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    Quote Originally Posted by sneeze View Post
    Thats about what you would expect comparing a $950 Viper HS to a VX 6 at more than twice the price.
    Its a HST which is much the same as the PST. Which ain't much cheaper than the VX6.
    The VX6 is just designed and built well, with FOV being something they must've put a fair bit of effort into. Unlike my MK4 or the Vortex HST/PST.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beetroot View Post
    Its a HST which is much the same as the PST. Which ain't much cheaper than the VX6.
    The VX6 is just designed and built well, with FOV being something they must've put a fair bit of effort into. Unlike my MK4 or the Vortex HST/PST.
    Yes agree the VX 6 is a better scope but you cant buy them for $1100 Like you can a HST. Can you buy a new VX6 3-18 for under 2K ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by sneeze View Post
    Yes agree the VX 6 is a better scope but you cant buy them for $1100 Like you can a HST. Can you buy a new VX6 3-18 for under 2K ?
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    No you can't but the op stated looking at HD5 so price is already at the $1400-$1800 sort of dollars. Also looking at 2-10 range so once again the VX6 is the scope possibly behind the Z3 to consider.
    The HST is far better than scopes I've used over years recently gone by but for the value and I recently paid $1400 the VX6 is a very good scope and definitely way better than a Viper.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Danny View Post
    No you can't but the op stated looking at HD5 so price is already at the $1400-$1800 sort of dollars. Also looking at 2-10 range so once again the VX6 is the scope possibly behind the Z3 to consider.
    The HST is far better than scopes I've used over years recently gone by but for the value and I recently paid $1400 the VX6 is a very good scope and definitely way better than a Viper.


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    Yes again, I agree the VX 6 Is a better scope for the OP.
    The point I was making is simply that the HST isnt in the same tier of scopes so comparing it to a VX 6 is not apples for apples. They are in a different price bracket so you would expect the VX 6 to be better.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sneeze View Post
    Yes again, I agree the VX 6 Is a better scope for the OP.
    The point I was making is simply that the HST isnt in the same tier of scopes so comparing it to a VX 6 is not apples for apples. They are in a different price bracket so you would expect the VX 6 to be better.
    And I obviously agree with you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sneeze View Post
    Yes again, I agree the VX 6 Is a better scope for the OP.
    The point I was making is simply that the HST isnt in the same tier of scopes so comparing it to a VX 6 is not apples for apples. They are in a different price bracket so you would expect the VX 6 to be better.
    But the glass on the HST is the same as the PST which is similar price to VX6. You can get the VX6 under 2K, but only now due to it being replaced.

    My initial comment was due to someone saying Leupolds have bad tunnel vision, and agreed that my Leupold MK4 wasn't great (along with my HST) but the VX6 was brilliant.

    Back on track, not having used a Z3 or HD5 I can't comment on them.
    But the VX6 2-12 is a fantastic scope, the one I used had a firedot amd when used on 2X was extremely fast to pick up and could be used easy with both eyes open.
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