The Marksman from United States, MI Public Profile

The Vortex Strike Eagle 5-25x is a mid-priced optic with generous features.

I purchased this scope for a .300 Winchester-Magnum back in December of 2023, so this is a review written after a year of ownership and use. I have taken the rifle with this optic on it out on a guided hunt in the mountains in Western Montana (Missoula vicinity), as well as a few other hunting trips in wooded and mountainous environments. (Typically in colder climates)

Durability and tracking:
The optic is very durable. I have taken it into the field on a hunting trip to the mountains of Montana for a week-long Elk hunt. Even after being somewhat abused, it managed to hold my zero. The punishing recoil of .300 Win-Mag did not affect tracking and zero. The nitrogen-filled tube did well in the colder weather, and no noticeable clouding to indicate fogging was observed.

Glass:
The Glass is very good for the price you pay for this scope. I can comfortably see detail out rather far, and Light capture is very good. Parallax goes from 15 yards to infinite, which is ideal for any cartridge down to .22 LR. My only gripe is that the eye box is slightly smaller than other optics in its price point, but that should not matter for a precision shooter, which is what this scope is made for. The reticle is the real strong point of this optic, as I found the EBR-7C an easy-to-use reticle for holdovers out to 1000 yards with my setup on a 20 MOA Picatinny base atop my action. Paired with a ballistics software of y

After running this optic on my AR15 for the last few months, I am here with an honest review.

I will confess. I am an LPVO nerd, I prefer them over red dot/magnifier combos all the cool kids are running these days.

why? because these optics offer versatility and have a rather wide range of price and features. You have the lower-end budget optics like the Primary Arms LPVOs or the higher end ones like the Nightforce scopes.

the Tango-MSR sits between a Primary Arms and a Vortex, on par with the mid-range Vortex offerings. It offers clear glass for it's price point, a simple, rugged design, and it comes with its own mount.

Immediately upon opening the packaging, SIG really made sure the optic was not going to be damaged in the box. it was firmly secured with foam inserts cut specifically for the optic. it also came with an alan key, scope mount (the Alpha-MSR, also made by SIG-Sauer), a CR2032 battery, flip-up scope caps, and a throw lever. Which is everything you need for accessories.

as soon as I started looking through the glass, I noted it was a clear picture. all the way from 1 to 6 magnification. At 25 yards at 6x, the image had a bit of chromatic aberration, but not so much it was irksome and an inconvenience. Image was clear with good focus down to >3 yards. while at 2x, I could see the imperfections in the paint on my wall while looking through the glass while pointing it at a wall less than 3 yards away!

the reticle is easy to read, however, the illuminator is w

First of all, this is NOT a stock designed to go on a standard AR15, it is designed to be used on a precision rifle chassis such as MDT's chassis systems! I saw one reviewer who did this and that is not what this stock's intended use case is.

that said, onwards with my review!

I bought this stock to pair with an MDT LSS-XL Gen2 chassis system for a .300 Winchester-magnum rifle build, which I also left a review for on Optics Planet, read that one if you wish to!

Opening the packaging you immediately notice how heavy this stock is! it is a brick of a stock made of machined aircraft-grade aluminum, polymer and rubber! Installation for an LSS-XL Gen2 chassis was rather straightforward, with the entire setup of my rifle taking less than 5 minutes.

the adjustments are a very nice feature set, with adjustments for length-of-pull, butt plate height, and cheek pad height. The LOP and butt plate adjustments can be immobilized with a pair of set screws with a knob on the end of them. This allows you to lock in your desired adjustment until you decide to adjust the stock again.

the rubberized buttplate makes your rifle comfortable to shoulder, however, I wish MDT would add a rubber piece to the cheek pad for comfort, though I can think of a reason or two as to why they'd opt to not do so. the adjustable cheek pad is well made and thought out to allow a proper cheek placement to look into the eye box of your optic, the adjustment cam and screw have a reasonable length of travel and e

I bought this chassis directly from MDT's website since it is out of stock here at Optics Planet, but for those who find it in stock in the future, I will leave a review here.

I was looking around for a chassis system to replace the Hogue stock on a Howa 1500 LA a few months ago, and I came across the LSS-XL Gen2. After waiting for a few weeks for it to come back in stock on Opticsplanet, I decided that I was done waiting and went directly to the MDT website to purchase mine, which is in a carbine stock interface.

When I received my chassis after a week and a half, upon opening the package I noticed one thing immediately. It is a solidly built chassis made with aircraft-grade aluminum. While it does not come with a stock, you can install just about any AR15 stock and mil-spec buffer tube on the chassis with minimal tools. Pairing it with an MDT SCS stock that I purchased here on Optics Planet also worked wonders for the ergonomics of my rifle (look out for a review on that as well!). the chassis was easy to install, high-quality, and intuitive. assembly took a mere 5 minutes and only required two Alan keys and a castle nut wrench. you do not need a gun vise to install or any other additional gunsmithing work. the MDT tutorial on YouTube speaks for itself and tells you all you need to know for installation.

The LSS-XL has a V-block aluminum bedding as opposed to pillar bedding for your barreled action which leaves the barrel to free-float. This adds to accuracy and the mach

I received my Ultradyne Apollo LR a month ago. After fitting it to my .300 Win-mag, and sending 100 rounds through it, I thought that I would post a review of this muzzle device and give my honest opinion and its performance.

so first off, when it comes in the packaging, you can tell it is a very high-quality, well-built muzzle brake. the machining is excellent and the porting has an aggressive profile with four baffles and two ports up top (I assume this is to stop the muzzle from rising). It must be noted mine came with a 0.875" timing nut and I had to purchase a 1/2x28 to 5/8x24 thread adapter to fit this brake to my gun.

After opening the packaging, fitting, and timing the brake was a cinch! the timing nut eliminated the need for a timing washer or any other pieces of hardware when installing. Just put some Loctite on it and tighten everything down!

Once at the range, the first shot was a surprise! I shot the same gun without any muzzle device (that recoil was punishing, but it is a .300 win-mag after all!) and the difference was very noticeable! It did not kick much worse than .243 or .270 and I did not notice any significant muzzle rise. However, the brake had a fireball and the concussion from the muzzle blast was very VERY strong and it rings your bell a bit. Something to keep in mind if you are wary of that sort of thing.

the brake also adds some heft to the front of your rifle, I have a 24" barreled action and the weapon's front end is considerably heavier with