Vortex Razor Gen 3 1-10x

[rainman]

Love it compared to all mounts I’ve owned thus far. I’ve purchased two Scalarworks mounts in 3 months now. I am a little leery, of the twist knob, thumb quick detach. The mechanism itself doesn’t feel cheap and The mount does feel extremely secure, but I am used to torquing mounts down.

Thanks for the feedback. I agree with "am used to torquing down mounts". I myself have moved away from QD/QR mounts over the past several years but this one (and the Spuhr) are making me rethink that. The Scalarworks is a lot lighter than the Spuhr (which is a pretty awesome mount, and built like the proverbial brick sh*thouse).


-Rainman

[LittleLebowski]

Excellent thread that makes me feel poor.

[sabre675]

Thanks for the feedback. I agree with "am used to torquing down mounts". I myself have moved away from QD/QR mounts over the past several years but this one (and the Spuhr) are making me rethink that. The Scalarworks is a lot lighter than the Spuhr (which is a pretty awesome mount, and built like the proverbial brick sh*thouse).


-Rainman

Couldn’t agree more. Spuhr makes mounts that are capable of world domination. Probably the best on the market. The only reason I went with the Scalarworks is because of the weight savings and they’re koolaide worthy....

[Sensei]

Thanks for the comparison! Would you say the eyebox on the vortex is similar to/better than/worse than the eyebox on the ATACR?

[emoji115]
Or better how do the eye boxes compare when both are on 8x?

And in your opinion, when does Xmas tree portion of the reticle become useable? Pics I have seen it appears hard to see in the 4x-6x range and comes into its own at 8x-10x. That Vortex eyebox on 10X will be an issue when shooting from less natural positions such around barriers.

I qualify for the Vortex Healthcare discount, about to drop an order for the 1-10 MRAD.


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At 10X, the Vortex’s eye box is much tighter than the ATACR’s on 8X - not too surprising. On 8X they are indistinguishable.

I can begin to pick-up the ATACR’s reticle in a usable fashion at 4X; the Razor’s is closer to 6-7X as it not as dark or distinct.

[Sensei]

Excellent thread that makes me feel poor.

Remember, you are not poor. You’re broke...

[CoGT3]

At 10X, the Vortex’s eye box is much tighter than the ATACR’s on 8X - not too surprising. On 8X they are indistinguishable.

I can begin to pick-up the ATACR’s reticle in a usable fashion at 4X; the Razor’s is closer to 6-7X as it not as dark or distinct.

Thank you. From pictures I have seen I kind of got the impression the Vortex is closer to a 1x and 6-10x in one scope. Seems like you will be using center/dialing up to 6x where the reticle is big enough/bold enough to hold. Still relative to the price of the ATACR seems like a lot of scope for the money.


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[Grey]

Excellent thread that makes me feel poor.

Wheres that stimulus money at?

[Sensei]

I took the Razor to the range today for a quick zero on a SCAR-16S. Due to weather, I decided to use the indoor 50-yard range. I also like to zero my 5.56 rifles at 50 yards since it gives me a relatively flat trajectory out to 200ish yards. A problem with a 50-yard zero is the parallax on the Razor is fixed at 150 yards. Thus, it was hard to get a clear sight picture on higher magnifications. I’ll probably take it outside to 100 yards to confirm my zero once the weather clears up. However, I definitely appreciate the 1-8X ATACR’s parallax adjustment.

[javemtr]

I took the Razor to the range today for a quick zero on a SCAR-16S. Due to weather, I decided to use the indoor 50-yard range. I also like to zero my 5.56 rifles at 50 yards since it gives me a relatively flat trajectory out to 200ish yards. A problem with a 50-yard zero is the parallax on the Razor is fixed at 150 yards. Thus, it was hard to get a clear sight picture on higher magnifications. I’ll probably take it outside to 100 yards to confirm my zero once the weather clears up. However, I definitely appreciate the 1-8X ATACR’s parallax adjustment.

Serious question as I don't own the 1-8 ATACR: what parallax adjustment do you mean? The user manual makes no mention of parallax adjustment on the 1-8, actually both the manual and the Nightforce website mention the parallax is fixed at 125m. Thanks!

[Sensei]

Serious question as I don't own the 1-8 ATACR: what parallax adjustment do you mean? The user manual makes no mention of parallax adjustment on the 1-8, actually both the manual and the Nightforce website mention the parallax is fixed at 125m. Thanks!

My apologies. I was thinking of my 4-16X ATACR. FWIW, I didn’t notice the image distortion on the 1-8 ATACR, but that may be because of the lower magnification.