Is Vortex good?

[Pelican]

Based on personal experience with Vortex optics, I can’t help but think of Tommy Boy when I hear people rave about the warranty.

YMMV

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

I'd take bushnell over vortex anyday. Just cause they market like crazy and say how great they are everywhere you look doesnt make it true. Vortex has suckered a lot of people in. If Paying $799 for $150 glass is your thing then sure it's good.

 

[rjthehunter]

rj, do you work for Vortex? mtmuley

No sir, just appreciate a quality product that I don't have to sell a testicle for!

 

[mtmuley]

Well rj, this one time, when I was bear hunting, I got between a cow moose and her calf. Totally my fault, took a charge. I retreated into a boulder field to get away from the cow. I stepped on a loose rock, fell and bashed my rifle and scope. Actually had my sidearm out in case she jumped on top of me. The objective lens and elevation turret were screwed up. Bad. Montana's big game season was weeks away. I called the scope manufacturer, explained my situation. They expedited my repair and had it back to me in time to hunt. Free. mtmuley

 

[wyoboypt]

Premium optics don't make you shoot better but they give you more time in low light to do your shooting.

Oh yeah and they don’t fail when you really need them. And when they don’t fail you don’t have to stop your hunt for the next 2 weeks waiting for them to send you a replacement.

 

[zpooch]

Ever climb a few thousand feet, pull your spotter out of your pack to glass for sheep the next range over, only to hear something rattle on the inside? That warranty did me a lot of good that day.

 

[thomas89]

Had a 2 week old Diamondback HP (short for Huge Piece if I had to guess), shit the bed and cost me 6 weeks of a Wyoming hunting season.

Never again.

 

[Art Vandeley]

My swaro's have been getting repaired for about 3 weeks now, I've been borrowing a buddy's 15x50 razors. The glass is junk for how much they cost IMO. That's my experience with them.

 

[Nick87]

No sir, just appreciate a quality product that I don't have to sell a testicle for!

Valuation of your testicle may be a little high.

 

[LousyResident]

Let me ask outright because this is what actually matters: what is a better product for the same money? And I don't mean "save a little more and get...." If a guy had $200 to spend and wants a 4-12 power scope, what should he get instead of Vortex Diamondback?

 

[Nick87]

Watch for a deal on a used scope of another brand would be an option.

 

[LousyResident]

Watch for a deal on a used scope of another brand would be an option.

Which one? Throw an example at me. Would that scope be protected by any warranty?

 

[Nick87]

Maybe leupold rifleman or vx1? Yes that scope would have the same warranty as any leupold.

 

[LousyResident]

Maybe leupold rifleman or vx1? Yes that scope would have the same warranty as any leupold.

I'll be honest, when I compared une rifleman and Diamondback side by side at bass pro I didn't think the leupold was any better. Especially not for more money. I thought the vortex was more clear. But obviously that's my opinion.

 

[Nick87]

I'll be honest, when I compared une rifleman and Diamondback side by side at bass pro I didn't think the leupold was any better. Especially not for more money. I thought the vortex was more clear. But obviously that's my opinion.

I'll be honest I'd take the used leupold all day everyday. Also just my opinion. If you looked hard enough you could probably get a used vx2 close to that price.

 

[LousyResident]

I'll be honest I'd take the used leupold all day everyday. Also just my opinion.

I hear you, but why?

And this still gets away from the original question: same money, same specs, better quality. You're talking about if you happen to find a deal on a used one.

 

[MT_Chad]

Don’t know how universally true it is, but I’ve been told that vortex gives higher commission to box store salespeople than other brands, hence why every shiny hair gel kid at scheels wants me to buy vortex.

For the record, I keep an old pair of 10x42 diamondbacks in my center console. They’re not awesome, but nice to have if I see something when my mavens are at home.

They are one of the few left that has a reward program for sales folks, at least they were several years ago when I sold optics part time. I hated it when coworkers would only push vortex.

 

[Nick87]

Just personal experience with leupold holding up and vortex not so much. More so binoculars than rifle scopes actually. Some guys probably have had just the opposite I'm sure this has just been my experience.

 

[MT_Chad]

I'd challenge anyone to find a product that is as high of quality as Vortex given the price.

Look through a set of maven binos.

 

[wyoboypt]

Look through a set of maven binos.

how about meopta 10x42 hd is the same price as the razor hd but a tougher clearer better built optic.