Amazing scope
Honestly for the money, you'll be hard pressed to beat this one. Very clear optic, eye focus and zoom work smoothly, adjustments are precise and tactile. Holds zero well, pairs perfectly with the vortex mount. Couldn't be happier.
Would you recommend this?
Yes, I would recommend to a friend
So far so good
I've got several Vortex products, and they really are the best bang for the buck in my opinion. This scope is no different. The glass is amazing for the price. I picked this up for my AR build that is geared toward coyote hunting. The rotating part to adjust the power is not as difficult to turn as other reviews have stated. I do not find it necessary to have the leverage of the strap-on throw that Vortex sells.
Best bang for buck LPVO
Pleasantly surprised with this LPVO. I'm running this on a 14.5in AR shooting 2 gun and 3 gun comps. Glass is very good for the money, construction is solid, and weight is very reasonable. Shooting this on 1x is not quite as fast as an aimpoint or similar 1x but very good for something that allows higher magnification. If you add the Vortex switch view it is very quick to adjust magnification. Eye relief is generous on 1x but gets a little slimmer on 6x as expected. I've only ran this a couple times but so far, so good. Great value if you can find it on sale and the Brownells mount seems to be solid so far.
Just short of the Razor 1-6x
After running with a razor 1-6x for a couple of years and now having the Viper 1-6x the biggest difference between the two is the Viper on 1x isn't quiet as crisp as its big brother Razor but isn't to say it's unusable. To my eye there's a slight blur for lack of a better term but it's nothing you can't work around. The 6x of the viper in my estimation is comparable to the razor, it's clear and crisp enough to have no issue sighting in or shooting. The FOV is smaller on the viper but it's inconsequential. I've gone with the Razor and Viper 1-6x for hunting and home/self defense dual purpose uses and I think they both fit that role well. The Viper is a touch longer and I believe it actually weighs a bit more than the gen II E razors but that too isn't necessarily a con in my book. I haven't shot longer ranges, there's videos of that but I think you're getting an outstanding optic in the Viper PST gen II 1-6x24mm. So I can't speak to the VMR reticle in it's use of longer ranges. I've heard it said that the viper 1-6x is 85%-90% of the Razor and everything I've seen thus far confirms that aside from torture testing the optics but there is an article on defense review that speaks of LPVO scopes used by the military guys overseas. It mentions and shows viper on their M4s and even mentions strike eagles being used with success as well as some Burris optics. Bottom line I don't think you'll be disappointed in the Viper.
Great Optic
This is a great option for a tough, quality Vortex 1-6x24, daylight bright optic if you don't want to spend nearly double the money for a Razor Gen 2 1-6x24. It is very similar in size and construction as the Razor, with a bright center dot & 10 levels of illumination. The eye relief and eye box (lateral) is very generous and with the scope at 1x and both eyes open, you barely see the tube of the optic; there is no feeling of looking through a soda straw like with some '1x' optics. Only minus is the typical need for a throw lever or cat-tail for the magnification ring. You can turn it without, but it's far easier with one.
