Keystone Carnivore
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My older weapons mostly sport Leupold. Most recent builds all have Zeiss glass as I've found them to be the best value.
TNRifleman":se2xjxmc said:I have switched everything over to Vortex. The simplest reasoning is that it is the best bang for my buck. I have owned Zeiss, Leupold, Nikon, and Burris scopes and binos and for my money, the Vortex gives the better bang for the buck. Zeiss and the higher end Leupolds have great glass but are more expensive than my Vortex Diamondbacks and Vipers and the performance to money ratio is not big enough.
I did a twilight test with my Diamondback HP and my Zeiss HD 5 and yes, the Zeiss was brighter a little bit longer but for a $500 difference in price the difference was minimal. I also tested my Vortex Viper Binos against my buddy's Swaro's when we were in CO. Again, the Swaro is better glass for sure but my eyes are not good enough for me to buy $2500 binos when my $499 Vipers were as clear as I needed.
ANother contributing factor is the warranty and service. I had a horrible customer service experience on a pair of Zeiss COnquest HD binos earlier this year. I sold them to buy the Vipers.
Have you compared the VX-3 to the VX3i Yet?MackPC":3jg5judf said:Love the vx-3 series by leupold. Gotta love the gold ring scopes
DntBrnDPig":1j44ufen said:I'm all in with Vortex. Any bino or scope I buy from here on out with be Vortex.
I haven't had any issues with my scopes but I did drop my binos from about 12 feet onto concrete and they broke. I called and told them what I did and that it was my fault... they sent me a brand new pair. The warranty Vortex offers is awesome.
Plus a pretty good resale if you ever want to sale them.Winchester":28ykya0u said:Dollar for dollar Leupold gets my vote, great performers
Lone Hunter":2qy1ok21 said:Plus a pretty good resale if you ever want to sale them.Winchester":2qy1ok21 said:Dollar for dollar Leupold gets my vote, great performers