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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - New Vortex 1-8 (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 3/15/2017 6:47:58 PM EDT
| Just saw a teaser on Facebook, the newsletter announcement is tomorrow morning! I'm interested who else is? |
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Was just wondering if and when a Razor 1-8 would happen soon....interesting.... Hope the JM reticle is an option It may very well be a razor but they didn't mention what product line it was in during the teaser. It was just a video of a magnification dial going from 1 to 8. I would expect to be higher end though. |
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It may very well be a razor but they didn't mention what product line it was in during the teaser. It was just a video of a magnification dial going from 1 to 8. I would expect to be higher end though. Quoted:
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Was just wondering if and when a Razor 1-8 would happen soon....interesting.... Hope the JM reticle is an option It may very well be a razor but they didn't mention what product line it was in during the teaser. It was just a video of a magnification dial going from 1 to 8. I would expect to be higher end though. Exactly. 8x zoom ratio all but guarantees it'll fall under the Razor family, it might even be an AMG scope. Mag ring in the teaser looked awful similar to something from the Gen II Razor / AMG product line. |
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It may very well be a razor but they didn't mention what product line it was in during the teaser. It was just a video of a magnification dial going from 1 to 8. I would expect to be higher end though. They do have the Razor HD LH 1.5-8x32 so.....Razor HD Gen III would be my guess....I better start saving up my kopeks |
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Exactly. 8x zoom ratio all but guarantees it'll fall under the Razor family, it might even be an AMG scope. Mag ring in the teaser looked awful similar to something from the Gen II Razor / AMG product line. I have to disagree ..... Look at the Primary Arms non platinum 1-8 ..... Also considering some speculate the Strike Eagle and PA 1-6 are manufactured at the same place it would also make sense for them to put out a budget 1-8 However I hope it's a Razor as I would definitely buy one ..... I love my Razor 1-6 |
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I hope not, I would much rather see a Razor gen 2 class 1-8 than a strike eagle. It will be interesting to see either way, but the one thing that would push me more towards the idea of it being a SE, is that the prices have really been dropping on those lately. I'm sure it will be a good value for the price, whatever model it ends up being. |
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Lots of folks knew this was coming once they brought out the Viper PST Gen II 1-6x, with specs very close to the Razor Gen II 1-6x. 
Now... all we'll need is... a comparison between: - Leupold CQBSS 1-8x - Trijicon Accupower 1-8x - Vortex Razor 1-8x  You betting on a FFP then? |
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I don't care for FFP in low power variables ..... SFP is the way to go with anything under 10x IMO .... I think the reticle can make or break it for me. In something like the bushnell smrs ffp, the reticle was effectively a simple red dot on 1x and became pretty useful at 8.5x. I don't think it's too much to ask for both focal planes, but if I had to choose, I'd go with sfp provided it was a helpful reticle and there was some daylight visible illumination that did a good job of substituting for a red dot. |
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-Sub 24oz
-We already know it uses the same shitty selector ring, so obviously no well-crafted integrated zoom selector fin like the K16i or Minox, but there are decent bolt-on levers nowdays -USEFUL reticle instead of this BDC crap (Horus, 1/2 mil hashes, wind holds, whatever...just make it worth a damn instead of the current "It's a great red-dot, and awesome for Jerry and his handloads in his rifle on his known-distance range!" junk they are putting out.) If they hit the above, I'll be VERY hard pressed not to be interested. If they don't...swing and a miss, I'll keep rocking my MK6 |
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Strike Eagle 1-8x24
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Strike Eagle 1-8x24 Looking for a fast, intuitive and versatile optic to maximize the performance of your AR at a price that will leave you feeling like you ripped us off? Take a look at the all-new Strike Eagle 1-8x24. With a true 1x on the low end of its 8X zoom, the Strike Eagle 1-8x24 intrinsically adapts to a wide range of scenarios, letting shooters engage targets from point-blank out to extended ranges. Home defense, competition, recreational shooting, feral hog “removal” and any task between - This scope is up for whatever you throw at it. The NEW AR-BDC2 reticle subtends with popular .556 cartridges. Center target dot with surrounding halo promotes instinctually fast target acquisition and shot execution. Street Price: $450 I'm sure plenty of people will buy it, and that it will be a class-leader at that price point though. I'm not belittling the product, just saying I have no use. |
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Ha I called it ..... Still disappointed though as I would love a 1-8 razor  |
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I just read the newsletter. It's a freaking Strike Eagle One by 8. God damn it. We don't need any more cheap freaking Optics. We already have the primary arms 1x6 and 1x8 for that job. Even though I'm not personally interested in it, I think it will sell well. A buddy owns a shop and he told me that the Strike Eagle is his #1 selling scope. He sells boxes and boxes of them. |
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-Sub 24oz -We already know it uses the same shitty selector ring, so obviously no well-crafted integrated zoom selector fin like the K16i or Minox, but there are decent bolt-on levers nowdays -USEFUL reticle instead of this BDC crap (Horus, 1/2 mil hashes, wind holds, whatever...just make it worth a damn instead of the current "It's a great red-dot, and awesome for Jerry and his handloads in his rifle on his known-distance range!" junk they are putting out.) If they hit the above, I'll be VERY hard pressed not to be interested. If they don't...swing and a miss, I'll keep rocking my MK6 |
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Strike Eagle 1-8x24 Looking for a fast, intuitive and versatile optic to maximize the performance of your AR at a price that will leave you feeling like you ripped us off? Take a look at the all-new Strike Eagle 1-8x24. With a true 1x on the low end of its 8X zoom, the Strike Eagle 1-8x24 intrinsically adapts to a wide range of scenarios, letting shooters engage targets from point-blank out to extended ranges. Home defense, competition, recreational shooting, feral hog “removal” and any task between - This scope is up for whatever you throw at it. The NEW AR-BDC2 reticle subtends with popular .556 cartridges. Center target dot with surrounding halo promotes instinctually fast target acquisition and shot execution. Street Price: $450 Chinese. BDC. Probaly weighs 25oz. Nope. |
| I thought the announcement was disappointing too, I also was hoping it would be a product from one of their better product lines. I don't get a 1-8x scope in SFP at all, I guess the target user probably isn't finding and engaging targets at various distances at speed. The way they handled the announcement reminded me of LeBron's decision, making it a big hoopla when it didn't have to be. I think that just added to the disappointment. |
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BDC kicks the crap out of all that other old fashion nonsense. Quoted:
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-Sub 24oz -We already know it uses the same shitty selector ring, so obviously no well-crafted integrated zoom selector fin like the K16i or Minox, but there are decent bolt-on levers nowdays -USEFUL reticle instead of this BDC crap (Horus, 1/2 mil hashes, wind holds, whatever...just make it worth a damn instead of the current "It's a great red-dot, and awesome for Jerry and his handloads in his rifle on his known-distance range!" junk they are putting out.) If they hit the above, I'll be VERY hard pressed not to be interested. If they don't...swing and a miss, I'll keep rocking my MK6 Ok, I would like to have a 10mph wind hold on each of my subtensions, but other than that I find a BDC reticle to be farm more intuitive than trying to count down through a dozen half-mil hashes to try and find the right one. The JM-1 is built for 3-gun. I find it is useful with a wide variety of loads including factory 55gr. It is very intuitive on 10 inch flash targets. |
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Hang in there bound to happen sooner than later. Quoted:
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Disappointed it is not in the Razor lineup. |
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I just read the newsletter. It's a freaking Strike Eagle One by 8. God damn it. We don't need any more cheap freaking Optics. We already have the primary arms 1x6 and 1x8 for that job. I'm very disappointed! I'll be looking at either the Leupold CQBSS 1-8x or more likely the Trijicon Accupower 1-8x. Vortex really failed to pick up what the market is putting down! |
| What I don't understand is why they decided to debut their first 8x power factor scope in one of their lower end lines. Seems you would want it to be a premium feature in a higher end line that you would later trickle down into the lower lines. Pretty odd marketing strategy. |
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What I don't understand is why they decided to debut their first 8x power factor scope in one of their lower end lines. Seems you would want it to be a premium feature in a higher end line that you would later trickle down into the lower lines. Pretty odd marketing strategy. Meanwhile they will probably make as much or more off the budget 1-8 because they can sell so many more of them. |
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What I don't understand is why they decided to debut their first 8x power factor scope in one of their lower end lines. Seems you would want it to be a premium feature in a higher end line that you would later trickle down into the lower lines. Pretty odd marketing strategy. |
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Takes a lot more time to ground up design a Razor rather than slightly modify an already produced Chinese optic. I'm sure a Razor 1-8 is coming but it may be awhile. Meanwhile they will probably make as much or more off the budget 1-8 because they can sell so many more of them. Quoted:
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What I don't understand is why they decided to debut their first 8x power factor scope in one of their lower end lines. Seems you would want it to be a premium feature in a higher end line that you would later trickle down into the lower lines. Pretty odd marketing strategy. Meanwhile they will probably make as much or more off the budget 1-8 because they can sell so many more of them. |
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