Vortex PST Reliability

I had only one problem with my PST 6-24 ffp couple years ago. Image perceived when you looked through, was oval and not round, like a part of the image was blacked out. They fixed it, no problem. Used it after that with no problems till i sold it recently.
I also still run a 2.5-10 sfp for three years now without any issues.
Agree with some though, that it could be a hit or miss sometimes with the PST line.
Razors are total different story (Gen2). Running a 3-18 for a year now and another 4.5-27 for couple month without any issues. Rock solid!
 
I recently went across into the US and the gun shops were really pushing the vortex to everyone..main push them having the best warranty at the present time. Might be a reason for that, due to many issues and along with that the dealers may be getting great incentives to market them I'm sure as well.
 
mebiuspower said:
There's huge markup on Vortex scopes... their actual cost is much less compare to the competition.
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They have to markup the scopes, since they need to provide the buyer with 2+ replacements under their "unbeatable" warranty.

Owned a PST for a couple years and it was decent...then got spoiled by good glass from companys that don't have to worry about promoting their warranties.
 
I bought my 6-24 FFP PST when the newer style zoom ring came out a few years ago.
It was on special so the price was decent.
The reticle was canted right out of the box.
Brought it back to the store and I was given a replacement.
The replacement ended up being the older model with the older style zoom ring.
The issue with those was that the illumination wasn't very bright.
I brought that one back to the store but they didn't have another one to replace it with so they sent the canted reticle scope in for repair.
3 weeks later they call me that the scope is back from Vortex.
I go to the store and open the box and that was not the brand new scope we sent in.
The sun shade had scratches on it, the elevation knob was scratched, the serial number was different.
The dealer made a phone call as I was standing there and 2 days later a brand new scope arrived.

I tested everything on that scope including a box test and it works perfectly.
I have over 3,000 rounds of 308 through that rifle since installing that optic with no issues.
My biggest complaint is that the quality of the glass isn't that great.

I have tried several top of the line scopes including the Vortex Razor Gen 2, Schmidt & Bender 5-25 and 3-27, Tangent Theta 5-25 and a USO ER25.
With the current state of our dollar nothing makes more sense than a Schmidt & Bender.
When I purchase my next optic it will probably be a Schmidt & Bender.
 
The 2 PST's I have have function just fine, lots of dialing and shooting out to 1000+ yards. I have no issues with the 'glass' and do like the zero stop.

I also have Bushnell's, Sightron's and Leupold's. Out of these the Leupold is the only one that had to be sent for repair, 3 to be exact over the years.

I understand that a poorly mounted scope may lead to malfunctions. Always insure that the rings are on the same plane and accurately torqued. Test the scope using a Tall Target and factor in the correction factor as well as a box test especially for windage on the dial and reticle.

I find the PST's I have test well.
 
I own a PST 1-4 and a 4-16, neither have been on anything bigger than a 223 or 300 Blackout so pretty easy life, have had no issues yet, I sold my PST 6-24 and don't regret it at all, the glass was decent but not as good as my Sightron SIII 6-24.
I feel that for around the same money I'd rather buy a Sightron or high end Burris or Nikon. They also have a good warranty but have proven to be reliable.
I think the glass is decent and they have some nice features but there have just been way too many reports of problems, I won't spend money on one again.
 
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