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Posted By: BwanaND Reasonably priced spotter - 09/16/20
Our local Scheels store currently has a sale on their Vortex Razor and Viper spotting scopes. Before pulling the trigger I was wondering:
1) is there a better place to buy Vortex optics?
2) is there a better scope for the money and if so, what is it?
Posted By: BwanaND Re: Reasonably priced spotter - 09/23/20
Ended up pulling the trigger on a Vortex Viper 20-60x85. Based on a single scouting trip for antelope, I'm thinking I'm going to like it.
Posted By: 260madman Re: Reasonably priced spotter - 09/23/20
Wish I’d have seen this sooner. Athlon Cronus is a big step above the Viper. I had a Viper for all of 2 days and sent it back and then called Joel at Cameraland and told him to ship me the Cronus. The Ares gets excellent reviews too.
Posted By: gitem_12 Re: Reasonably priced spotter - 09/25/20
Originally Posted by BwanaND
Our local Scheels store currently has a sale on their Vortex Razor and Viper spotting scopes. Before pulling the trigger I was wondering:
1) is there a better place to buy Vortex optics?
2) is there a better scope for the money and if so, what is it?

Almost every piece of optics is better than vortex for the money
Posted By: OSU_Sig Re: Reasonably priced spotter - 09/27/20
Originally Posted by gitem_12
Almost every piece of optics is better than vortex for the money


I am going to need to disagree here. I observed a wolf pack on an elk carcass in Yellowstone 2 weeks ago at a distance of over a mile and was very impressed with the quality of the image. I was able to observe the wolves' details clearly. Its a spotter I would have no issues using in the field.
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