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pyro6999
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Posted: March/23/2009 at 12:54 |
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testing done of the vortex viper and diamond back two parts to this one so you will need to click on part 2 to watch the rest. intresting tests.
Edited by pyro6999 - March/23/2009 at 12:55 |
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They call me "Boots"
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Ed Connelly
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Good.
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pyro6999
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i was impressed with the 3x9 diamond back i test drove last summer, for the money i thought it was a pretty good scope. i may have to buy a viper line scope some time.
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RifleDude
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I've been very impressed with Vortex in general. They are putting out some impressive products for the money.
You should see their new Razor Spotting scope!
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Ted
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pyro6999
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im sure its good, if the razor binos are any indication of their products quality im sure the spotter is also excellent!
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koshkin
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Have you played with the Razor spotter already? ILya |
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JGRaider
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I was wondering the same thing about the Raxor spotter as Koshkin. What gives RifleDude?
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RifleDude
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Chris, Mike650, and I saw it at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation show in Ft. Worth a couple weekends ago, where the Vortex folks had a booth. It was quite impressive!!! As best as I could tell inside the building, it was an alpha class contender optically! It features fluorite ED/APO glass, and the 80mm objective sample they had on display had a 20-60X eyepiece. I believe they said retail on it was around $1500, which would make it very stiff competition (provided the Vortex brand continues to gain acceptance by serious optics enthusiasts) for its main competitors -- Swaro, Zeiss, Kowa, Leica -- with which it seemed to stack up very well against. Maybe it's not quite equivalent to the 88mm Kowa or the newest Leica that costs $3K+ (the latter I haven't looked through yet), but I'd say it's definitely alpha class at a price that's $500 - $1000 less than the other scopes of similar performance. I liked the fact it had the dual ratio (coarse and fine) focusing knobs like Leica, Zeiss, and Kowa. The only negative I had for it was I didn't particularly care for the painted textured grey finish on the body. I would have preferred the entire scope be rubber armored.
Vortex is doing things right, and they are really impressing me overall!
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Ted
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koshkin
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I was hoping that maybe you have seen it in the outdoor. I saw it at SHOT and it looked as good as anything on the show floor. Still, there is nothing quite like taking it outside.
Should I ask them to send me a sample for review? The catch is that I do not have any high end 80mm spotters to compare it too. Vortex guys are telling me that it should be out in the middle of May. ILya |
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RifleDude
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No harm in trying. The worst that can happen is they could say no. I wouldn't mind comparing it to my Leica 77 APO, but unless you manage to get your hands on one and decide to take a trip to Texas to visit, I don't see that happening in the foreseeable future. |
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Ted
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koshkin
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or you could send me your Leica to compare to the Razor.... ILya |
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8shots
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The Vortex I looked at outside compared very well to other scopes, which included the Zeis, Leupold etc. Good value for money.
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Brock_Brett
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I know Todd well that did the testing, he will not carry anything that's not worth it's salt. I talked to him about 2 weeks ago and he still hasn't had a return. That's 2+ years of selling many Vortex scopes in the heart of Wisconsin's whitetail hunting.
Rob |
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RONK
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Well, he's a Wisconsinite, so you KNOW he's honest!
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SD Dog
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Well, if he ain't honest he can at least tell you were the fish fry is. That is an interesting test that he does.
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RifleDude
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Maybe we could work up a test exchange of sorts. I'm open to the idea.
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Ted
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82ndVet
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I've been racking my brain the last few days trying to find a good, quality scope that would make all deer unsafe...lol. After watching this, I think I've made my mind up. Although he did not test the Crossfire line, I'm going to give it a go, and I'll let you all know how I like it. I'm not new to scopes, so I look forward to giving a good, honest review. I was just on their website, and it appears that the crossfire line is made 'no different' from the others. Well, time to find out.
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RifleDude
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Welcome, 82ndVet, and thank you for your service, sir!
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Ted
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hunter12345
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This seems like a very honest test.External fogging is the biggest problem with hunting.
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