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Posted: 3/16/2011 7:19:31 PM EDT
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So I've put my AK-74 on order and have started to get my a few aftermarket parts in (I've dialed back some of my conversion plans and decided that I'll let a gunsmith do it for me later on), in anticipation of my rifle arriving. One of the pieces I've ordered is Texas Weapons Systems dog leg top cover/rail replacement and now I'm looking for a decent quality inexpensive red dot sight. The two I've been looking at are the Vortex SPARC red dot scope and the Vortex StrikeFire red dot sight. I've seen a few reviews on these sights and they appear to be a pretty good bang for the buck but I was hoping someone here might be willing to share their opinions and experiences with these sights. Thanks in advance...
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Vortex makes some excellent and highly uderrated optics. Their Viper PST line of scopes are an outstanding selection of optics for those folks looking for a precision rifle scope in the $500 - $750 range.
The StrikeForce is great. As weird as it sounds, I think that one of the things that keeps this optic from being more popular is it's low price. Folks look at the price and don't believe that it can be a good optic for that cost. I have less experience with the SPARC, but plan on changing that. I just ordered one for my Arsenal Inc. SGL. I'll put it through it's paces and report on what I find out. |
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I got a red/green StrikeFire about 6 months after they were released. I was impressed with the sight over all but was wishing that the dot would be brighter. Here in the desert southwest(Az) the sun gets very bright. When I had a problem with the sight not shutting off I returned it to Vortex and asked if I could get one of the newer red only sights instead of the red/green. They were very accommodating and shipped me out the red only version which is much brighter then the red/green. The customer service I received was outstanding! I am one very happy shooter with the new red only version of the StrikeFire.
I have no experience with the Spark, but I would think that the quality is comparable and the great customer service is worth alot! |
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