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Jereme Tarr
February 4, 2019
Wanted to shoot this scope for a while before writing a review on it. After using it in a PRS match, I feel I have a pretty good handle on things. First, it's a very capable scope and a steal at the clearance prices. Put it on budget builds all day. However, I have some issues with it. First, focus knob and magnification ring are WAY too hard to turn. Had to buy a cat tail for the magnification and the focus is always a pain to turn (I eventually stopped using it during the competition because it just wasn't working for me). Second, there's not enough elevation travel in the turret. I shoot 22 LR with 30 MOA base to 300 yds and 6.5 Creedmoor with 20 MOA base to 1200 yds; there isn't enough travel to dial either. On my ruger precision rifle, there are about 12.2 mils left in turret after I zero at 100 yds on a 20 moa base. In both cases, the EBR-2C reticle is a nice feature as hold overs will be needed. 3rd, glass is OK but noticeably worse than my razor gen 1. Spotting my impacts at 500 yards at my last PRS match was difficult due to glass quality. At distances further than that, forget about it. Eye box and eye relief are both also less forgiving than nicer scopes like the PST gen2, but that didn't cause me any issues. For less experienced shooters, that could be a real problem though.
However, I'm OK with that, and glass quality for the price. CRS zero stop works adequately well and dials were accurate and repeatable. Illumination works well. EBR-2C reticle and FFP are both a bargain at this price point. Bottom line: if you're on a tight budget, buy it; it will serve you well, but be prepared to deal with issues described above. If you're looking for a scope to shoot 1,000+ yards or compete with, I'd step up to a razor gen1, pst gen2, or comparable quality scope.
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Tom
December 11, 2017
I have both Viper PST Gen 2 6x25x50 and a Vortex razor hd 4.5-27x56. While the Razor HD is a fantastic scope it's little brother the Viper PST Gen 2 closes the gap considerably. If the Razor is worth $2500. I would put the PST at $1800 in true value, they are just that close. I will most likely buy another PST before I buy another Razor HD.
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Paul
July 28, 2018
This optic opens the door to using a 1st Focal Plane reticle @ long range. No more constantly spinning the turrets. I think it's just the ticket for Precision Rimfire or PRS type shooting.
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Dwayne
April 24, 2020
Can't beat the price or the service at europtic even during corona virus when others take weeks to ship europtic still ships the same day you buy oh and this scope is great I now have 6 or 7 of these half in moa and half in mrad great scope for the price the last one I ordered came with malfunctioning cross hair which I had to send back to vortex and they fixed it for free but it cost me 38 bucks to ship being brand new and never using it they should have paid for so I'm not happy about that
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yetsel
October 30, 2018
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