New Hunting Rifle

Not sure on what glass is used in what scope on the Vortex line, all I'm familiar with are the Vipers and Razors. I would get one in your hand and take a look, if a local dealer doesn't have it in stock Vortex will send whatever you want to that dealer for you to check out.

All that being said, I used to only use Leupold on my rifles, after my experience with Vortex I've switched over to them on all my new rifles. There will always be detractors to Vortex, simply because they're not a $2k Nightforce or Mark IV, but keep in mind you're not paying for one of those either in the Vortex price.... Of course that is if you're not using the Razor line of optics, they're a little more spends, but they are very nice.
 
Not sure on what glass is used in what scope on the Vortex line, all I'm familiar with are the Vipers and Razors. I would get one in your hand and take a look, if a local dealer doesn't have it in stock Vortex will send whatever you want to that dealer for you to check out.

All that being said, I used to only use Leupold on my rifles, after my experience with Vortex I've switched over to them on all my new rifles. There will always be detractors to Vortex, simply because they're not a $2k Nightforce or Mark IV, but keep in mind you're not paying for one of those either in the Vortex price.... Of course that is if you're not using the Razor line of optics, they're a little more spends, but they are very nice.

Kimber thanks for the advice on Vortex, everything that I have read has been positive about Vortex so I am pretty sure thats the way I am going to go for my scope. I was defiantly impressed with the diamondback that I looked at at Cabelas. I was not expecting the price on the rifle I was looking at to be as low as it was from the gun shop so I have a little extra money that I could use to upgrade to a viper, the razors are still outside my budget though. Would you recommend the upgrade to a viper?

Here is just one: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=463024518
shop around; I'm sure there are others.

Pathfinder thanks for the link, I forgot to ask the gun shop what their price would be on this rifle but I will give them a call to see.


CZ is an excellent rifle. I am not impressed with anything below the Viper in the Vortex line.

Reynolds thanks for the advice, do you have any experience with CZ? Have you tried anything below the viper from Vortex?
 
I own 4 Vortex Viper H S, haven't narrowed down to a favorite, but they all function like they are supposed to..Mine are 4-16x44's, and one is 6-20x44, dupex reticles on two, VMR1, and BDC on another...
A Leupold in these scopes category, would be another 150.0- 200.00.... But they are super nice too...
 
I own 3 Vortex scopes. An original Crossfire 6-24x50 on my Savage 16 in 204 Ruger, a Crossfire II 4-16x44 on my Winchester 70 in 7mm WSM and a Viper 6.5-20x44 I just found for my 35 Whelen project.
Both of the Crossfire scopes are better than the Nikon Buckmasters they replaced.
The Viper, which ever you get, will not disappoint.
 
Regarding scopes, if the OP is a set and forget scope guy (no turrets), I think Leupold has better scopes (VX3 and above). If turrets are desired, then the lowest price decent scope will be a Vortex. I have the Viper PST 4-16 FFP and like it just fine, but the glass is good but not great. It's certainly good enough. For less than $1k, Leupold has nothing like it.
 
I own 4 Vortex Viper H S, haven't narrowed down to a favorite, but they all function like they are supposed to..Mine are 4-16x44's, and one is 6-20x44, dupex reticles on two, VMR1, and BDC on another...
A Leupold in these scopes category, would be another 150.0- 200.00.... But they are super nice too...

Hooligan thanks for the details on the Viper, with the price that I found on the CZ there is a few extra $'s which I can use to upgrade to the base level Viper. Do you have any details on just this model?

I own 3 Vortex scopes. An original Crossfire 6-24x50 on my Savage 16 in 204 Ruger, a Crossfire II 4-16x44 on my Winchester 70 in 7mm WSM and a Viper 6.5-20x44 I just found for my 35 Whelen project.
Both of the Crossfire scopes are better than the Nikon Buckmasters they replaced.
The Viper, which ever you get, will not disappoint.

CowTowner thanks for the details on the Crossfire scopes, do you have just the base model Viper?

Regarding scopes, if the OP is a set and forget scope guy (no turrets), I think Leupold has better scopes (VX3 and above). If turrets are desired, then the lowest price decent scope will be a Vortex. I have the Viper PST 4-16 FFP and like it just fine, but the glass is good but not great. It's certainly good enough. For less than $1k, Leupold has nothing like it.

603 thanks for the suggestion between Leupold and Vortex. I am looking for an adaptable scope and with that am leaning towards Vortex. Right now I am trying to make the decision between a Diamondback HP and basic Viper.
 
I'm a fan of the CZ452 rimfires, so I picked up a 550 (in 6.5 Swede). It's a fine rifle, but I ended up selling it for a number of reasons.

First, the length of pull was a little long, so it just didn't fit as well as I would've liked. Rifles like Winchester M70, Tikka and Sako have shorter LOPs and fit me much better.

Secondly, for a hunting rifle, I prefer a 3-position safety, but the CZ has a 2-position safety.

Finally, it's a fairly heavy rifle. The weight helps absorb recoil, but the 6.5Swede isn't a heavily recoiling round in the first place. More generally, though, the rifle just felt a little sluggish to handle, and I didn't like the balance.
 
Cowboyboots go to the Vortex website and check out all the coolness.

Hooligan I have been and think I have tied down the scope I am looking at, the Diamondback HP but still deciding on the what zoom I want. Just trying to get all experience out there about these products.

I'm a fan of the CZ452 rimfires, so I picked up a 550 (in 6.5 Swede). It's a fine rifle, but I ended up selling it for a number of reasons.

First, the length of pull was a little long, so it just didn't fit as well as I would've liked. Rifles like Winchester M70, Tikka and Sako have shorter LOPs and fit me much better.

Secondly, for a hunting rifle, I prefer a 3-position safety, but the CZ has a 2-position safety.

Finally, it's a fairly heavy rifle. The weight helps absorb recoil, but the 6.5Swede isn't a heavily recoiling round in the first place. More generally, though, the rifle just felt a little sluggish to handle, and I didn't like the balance.

Borland thanks for your experience with CZ, I also have a 452 and was partially basing this purchase of the results from that rifle.
 
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