Why vortex!!!

I have about 10 ish Vortex products that have all served me well. They offer features I desire and a price point that I find reasonable. I have never had to use their warrenty but I am glad it is there in the event I need it.
I started out with Vortex buy buing a scope from the Prophert River open box sale many many years ago and I have been happy with their products. I am not a Vortex fan boy and I have optics from other companies as well.
 
A lot of warranty haters here. Not all of us can afford to replace a scope if something happens to it wether your fault, a friends fault, accident. Whatever.. I have zero issues with vortex however I am a cheap @&$? And buy mostly used stuff. I have zero need for a $1,000+ scope so why the f@ck would I buy one?
 
conor_90 said:
Vortex diamondbacks punch above their weight. I honestly think they are a lot better than many old scopes guys will pay good money for (b&L comes to mind)
Click to expand...

I find the Diamondback scopes are like looking through a milk mug compared to my Elite scopes. Everyone's eyes are different I suppose..
 
Hmatt said:
A lot of warranty haters here. Not all of us can afford to replace a scope if something happens to it wether your fault, a friends fault, accident. Whatever.. I have zero issues with vortex however I am a cheap @&$? And buy mostly used stuff. I have zero need for a $1,000+ scope so why the f@ck would I buy one?
Click to expand...

For sure, it depends on the type of shooting you are doing as to what you require in a scope. I also buy some used scopes to save some $, but they are all in the $1k price range, (and this is for .22s) I don't 'not like' Leupold but I can't own one as they simply don't even make an optic for under $2k+ that can compete with the features I require. Funny thing about warranty, if you look at even Leupolds rifle scope page 'Lifetime guarantee' is advertised further up the page before you scroll to the features of the scope...
 
rascal1 said:
I find the Diamondback scopes are like looking through a milk mug compared to my Elite scopes. Everyone's eyes are different I suppose..
Click to expand...
I’ve had a different experience, I had a couple of DB HP and find them to be clearer that Bushnell and Leupold.

I’ve owned a couple Midrange Leupold VX 5 3-15 and a Zeiss v4 4 -16 and I now have a vortex razor LHT 3-15 and find the vortex the better of three.
The Zeiss is a close second.
 
A couple years ago an older friend of my wife's asked me to come help her sort through her late husband's tools. He had a woodshop full of high end woodworking tools - veritas, lie-nelson, festool, felder. The widow had no idea the value - to her they looked just like regular tools.

It was sad for me, I remembered meeting her husband many years previous when we had first moved to town and they had us over for bbq. I told him I was into woodworking, and had a fine selection of mastercraft tools from canadian tire. I remember him telling me "those tools will work just fine for you now, but in time you're going to find you need to upgrade."

I'm fortunate enough to have a number of hobbies.

I do woodworking, i'm a brass musician, I shoot and hunt, I canoe, and so on.

And i've found that every "field" pretty much works the same.

You have your "value level" of gear that works well enough and is affordable for those getting into the hobby.

But as you get more into the hobby and talk and rub shoulders with other hobbiests, there's always a "keeping up with the jones" pressure to buy whatevever the group tells you is the better, higher end gear.

This higher end gear is always much more expensive. In many cases it actually is of a higher quality. In other cases it's just a higher quality of marketing! In all cases, the average lay person outside the field won't be able to tell the difference.

If I cut a piece of wood with a $200 crappy tire saw, and then cut another piece with a $15k felder saw, will you be able to tell which is which?

Can you tell the difference between a $500 yamaha student trumpet, and a $6000 schilke pro?

Does a $10000 road bike really make you ride that much faster?

Will that $10000 scope really make the difference between bagging a deer or not?

Maybe, maybe not.

I do know I could never use crappy tire tools in my shop, as I do that work full time, professionally, and they just wouldn't hack it. Or actually some of them do - I still have a few crappy tire hand tools that continue to work just fine for me.

So maybe the answer is not so clear or easy.

I do know that I have a vortex scope and so far have been happy with it.

Am I going to shoot in the olympics with it? No. But I bought it because I said to the dealer "I want something affordable that is good enough" and that's what he sold me. And so far it has been both of those things.

Is it the high end best? Of course not. But sometimes good enough means just that.
 
I swore I would never buy one, the hype was too ridiculous for years when they came out, I also found them very over priced for what they offered compared to other manufacturers.
Also noticed the constant flipping of scopes on the EE, not sure if it was because they are bad or they just came out with a new model someone had to get ASAP. Seems to be their business model.
I recently needed a cheap 3x9, Cabela's had the diamondback "tactical" lol on sale for $250, I guess exposed turrets make it "tactical", I dunno.
Anyway, ordered, received, made in Philippines which I was aware of, pretty much equivalent to the old Nikon Prostaff series for glass, which is pretty good.
Still not a fanboy. But for the price and availability it's definitely ok.
 
I own lots of brands from low to very high end. Vortex is generally pretty good for the price and certain things have pretty strong selling points. I don't understand the niche some of their optics are supposed to fill but the stuff I bothered to buy has been serving me very well.
 
Because they offer a lot of their stores people “vortex bucks” if they sell vortex products they get subsidized for scope of their own at cost. On top as mentioned the first thing you’ll hear people say after vortex is “they’ve got a great warranty”. Then you’ll get the obligatory get a Razor/AMG/HD whatever their top end line is(which by the way is comparable in price to Nightforce or some midgrade S&B offerings). Their low end offerings mixed with their warranty is the main selling point to consumers from what I’ve seen, their performance whether it is optical clarity or accuracy of tracking has never impressed me even in their higher end line. But if it floats your boat, go nuts.
 
I have 3 Vortex scopes and had no issues with them. The only one i don't care for is a Diamondback that is not very bright. Three friends will not buy Vortex any more due to to many returns. It seems to me if they are going to fail it is right out of the box, that was the problems my friends had. I witnessed one new scope shift 2 inches to the right every shot, while trying to sight it in. My opinion is that if your not happy with a product, buy some other brand........NOT A FITCO. :d
 
Why Vortex? They are everywhere and marketing makes them well known.

Seriously looked at Vortex went Athlon as suggested by Jerry at Mystic Precision. No regrets Athlon punches way above their weight.
 
I find it funny that people on here are like “Warranty doesn’t help me if I have to miss a hunt, competition, practice, ETC…. So you’re basically saying that everything else except for Vortex is “fail proof”??? Everything that’s mass produced and even things that aren’t can still fail. I’ve owned them all pretty much in the Vortex lineup and haven’t had a single “One”, yes I know it’s hard to believe for those of you that seem to have a problem with every item in their line up, fail me. I have 12 year old Razors that are still going to this day without being sent in, (I must be the luckiest guy on earth). They have some great optics and yes their warranty is awesome if you ever need to use it. But that being said almost every major company such a Leupold have some sort lifetime warranty, so buy once cry once applies pretty much with any major/reputable brand. I love my Vortex’s and I love my Leupolds. I think you’ll find anything in either of their lineups to suit your needs.
 
I've tried to like Vortex but also find them heavy and just not for me.
If I was putting together a dedicated range rifle for target shooting I would consider one but most of my optic needs are geared towards hunting and vortex just isn't on my radar.
I'm sad that Nikon doesn;t make scopes anymore as for weight/cost/functionality they were my go to choice.
I put a Bushnell Engage 2-7x32 on one of my custom enfield rifles and it seems to work quite nicely. For the cost (and warranty) it was a decent buy athough the reticle is extremely thin.
There are other choices before I would look at a vortex scope. Thier binos seem nice though and my hunting partner has a mid range set that I might look at if/when I am buying again.
 
for me is the warranty. able to have it replaced or fixed in Canada. The Vortex Bino rangefinder will be the next optic i buy
 
45ACPKING said:
I've tried to like Vortex but also find them heavy and just not for me.
If I was putting together a dedicated range rifle for target shooting I would consider one but most of my optic needs are geared towards hunting and vortex just isn't on my radar.
I'm sad that Nikon doesn;t make scopes anymore as for weight/cost/functionality they were my go to choice.
I put a Bushnell Engage 2-7x32 on one of my custom enfield rifles and it seems to work quite nicely. For the cost (and warranty) it was a decent buy athough the reticle is extremely thin.
There are other choices before I would look at a vortex scope. Thier binos seem nice though and my hunting partner has a mid range set that I might look at if/when I am buying again.
Click to expand...

Pretty sure your not gonna find a better scope than a Razor LHT for hunting and theyre extremely light and the glass is awesome. There are better but prepare to part with two or three times the price. Of all the scopes Ive owned,which is many hundreds, Nikon failed me more than any. Great glass for the money but prone to fogging for me. Still have an Omega on my muzzleloader which is probably 12 plus years old and still awesome. Like cars, good and bad in the same lineup. Have many Vortex products and never any problems but I only own the higher end of their line. Bottom end of everything is just asking for problems.
 
45ACPKING said:
I've tried to like Vortex but also find them heavy and just not for me.
If I was putting together a dedicated range rifle for target shooting I would consider one but most of my optic needs are geared towards hunting and vortex just isn't on my radar.
I'm sad that Nikon doesn;t make scopes anymore as for weight/cost/functionality they were my go to choice.
I put a Bushnell Engage 2-7x32 on one of my custom enfield rifles and it seems to work quite nicely. For the cost (and warranty) it was a decent buy athough the reticle is extremely thin.
There are other choices before I would look at a vortex scope. Thier binos seem nice though and my hunting partner has a mid range set that I might look at if/when I am buying again.
Click to expand...



Have you looked at the Crimson Trace optics? Supposed to be made in the same factory that made Nikon, same glass, same bodies, same reticule options, some aesthetic changes, but otherwise look the same. Lifetime warranty, done in Canada as well. Seen them in a few stores and have been tempted to get one, should have when a local store had a sale on all their optics in August but missed out.

I always find it interesting that people tout the warranty from Vortex though. As though most others don’t have the same? Leupold, Bushnell, Crimson Trace, Riton, Athlon, name it, everyone has a lifetime warranty. Seems like only Vortex really pushes the fact… Much as I’m not a Bushnell fan per se, I’ve had hunting partners send in old Scopechiefs and B&L scopes for warranty and either got a brand new equivalent line as replacement (in the case of the B&L) or an extremely heavily discounted price (in the case of the Scopechief) due to no parts being available to repair. Considering either one was in the 30-40 year old mark, I’d be hard pressed to ##### about that.
 
A lot of people have good things to say about Vortex warranty. This tells me everything I need to know about Vortex...

With that said, I do own a pair of Vortex Diamondback HD Binos. For the price I paid there was nothing comparable. I'm not too concerned about their warranty. If they fail during hunting season I'll need to buy something else in the meantime anyway.

I've used a number of their riflescopes and honestly I was not a fan. At the time (2013-2015) I had tried all of their offerings except the Razor.
 
I hate vortex. In thirty plus years of hunting, the only warranty i've ever had with optics was with Vortex. It was at 10x42 viper hd binos and a viper scope. Both had to be sent in Multiple times your foggy up and water droplets inside And freezing solid in cold Weather.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom