Vortex Spitfire 1X - Recommended

[dreadpirate]

Just got my Vortex Spitfire in the mail today - so off to the range I went. I find the prism sight MUCH easier to use than a red dot. It's uses a 3 MOA dot and two concentric circles for a reticle. At 100 yards I easily was under 3" groupings. Red or Green illumination, although the reticle is visible without any illumination. The only 2 cons; it's a little heavy, and the co-witness has the front sight post fuzzy; so it's really like a scope. Still - for my astigmatism this thing is WAY MORE comfortable to shoot than my Aimpoint PRO.

 

[DaemonAssassin]

 

[dreadpirate]

Here ya go ...

 

[DaemonAssassin]

Excellent.

 

[protegeV]

Veddy nice. I didn't understand 1x scopes at first. Then I shot a scorpion Evo with a 1x leupold and it was like magic.

 

[kenpo333]

The fastest and most exciting sport out there. I nearly have a heart attack during the last 60 seconds of most games. Love the 3 on 3 overtimes.

 

[protegeV]

The fastest and most exciting sport out there. I nearly have a heart attack during the last 60 seconds of most games. Love the 3 on 3 overtimes.

Uh, wrong thread maybe?

 

[dreadpirate]

The fastest and most exciting sport out there. I nearly have a heart attack during the last 60 seconds of most games. Love the 3 on 3 overtimes.

I got a kick out of shooting it - maybe not quite like a heart attack, but it was fun

 

[Boss94]

I bought 2 on a PSA sale over Christmas. Love how nice they are and if the battery goes dead they still work..

 

[rico903]

OP-thanks for this post. I've been looking into this optic but couldn't find any real info on the actual reticle style. My Aimpoint PRO is sitting on my table with the RMA ready to ship back. Single dots don't work for me, but for someone with good eyes I think it would be a heck of an optic, built like a tank and a very nice built in mount. Now to find another sale on the Vortex.

 

[ashershapiro]

I thought it was interesting until i saw it did not have unlimited eye relief.

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[dreadpirate]

I thought it was interesting until i saw it did not have unlimited eye relief.

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That's a good point I should have mentioned. It does have nearly 4 " of eye relief but not unlimited. The thing that sold me is the dot is crisp; it does not look like a star.

[EDIT: 3.7" eye relief to be exact]

 

[outrider58]

4'' is pretty generous for eye relief. I could live with that.

 

[dreadpirate]

Vortex also makes a Sptifire AR, which is going replacing the Spitfire 1X. It has a 5.56 BDC turret cap and takes a AAA battery. It has push button light level adjustment (I like the click dial better).

http://www.vortexoptics.com/product/vortex-spitfire-ar-1x-prism-scope

 

[Boss94]

So me wonders will they be blowing out the spitfire X1s?? :-)

 

[Boom Boom]

Vortex also makes a Sptifire AR, which is going replacing the Spitfire 1X. It has a 5.56 BDC turret cap and takes a AAA battery. It has push button light level adjustment (I like the click dial better).

http://www.vortexoptics.com/product/vortex-spitfire-ar-1x-prism-scope

Is it out yet? I thought the release date was a few months away. I'm itching to see one in person.

 

[dreadpirate]

Is it out yet? I thought the release date was a few months away. I'm itching to see one in person.

Summer 2016. I saw a post from Vortex saying it will replace the current 1X [EDIT Actually it's stated on the right hand side on the web site of the product description]

 

[mroe21877]

Is it out yet? I thought the release date was a few months away. I'm itching to see one in person.

The 3 x is out and sitting on my Windham.

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[mroe21877]

The 3 x is out and sitting on my Windham.

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Actually the spitfire 3x with the 556 ballistic reticle is what I have. Not sure if there is mother version.

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