Veracity 2-10x ballistic e1 review - Burris Veracity 2-10x42mm Rifle Scope w/ Ballistic E1 FFP Reticle

I bought this scope sight unseen to put atop my Tikka T3 Lite .308 Win. I chose this particular scope mainly for the Ballistic E1 reticle, and I also thought that having a FFP scope would be really nice. The quality of the scope seemed good. It has fairly positive clicks. Not the best, but not the worst and should be O.K. for a hunting scope. The clarity and color was good, but it did lose some sharpness around the edges. Low light performance seemed to be quite good for a scope in this price range. I compared it to my Zeiss Conquest 3-9x, and while I would give the edge to the Zeiss, my eyes really didn't pick up a whole lot of difference. The glass should be O.K. quite a few minutes before and after legal hunting hours, but the reticle may be hard to pick up on low power because it does get quite small. It may be O.K. in an open field with some lighter colored grass as a backdrop, but will probably be tough to see in low light in the woods with a dark backdrop.

I really like the reticle, and if you look at the bullet drop stats for the subtensions on Burris' website, you will find that it's a nearly identical match for Federal Premium 150 Gr. Nosler Ballistic Tip .308 Win ammo, which is what I hunt with. Hornady's Custom 150 Gr. SST loads are also very close, so on paper it's a great match for the ammo I use. Real world results may be different. I was excited about the FFP reticle, but after receiving the scope, I realized that it's probably kind of useless in a 2-10x scope. The reticle is probably too small to use on anything less than 4 or 5X, and if you're taking a shot at a long enough distance to use the ballistic drop, you would probably have the scope on 10X anyway. In my opinion, there would be very few situations where I would use the reticle on anything less than 10X, so a second focal plane reticle in this magnification range would work just as well. I think Burris should consider making this scope a 3-15X to take better advantage of the FFP reticle.

Overall I liked this scope, but I ended up sending it back because it really doesn't meet my needs. It's quite large and bulky which isn't the best match for a small rifle like a T3 Lite. However, this may not be an issue for you or your rifle, so I can't allow this to take away from the scope's rating. I might order a Burris Fullfield E1 3-9X with this same reticle but in a more compact 1 inch tube. The Fullfield doesn't have parallax adjustment, so I may also look at the Vortex Diamondback HP 3-12x which is also fairly compact 1" tube scope with a side parallax adjustment. Not sure yet which way I will go.

Just because this scope didn't meet my needs doesn't mean it won't meet yours, so if you like it's features, don't be afraid to give it a try.