Just here to complain because I am so annoyed.
Received a Vortex Razor LHT 4.5-22x50 moa today. I have always been anti vortex, because when they first came out the chinese stuff had a reputation for spending more time being warrantied than on the gun. However, this scope is about the lightest weight FFP available, and that is just what I need for my walking prairie dog build. So I went against my better judgement and got a Vortex. I mean it's made in Japan, probably at LOW, how could it not be good? Right out the box illumination button is defective. Sometimes it doesn't work at all, sometimes it works a few clicks then turns off. Other times it might make it through the 10 click cycle till it flashes, but unfortunately it took between 11 and 14 clicks to get there. And the clicks are mushy sometimes with no audible or tactile click at all. Back to warranty without getting mounted. Now there is no chance of sighting the gun in for my annual PD trip in a few weeks.
In addition to the defect, the turrets are pretty lame for a scope in this price range. The elevation is a bit mushy with a muted sound. Id say a burris signature hd with locking turrets is dang close just a little more slop. The windage is just a joke. I have 300 dollar scopes with clicks that good like swfa fixed power and ultralight.
I knew the reticle I might not like too much. I could live with it i guess, but why such a small opening in the center? Why not 1 moa each side of the center dot like most scopes? Why multiples of 4 instead of 5 like other scopes?
Finally, i dunno why but it feels cheap. I seriously had to tap some of the stuff on the counter to verify it is not plastic. I guess it is because things are made thin to reduce weight.
I will say the glass provides a very nice image on par with my tract toric 4-20x50, but the tract crushes it in every way except weight and the ugly grey color. The other good thing is the locking ocular that is not too huge. Fast focus ocular is no bueno for hunting IMHO and huge oculars can force you to use higher rings on a bolt gun.
Ill take a chinese athlon over another Japanese vortex. That is pretty sad. It'll be for sale unopened when it returns.
Received a Vortex Razor LHT 4.5-22x50 moa today. I have always been anti vortex, because when they first came out the chinese stuff had a reputation for spending more time being warrantied than on the gun. However, this scope is about the lightest weight FFP available, and that is just what I need for my walking prairie dog build. So I went against my better judgement and got a Vortex. I mean it's made in Japan, probably at LOW, how could it not be good? Right out the box illumination button is defective. Sometimes it doesn't work at all, sometimes it works a few clicks then turns off. Other times it might make it through the 10 click cycle till it flashes, but unfortunately it took between 11 and 14 clicks to get there. And the clicks are mushy sometimes with no audible or tactile click at all. Back to warranty without getting mounted. Now there is no chance of sighting the gun in for my annual PD trip in a few weeks.
In addition to the defect, the turrets are pretty lame for a scope in this price range. The elevation is a bit mushy with a muted sound. Id say a burris signature hd with locking turrets is dang close just a little more slop. The windage is just a joke. I have 300 dollar scopes with clicks that good like swfa fixed power and ultralight.
I knew the reticle I might not like too much. I could live with it i guess, but why such a small opening in the center? Why not 1 moa each side of the center dot like most scopes? Why multiples of 4 instead of 5 like other scopes?
Finally, i dunno why but it feels cheap. I seriously had to tap some of the stuff on the counter to verify it is not plastic. I guess it is because things are made thin to reduce weight.
I will say the glass provides a very nice image on par with my tract toric 4-20x50, but the tract crushes it in every way except weight and the ugly grey color. The other good thing is the locking ocular that is not too huge. Fast focus ocular is no bueno for hunting IMHO and huge oculars can force you to use higher rings on a bolt gun.
Ill take a chinese athlon over another Japanese vortex. That is pretty sad. It'll be for sale unopened when it returns.