Thread: vixen 4-16x44 side focus reveiw

hay guys this is going to be a little reveiw of the vixen PVF 4-16x44sf (mildot) this will be part 1
i will post part 2 on this thread in a few days once ive shot the rifle with this scope mounted


a bref overveiw of why i brought this scope
i just ordered another rifle a howa mini in 6.5g which means im a scope short also
i wanted a resonbly priced scope to replace buying solely nikon monarch's for the past few years due to nikon discontinueing scopes from there line of products
i have herd really good things about these vixen scopes from a mate i used to shoot competitively with for years
and at the price point of $450 its defently worth a try

pt 1 the box and 1st thorghts

in the box is nothing flash
instruction manual
a set of generic scope covers they are obviously one size fits all as they are two big for the 44mm objetive
and the scope which comes in a plastic bag very well protected but then again better off to do cheap packageing and provide a good scope right


apon pulling the scope out of the box 1st thing i noticed is how small and compact ans small it was compared to my 4-16x50 nikon monarch scopes
both scopes are 1 inch tubes


the turrets are realy nice low profile caped turrets with 1/4 moa clicks and feel nice and positive


side focus knob is nice and smooth and goes from 20m to infinity

optics quilaty in one word amazing guys this is a $450 scope its a cheap scope but the optics are very clear as good or better than some scopes twice or even 3 times the price
my mate who suggested them to me said they were as good or better some of his leupold and sightron scopes with the exception of the really high end models and i have to agree japanise glass as always had a good rep and this lives upto it
i woke up early thursday morning to go fishing and took the chance to look at the scope in low light again as good if not better than most other scopes ove hunted with or had the chance to look through in low light conditions


the only con i can see so far (for the price) is the fact that it only has 30moa of adjustment on windage and elevation

over all i think its an awsome little scope for the money as long as it passes muster on the range which will be pt2 of the reveiw further down this page



for part 2 i have it mounted on my howa 204 ruger which is a very accurate rifle
to put the scope through its paces on the range



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