Reviews & Ratings for Vortex Razor HD Gen II 4.5-27x56mm 34mm Tube First Focal Plane Rifle Scope — 84 reviews — Page 1

This is a scope that I have wanted for a long time. Being the price tag is in the top tier level of scopes has been what held me from purchasing one sooner. But I see it as a lifetime investment and Vortex's warranty guarantees that. This replaced a vortex viper PST gen I 6-24x scope. Immediately it is much bigger and heavier, as expected. I didn't feel a significant difference in weight on my rifle. I believe it's 20 ounces more than my viper PST so that's 1 1/4 lbs. The glass clarity is much better. The turrets are larger and locking, which I love. I primarily shoot distance on a range but sometimes take the same rifle hunting. I haul my rifle in a backpack sleeve after I use a tree climber to get up a tree whitetail hunting. Sometimes the PST scope will have the turrets move on me while sliding around in the sleeve. That won't be an issue with this. Zeroed very easily. Sub 1/2 moa groups at 325 the first time I used it. Harvested a nice 8 pt the day after I installed it as well. Rugged and dependable. Able to handle everything I want to do with it. Glass clarity for long distance range shooting or low level light during hunting won't be beaten by any other scope for the price. I'm very satisfied with it and won't need to buy another scope for my primary rifle ever again.

For this review of the Vortex Razor Gen ll I can’t compare it to any of the other high end well known and established scope manufacturers. I have only bought vortex for my rifles because of the build quality, features and tracking accuracy and consistency of returning to zero. Another reason is the well known guarantee from Vortex that is one of the best in the business if not the best. However I also own the Vortex Razor Gen lll 6-36x56 and I can compare the two. All of the specific technical information about these scopes have already been been provided by Vortex and you can look that up. What I can tell you is that the Vortex Razor Gen ll is a great quality scope , it’s a heavy scope and you can probably find a lighter option if saving weight is extremely important. If you’re shooting bench rest and the weight is no problem you have no worries. Currently I’m running this scope on the AR15 platform shooting 6mm ARC and have only put about 70 rounds down range. That’s not enough to give a more technical review but it was very easy to zero using the L-Tec Turret system. This system allows you to dial and set zero between MRAD or between MOA. This ease of setting zero is also the same with the Gen lll but the process is slightly simplified with the Gen lll but both scopes are very easy to set zero. The locking turrets are stiff to lift and set but audible clicks of the elevation turret and wind turret sounds the same and well defined. I’m not a scope snob but the glass is ver...
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Very clear and it's my FFP so abosulty loving it .No complaints

This scope is an absolute tank. I hesitated forever on this one but after owning it Im kicking myself for not buying it sooner. If you’re on the fence just do it.

Great scope and wonderful company Fast shipping. Great job

I own Night Force ATACR and Kahles K525i, and Vortex Razor gen 2 scopes for medium long range shooting: out to 1,500 yards. I shoot 6.5 Creed moor, 308, and 300WM. All are excellent scopes. The Vortex Razor Gen 2, is slightly cheaper, but every bit as good. But the guarantee is the very best! It is a durable, rugged: the scope has very good light transmission and good adjustments that don't change with shot shock. For the money, the vortex is a better buy. Also, many competition shooters use this scope. Yep, that's about $8,500 dollars in scopes. Been shooting for many years. Most shooters will not do better with the very most expensive scope.

The Razor HD Gen2 is an amazing scope for the money. The Quality of glass is amazing and crystal clear enabling the user to read mirage and engage targets at all distances. This is an amazing scope suited for all applications. Money well spent!

Worked extra jobs to obtain this piece of art. Once I bought it sat down with several snipers and compaired this scope with other commercial brands at 2K and above. Only down fall was the weight but the clarity and over all functions including looks won over the others by a hair. On the range with several different platforms it was about 75/25 a winner. With the lifetime policy it also could not be beat. On my Ruger Gen.2-PSR in 6.5 I put 10 rounds under a quarter at 200 yards with ELD-143 grain with H-4350. You can't beat this scope but remember it is a touch heavy, but for me it helps minimize recoil and with a SPUR scope mount, it is a true joy & fun to shoot, andit does turn heads at the range. My next adventure is to mount this on another Ruger PSR in 300 PRC platform.

Besides the quality of the optics, the tremor 3 system is fantastic. Don't see why anyone still uses MOA insted of mil. and "regular" cross hair instead of he Horus system. It is not a light scope, but top quality glasses weight a little bit. This scope is made in Japan, not a Chinese piece of **** but top craftsmanship. If I spend high dollars, it better be American, European or Japanese.

Obviously expensive but you get a lot for the price. Great clarity, locking knobs, included sunshade is a great feature. I purchased the Horus 3 reticle and glad I spent the extra few dollars. The scope is a bit heavy but is a great fit for my precision rifle- probably would not put on a hunting rifle. I just wish Vortex made better caps for their scopes (i.e. Leupold)