12-28-2011, 07:31 AM
LRRPF52 Wrote:I can't say enough good things about the Vipers and Viper PST's for the price. I had a Viper 6.5-20x44 Mildot that a friend bought off me, and I still wish I had that scope really. The glass is more than decent, and they retain zero and track well through extreme temperature shifts and pressures. I used mine in the high desert in summer conditions in Utah, to sub-zero temps at sea level with high humidity in Finland, and it still prints the same group at 100m after working with it out to 700m.
I didn't even know they had a Viper HS in that price range for the 4-16x44. That's a tough scope to beat really.
I also have a 2.5-10x44 Viper PST that is great, and my next purchase will be a 4-16x50 PST for the .260 Rem AR10. The turrets on Vortex Viper PST's are great, plus they have zero-stop.
I will be doing a long distance shooting class later in 2012 and have dreams of being on steel at 1000. I plan to hunt with this rifle as well as take 100-300yd shots from prone or a bench. Have you taken shots farther than 500 with the viper 6.5-20? If so, how far out? Also, if so, how was the clarity of the glass? I know realistically I'll have to pony up and get a nicer piece of glass for greater clarity at my dream of 1000. This scope will serve as my daily middle distance optic.