Vortex Optics has been growing by leaps and bounds, steadily chipping away at the market by dominating PRS and Hunting. Not so much new this year, but plenty improved.
Razor HD Gen II 1×6
First up is the Razor 1×6. The Razor 1×6 has been killing it in the 3 Gun market, and for anyone else that wants a variable power sized for an AR. For the 2018 version, a quarter pound has been dropped off the scope, a big win if you carry one on the regular. The MSRP for the Razor II is roughly $1,999.
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SPECS:
- Magnification: 1-6X
- Objective Lens Diameter: 24mm
- Eye Relief: 4 in.
- Field of View: 115.2-20.5 feet/100 yards
- Tube Size: 30mm
- Turret Style: Low Capped
- Adjustment Graduation: 1/2 MOA
- Travel per Rotation: 50 MOA
- Max Elevation Adjustment: 150 MOA
- Max Windage Adjustment:150 MOA
- Parallax Setting: 100 yards
- Length: 10.1 in.
- Weight: 21.5 oz.
- MSRP: $1,999
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Viper HD
The Viper spotting scope series gets some upgrades as well. It has gone to a helical focus design, instead of a two-pin focus. The optics have been improved, in the never-ending quest for perfect clarity. This is a budget spotting scope that is big on value. MSRP for the improved Viper HD will start at $850.
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Clay Martin is a retired Marine and Green Beret, having served with distinction in the 3rd Special Forces Group. A multi-service, multi-decade sniper, he’s also a seasoned 3-Gun competitor and a Master-ranked shooter in USPSA Production. When he’s not writing about firearms and tactics, Clay is the author of the novel Last Son of The War God, a gritty story about dispensing justice the hard way. Follow him on Twitter @offthe_res or visit his website at Off-The-Reservation.com.
Experience:
– U.S. Marine Corps Infantry, Scout/Sniper, and Recon Marine
– U.S. Army Green Beret, 3rd Special Forces Group (ODA Comms SGT, Intel SGT, SFAUC Instructor)
– Competitive Shooter – Master-ranked in USPSA Production, experienced 3-Gun competitor
– Tactical Instructor – Extensive background in teaching carbine, pistol, CQB, and survival skills
– Author – Fiction and non-fiction works on warfare, survival, and American resilience
– 2A Advocate – Defender of the Constitution and vocal proponent of gun rights
– Outdoorsman – Idaho-based hunter, adventurer, and father of feral children and dogs