Vortex Scopes
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Anyone have a Vortex scope? I've been looking for a new scope and I've never owned or used a Vortex. They give an unlimited lifetime guarantee even if you do something stupid like drop it or whatever, they will fix it or replace it free. Seems like a good company if they live up to that.
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Re: Vortex Scopes
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I bought one simply for the fact that their warranty is so good. But, the scope itself sucks. I regret buying it. I didn’t even look through it before buying it. The magnification is crap and it’s pure tunnel vision, like looking through a toilet paper roll. I’ll be more careful next time.
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I have one of their spotting scopes and I love it. It's not a Swarovski but I checked them out side by side and they were pretty close.
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Re: Vortex Scopes
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Some of the best scopes out there. Which model do you have Jurassic? I have the vortex viper 3-9x40. The tunnel vision is what drives me nuts. Hard to find your target looking through it.
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Just like lots of other brands they produce products at an array of price points. With optics you get what you pay for. That being said I have two pair of binoculars and my at scope from vortex and had 0 issues with either. Look at a bunch of glass and pick what fits best for what you want and you will have few issues down the road.
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Some of the best scopes out there. Which model do you have Jurassic? I have the vortex viper 3-9x40. The tunnel vision is what drives me nuts. Hard to find your target looking through it. Turn it back to 3
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I was told to get the scopes and binos that are made in Japan. The ones from China are not near as well made
I have a scope and binos from Japan and have no complaints what so ever
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11/17/18 01:00 PM
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I have 3 of them, one Viper and two Diamondback HPs. On-line reviews of their Crossfire line are not very good but the Viper and Diamondback get good reviews. I also have a Leupold and it is clearly a better scope than the Vortex, but they are at different price points. If I could afford Leupold scopes on all my rifles, that is what I would do, but of the companies that make scopes in the Vortex price point, the Vortex is my preference. I like their reticle options and I like the side mounted parallax adjustment.
Jurassic is complaining about the field of view but you can compare the specs between scopes and make an informed decision. His scope (now discontinued) is 35.5-12.2ft @ 100 yds. It has a 1" tube and that isn't going to give the FoV of a 30mm. The Burris Fullfield 3-9x40, also a 1" tube, is 33-13ft @ 100 yds. That's not a difference you can discern looking through a scope. I believe these are very close in price point so I don't see that there is really any issue with his scope. It's just the consequence of using a scope set to the higher magnification level.
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I have 3 of them, one Viper and two Diamondback HPs. On-line reviews of their Crossfire line are not very good but the Viper and Diamondback get good reviews. I also have a Leupold and it is clearly a better scope than the Vortex, but they are at different price points. If I could afford Leupold scopes on all my rifles, that is what I would do, but of the companies that make scopes in the Vortex price point, the Vortex is my preference. I like their reticle options and I like the side mounted parallax adjustment.
Jurassic is complaining about the field of view but you can compare the specs between scopes and make an informed decision. His scope (now discontinued) is 35.5-12.2ft @ 100 yds. It has a 1" tube and that isn't going to give the FoV of a 30mm. The Burris Fullfield 3-9x40, also a 1" tube, is 33-13ft @ 100 yds. That's not a difference you can discern looking through a scope. I believe these are very close in price point so I don't see that there is really any issue with his scope. It's just the consequence of using a scope set to the higher magnification level. Hummm That's a bummer, it's the one I was looking at for my varmint rifle. the Vortex Crossfire II 6-24x50mm AO Riflescope Dead-Hold BDC Reticle
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I have 3 of them, one Viper and two Diamondback HPs. On-line reviews of their Crossfire line are not very good but the Viper and Diamondback get good reviews. I also have a Leupold and it is clearly a better scope than the Vortex, but they are at different price points. If I could afford Leupold scopes on all my rifles, that is what I would do, but of the companies that make scopes in the Vortex price point, the Vortex is my preference. I like their reticle options and I like the side mounted parallax adjustment.
Jurassic is complaining about the field of view but you can compare the specs between scopes and make an informed decision. His scope (now discontinued) is 35.5-12.2ft @ 100 yds. It has a 1" tube and that isn't going to give the FoV of a 30mm. The Burris Fullfield 3-9x40, also a 1" tube, is 33-13ft @ 100 yds. That's not a difference you can discern looking through a scope. I believe these are very close in price point so I don't see that there is really any issue with his scope. It's just the consequence of using a scope set to the higher magnification level. Hummm That's a bummer, it's the one I was looking at for my varmint rifle. the Vortex Crossfire II 6-24x50mm AO Riflescope Dead-Hold BDC Reticle The crossfire is the equivalent of a Leupold vx1
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