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Need some help clarifying Vortex Viper PST or HST
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<blockquote data-quote="dewey00" data-source="post: 1152945" data-attributes="member: 65271"><p>I read through this whole post so I thought I would offer some feedback. I'm looking for a new scope for myself. I have a viper pst 6-24x50 ffp mrad on my bushmaster varmiter ar .223 and have used it quite a bit. Its mostly a bench gun but this ridiculous scope on a .223 allows me to see my shots out to 200 yards. I think i purchased this scope when they were having quality problems. It took me 6 months to receive it while they were addressing conditions with the manufacturing in japan I think. This was also when fukushima disaster was happening so that could have been an issue as well. No problems with mine or any others I have heard of. I know several people with them.</p><p></p><p>I prefer the mrad recticle for ranging and my ballistics calculator in my phone (isnipe) gives me come ups in mills as well as moa. The calculations are easier, sort of like using the metric measuring system instead of the standard system. Everything is based on 1000 etc...</p><p></p><p>The FFP is nice but at certain ranges and higher magnifications the lines are too big for me to "aim small, miss small". I can't give you exact numbers, its been too long since I've used it. </p><p></p><p>As far as a hunting scope is concerned starting out at 6 magnification is a bad idea. If an animal is close to you say less then 100yards and moving it will be hard to stay on target. I think your looking at 4-16 anyways.</p><p></p><p>The illuminated reticle is really nice in low light conditions. Not much daylight in the winter up here in Alaska so I would put a spot light on the target and was able to shoot in complete darkness. I could do it with a non-ill but the red crosshairs made it so much eaiser to find the target.</p><p></p><p>As I am writing this, the gun store called me and said I can come pick up my rem 700 LR 300rum, and I will be putting the viper hs-t 6-24x50 sfp on it. I would probably just put the pst on it but its in Idaho at the moment. I prefer the fine lines at higher magnifications and I want to get used to dialing in the come ups instead of the mills. There is quite a price difference as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dewey00, post: 1152945, member: 65271"] I read through this whole post so I thought I would offer some feedback. I'm looking for a new scope for myself. I have a viper pst 6-24x50 ffp mrad on my bushmaster varmiter ar .223 and have used it quite a bit. Its mostly a bench gun but this ridiculous scope on a .223 allows me to see my shots out to 200 yards. I think i purchased this scope when they were having quality problems. It took me 6 months to receive it while they were addressing conditions with the manufacturing in japan I think. This was also when fukushima disaster was happening so that could have been an issue as well. No problems with mine or any others I have heard of. I know several people with them. I prefer the mrad recticle for ranging and my ballistics calculator in my phone (isnipe) gives me come ups in mills as well as moa. The calculations are easier, sort of like using the metric measuring system instead of the standard system. Everything is based on 1000 etc... The FFP is nice but at certain ranges and higher magnifications the lines are too big for me to "aim small, miss small". I can't give you exact numbers, its been too long since I've used it. As far as a hunting scope is concerned starting out at 6 magnification is a bad idea. If an animal is close to you say less then 100yards and moving it will be hard to stay on target. I think your looking at 4-16 anyways. The illuminated reticle is really nice in low light conditions. Not much daylight in the winter up here in Alaska so I would put a spot light on the target and was able to shoot in complete darkness. I could do it with a non-ill but the red crosshairs made it so much eaiser to find the target. As I am writing this, the gun store called me and said I can come pick up my rem 700 LR 300rum, and I will be putting the viper hs-t 6-24x50 sfp on it. I would probably just put the pst on it but its in Idaho at the moment. I prefer the fine lines at higher magnifications and I want to get used to dialing in the come ups instead of the mills. There is quite a price difference as well. [/QUOTE]
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