Rick S, Desert Shooter from United States, NV Public Profile

Tried several different brands of rings on my 338 lapua magnum and these were the only ones that made the cut in the end. Had a savage 338 that kept dislodging its upper rail like many do. After JB welding the scope rail and trying burris one piece, vortex precision aluminum decided that these steel rings were the way to go. After the JB weld and these rings my Burris has not moved and has been rock solid for 250+ hand loaded rounds. Prior to this combo every 30-40 rounds things would come apart requiring rings to be retightened at the base or on the rings. No lapping required and solid in the heat 110+ and cold and the steel screws hold their tension without retightening like aluminum screws. Will get a set for my new win mag build.

I usually don't review products, but had too much fun with this scope today. Spent a lot of time over the last 2 weeks on my Savage ba stealth 6.5 CM and compared head to head with a Riton rts 4-32×56mm 34mm tube on a 6.5 CM Ashbury and a Burris 8-40×56mm 34 mm tube on a 338 lapua. This scope tracks perfectly from 1-7 mils (1 mil marked vertically) from my 100 yd zero, tracking better than the Riton and as well as the Burris (both $1100 scopes). The Strike Eagle glass has better brightness than the Burris, but the other two have slightly better resolution at 700+. The Vortex tracked perfectly today putting me on 1/2 moa steel from 100 to 600 yd steel and 1 moa steel at 750 and 880. Able to see my impacts out to 750 even with the mirage on a 95+ degree moning. The turrets have a great feel and good sound. Was able to go from 500 to 200 to 400 just by dialing and it was spot on each time, same POI at each distance over about 50 rounds shooting out to 750 and dialing back with about 15-20 seconds between shots in the 5 rnd magazine. Easy to use zero stop and secure raise to dial, depress to lock turrets. Have not used the illuminated reticle yet. Eye relief better than my Diamondback and less expensive Riton ($400 each) on my 308 and a hunting gun and better resolution, brighteness, and parallax than both of the less expensive scopes. The parallax numbers on the side don't match up but that is my only complaint. Need to mount it on the 338 or a custom Win Mag build I a