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Posted: 7/8/2020 1:38:31 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not going to lie, at the price point I always just assumed that if I decided I wanted a holo, I'd pay a little more and get an exps 2 or 3. Well, the longer im surfing these forums the less excited I am to get an eotech and this thread has got me thinking I should try the vortex. I just read this whole thread and I learned a ton, i never noticed that they were American made. I guess my home defense holosun is gonna get an upgrade. What? You mean you don’t want a broken XPS right out of the box and get ignored by eotech for going on three weeks? Noooooooo, I don’t believe you! Lol |
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Posted: 7/10/2020 12:34:55 PM EST
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Hey guys, I got the Gen 2 a few days ago and did a quick video for you all since I see people are talking about it. I like it a lot, might be buying a second one to run on both my builds. Here's my unboxing/early impressions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCtcoEo4FaU&feature=youtu.be Let me know if you have any questions or anything you want to clarify. Note that I didn't own the first gen so I can't comment on difference between the two. |
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Posted: 7/10/2020 12:38:53 PM EST
[#3]
Eh...when they make it 1/2 its current huge size I'll be interested.
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Posted: 7/10/2020 12:54:42 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Eh...when they make it 1/2 its current huge size I'll be interested. |
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Posted: 7/10/2020 2:05:52 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Eh...when they make it 1/2 its current huge size I'll be interested. It's roughly the same footprint as the EOTech XPS; which is the ONLY other Holographic Sight currently available.  |
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Posted: 7/10/2020 4:27:26 PM EST
[#6]
Wooo just got my shipping confirmation. Can't wait!
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Posted: 7/10/2020 5:22:22 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's already been fixed |
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Posted: 7/10/2020 9:39:16 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wooo just got my shipping confirmation. Can't wait! |
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Posted: 7/11/2020 10:23:57 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Where are they shipping from? I thought they were still a week out Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Wooo just got my shipping confirmation. Can't wait! Says backorder but mine is already on its way (per tracking info). Purchased for $450 shipped, look for a discount code. https://www.kenziesoptics.com/product/vortex-amg-uh-1-gen-ii-holographic-sight/ |
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Posted: 7/13/2020 9:10:29 PM EST
[#10]
Just received mine. I have astigmatism and the dot and circle are sharper than eotech imo. Very clear picture. Can't wait to take it out.
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Posted: 7/14/2020 5:46:21 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Just received mine. I have astigmatism and the dot and circle are sharper than eotech imo. Very clear picture. Can't wait to take it out. If I had one bitch about my gen 1, it's that the reticle is very blurry. Maybe it's just my astigmatism, I don't know. Your post gives me hope! |
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Posted: 7/14/2020 6:59:04 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If I had one bitch about my gen 1, it's that the reticle is very blurry. Maybe it's just my astigmatism, I don't know. Your post gives me hope! @45FMJoe Take a picture of it with your phone, if it is sharp, then it is your astigmatism. |
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Posted: 7/14/2020 7:29:19 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If I had one bitch about my gen 1, it's that the reticle is very blurry. Maybe it's just my astigmatism, I don't know. Your post gives me hope! With illumination at a proper level and focusing on the target down range, it should crisp up considerably. There may be ever so slightly some pixelation to the reticle, but that's just nature of a holographic sight and you have to try and pay attention to it to really even see it. Hope this helps |
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Posted: 7/15/2020 11:48:47 AM EST
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Any other people with astigmatism have experience with this sights or eotechs? I’m running a LPVO right now and it’s getting heavy. I’m still on the fence on getting one of this.
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Posted: 7/15/2020 11:57:43 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Any other people with astigmatism have experience with this sights or eotechs? I’m running a LPVO right now and it’s getting heavy. I’m still on the fence on getting one of this. I've been running a Gen 1 UH-1 off and on for a few different guns, and haven't had any issues due to my astigmatism. You'll want to try to look at one in person though, astigmatisms differ from person to person. |
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Posted: 7/15/2020 3:53:59 PM EST
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Ordered one for my SCAR...hope it survives :)
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Posted: 7/16/2020 9:37:21 AM EST
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Posted: 7/16/2020 7:18:02 PM EST
[#18]
Anyone have an idea when these will start showing up at expericity?
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Posted: 7/16/2020 8:13:53 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Anyone have an idea when these will start showing up at expericity? |
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Posted: 7/16/2020 8:31:12 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If the illumination is too bright for the ambient lighting conditions, it'll get blurry. We see it all the time. With illumination at a proper level and focusing on the target down range, it should crisp up considerably. There may be ever so slightly some pixelation to the reticle, but that's just nature of a holographic sight and you have to try and pay attention to it to really even see it. Hope this helps Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: If I had one bitch about my gen 1, it's that the reticle is very blurry. Maybe it's just my astigmatism, I don't know. Your post gives me hope! With illumination at a proper level and focusing on the target down range, it should crisp up considerably. There may be ever so slightly some pixelation to the reticle, but that's just nature of a holographic sight and you have to try and pay attention to it to really even see it. Hope this helps Do you feel this would be clear for an individual with a astigmatism? FYI, the only dot that my eye's truly like are that of a prismatic optic. |
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Posted: 7/16/2020 11:04:09 PM EST
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Anyone have an idea when these will start showing up at expericity? Expert voice has them listed but out of stock |
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Posted: 7/17/2020 6:24:45 AM EST
[#22]
Does it show slight blue tint?
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Posted: 7/17/2020 3:25:01 PM EST
[#23]
SportOptics has 5 in stock with Summer12 coupon...you get 12% off $499 and free shipping.
Ordered mine at 1:15PM CST and shipping at 3 PM CST. Just FYI if someone wants one...with a coupon. |
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Posted: 7/17/2020 3:50:43 PM EST
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Probably best to contact Vortex directly. That said, the typical discount seems to put it not much lower than most websites are charging at the moment, so there would need to be a significant price drop for it to be worth the wait. ExpertVoice seems to tack on a lot of hidden charges so I expect you’d be better off with somewhere that isn’t going to charge sales tax and has free or cheap shipping. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Anyone have an idea when these will start showing up at expericity? Well that ended up being the minor push over the edge... ended up ordering one from Brownells with a spend over $450 get $40 off. Probably should have waited, but the new SBR needed something. |
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Posted: 7/17/2020 7:26:31 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: SportOptics has 5 in stock with Summer12 coupon...you get 12% off $499 and free shipping. Ordered mine at 1:15PM CST and shipping at 3 PM CST. Just FYI if someone wants one...with a coupon. Lol sure, immediately after I ordered one from euro optics. Such is life I suppose. |
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Posted: 7/17/2020 8:53:25 PM EST
[#26]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Well that ended up being the minor push over the edge... ended up ordering one from Brownells with a spend over $450 get $40 off. Probably should have waited, but the new SBR needed something. |
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Posted: 7/22/2020 1:01:51 PM EST
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Well...my UH-1 Gen 2 came in and its going back...
Not sure how QA inspector "JL" didn't catch this...but...I have a pinhole "crater" in the inside of the rear glass...(yes I made sure it wasn't lint and used my Zeiss cleaning kit). Needless to say...it is heading back to the outlet I bought it from...disappointing...this now makes the 3rd Vortex optic in the row that I have had some quality issues out of the box. Sorry Vortex...I know you guys are solid dudes but how does stuff like this get passed through a "trained" eye vs my untrained eye... On a bright side...there is no clipping of the reticle anymore like my UH1 Gen 1 did...so that is a huge plus... |
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Posted: 7/22/2020 1:48:42 PM EST
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Well...my UH-1 Gen 2 came in and its going back... Not sure how QA inspector "JL" didn't catch this...but...I have a pinhole "crater" in the inside of the rear glass...(yes I made sure it wasn't lint and used my Zeiss cleaning kit). Needless to say...it is heading back to the outlet I bought it from...disappointing...this now makes the 3rd Vortex optic in the row that I have had some quality issues out of the box. Sorry Vortex...I know you guys are solid dudes but how does stuff like this get passed through a "trained" eye vs my untrained eye... On a bright side...there is no clipping of the reticle anymore like my UH1 Gen 1 did...so that is a huge plus... Thank you |
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Posted: 7/22/2020 2:45:43 PM EST
[#29]
@VortexOptics...appreciate the IM and I've replied with a pic for you guys.
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Posted: 7/22/2020 3:45:49 PM EST
[#30]
Hats off to Vortex on taking ownership and making it right. Kudos. Thank you.
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Posted: 7/22/2020 4:18:38 PM EST
[#31]
Replacement en route to arrive tomorrow. Three people here checked it over and it's as gtg as it gets!
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Posted: 7/22/2020 5:10:16 PM EST
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Replacement en route to arrive tomorrow. Three people here checked it over and it's as gtg as it gets! Kudos to you all again! |
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Posted: 7/22/2020 6:38:44 PM EST
[#33]
This crap warms my heart. I was right in canceling my MRO order for the gen 2 UH-1. Incidentally it arrived today and looks fantastic.
Good on you vortex. |
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Posted: 7/27/2020 10:21:46 AM EST
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To what depth is this designed to be water-resistant? I see IPX8 mentioned, so 1-3 meters?
@VortexOptics |
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Posted: 7/27/2020 12:21:57 PM EST
[#35]
Quoted: To what depth is this designed to be water-resistant? I see IPX8 mentioned, so 1-3 meters? @VortexOptics How deep will you be diving with your AR? |
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Posted: 7/27/2020 12:44:45 PM EST
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: How deep will you be diving with your AR? Hey now... I believe falling off a log bridge into a fast moving stream counts as diving. 
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Posted: 7/28/2020 5:56:07 AM EST
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It is not the depth, it is the pressure.
So a simple fall into a modest puddle can have plenty of water pressure in the moment. Not that the WI has any streams to cross, that's a MN thing.. |
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Posted: 7/28/2020 8:17:30 AM EST
[#38]
Does anyone have this and a EXP2/3 to compare?
Looking for an optic for my 12.5 SBR build and I keep going back and forth. This would be for my hard use/shtf build. |
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Posted: 7/28/2020 9:32:14 AM EST
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Does anyone have this and a EXP2/3 to compare? Looking for an optic for my 12.5 SBR build and I keep going back and forth. This would be for my hard use/shtf build. I look at which one has a customer service and warranty. Vortex hands down... |
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Posted: 7/28/2020 4:16:36 PM EST
[#40]
What’s the battery life like on the gen ii?
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Posted: 7/30/2020 2:22:01 PM EST
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I look at which one has a customer service and warranty. Vortex hands down... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Does anyone have this and a EXP2/3 to compare? Looking for an optic for my 12.5 SBR build and I keep going back and forth. This would be for my hard use/shtf build. I look at which one has a customer service and warranty. Vortex hands down... I have both and they’re excellent optics for a short(er) rifle. I’ve used the EXPS3-0 for over 4 years and it’s proven to be exceptionally durable but I slightly favor the Vortex for the reticle. |
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Posted: 7/30/2020 3:39:32 PM EST
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: What’s the battery life like on the gen ii? Roughly the same as the Gen 1. |
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Posted: 7/31/2020 12:53:58 PM EST
[#43]
Can I still buy a Gen 1 for a good price? If so, where?
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Posted: 7/31/2020 12:58:23 PM EST
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Can I still buy a Gen 1 for a good price? If so, where? They’re all gone. I haven’t seen one for sale since January. |
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Posted: 7/31/2020 1:07:01 PM EST
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: They’re all gone. I haven’t seen one for sale since January. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Can I still buy a Gen 1 for a good price? If so, where? They’re all gone. I haven’t seen one for sale since January. Bummer. I guess I’ll check the EE for those upgrading to Gen II. |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 9:46:18 AM EST
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Replacement en route to arrive tomorrow. Three people here checked it over and it's as gtg as it gets! Great customer service right there folks |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 11:15:34 AM EST
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Garand Thumb mag dumping with it.
 New Vortex UH-1 "Huey" Gen 2, Eotech killer?! |
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Posted: 8/4/2020 11:42:39 AM EST
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Bummer. I guess I’ll check the EE for those upgrading to Gen II. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Can I still buy a Gen 1 for a good price? If so, where? They’re all gone. I haven’t seen one for sale since January. Bummer. I guess I’ll check the EE for those upgrading to Gen II. I've seen a few available in the EE. |
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Posted: 8/7/2020 4:22:09 AM EST
[#49]
@VortexOptics
Is the glass on these glass, or plastic? |
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Posted: 8/9/2020 5:44:05 PM EST
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: @VortexOptics Is the glass on these glass, or plastic? @johndough Per the other thread, glass. Gen 2 is NOT polycarbonate. I’m just wondering when the next shipment of them heads out to distributors. |
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