jdhogg

the wife brought me home a new scope for my 22-250.second scope in 2 months.hell all i did was remodel the kitchen for her.its a vortex 4-12,the guy at sportsman whole sale told her it was better than the vx2 so she bought it.wonder what i wood get if i painted the house next month

Sheridan

Only one way to find out John......who knows you might get lucky.


I've been waiting to hear from someone I can trust about those Vortex scopes !

hometheaterman

Which model Vortex did you get? I've read that the Viper line is on par with the VX-III, and the Diamondback line is on par with the VX-II. The Crossfire, is their only Chinese made scope, but they get pretty good reviews for a cheap scope. Vortex seems to be taking the scope market by storm. They are producing great products, at great costs, and offering great customer service that's as good or better than Leupolds. I've not read much about these scopes on this site, but if you look around on other sites, there is a ton of info on them.

jdhogg

she got me the diamondback,i just came in from checking it out in the dark,great low light use and i think is better than my vx2.i;ll get it mounted tomarrow and try it out and let ya know.

hometheaterman

Yeah, the Diamondback is one heck of a scope. I don't think you will be disappointed at all.

bugsNbows

I like the Viper better but the Diamondback's are quite good also. The CS @ Vortex is outstanding BTW.

hometheaterman

Well, the Viper is certainly better, but it's also the next model up. Kind of like comparing a VX-II to a VX-III. That's also about what each one is comparable to. Although I will say they have some of the Vipers on Closeout right now for hell of a deal. If you like the sizes they have on sale it's too good of a deal to pass up.

jdhogg

the diamondback will do me well.im trying to build a stevens 300wm this winter and would like a viper or burris for it

jdhogg

i took it out today,dead on out to 400yrds,didnt have any tgts futher out.crystal clear and just wow.got a dog at 250 yards,must use med hight rings with open sights.ive never had a fancy scope but this does me fine,maybe it aint the best but i just like it.30-06 165gr barnes 57.9gr 4350 imr.eye relief is great lowlight is great but please remember this is my observations and yours might very.

hometheaterman

While the Viper is better, the Diamondback, is also one of the best out there until you get in the $1000+ range imo. It's an amazing scope and nothing about it makes it not good. Everything about it is great. In it's price range it's for sure a best buy.