Vortex PST 2.5-10x32 FFP: Opinions?

[evoutfitters]

could you recomend a setup with the 20 moa that could be swapped to a rem 700 bolt gun that would work well? and there is no downside to getting a mount with built in moa?

If your Rem 700 has a standard drop comb stock I'd suggest something like a Badger Ordnance 20MOA riser and standard scope rings. That way your scope will not be too high on your bolt gun and you will in effect have a 20MOA mount on your AR. If you want QD you can use the LaRue scope rings.

[bubba04]

This is the mount I have, in my opinion it's got the best QD mechanism out there.

forgive me as I am ignorant. Whos mount is this.

[Rockhopper]

bobro extended

[JohnnyC]

I'll put it to you this way, if this had been available when I was shopping, I would have picked it up over my Nightforce.

I will take the FFP option every single time if it's available, and while I could pound nails with my NF, I don't plan on ever having to do so. At a much lower price than the NF, it's really a no brainer.

[Rockhopper]

anyone using this optic...how much elevation adjustment do you have left after zeroing? does it zero in the middle leaving approx 13 mrad/43 moa elevation adjustment? trying to figure out if i need a 0 moa or 20 moa mount.

[kevN]

anyone using this optic...how much elevation adjustment do you have left after zeroing? does it zero in the middle leaving approx 13 mrad/43 moa elevation adjustment? trying to figure out if i need a 0 moa or 20 moa mount.

There is a lot of wasted elevation on a 0 moa mount, 20 would be recommended. On a 556 gun though you have enough given the typical distances for 556 if you already own a mount. On a 308 you'd be served better by swapping out.


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[Rockhopper]

It will be for 5.56, 6.8 spc

[Koshinn]

anyone using this optic...how much elevation adjustment do you have left after zeroing? does it zero in the middle leaving approx 13 mrad/43 moa elevation adjustment? trying to figure out if i need a 0 moa or 20 moa mount.

Yeah, with a 0 moa mount, it's pretty much in the middle, wasting half of the elevation range.

[bp7178]

I like SFP scopes a lot more in this power range. The Vortex SFP version doesn't have the best glass.

The reticle is extremely fine at 2.5x. If you're set on 2.5x, you probably aren't holding or ranging.

On say a 6-24x, FFP makes much more sense. JMO.

Most will tell you that it's 90% of the Nightforce and half the price.

No one jumped on this so I will. There is a sliding scale of value when it comes to optics. Meaning you start paying exponentially more for incremental increases in quality.

Example, my old Vortex 2.5-10x44 at first was very nice. Served me well given its price point. When it got below 30 degrees out, those nice tactile clicks faded away...

[Koshinn]

I like SFP scopes a lot more in this power range. The Vortex SFP version doesn't have the best glass.

The reticle is extremely fine at 2.5x. If you're set on 2.5x, you probably aren't holding or ranging.

On say a 6-24x, FFP makes much more sense. JMO.



No one jumped on this so I will. There is a sliding scale of value when it comes to optics. Meaning you start paying exponentially more for incremental increases in quality.

Example, my old Vortex 2.5-10x44 at first was very nice. Served me well given its price point. When it got below 30 degrees out, those nice tactile clicks faded away...

I heard the 2.5-10x44 has much worse glass than the x32 version being discussed here. I've never used the x44 version, but my friend's NF isn't noticeably more clear or better than my Vortex 2.5-10x32. I do like the NF power lever and zero stop though. The vortex zero stop is inelegant in my opinion, but it works.

At 2.5x, I can use the Vortex as a close combat optic using the "BAC" or whatever it is that Trijicon calls it... Shoot two eyes open with low magnification and your brain will make it work. I actually kind of prefer shooting with 2.5x at 5-10m over a 1-4x at 1x. A red dot is better than both though.