I was on the fence for about a year of finally investing in some good glass. Finally I decided to pull the trigger on one of VORTEX's HST scopes. Specifically the 4-16x44 VMR-MOA.
This scope is compact and has a weight that nobody will complain about, The glass is clear and crisp with little distortion around the reticle. The turrets are audible with distinct clicks that make adjustments very easy to feel and hear. Scope tracking is dead on with a generous amount of adjustment, 75 MOA to be exact. The 4'' eye relief offers a great amount of adjustments for multiple shooters.
The reticle is a retrofitted mil dot system. The VMR reticle is a MOA hashed reticle with matching turrets. Vortex also offers the same package in MIL adjustments.
The HS-T line of scopes is a second focal plane optic, meaning the reticle is the same size throughout the entire magnification range. The reticle is only accurate at full power.
The scope turrets have revolution indicators etched into the turret base, allowing the user to see how many turret revolutions have already been dialed. The turrets also have a fiber-op zero indicator allowing the "0" on the scope to be seen in low light conditions. There is also another finer-op on the magnification ring.
This scope comes with a CRS Zero stop system which allows you to set up a turret stop when the optic is zeroed. Preventing the user from loosing his zero from miscounting turret revolutions. The CRS Zero stop system uses brass shims to give a precise zero stop. These shims are also extremely easy to install and swap out. The magnification ring is pretty stiff along with the parallax adjustment, which is my only complaint about the scope. Vortex also offered a 6-24X50 version if the 4-16 isn't the magnification range desired.
All in all im glad I chose this optic, it works well for what Im using this rifle for. Vortex offers a great warranty and a great product, anyone who is undecided on a Vortex product should just go for it.
This scope is compact and has a weight that nobody will complain about, The glass is clear and crisp with little distortion around the reticle. The turrets are audible with distinct clicks that make adjustments very easy to feel and hear. Scope tracking is dead on with a generous amount of adjustment, 75 MOA to be exact. The 4'' eye relief offers a great amount of adjustments for multiple shooters.
The reticle is a retrofitted mil dot system. The VMR reticle is a MOA hashed reticle with matching turrets. Vortex also offers the same package in MIL adjustments.
The HS-T line of scopes is a second focal plane optic, meaning the reticle is the same size throughout the entire magnification range. The reticle is only accurate at full power.
The scope turrets have revolution indicators etched into the turret base, allowing the user to see how many turret revolutions have already been dialed. The turrets also have a fiber-op zero indicator allowing the "0" on the scope to be seen in low light conditions. There is also another finer-op on the magnification ring.
This scope comes with a CRS Zero stop system which allows you to set up a turret stop when the optic is zeroed. Preventing the user from loosing his zero from miscounting turret revolutions. The CRS Zero stop system uses brass shims to give a precise zero stop. These shims are also extremely easy to install and swap out. The magnification ring is pretty stiff along with the parallax adjustment, which is my only complaint about the scope. Vortex also offered a 6-24X50 version if the 4-16 isn't the magnification range desired.
All in all im glad I chose this optic, it works well for what Im using this rifle for. Vortex offers a great warranty and a great product, anyone who is undecided on a Vortex product should just go for it.
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