Nikon Black force 1000 1-4x24 vs. Vortex Strike eagle 1-6x24

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Hello everyone!

So I have purchased a S&W M&P 15 sport II And while I am familiar with the rifle platform I have never used anything other then iron sights. There is a local club here near me I want to get into that does Tac match shooting where you are moving and shooting from lengths 5-200 yards so I want to put an optic on the help with the distance shooting as well as fast both eye open close range. I have been doing some research and have for two scopes I am interested in. The Vortex strike eagle 1-6x24 and the Nikon Black force 1000 1-4x24. I have looked through both and both have great glass, the illuminated redical on both are about par with each other for brightness and I very much like the horseshoe style redical. The eye reliefe on the Vortex is not as good as the Nikon (I found you had to keep it in the sweet spot to keep everything clear where as the Nikon I could move it back and forth and everything stayed clear) but the Vortex is a 1-6 for a cheaper price where as the Nikon is a 1-4. The Nikon is at the very top end of my budget and I don’t mind spending the money for a good quality scope but I just don’t have to excess cash to spend more then that.

What opinions on these scopes do you guys have? Am I overlooking a different scope I should be looking at? Thanks in advance!
 
I use a Vortex 1-6x in CQB and IPSC rifle matches. I think your choice will depend on the types of targets that you'll be shooting at various ranges and your reticle preferences. I find that I use the holdover points on the reticle frequently for small targets at ranges below and above the distance at which I'm zeroed. One critique of the Vortex is that the cross hairs are quite thick which makes it more difficult to use at longer range (200 m). If your courses of fire are using full-sized IPSC or IDPA targets, the reticle issues I mention won't be a concern. Some stage designers however will use masked IPSC mini's, frangibles (clay birds) or steel. In this case, magnification, reticle thickness, etc. make a difference. Shooting full size targets out to 200 on the other hand would be fine with a 4x scope. Choose your equipment for the type of game.
 
I was looking at the leupold and a few 1.5-4 but I really wanted a true 1x for close shooting with both eyes open. In the end I went back to cabelas and looked through all the ones they had again and I decided to go with the Nikon. With my hometown hero’s discount this week it put it under $500 and I liked the redical and the glass a lot more. For what I will be doing I think it will do the job. Thanks for the input and I will post a review once I have shot it
 
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