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My eyesight has been changing in the past few years and I’ve found that dot\u00a0 optics like the Aimpoint M68 or SiG Romeo require me to use prescription eyeglasses to keep everything in focus.
\nOptics Planet recently had this scope on sale ($150 delivered ) <\/em><\/strong>so I bought one, then a month later a second one.
\nThis review is pretty good so I thought I’d share it<\/p>\n

VORTEX CROSSFIRE II 1-4X24MM RIFLE SCOPE REVIEW<\/a><\/p>\n

The Vortex Crossfire II 1- 4 x 24mm riflescope is the stuff grown-up folks need to feel like kids again. This offering of the Crossfire II is quick to use, acquires the target smoothly, small so that it will be at home damn near anywhere on any size long-gun. \u00a0If you can’t tell already, I kind of like it.<\/p>\n

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Vortex Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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OK, for a little fanboy action about Vortex, they have been making modern optics in Wisconsin since 2002, and before that, the owners had an optics shop, then decided to make their own from scratch. \u00a0Vortex is very happy to have anyone stop by the sales floor lobby and look at all they have to offer, and you will need some time, it’s a long walk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On their 50 and 100 yard indoor ranges, they offer police training to the departments in Wisconsin and Northern Illinois, and I am sure plenty of time has been spent looking through this optic by many of the officers training there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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OK, now onto some time spent in the desert, and breathing a bit of dust from a sudden wind storm that I have some feeble and colorful language to describe, with that I will keep that part of the day to myself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Some Identifying Features<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What style of a rifle will this scope work best on? \u00a0The\u00a0AR platform<\/a>\u00a0seems to be a perfect fit. \u00a0The guide guns, heavy, large-caliber lever action guns that Alaskan guides carry as bear-repellent, would be a great fit as well. \u00a0I have seen pictures of this scope on a crossbow, now that is something to think about. \u00a0All caliber will benefit from this scope, with this Crossfire II offering magnification at 1x up to 4x power, I believe this scope on a world-class 22 Magnum bolt action would be a devastation to the squirrel world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On a rifle that can keep flat out to 400 meters, this scope will work like a charm. \u00a0My Marlin lever gun in .444 Marlin may have to bounce a few times to make 400 meters, launching a massive chunk of lead downrange, but a 200-meter shot will nearly vaporize a target, and this scope would make that happen quickly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As with many Vortex offerings, the price range for this scope is reached easily by most shooters. Coming in around 300 bucks or less on average, check out the links in this article, and you will see for yourself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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How We Tested<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We shot this strapped to the top of an AR15 shooting the 7.62×39 round. Good thing that ammo is cheap, back when you could find ammo on the shelf, but that is another story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Have a look at the construction of this scope<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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With the 30mm tube diameter, this scope picks up the target downrange quickly. \u00a0Made out of Aircraft Grade Aluminum throughout, and topped with a matte anodized finish, it is tough and sleek. \u00a0This scope is on the small side, working great for applications like these, at 9.6″ long and weighing in at 14.8 ounces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The main body is O-ring sealed and filled with nitrogen, creating a scope that is fogproof, waterproof, and shockproof. Any weather is good weather for this little wonder. Hell, it is not even afraid of the dark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There is nothing listed by Vortex for a shock testing “G” rating. However, many guides sporting the 45-70 shoulder bender have said it holds up fine to that level of shock, so what else can you ask for in shockproof testing? Vortex also has a very good no-nonsense lifetime warranty on all of their optics, so you rest easy knowing your investment is protected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I can tell you first-hand that a sand storm in the Reno desert makes it dirty, but does not stop its smooth function.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The sand (or dirt) does not affect the smoothness of its operation. \u00a0You may want to make sure you have the lens cloth handy. \u00a0Along with one of those air puffer things from a camera kit (next time we visit the dust zone anyways)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Optics Breakdown<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For mounting on a lever gun, the 4″ long eye relief is excellent, for a flat top AR or other battle rifle platforms, with the cantilever mounts available from Vortex as well, and you have it made.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The field of view is fantastic for a scope with only a 24mm objective lens diameter at 96.1′ \u2013 24.1′ at 100 yards. \u00a0At the maximum 4x magnification, the sight picture is still very clear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The reticle is available in illuminated MOA. \u00a0The reticle is located in the Second Focal Plane and both the \u00a0V Plex format and V-Brite reticle are illuminated. \u00a0For those that don’t know, it is very much like a duplex crosshair, but instead of the thin cross, it illuminated a tiny red dot in its place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Making it a pinpoint capable reticle. \u00a0In the sunshine, however, that little small dot is nearly impossible to see, and for my aging eyeballs, it was a no show. \u00a0But, for a CQB kind of application, that will be a different story, I am sure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The V-Plex reticle is fantastic for big and medium games. \u00a0I can’t get behind it for small games or varmint, like prairie dogs due to the red spot not showing up very well and those critters are little, even at the highest magnification. When close, so 100 meters away it may be a good betting game to see who can make the shot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For a tactical application, this unit will be excellent, for those able to shoot with both eyes open, the V-plex reticle will make target acquisition very quick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The parallax is fixed, but the fast focus eyepiece works well and makes shooting easy on the eyes, right off the bat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The glass is Vortex HD glass, made for clarity, and at this offering’s low level of magnification, we never found it to distort in any way. \u00a0The lenses are fully multi-coated with an anti-reflective and abrasion-resistant coating that cuts down glare without negatively impacting light transmission through the scope, which means it’s still plenty usable and have better low light performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Now For The Twisty Bits, The Turrets<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The MOA turrets are standard capped hunting style, with dot-to-dot alignment to return to zero. \u00a0The turrets are smooth to adjust, and have audible clicks, and are set for re-zero with a flat head screwdriver at the range.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The turrets adjust 100 MOA for elevation and windage. \u00a0Each click is \u00bd MOA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We performed a tracking test after we got home (because we forgot and were spitting dust at the range), so at 25 yards, the tracking was good, but with the tiny red dot during the day, my eyeballs had a hard time seeing the exactness of tracking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is not a precision long-range shooter kind of scope, so the turrets are not the high-speed variety, but it is made to shoot close and fast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Conclusion By The Numbers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Usability (4 out of 5)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Very usable, the reason it did not rank higher on this subject is the red dot not showing well in sunlight, and that’s the whole point of an illuminated reticle. My other hesitation on this is both open eyes idea; this scope is significant. It’s a real live scope after all, but if you are not focused on looking through the scope, it is kind of in the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Glass Quality (5 out of 5)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As with anything made by Vortex, the glass is impressive. \u00a0We could not find any issues with that. However, we were not shooting at the 400-meter distance to stretch it and see if any image issues appeared.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Durability\/Construction (5 out of 5)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A Nitrogen-purged, single piece, Aircraft Grade Aluminum tube, what else is there to say? The tube is straight. Make sure to use good quality scope and mounts, and you will never have an issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tracking\/Repeatability (4.5 out of 5)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As I stated above, as good as we could see, the tracking is very well done, and you will not have an issue using the turrets if that is what you need to do in your shooting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Warranty and Support (5 out of 5)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Vortex has a lifetime. If it is broken, Vortex will fix it, warranty. Don’t hesitate to use that battle rifle like it was made for, and let Vortex have your back.<\/p>\n

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Overall Rating (4.8 out of 5)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As usual, I include feedback I find around the interweb in my overall rating, how can a zillion shooters be wrong, and it is more field research to have for everyone. It seems everyone rates this great scope about the same, and I can see why \u2026 it is amazing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My eyesight has been changing in the past few years and I’ve found that dot\u00a0 optics like the Aimpoint M68 or SiG Romeo require me to use prescription eyeglasses to keep everything in focus. Optics Planet recently had this scope on sale ($150 delivered ) so I bought one, then a month later a second … Continue reading “”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gear"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92397"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92398,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92397\/revisions\/92398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}