LPVOs in 2023 and beyond

[CS Tactical]

The Razor line is built in Japan at LOW to a pretty good standard. They have other lines built in China to who knows what. One shop I deal with quit carrying Vortex products because most of his customers wouldn’t spring for the Razor line and the warranty rate on the cheaper scopes took up way too much of his time.

PST Gen 2's come from the Philippines
Razor line from LOW factory in Japan
AMG's from the United States

Most of the sub $600 or so lineup is from China

[Tokarev]

Vortex has announced a new 1-6x24. This one in the Venom family.

Price is pretty darned cheap. I assume it will compare well with the similarly priced SIG MSR 1-6x24.

I kind of like the reticle just going off pics. I'd like to see something like it used in the Viper and Razor.

https://www.sportoptics.com/venom-1-...-ven-1601.html

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[Tokarev]

[Tokarev]

A Sport Optics video on the new 3-15 and 1-6:



While I'm glad to see Vortex introducing more budget options I'd also like to see some updates to existing scopes. I'm sure the market as a whole would welcome a new reticle in the 1-6 Razor. I think there's also a market for a 1-8 Viper. Something that’s similar in features to the Razor 1-10 but that isn't close to $2000 in price.

A 1-8 Viper might kill off sales of the 1-6 Viper. But would that be a bad thing?

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[Tokarev]

And one more.



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[Tokarev]

Trijicon has two 1-10 options now in the Credo line.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...on-2024-credo/

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[ragnar_d]

I like the Venom line for a budget scope. Looks like they're wanting some of that Primary Arms marketshare, though the only appreciable difference between them and the Strike Eagle (on the 1-6 at least) appears to be 1/2 MOA adjustments on the Venom and 1/4 MOA adjustment on the SE. Overall, I think they'd make decent casual use scopes. About my only gripe is that I wish these more entry level scopes would go to a standard MOA/MIL reticle instead of the BDC ones they all seem to have.

[Noah]

I like the Venom line for a budget scope. Looks like they're wanting some of that Primary Arms marketshare, though the only appreciable difference between them and the Strike Eagle (on the 1-6 at least) appears to be 1/2 MOA adjustments on the Venom and 1/4 MOA adjustment on the SE. Overall, I think they'd make decent casual use scopes. About my only gripe is that I wish these more entry level scopes would go to a standard MOA/MIL reticle instead of the BDC ones they all seem to have.

Question for me is how the glass compares to the Strike Eagle and PA's. Same reticle as the gen 2 SE

[stomridertx]

I get a strong sense that the Strike Eagle 1-6 is getting discontinued and the 1-8 will be the sole LPVO in the Strike Eagle family.

[Tokarev]

Trijicon has two 1-10 options now in the Credo line.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...on-2024-credo/

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https://www.shootingillustrated.com/...x-riflescopes/

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