I purchased this scope from Primary arms. Will post pics later. Sighted it in on top of my back up three gun rifle (Noveske Rogue Hunter)
So far things I like it. Clear glass, good positive adjustments, very good illumination. Its very closse to my Swaro in reticle design except for no wind marks. It is a heavy beast however. Again I will post pics later.
Pat
. Congrats on the purchase. This is a nice looking scope. I will check out the pics later. It is supposed to weigh 18.4 ounces. I am curious how you like it in the field.
Thanks Pat. What’s your opinion regarding the eyebox of the Vortex compared to the Swarvo?
The posts regarding the Kahles 1-6x may tempt me to take the plunge on that scope rather than the two you own. It’s either that or a Short Dot for my SCAR 17. I won’t have enough funds (or time to shoot) until late May, so I have some time.
Are you using an American Defense SCAR mount or a LaRue OBR mount for the Swarvo on the SCAR 17?
It weighs 25.2 ounches. I will be using in in a three gun match in 2 weeks and will let you know how it works out for me.
From Vortex sight
1-6x24
JM-1 BDC MOA
115.2 - 20.5’
4.0"
Capped
30 mm
10.1"
25.2 oz
I have an OBR mount on the SCAR and I am still using a Trijicon TR24 for that gun. I am using the Swaro on my JP three gun rifle and the Vortex on the Noveske back up three gun rifle. I would put the Vortex on the Scar in a heart beat. It has a life time no BS warranty and the SCAR is hard on scopes.
Pat
That sounds pretty heavy. That’s almost 2 pounds with the mount. :eek:
Yep its heavy but still a good scope.
Pat
I’ve had mine since November 2012.
Was doing some trajectory validation today at 250 and 500y with mine, sitting on top of a Laure 18" Predator that is my 3gun gaming rig.
For kicks, ran it out to 750y with factory 69gr. Elevation adjustment off the turrets was accurate. I was holding windage due to time constraints with a 10mph crosswind…if I had dialed wind, would have been consistent hits.
I’m really liking the scope although I agree with comments from others that windage stadia would be a great addition.
The windage marks on there correspond to a 10" target at the respective drop line distance.
I posted my thoughts elsewhere and sharing here:
I don’t notice the weight of the scope at all, in response to some older comments above. However, I’m not lugging it up mountains overseas. My Vortex 1-6x is used for gaming, and I’m thrilled with it thus far. Got it in November after watching this thread and Alamoshooters’s threads on Enos, and when OpticsPlanet was running a 10% off sale it was too tempting to pass up. Ran it for the first time at a match in December and was instantly comfortable with it, given that I’m an Aimpoint fan and had been seeking a dot-type picture on 1X. Not many good TX sun-bright ones out there, but the Vortex is, so I’m glad that I dropped the cash on it. The glass is excellent, the dot suits me great and fast on 1X compared to my previous scopes used in competition (SWFA 1-4x and Meopta ZD), and the reticule is uncluttered and works great for the 69gr rounds I’m using for long targets. Loving the FOV and this scope so far. The only thing I could complain about at this point is the lack of windage references at the holdover stadia, but that hasn’t even been a problem so far at the [local matches out to 480y in 10mph wind](local matches out to 480y in 10mph wind), plus Alamo gave me some good info on the width of the stadia.