T n Texas from United States, TX Public Profile

My first experience with Talley products was about 30 years ago. At that time Talley produced a set of ring bases for Remington 700 rifles that would allow you to use Ruger Number 1 rings. I have this setup on two Remington 700 BDL's. One is a .308 the other a .223. Both are VSSF's with fluted stainless steel bull barrels. I have never had to re-zero either rifle during the ensuing years. I am of course, using the same loading that I developed for each respective rifle. I've test fired one round a year to insure my zero in each rifle and have not made a scope adjustment on either one since my original sight-in.
Now, Talley is making a one piece ring and base setup that i expect to do equally well. I mounted this set of rings on a Remington 700 BDL in .243 with a Vortex Viper 3.5-10 X 50 scope. Mounting was clean, quick and simple. I didn't even have to lap the rings for the Vortex to fit perfectly in place. This, incidentally, is the second Vortex Viper I've purchased from OpticsPlanet. Zeroing the rifle, after bore sighting, required only two rounds for my chosen zero distance. The next three rounds cut the same hole at 100 yards. I call that good enough to go coyote calling.

I originally ordered the Vortex Diamondback 3.5-10x50 rifle scope. However, it was back ordered. So, when I saw the Vortex Viper 3.5-10x50 rifle scope come in stock, I cancelled my back order. I couldn't be happier about the turn of events. I consider the Viper to be superior in every way to the Diamondback and definitely worth the extra money. I mounted the scope in an American Defense Recon scope mount, on a custom built Rock River Arms AR-15 rifle. It is a coyote killing machine. If I can see 'em, I can hit 'em. The glass is crystal clear, very bright in low light, and I absolutely love the BDC reticle. I have scopes that cost double the money that I don't like as much. Next, I plan on buying another one of these scopes, for a tack driving Remington 700 in .243 Winchester that I own. I am very impressed with Vortex products. I am also coveting the Vortex Spitfire 3x Prism Scope for another AR-15 I own. Needless to say, I am sold on the Vortex line of products. I'm just sorry I didn't discover them sooner.