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If you compare them purely on price/function, a $50 Vortex is not a 60% better flash hider than a $30 phantom. |
Not sure if that is agood way to justify performance.. that is like you can buy a Corvette ZO6 and get as good of performance as a Ferrari F430. this kind of remind me of the Tangodown thread that someone stated the price of the grip is not worth the performance. sometime i just find those type of statement to be BS. sorry.. you are a good guy, but i have to disagree with you there. :) |
Ah, but the Ferrarri has style points.
So does the Vortex.
I like my Tangodown VFG and I like my Deiter too.
Is the Deiter that much better than the Tangodown?
Probably not from a function standpoint, but it also gets style points!
All I am saying is that if you did a blind test and showed people the flash hiding results, that the Vortex does not make a 60% improvement in it's flash hiding ability.
I'm not saying that the Vortex is overpriced.
You are getting a superior product for the extra $20, no question about that.
It's better made from better materials.
It's just that for $30, I am quite impressed with the Phantom.
I ran one on a dark night on a 6.5" 5.56 barrel that I was test firing.
I was fully expecting a fireball, but was very pleased to only see a couple little sparks.
I personally prefer phantoms because they don't ring and are easier for me to drill/pin/weld.
I sell more phantoms (probably because they are cheaper), but I sell a bunch of Vortexes as well.
When people ask me about flash hiders, I always say that the Vortex is the best, it is.
I also say that the phantom is a very good flash hider.
People sometimes vote with their pocketbook.