New Vortex Gen III 4-24x44 has landed!

[Rob01]

Yeah but a person has to draw the line somewhere with weight and the 4 lbs of the 6-36x model hanging off the top of most rifles is getting silly. If the extra weight equated to extra durability and reliability, maybe it would be worth it, but Vortex has a known issue with turret failures in the Razor scope line.

lol no they are not known for turret issues. There is no “known issue” with the turrets. They are used a lot in PRS matches and turrets are turned a lot so if there was an issue it would come out. It hasn’t.

Also the scopes are not 4 pounds. The 6-36 is 45 ounces or 2 pounds 13 ounces. I get it you don’t like them. Don’t buy one. I put this up for people to see a new scope being offered. You obviously don’t want one. Don’t buy one. lol

 

[jpjulian]

You need to find a FFP scope with a bigger dot.

A bigger center dot is why I like my Eotech Vudu 5-25 with MD-3 reticle.

 

[Ledd Slinger]

lol no they are not known for turret issues. There is no “known issue” with the turrets. They are used a lot in PRS matches and turrets are turned a lot so if there was an issue it would come out. It hasn’t.

Also the scopes are not 4 pounds. The 6-36 is 45 ounces or 2 pounds 13 ounces. I get it you don’t like them. Don’t buy one. I put this up for people to see a new scope being offered. You obviously don’t want one. Don’t buy one. lol

Oh I won’t! Lol. I was being a bit sarcastic with the weight

 

[TahoeDust]

Just got mine today. I have had my eye on it since it was announced for my 6arc gasser. Got a smoking deal on one Monday and it got here today. So far everything feels and looks great. Hoping to get a chance to zero and stretch it's legs a bit tomorrow.

 

[Rob01]

Santa came early in the big brown truck! Didn’t waste any time mounting it up on my 6ARC.

Just a quick view at home I will say the glass is great and right on what you would expect from a Gen 3. I was looking at leaves out in the woods about 70 yards away and had excellent clarity. I will put it up against the 6-36 when I make it to the range. I dropped the power to 4x and with the illumination on and the sun out and I could see the reticle without an issue. No I won’t be using it for holds but as a center aiming point it worked.

All in all this scope definitely seems like a home run. I put the sunshade on as I always run them and it’s still a compact set up.

Here’s a couple pics of it on my 22” 6ARC if anyone was wondering size wise. The last pic is the 6-36 on the same rifle for reference.

 

[Tangent]

Looks like a nice size, especially for an AR. The 6-36 is pretty hefty.

 

[Rob01]

Yup will run good on an AR, rimfire as it has a lot of elevation or even a bolt gun you want to keep some weight down on. I plan to get another for my rimfire match rifle.

 

[Stormbringer]

Not a fan at all. Don't care for the color, price, dimensions or reticle. Many other options out there for better prices.

 

[Elduderino]

Anyone else have some feedback on these? Considering one for an NRL Hunter build.

 

[Rob01]

Anyone else have some feedback on these? Considering one for an NRL Hunter build.

Take a look at Snipers Hide. Quite a few others using them there and some in NRL also.

 

[dnellans]

I've shot mine a dozen or so times now on my AR and I'm very happy with the scope overall. The eyebox and relief feel a bit smaller than the full size 5-25 or 7-35 56mm scopes but some of that might also be in my head just switching scopes back and forth. It's not a problem, so to speak - once adjusted my head drops naturally into place and I'm not struggling to find the eyebox or anything.

One thing I didn't expect - because the eye piece has a larger diameter than what I was using previously, the scope ring height that I had in stock at home isn't ideal, even the mount gives identical eye alignment/head position to previously. The increased eyepiece diameter and the scope being maybe .25 inches further rear onthe gun makes the eyepiece "closer" to the charging handled on an AR by just enough that it a little bit of a annoyance to deal with. On a bolt gun this would be a non-issue, but I might try and and buy rings/mount that is an extra .25 higher than I normally use and move the cheek piece up a bit to provide additional clearance.

Vortex decided to cap the windage on this compared to the 56mm versions. Some guys will love that, others hate it if they like to run without the cap and it doesn't feel like its supposed to be that way by design. Total preference, just something to note.

IMO this size scope feels much more at home on a gas gun or a plinker than a full size x25-x35 56mm scope which can just seem rediculous. Yes it's still expensive, heavy, big compared to other things you might consider putting on a small gun like a red-dot for hunting, but you're still getting (a subjective) 90% of the performance of a 56mm by making that tradeoff.

I've had no issues shooting AR out to 600 yards with it and it can clearly go 1000+ with missing a beat, but I don't shoot a gas gun past 600 regularly. I probably wouldn't specifically choose it for PRS versus a 56 (or 50)mm unless weight was a factor you're seriously optimizing, but you're not giving much up if you want the much smaller form factor.

4.5/5 stars - would buy again

 

[nakneker]

Just looking at pricing, best I could find looking for 4-5 minutes. They get much cheaper than that and I would try one.

Vortex Razor HD Gen III 4-24x44mm Illuminated EVR-7D MRAD Reticle Rifle Scope

Experience unmatched precision and clarity with the Vortex Razor HD Gen III 4-24x44mm Illuminated EVR-7D MRAD Reticle Rifle

gunmagwarehouse.com

 

[Ackman]

I'm old enough to remember when made in Japan was hated as badly as made in China.
I own a bunch of GenII 4.5-27 and several GenIII 6-36. To me the 6-36 is the ideal optic.
The glass is superb and parallax is always spot-on with all of mine.
My old eyes have gotten "needy" for the higher magnification.

I remember those days. When the term was "Jap junk" about anything made there. The Chinese gov't is horrible, but the country is capable of making good stuff.