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Posted: 3/18/2018 11:21:47 PM EDT
[Last Edit: PA452]
This may be a little out of place as my use is for hunting and more casual target shooting, but...
I've always been a Leupold guy, currently have Leupolds on most of the bolt guns that I actually use. Last month on a trip I stopped into a store intent on buying some binoculars in a bit of a hurry. I knew Vortex binos were popular. Compared just about every set of binos on the rack and in my opinion the set of Vortex Diamondback 10x42s I got blew the Leupolds (and most others) out of the water. Now I'm wondering if I should be looking at Vortex offerings for my rifle scopes instead of Leupold as well. I see Vortex seems pretty popular here in the Precision forum, hardly any mentions of Leupold compared to Vortex. However most commentary also seems to be about scopes outside of my typical price range. If I'm looking at glass sub-$700, how do the Vortex offerings stack up against Leupold? My use is for hunting and target shooting, most typically within 200 yards, rarely even out to 300 yards. Currently I spend the most time with my 6.5 Grendel bolt gun and more recently my new .300 BLK bolt gun. Thanks |
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Posted: 3/19/2018 1:55:31 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Jmo371]
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as long as you compare apples to apples, Vortex makes very nice glass. Viper series+ imho is whats worth the money for optics, and the PST at 800-1k is excellent.
edit: for that short of range the Viper HS/ HS-T would be excellent....right around 500$ |
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Posted: 3/19/2018 8:07:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jmo371:
as long as you compare apples to apples, Vortex makes very nice glass. Viper series+ imho is whats worth the money for optics, and the PST at 800-1k is excellent. edit: for that short of range the Viper HS/ HS-T would be excellent....right around 500$ |
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GA, USA
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Posted: 3/19/2018 10:04:56 PM EDT
[Last Edit: robpiat]
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Leupold is overpriced for the glass quality and vortex is a lot of bang for the buck. Vortex is quick to update and innovate and as a result I have seen a decent amount of people sending them in for warranty.
If I was shooting for a living or to save people’s lives it would be a nightforce. I don’t shoot for a living, don’t have a dangerous, job, and really appreciate bang for the buck so I have a sightron s-tac collection. I believe they are a sleeper if you don’t need ffp. |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 3/22/2018 12:49:06 AM EDT
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Since you're already a Leupold guy I would look at the VX-5 HD. Retail is $899 but it can be had for under $800.
I was ready to pull the trigger on a Vortex Viper HS-LR until a friend said I should look at the new Leupolds. Tom |
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Posted: 3/24/2018 8:32:49 PM EDT
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I have to say leupold. There's a lot of guys on rifle forums on their 2nd and 3rd return to vortex.
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Posted: 3/24/2018 8:50:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Snaps:
I have to say leupold. There's a lot of guys on rifle forums on their 2nd and 3rd return to vortex. |
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Posted: 3/24/2018 9:04:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Rob01: And plenty with none. If you think Leupold doesn't get plenty of scopes back you would be mistaken. Sent them back myself. |
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Posted: 3/24/2018 10:05:16 PM EDT
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That's not true. It's because it is one of the best on the market and actually raised the bar for other makers. If you look back a few years you will see no one had a warranty like Vortex and now a few companies have changed to compete and cover accidental damage as well. That is the part people always forget and assume that people sending scopes in are mechanical issues. They forget that they also cover if you drop your rifle and brak the scope or tighten your rings too much or even if your scope was in a house fire. Not always a mechanical issue when people use the warranty.
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Posted: 3/25/2018 1:07:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Snaps:
I have to say leupold. There's a lot of guys on rifle forums on their 2nd and 3rd return to vortex. |
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MS, USA
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Posted: 3/27/2018 9:08:45 AM EDT
[Last Edit: MS556]
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If the primary use is hunting, Leupold scopes are optimized for that role. Hunting rifles are often carried significant distances in the field. They are typically lighter than their Vortex counterpart, often waaaay lighter. They also have hunting-specific lens coatings, designed to produce better contrast in the low light conditions of dawn and dusk when game are most active. Leupold also offers a wide variety of reticles designed to work well for hunters, including their motion-activated Firedot reticles, among them the Firedot4, an illuminated version of the German #4, very popular world-wide for low light shooting and shooting at running game.
Vortex makes good scopes. Their better ones tend to be tactical oriented. They are heavy and tend to emphasize front focal plane reticle position and design (not good for typical hunting) and not optimized for hunting conditions. A good argument can be made that Vortex tactical scopes are preferable to comparable Leupold scopes. But, not so where deer/antelope/elk or other big game hunting is the mission. |
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Posted: 3/27/2018 11:28:14 AM EDT
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If hunting then look at the Vortex hunting scopes. The Razor HD LH line. They are designed as a hunting scope.
http://vortexoptics.com/category/razor_hd_lh_riflescope 3-15x on sale at SWFA now. https://swfa.com/vortex-3-15x42-razor-hd-lh-rifle-scope-3.html |
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Posted: 3/31/2018 4:07:23 AM EDT
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Generally Vortex is gonna beat Leupold in terms of feature set in a dollar to dollar comparison.
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Posted: 4/16/2018 9:34:21 PM EDT
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Thanks for the replies everyone. Starting to give that Razor some real thought.
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KY, USA
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Posted: 4/16/2018 10:32:18 PM EDT
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If vortex is so great why did cameraland drop them?
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Posted: 4/16/2018 10:45:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By johnnydog72:
If vortex is so great why did cameraland drop them? |
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Posted: 4/16/2018 11:09:52 PM EDT
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Leupold seems to be dropping in quality while Vortex seems to be improving.
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Posted: 4/17/2018 12:18:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PA452:
Thanks for the replies everyone. Starting to give that Razor some real thought.  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/17/2018 8:49:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By johnnydog72:
If vortex is so great why did cameraland drop them? |
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Posted: 4/17/2018 12:38:20 PM EDT
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Our friends at Leupold make great products, too. We'll leave the recommendations to everyone on here, but if anyone has any specific questions, don't hesitate to give us a shout.
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Posted: 4/17/2018 1:01:29 PM EDT
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Own a few Leupolds, But my shooting buddy's Vortex is as good or better.
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Posted: 4/17/2018 2:58:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By airsix:
Leupold seems to be dropping in quality while Vortex seems to be improving. 
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Posted: 4/30/2018 12:52:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Rob01:
If hunting then look at the Vortex hunting scopes. The Razor HD LH line. They are designed as a hunting scope. http://vortexoptics.com/category/razor_hd_lh_riflescope 3-15x on sale at SWFA now. https://swfa.com/vortex-3-15x42-razor-hd-lh-rifle-scope-3.html Thanks to everyone who replied. 
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MS, USA
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Posted: 5/2/2018 4:30:47 PM EDT
[Last Edit: MS556]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By airsix:
Leupold seems to be dropping in quality while Vortex seems to be improving. |
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