Out of curiosity, and having a scope buying problem...found this Vudu for sale as a Demo model.
These retail for $1700 from what I found searching online.
I couldnt find any reviews or any pictures of this model specifically. A few for the 5-25 but none for the 3.5-18 so hopefully this will help anyone searching.
The glass is fairly nice. Clear, bright, pretty sharp in the center but starts to get fuzzy as you go outward toward the edges.
Above 12x, there’s a little CA, but nothing terrible considering the price. 100% usable at that magnification.
On the sandy berm at the range I had zero problem spotting impacts. I'll have it out at a match next weekend to give it a better test, but hopefully in less than ideal conditions in some grass and dirt with shade it wont give me too much issue.
For PRS or precision shooting, the reticle is a little thick and coarse. .05 thickness
I personally prefer .2 holds, but I don't think the .5 holds will be too much of a hindrance ( I competed with an MSR for most of last year and had some of my best matches)
The FOV
On an 18”+ AR or even a stubby hunting gun, this would be a killer budget option. I think the reticle would suit it perfectly for a clean SPR/DMR use. Its thick enough that you can pick it up quickly, even on 3.5x. The bolt lines that "hold" the reticle, are .5 wide and the reticle thickness allows you to see it at the bottom of the magnification range.
I would say that the .5 subtensions become useable/visible enough to use at 6x, anything under that and you're just using it as a crosshair.
The turrets feel great and have a really nice tool-less rezero feature. I would say that they have an only slightly "softer" feel than my 7-35 ATACR.
You just spin the top part of the cap off, lift the turret, set to zero and tighten everything back down. There is also a nice mechanical zero stop that you can set however you prefer, but does require loosening/tightening 3 screws.
I like to be able to go .5 under zero and these allow you to set them however you want.
There is no felt or pop up rev indicator other than the micrometer marks, but with 10mil/rev and a good hard zero stop, I dont find it a huge issue.
Parallax is marked 15y to 500y and then Infinity. It is accurate, or marked correctly, for those that care.
The illumination feature on this Vudu Line is really cool. Very intuitive and easy to use.
It has push button on/of and +/-, and saves your previous brightness setting. No knob to accidentally get bumped or left on as it automatically will shut off if you forget it.
Return to zero was perfect, and after zeroing on a 20moa rail, I still have 23.3mils of elevation left.
I shot 3 rounds, maxed out the elevation turret, maxed out windage in both directions, set it back at zero and shot 2 more and it stacked them right ontop of the first shots.
As far as “tracking” goes, it ran perfectly and was dead on out to 600, 550, 385, and 300.
Unfortunately I didn't have time to do a tall target test or shoot further.
The focus is your normal "fast focus" type.
The entire eyepiece moves when adjusting magnification, just like the ATACR. I personally hate this.
I run caps on all of my scopes, and even with the rotating Tenebraex caps its extremely annoying to have to constantly spin them to clear your bolt, clear your stock to adjust zoom, whatever.
Its unnecessary on this optic (and the ATACR) as the both come with that nice threaded slot for the included throw levers that you can use.
I'm perfectly happy with it for the price that I paid for it and if I don't sell it it will live on my 22 or 223. I cant say that I would recommend it for $1700, especially considering that the Gen2 Razors are now $1850.
Tracks well, feels great.
All of the knobs have a nice aggressive serrated cut to them for grip, they're all super smooth but have enough resistance that they wont accidentally get twisted. You can easily adjust and do everything you need from behind the rifle without coming off the gun.
The finish on it is a really nice matte black.
My personal opinion is that this should be something like a $1300-$1400ish optic, max. Anything more than that, and you could get much better optics just saving a bit more and going to a little higher price point.
*Pictures*
Through scope pictures are extremely cropped in from my iphone 6s, and unedited.
300y, 18x, aiming at 1” dots.
300y, 12x at a small Harvey Sized Coyote.
385y, 12x at a KYL rack
600y, 18x at a KYL rack
These retail for $1700 from what I found searching online.
I couldnt find any reviews or any pictures of this model specifically. A few for the 5-25 but none for the 3.5-18 so hopefully this will help anyone searching.
The glass is fairly nice. Clear, bright, pretty sharp in the center but starts to get fuzzy as you go outward toward the edges.
Above 12x, there’s a little CA, but nothing terrible considering the price. 100% usable at that magnification.
On the sandy berm at the range I had zero problem spotting impacts. I'll have it out at a match next weekend to give it a better test, but hopefully in less than ideal conditions in some grass and dirt with shade it wont give me too much issue.
For PRS or precision shooting, the reticle is a little thick and coarse. .05 thickness
I personally prefer .2 holds, but I don't think the .5 holds will be too much of a hindrance ( I competed with an MSR for most of last year and had some of my best matches)
The FOV
On an 18”+ AR or even a stubby hunting gun, this would be a killer budget option. I think the reticle would suit it perfectly for a clean SPR/DMR use. Its thick enough that you can pick it up quickly, even on 3.5x. The bolt lines that "hold" the reticle, are .5 wide and the reticle thickness allows you to see it at the bottom of the magnification range.
I would say that the .5 subtensions become useable/visible enough to use at 6x, anything under that and you're just using it as a crosshair.
The turrets feel great and have a really nice tool-less rezero feature. I would say that they have an only slightly "softer" feel than my 7-35 ATACR.
You just spin the top part of the cap off, lift the turret, set to zero and tighten everything back down. There is also a nice mechanical zero stop that you can set however you prefer, but does require loosening/tightening 3 screws.
I like to be able to go .5 under zero and these allow you to set them however you want.
There is no felt or pop up rev indicator other than the micrometer marks, but with 10mil/rev and a good hard zero stop, I dont find it a huge issue.
Parallax is marked 15y to 500y and then Infinity. It is accurate, or marked correctly, for those that care.
The illumination feature on this Vudu Line is really cool. Very intuitive and easy to use.
It has push button on/of and +/-, and saves your previous brightness setting. No knob to accidentally get bumped or left on as it automatically will shut off if you forget it.
Return to zero was perfect, and after zeroing on a 20moa rail, I still have 23.3mils of elevation left.
I shot 3 rounds, maxed out the elevation turret, maxed out windage in both directions, set it back at zero and shot 2 more and it stacked them right ontop of the first shots.
As far as “tracking” goes, it ran perfectly and was dead on out to 600, 550, 385, and 300.
Unfortunately I didn't have time to do a tall target test or shoot further.
The focus is your normal "fast focus" type.
The entire eyepiece moves when adjusting magnification, just like the ATACR. I personally hate this.
I run caps on all of my scopes, and even with the rotating Tenebraex caps its extremely annoying to have to constantly spin them to clear your bolt, clear your stock to adjust zoom, whatever.
Its unnecessary on this optic (and the ATACR) as the both come with that nice threaded slot for the included throw levers that you can use.
I'm perfectly happy with it for the price that I paid for it and if I don't sell it it will live on my 22 or 223. I cant say that I would recommend it for $1700, especially considering that the Gen2 Razors are now $1850.
Tracks well, feels great.
All of the knobs have a nice aggressive serrated cut to them for grip, they're all super smooth but have enough resistance that they wont accidentally get twisted. You can easily adjust and do everything you need from behind the rifle without coming off the gun.
The finish on it is a really nice matte black.
My personal opinion is that this should be something like a $1300-$1400ish optic, max. Anything more than that, and you could get much better optics just saving a bit more and going to a little higher price point.
*Pictures*
Through scope pictures are extremely cropped in from my iphone 6s, and unedited.
300y, 18x, aiming at 1” dots.
300y, 12x at a small Harvey Sized Coyote.
385y, 12x at a KYL rack
600y, 18x at a KYL rack
