Thread: Scopes - Zeiss vs vortex vs nightforce

@JoshC I was in this boat earlier in the year - after something to go on the 7RM and looking <$2k.

I definitely agree with @sparky1000 re. the Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50. Was bloody surprised when I looked through it the first time having just looked through the VX6... didn't pick the leupold back up after that. I was outside Guncity in Frankton looking up towards the remarks and there was just no comparison. Definitely worth picking one up for a look. I had looked through the HD5 at the same time and preferred the Vortex's glass but the Zeiss' weight (the 6-24x50 is F@#$'n huge!).

In saying that, I ended up going with a swaro Z5 for $2.3k, buying locally, which I was pretty darn happy with. The swaro glass was definitely a cut above the rest on comparison.



On a side note, I've just got some Lowa Hunter GTX's in from the states (remarkably still 2/3 the price if you look hard enough, even with the exchange rates right now) and was stung by customs. The letter they sent me had a nice little reminder note on it talking about how the limit is now $60 for GST (as opposed to the old $450?) and they're now checking twice as many parcels as they used to. That's the first time I've been stung.