08-12-2011, 10:01 PM
One of the main features the PST line of Vortex scopes have that most other scopes don't is the user-configurable zero-stop. To get zero-stop on other brands, you need to spend well over $1200 in most cases. Vortex also introduced a cool feature on their turrets with fiber-optic tubes that let you know how many turns you have made.
The turrets also are very positive in click feel value, and the reticle options for a factory scope line don't force the end-user into something they don't want. The turrets also match the reticle value, whether you choose Mils or MOA, which is how it should be. I wouldn't have taken Vortex seriously if I hadn't first seen them advertised on the benchrest forums. I looked a little further, and liked more and more of what I saw. After purchasing a standard Viper 6.5-20x44 Mil Dot just to see how it held up, and to use as a floater if it had strong gears, I was thoroughly-impressed with the product and company as a whole.
I still wish I had that scope, but a friend offered me something I couldn't pass, so I didn't. I have a Viper PST 2.5-10x44 Mil now, and it's a great scope. I'm actually using it on a .260 Rem AR-10 for the time being, and it is a fine optic for even that rifle/caliber/profile. It won't be my last. For the glass, clicks, reticle, zero-stop, and other features, you won't be able to touch another scope for less than twice the price of a Viper PST-just the way the market is right now.
The turrets also are very positive in click feel value, and the reticle options for a factory scope line don't force the end-user into something they don't want. The turrets also match the reticle value, whether you choose Mils or MOA, which is how it should be. I wouldn't have taken Vortex seriously if I hadn't first seen them advertised on the benchrest forums. I looked a little further, and liked more and more of what I saw. After purchasing a standard Viper 6.5-20x44 Mil Dot just to see how it held up, and to use as a floater if it had strong gears, I was thoroughly-impressed with the product and company as a whole.
I still wish I had that scope, but a friend offered me something I couldn't pass, so I didn't. I have a Viper PST 2.5-10x44 Mil now, and it's a great scope. I'm actually using it on a .260 Rem AR-10 for the time being, and it is a fine optic for even that rifle/caliber/profile. It won't be my last. For the glass, clicks, reticle, zero-stop, and other features, you won't be able to touch another scope for less than twice the price of a Viper PST-just the way the market is right now.