Vortex Viper PST Gen II 1-6x24 - First Person RePew 

i truly hope you're sponsored, because this is just how scope reviews should be done.

Love these reviews. Just letting the optic do the talking

This is an incredibly valuable resource. Keep doing FPV views in different environments/conditions like this one. You are adding a lot to the community.

Not sure why this scope seems to be a little off the radar for most RU-vid reviewers. I’ve had one for a few months now and it’s awesome. Great review!

80% of the Razor for 50% of the price...My Illumination is tight, none of that wobble..overall I'm very happy with mine. On 1x there is slight magnification at objects close,under 3yards or less but not really noticeable. Only other downside is weight. But its built like a tank, definitely "duty grade" and will stand up to abuse (plus vortex warranty if something does happen). Throw lever is a must, but you can find decent plastic ones for $20ish (I have an Anarchy Outdoors one that's solid) For the price it can't be beat and I agree. If you are looking at Strike Eagle/Primary Arms and can hold off and save a little more this definitely worth the extra price

Hands down the best LPVO 1x6 for performance shooting under a 1,000 bucks. Your reviews are art my friend. Thank you.

I’d love so see a side by side view(split screen) of this vs strike eagle 1-6 vs razor HD 1-6 at those longer ranges! Great review!

Awesome review. Ordered mine a few days ago based on your videos of other optics . I'm glad I went with my gut. Cant wait for it to arrive. Thank you!

Vortex just did an update of the strike eagle to include a bdc reticle similar to the acss. I asked vortex when they were going to include the new reticle in the viper and the response was “not anytime in the near future” after seeing how positive this scope was in tracking, I will just make my own custom turret cap tuned to my chosen load. This really does look to be 70-80% as good as the razor for half the price.

Is there a way to give 1000 likes? Holy shit its like you reached into my soul and did everything I was looking for. Amazing work, and thank you for this video.

I was torn between this one, the Razor HD, or the Delta Stryker HD (because of your review). I ended up getting the Viper PST, hopefully Vortex and other companies will start sending you scopes for free because of all the great reviews/videos, and positive comments. Thanks again, keep it up.

"PEW!"

I just bought this optic after your review. Your “pew pew” when clearing had me rolling on the floor laughing. Very informative and comical. Loved your review. Love the optic itself too. Very crisp and clear glass. Can’t imagine anything better without breaking the $1,000 mark on a razor. Would rather them give us a throw lever than the sun shade.

Vortex just released the Strike Eagle Gen2, would love to see that in the future!

I just found these vids tonight and are by far my fav optic vids.

Hey bud I just wanna say thank you for this video. Because of you I ended up being this exact scope yesterday! Only thing is I forgot to pick up a throw lever and now I’m feeling the pain... It’s manageable but if I need to zoom closer or farther away in quick succession, it ain’t happening lol.

I get so excited everytime you release a new video, because I know it's going to be very entertaining and informative. You are without a doubt the number 1 optic reviewer on RU-vid. Thank you for all of your hard work. I will become a Patreon as soon as I start my new job.

First thing is that I want to thank CDoes for all of the great content. He is my first stop when it comes to reviews on optics. I guess the natural comparison is between the Viper and Razor - both Gen 2 1-6x. I have both and the Razor is a better optic. The Viper is very good and will serve you well, but the Razor is a better optic. Eye relief, eye box, and its clearer at the high magnifications. Again not bashing the Viper it’s a great optic, but its not the Razor - no shame in that. It punches above its weight class ---very true, but not the far up. Now if you throw in term “for the money”. That is adding the theory of diminishing returns. We can apply that to anything cant we? When using diminishing returns the cheaper item usually seems the better move. Someone from Vortex said that the Viper is 85% of the Razor for 50% of the money. Brilliant strategy. Why? People who can and want to will pay the premium for that extra 15%, and people who don’t want to or cant feel they are not missing much and spending less. Brilliant. Do you really think someone that gets paid upon company sales is going say anything publicly to hurt either line? Cmon. I have both a T2 and a Romeo 5. The T2 with a mount is between $8-900. The Romeo 5 is $100. Now is the T2 9x better than the Romeo. No its not. Is the Romeo 50% of the T2 for 12% of the cost? Maybe. The Romeo 5 is the better buy by this math. We can do this all day with anything…cars, appliances,….anything.

El mejor video que he visto explicando detalladamente las características y funcionamiento de un visor, felicitaciones al autor del vídeo.

Went to cabelas today and looked at this scope in person. It’s a bit bigger and heavier than I expected but, quality seemed top notch. And the 1x power seemed like a true 1x through my eyes. Glass quality was very nice.

Really appreciate all the hard work that goes into these reviews! Vortex is pretty vocal about the fact that the jump from the Viper Gen 2 to the Razor is very small compared to the big jump from the Strike Eagle to the Viper Gen 2. One question I do have? Do you find that the center crosshair is thinner on the Viper Gen 2 compared to the Steiner for a more precise aiming point?

What a great review experience I just had watching this. You really spoke to me without talking to me (yes, that makes sense?) and I really appreciate that. Well done, It's in the mail now.

This is how you do reviews on scopes and red dots. I dig your channel. I watch so many reviews of people taking for 15 to 35 mins and never show the reticle.

For the money. You really can’t beat the glass clarity. The strike eagles are junk. These really are nice. I have one and an HD. I actually like this a lot.

Really appreciate your reviews man. “Pew” lmaooo outstanding 😂

Best scope review i have ever seen. Love this scope as well.

Positive comment for the algorithm bc this is the kind of scope review people actually want to see

Thanks for posting! Exactly what I was looking for- a 'through the lens' shot/view. Very helpful!

I am GLAD you are back to the pew pew times :-)

Love the sound effects lol

Just got one, thanks for your reviews, helped me to choose viper. The only negative I see at this moment is it's weight, 654 gr. But not critical for me.

Dude really hit em with the *pew*

This is exactly the kind of review I was looking for!! Perfectly done and now I'm sold on this optic.

One of the best scope reviews I have seen!!

This is the best scope review I have seen.

Your reviews are just outstanding!!! Bravo!

Lol that walk around, I thought you missed one, but nope, you saved a hostage

Great review, thank you so much.

Damn Bro, fantastic review. The shots thru the optic made up my mind. Found a demo on sale that's going into a Badger mount, all done!

I do believe you have just sold me on this. The brightness of the dot is amazing (at least through the camera). A simple, uncluttered reticle is king for a CQB to mid range rifle. Edit: The scope just got delivered to me and I am super impressed with it. Turrets are solid, diopter and magnification rings are tight, glass is super clear, and the dot is impressively bright. Just waiting on the MK Machining throw lever and LaRue mount.

Fantastic review! Thanks for the upload.

Another great informative video. Thank you.

Damn dude, great demonstration insight. Unlike every other scope review I’ve ever seen, it’s almost like you’re making a video for the purpose of showing the scope’s capabilities. Might just have to sub.

I have had a gen 1 Strike Eagle 1-8, a gen 2 Strike Eagle 1-8, and I am waiting on my PST 1-6 to arrive . Vortex is really great at taking the innovations from their top tier optics and scaling it to their lower end. The difference between the gen 1 and 2 SE is pretty crazy. I bet next year at some point they will have a gen 3 PST 1-8 or 1-10 FFP.

I snagged one of these from eurooptic as a demo for $480 in MRAD. I also snagged the vortex throw for 10 less than mrsp from them and a cheap vortex cantilever mount for 100. I was 660 all in for everything. This was roughly January of this year too. When this demo scope arrived I couldn't tell it had ever been opened. They repackaged it that well or didn't open anything but the scope plastic itself. Infact the battery was still in its sealed baggy. I have 2 razor gen II E in 1x6, that said this optic is awesome for someone that doesn't want/need to plop a razor on multiple Ar15s. I wanted one more LPVO mixed in with the rest of my RDS Ar's

The LPVO under $1K recommend I was looking for. Good review 👍

Hey great review! All I know is there was an unexpected laugh @7.23. Pew!

Looked through a friends accupower a few months ago. Always been an aimpoint guy with magnifier guy. Finally ordered one of these yesterday. Watching this review is getting me excited! It’s not here until July 20th ☹️☹️

C_DOES Ive had my heart set on the PST-II for a few months I've been saving... But I got an opportunity to get a Sig Whiskey 1-5x for under 500 new... I pulled the trigger on the Sig. Havnt got it yet. I like the reticle in the Vortex way better, but I hear the glass is better on the Sig. I could send it back which I might. Im going to wait look through it. Either of these is a big purchase for me

Excellent user prospective review !

I had a Strike Eagle 1x8. I was chuck hunting the first time wit it.I thought the optics were pretty good. Then I spotted a groundhog with my cabelas Alaskan Guide 10x42 binoculars, they were $500 binos from the bargain cave that I bought for $214. Now I know they were 10 power but, I’m talking glass quality now. When I picked up my rifle to shoot the groundhog and looked through the Stike Eagle...man! Was I bummed, it sucked compared to the binos a lot. I lost interest in them pretty quickly. I now have the Gen11 Viper 1x6. I haven’t used it yet but the glass is night and day difference with the SE.

good review, thanks for showing it

Dude I love these videos. So helpful.

Best adjustable zoom scope review ever.

Thank you, this is all I wanted to see!

By far the best optic/ gear review I have seen to date. Great job. Made my choice that much easier.

REVIEWS DON'T GET NO BETTER THAN THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is EXACTLY the kind of review RU-vid needs more of.

I got a gen 1 viper 1-4 for $300. Strike eagle 1-6 was the same cost but the viper looks and feels Soo much better.

I think you just sold me on buying this scope. I have a SWFA 1-4 and it's a good scope but I'm just not feeling it for my personal use. I realized I don't like exposed turrets for an AR because I keep getting misses from bumping the turrets by accident, and I want a plain MRAD reticle like this Vortex scope has. I guess you live and you learn.

Great review too! I was on the edge of buying one from Sportsman's Guide using four pay, which is an awesome way to get into a little better quality of gear! I wonder though, how well would they hold up on an AR10 308, they can be a little destructive to optics.

Great flipping review!

I have two PST gen2’s, the 5-25 and the 2-10. The 2-10 has some chromatic aberration but the 5-25 does not. Nevertheless happy with both.

I just *love* the reticle. So simple, no ADHD psychobabble on the sides, just a dot. Beautiful

Great review thank you

Great video review.

The illumination is noticeably brighter on my PST gen 2 than it is on my razor hd gen ii-e. not sure if I got a lemon razor, but it is noticeable.

Fantastic video! Real world use cases!

Awesome review! I'm quite interested in getting one of these myself :)

appreciate this review! and I just got one from Amazon with a sweet price!

Love it, Well done, good review ... sound effects pewww, ppepwww

Nicely done man-

I originally had the strike eagle and then ordered this one and after one look through the glass I immediately sold the strike eagle on ebay the same day. It's just no comparison so in my opinion unless you are on a tight budget do not even screw around with the strike eagle. They are ok but in the end... Well you know the rest.

“It’s so good and tight”

Great review

If possible could you please do a review of the meopta meostar r2 1-6? I hear it is phenomenal and built incredibly well with glass often said to be better than swarovski (in spotting scopes and binoculars). Thanks for the awesome reviews

Just purchased the Vortex Viper PST 1-4×24mm MRAD. I believe the one I purchased is the Gen I but it was only $320 so I had to buy it. Sold my Eotech HHS I which just made my rig a tad bit on the heavy side

Between the Steiner 1-4 and this, which is your preference?

At 6:56, as he's turning to the left, I swear there is a fucking ghost to the right.

You should do a pst gen 2 1-6 vs Delta Stryker 1-6 video. That would be fun

In your opinion do you believe the viper pts gen 1 1-4 is worth $270? I just wanted something a little lighter and smaller. Or do you think i should just go for the 1-6? Awesome channel by the way, the best scope reviewer hands down!

Awesome review man! But I have a question does your eye pick up the red dot better than the camera? Because I've heard these are daylight bright but it doesn't seem very bright in the video. Thanks!

Beautiful footage! Thanks for all the hard work. How do you film through the scope?

Great Review. Would love to hear your impressions of the SLX 1-8 FFP ACSS from primary arms if you come across one. I have one and mostly love it. The eye box is a bit finicky though esp at higher magnification.

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I think the takeaway from this is that if you're stressing over whether or not to spend the extra money for the Razor, just get this. If you have no worries about money and don't need to buy anything else, get the Razor. AA optics sells these for about $425 and the Razor E goes for $1,000 on the used market.I've seen super beat up ones go for $900. The rate of return on spending more than double is very little. The body of the scope disappears more on the Razor, the chromatic aberration is slightly reduced, and the color is much sexier. And if you seriously want the best, money be damned, get the Kahles k16i.

Would you consider this a good optic for a 300 Blackout SBR intended to be shot out to 250 max yards?

Trying to decide between this and the Delta Stryker 1-6. I like this reticle better, and I trust Vortex as a company more than a European company mostly unknown to me like Delta. But the Stryker is much lighter and is supposed to have better glass. I'm unsure which one would be more durable.

They really need to update these reticles. Needs a good BDC imho

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I like the pew pew sound so much!

Ive got an 11.5 that im trying to settle on an optic for. I like this a lot but im concerned that it might be just a little too chunky and I wish the reticle had a little bit of a "cqb" application. The dot is great overall but im not sure about close quick target acquisition

@C_DOES magnification aside, This or the TR24 in your opinion..

So I have watched a bunch of your videos lately, nicely done btw.... I would like to know what you think the best lpvo 1-4, 1-6, 1-8 for the money is? $200-$400??

Your video's are such a huge help in this market! Can't decide between this and the Steiner 1-4. Any thoughts?

Getting one of these new for 400 bucks with an employee discount. This is gonna be cool

6:59 thank you

I’m stuck between buying this or a primary arms 5x prism. The prism is cheaper, and I can use BAC for close engagements or run an offset or stacked reflex sight with it.

Thx m8, you saved me atleast 800€ on my decision between the viper and the razor

Love the pew, pew's!