Vortex Optics Crossfire II Second Focal Plane, 1-inch Tube Riflescopes

I recently purchased a used Steyr Professional M that came with a horrible scope.Having a few Vortex scopes already, I purchased this one. I like Vortex. They are good quality, you get more than you pay for, and their warranty ( which I have used once; my fault) is the best.This is the ideal scope for deer hunting within 500 yards. Straight forward, generous eye relief, the optics are clear and bright. The BDC reticle is my favorite: it is thicker than a target, thinner than a heavy duplex, sharp contrast, and makes long shooting or leading a moving target a quick and intuitive hold. Learn what this reticle can do and you will swear by it. Far superior to the standard duplex.I like the windage and elevation knobs are finger adjustable ( once you take the covers off). Easier than the coin slots.It is shocking how many features and quality this scope has for the price. It will hold its own with scopes costing over double the price.Have it mounted or get a proper INCH pounds torque wrench and don’t over tighten the screws.An absolute bargain for a no nonsense, great scope.

High performance and very economical. Clear multi coated lens and the crossfire is very bright. It is very tough, and rugged construction. It exceeded my expectations and the performance standards exceeded similar priced riflescopes. The long eye relief makes it easy to focus and fast.

I like good glass for my rifles. I tend to own a lot of Leupold scopes just because they tend have good glass and not be stupid expensive. With that being said, I live in the Pacific Northwest where it tends to rain once in a while, and it never fails that it will start to rain when you are out hunting. I also hunt predators a lot, so I tend to move stands and be generally rough on optics. So I started looking for something that I could use on my predator AR that would no break the bank, but also last through the abuse. I ended up looking at Vortex for two reasons. They make good products, including good glass and they have a no BS warranty. So when my scope takes the inevitable spill it will be covered.First, this scope comes well packaged, and is very well built and feels good in the hand. looking through it the glass is clear and bright. The 4" sunshade that comes with it matches the coloring of the scope and threads into the objective bell very well. I have this mounted in a Nikon AR style mount, and it mounts well and it positively locked into the mount. Sighting this in was a breeze, fire a test shot at 25yds and then zero it. Move to 50yds and do the same, then move out to 100 and repeat for final 100yd zero. All in all I used 8rds to zero at 100yds. I then wanted to know how well the scope tracked and the return to zero after adjustments. So I did a box drill which was another 12rds. The box drill at 100yds was perfect and the scope tracked back to zero perfectly. I then input all my values into my ballistic calculator and dialed in the drop for my gong at 380yds and was able to hit it first shot. I returned to my 100yd zero and tested again on paper with perfect return to zero. I was satisfied that the turrets tracked well, and returned to zero. I then used a slotted screw driver to reset the turrets to zero.The next test was a soggy coyote hunt. I went out during a nice afternoon and wanted to get into my stand and wait for dusk. About 30min after sitting down the rain started. The scope held up without fogging and without any residual problems. While the lenses were wet, and that tends to make any scope harder to see through, the vortex preformed as expected and allowed me to shoot without any problems.The next test was a night hunt, and how well the scope would gather red light for shooting in the dark. I was very pleasantly surprised that this scope gathered the red light from my shooting light all the way out to 300yds at 14x and 500yds at 4x. I was able to see eye shine out further than that, but was unable to identify the critter. All in all it gathers light well both at night and during the day. I did use a green light one night as well just as a test and the results were about the same, although I was able to make out more detail in the terrain and brush, but that is the nature of green light, it is much easier for the human eye to see... I will be sticking to red just because it tends to not spook coyotes at night.I got the BDC reticle which is nice for hunting purposes and to be able to quickly send a round down range without having to dial a drop. Vortex offers software on their website that is a little on the clunky side to use. But once you figure it out, it allows you to set your variables and then get a range for each of the BDC hashes at different magnifications. I have a range card that I made with each of the magnifications so that I can quickly take a range, look at my card for a close range, set my zoom and fire. It takes almost no time at all, and is way faster than trying to count clicks in the field with gloves on. I have gone to the range and verified these, as well as practicing my system. Generally I am sitting at 14x for anything over 100yds because the drop hashes for my rifle and round at 100/205/307/399/475 so I get almost 100yds per hash, so there is very little fussing around if it is a pretty straight forward shot. That is just the way my ballistics worked out, yours might work out to roughly the same at 12x or 10x, it just depends. So don't take my data as gospel.For being as cheap as it is, this really is a top notch scope. As long as you are not trying to use it for something that it is not designed for like shooting 1500yds with your .338 Lapua Magnum, or for very precise LE type shooting you will be ok. This scope will do very well for you. While I would not hesitate to use this to make a very precise shot with this scope, just use it for the application that it is made for and you will not be disappointed.

4-12x40 AO Scope = First, you are not going to be looking through the "soda straw" effect with this scope. It has great eye relief of about 4 inches and a great eye view quality of very minimal scope black eye ring in your sight picture. You get a great view with full image at low and high power in this scope. It has an Adjustable Objective and the reticle is very clear at 2nd focal plane use. It is to be used at 12x and if you are going to use that BDC, you need to be prone or in a very, very stable shooting platform position while at 12x to use this BDC. The turrets are fine and are capped. I do not trust them for dialing up and down MOA. There are box tests I have seen where they performed fine but this isn't a $1000 scope. This is a budget hunting scope with a nice BDC that can be used for ranging mixed with a ballistic calculator for holdovers and doping the wind out to what I consider 500 yards use. It has more than enough magnification for that and I have taken mine out to proof it shooting steel rams at 500 yards with no issues off my bipods. I ballistic computer matched the reticle with an accurate handload and it is good out to 600yds on my rifle. If you are just shooting to 400yds, I recommend the 3-9x40 BDC Crossfire II scope for hunting. If you are shooting varmints or shooting out to 500yds, the 4-12x40 AO is what I recommend. The Vortex Crossfire II is a budget hunting scope that would fit nice on a Savage Axis / Ruger American Rifle for a budget rifle optic. I've attached some BDC information on this scope to look at the values. This is great budget glass for a budget rifle setup. If you are shooting 500 yards and under, this is really all you need. If you are going past 500yds, you need a better quality scope for dialing the scope turrets / wind values, custom rifle, handloads, etc. more time & $$$$.

This scope is nice and clear and very well made. If you should happen to break it, Vortex has one of the best, " no questions asked" warranty on the market. It isn't quite as clear as my PST Gen 2, but that scope was 4 times the cash. I didn't want to spend too much on a scope as it's for my 11yr old son. At $150 this fit the bill and I don't have to worry about him breaking it. Recommend

I bought mine nearly 2 years ago; mounted it on a .22 rifle. I liked the fact that the price was (and still is!) reasonable, but I've been most impressed by the overall quality of the scope. Granted, a .22 rifle is not the most demanding environment, but this thing has remained rock-steady since mounting.

This is my third Vortex purchased within 12 months. The Crossfire II’s line of products, for me, has as good as glass to those scopes priced double, triple, and beyond. The glass clarity, build quality and construction exceeds my expectation.This recent purchase, crossfire II 6 - 18 x 44 scope, I typically buy scopes with a 50mm objective lens. Honestly, the 44mm objective lens has no significant difference in brightness than a 50mm. I am extremely pleased.

Habe es an meinem Nagant , macht Spass.

I have used many different scopes over the years and have several top end brands mounted on my top end rifles, but I also have a number of working rifles that are not premium brands that needed high end scopes so I tried Vortex. I now have 5 on various rifles and the performance is brilliant for the price. Higher end performance at a sensible price that competes with some of my top end scopes that cost three times as much. Robust, well engineered, excellent glass and feature packed performance, couple that with their excellent guarantee and it’s easy to see why they are so well reviewed.

Bei dem Glas handelt es sich bereits um mein Drittes von Vortex. Ich bin begeistert von dem Preis Leistungsverhältnis.Die Verarbeitung ist tadellos und die optischen Eigenschaften sind bemerkenswert. Klare Durchsicht, gute Radschärfe, Dioptrienverstellung und ein feines gut fokussierbares Fadenkreuz. Die Treffpunktlage ist stabil von .22 lfB bis .308 win.Natürlich ist es kein Zeiss, Kahles oder Swarovski, aber wer diese Markenprodukte kauft, lässt sich im Fachhandel beraten und nutzt nicht die hiesige Plattform.Also klare Kaufempfehlung!Nicht zu vergessen die Garantie, welche die Firma Vortex auf seine Produkte gibt. Diese hebt sich von den Mitbewerbern in dieser Klasse deutlich ab.

C est une lunette scout donc la distance entre l oeil et la lunette est d environ 23cm. Donc sur une k98, m48, ou comme moi m43 espagnol, elle se monte via un montage scout à la place de hausse.Faite pour les gros calibre ( ma carabine est en 8x57js)