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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
2009 SHOT Show report Part 1
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 258391" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>I looked through the Sightron SIII 6-24X and the Vortex Viper 6-24X scopes at Shot Show, because of the reports I've read about the quality of these scopes at purchase costs much less than the other mainline premium scopes. Also, the warranty on both of these brands of scopes is about as good as it gets.</p><p></p><p>Of these two scopes, the glass in the Sightron SIII made it the obvious standout to my eyes within the confines of the building. I was <strong>way</strong> impressed. The mildot crosshair offering in both of these scopes is a wire crosshair rather than etched. I like a crosshair with more than 5 mils of hash marks beneath the intersection of the cross hairs, and both of these scopes are currently only available with the standard military mildot crosshair - meaning 5 mils in all directions from the intersection of the crosshairs.</p><p></p><p>But I was so impressed with the quality of the glass in the Sightron SIII that I may have to pick one up in their current Mildot reticle.</p><p></p><p>Scott's info on the Vortex tactical becoming available later this year has also gotten my attention... I'm tempted to wait to see the quality/cost of these new Vortex scopes versus the Sightron SIII before purchasing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 258391, member: 4191"] I looked through the Sightron SIII 6-24X and the Vortex Viper 6-24X scopes at Shot Show, because of the reports I've read about the quality of these scopes at purchase costs much less than the other mainline premium scopes. Also, the warranty on both of these brands of scopes is about as good as it gets. Of these two scopes, the glass in the Sightron SIII made it the obvious standout to my eyes within the confines of the building. I was [B]way[/B] impressed. The mildot crosshair offering in both of these scopes is a wire crosshair rather than etched. I like a crosshair with more than 5 mils of hash marks beneath the intersection of the cross hairs, and both of these scopes are currently only available with the standard military mildot crosshair - meaning 5 mils in all directions from the intersection of the crosshairs. But I was so impressed with the quality of the glass in the Sightron SIII that I may have to pick one up in their current Mildot reticle. Scott's info on the Vortex tactical becoming available later this year has also gotten my attention... I'm tempted to wait to see the quality/cost of these new Vortex scopes versus the Sightron SIII before purchasing. [/QUOTE]
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