Aleckson over at Vortex Optics to request a sample to be sent over as soon as possible . Immediately afterwards , I hopped back online and ordered a new one-piece mount from my “ go to ” place for mounts , American Defense Manufacturing ( www . admmfg . com ).

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Less than a full week after my request was submitted , the new Vortex LPVO arrived at my office . Three days later , the mount finally arrived so I could begin to set everything up on the rifle . As I worked in the shop , I inspected everything from Blue Loctite on the screws to removing lint from the ocular lens . I was impressed that despite being a 1-10x power optic , the Gen III was still the same exact size and weight as my older Gen II 1-6X power scope .

Although Vortex kept the dimensions the same , the Gen III variant was upgraded from a 30mm tube found in the Gen II to a larger 34mm tube . This allows for greater internal adjustments . The newer generation Razor offers a ¼ MOA adjustment graduation to replace the previous ½ MOA spec . This change allows for better fine tuning into targets at longer ranges during set up to dial the reticle in .

The capped windage and elevation turrets protect your rifle ’ s zero and leaves the reticle responsible for all “ on the fly ” adjustments based on your DOPE ( Data On Previous Engagements ). The illumination turret on the left-hand side is not capped due to it being the one variable that will constantly be adjusted for the ever-changing environment it will end up in . Although uncapped , this turret locks into place by pushing inward after adjustment .

For anyone who has either humped a rifle through the

elements or left it sitting on the shooting bench , you know very well , something or someone is going to monkey with your settings . Whether it ’ s a string of vines , underbrush branches or simply the A ** hole admiring your setup at the range by ignorantly turning and twisting anything that will move , these caps are there to protect your hard work put into zeroing the rifle . While this optic does feature the L-Tec zero stop feature , it ’ s still nice to keep things where you wish them to be without the headache .

VORTEX GEN III RAZOR SPECS

RANGE TIME

Once the optic was mounted on the new rifle project , I proceeded to spend the rest of the year testing on indoor ranges in various lighting conditions as well as outdoor ranges at distances of 5 yards out to 500 yards in the Florida heat , fall rains and even

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