Highlights
Quality
Cannot beat the quality for the price.
Optical quality is quite a bit better than the gen 1 pst.
From my user perspective, the glass quality is the biggest difference.
On my pst, i notice the quality of the picture is not nearly as crisp and the slight, but somewhat noticeable warping.
Price
Great scope for the price infact any price.
This is a fantastic riflescope at a very good price!
Vortex says additional cost was cut by making the viper pst ii less rugged than the razor hd ii.
The main thing is the price though!
Shipping
It is worth mentioning that the initial unit i received was damaged in shipping and had to be replaced.
Packaging/appearance
I don't consider this to mean it's a low quality product, only that vortex was trying to save a nickel on packaging, and i was ... Read More
I do have a minor complaint regarding the glass, or more specifically, the coatings.
Competitiveness
If you’re not ready to pull the trigger on something super-duper expensive, this scope will beat most competitors in its class ... Read More
It’s built like a tank and several ozs heavier than the steiner but the turrets are much more robust.
Now vortex prices have gone up a bit, and their competitors have better matched prices.
Currently, the closest competition, feature-wise, is the steiner p4xi.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 309 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 21 2021.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Finally broke down and bought the scope
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Im not a huge fan of illuminated reticles so probably not worth the extra weight over a vx5hd for me
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If your vortex scope ever fails theyll fix it or replace it usually within 23 business days
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In all honesty you will get a lot out of this scope dependability repeatability and edge to edge image quality
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Red dot has off positions between each brightness level
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Once the scope is sighted in you set this at zero and no matter what changes you make to the turret elevation adjustments when you turn it back to zero it is exactly where it was when you sighted it in
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
To further explain lets say you want to take a 1000 yard shot and you know the bullet will drop 125 inches
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You would turn the top turret 12 turn up 12