggest for a minute that they were as good (the aforementioned ‘big 3’ would have gone out of business long ago if they were) but for my limited budget I was more than happy with them.
Shootist
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Other, similarly named, scopes do have the horribly fully illuminated reticules. I'm not sure that there are many, if any, that have a fully illuminated reticule. The 'Hog Hunter', which is the one I'm looking to acquire, has only the central dot illuminated.
The deer man
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Vortex Binos are'nt too bad at all for the money.
Scopes are another thing altogether. I have a Vortex Viper HS LR and know others with these scopes and all suffer to some degree with lens aberration. The glass is certainly not anywhere near any European optic and at the very best is just middle of the road glass. You get what you pay for and from that standpoint they're not bad, they're cheap for what you get except the glass which is not great.
They are a USA company however, they sub the manufacturing out to China, so yes made in China but an American company. They are only where they are in the market because of their highly successful and aggressive marketing strategy.
Would I buy another? Definitely not!
Scopes are another thing altogether. I have a Vortex Viper HS LR and know others with these scopes and all suffer to some degree with lens aberration. The glass is certainly not anywhere near any European optic and at the very best is just middle of the road glass. You get what you pay for and from that standpoint they're not bad, they're cheap for what you get except the glass which is not great.
They are a USA company however, they sub the manufacturing out to China, so yes made in China but an American company. They are only where they are in the market because of their highly successful and aggressive marketing strategy.
Would I buy another? Definitely not!
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I have just got the 1-8 strike Eagle to try out. It is a military scope reticule but very light. At 1 power you can see the barrel in the field of view but you can use with both eyes open. On 5-8 power I just use as a normal scope. The reticule is based on quick target acquisition for military carbines but works well enough. You make moving between magnification by using one of these which I think has something to do with fishing. So far very happy.
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The deer man
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. . . just to add to my post. There are way better scopes about which are only marginally more expensive yet of far higher quality. Meopta R1, Nightforce SHV to name two.
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