Anyone choose a Vortex crossfire 6-24x50 over others in its class under $300

I can tell you Vortex scopes are well made. I have a Vortex Viper 6.5-20X50 and it is a great scope. It is one that I will always keep. A friend of mine looked at mine and he order the Vortex Crossfire 6-24X50. He loves the scope. It is clear and tracks perfectly. He plans to buy more. I had my Viper on my AA TX200 for a week but it would not focus less than 50 yds at full power , so I put a Hawke 6.5-20X42. It depends on how close you want to shoot and have a clear picture. I think you would be happy with the quality of Vortex scopes or Hawke scopes, both are good quality. I really like the way Hawke 30 SF turrets lift to turn and push down to lock. Good luck with your chice.

I don't personally own one , but my main shooting buddy does and he owns a Ton of rifles PB and airguns and has scopes from the " freebies " that come with a package deal up to some nice Leupolds and he bought two of these exact scopes at a gun show about 3 months ago and he is planning on upgrading All of his scopes to the Vortex Crossfire line . He's that impressed by them .He has quite a few scopes in same magnification/price range and says none of the others do everything as well as this one .
And if you knew this Crusty old Fart you would know he don't praise stuff easily

If I may ask, where can i get in on that deal!

For the money if your using a pcp and not a springer ,I would get the sightmark core tx ( sm13076mr) 8.5-25x50 with the side focus parallax. It also has the MR reticle that has the 7 mildot dashes with 1/2 mildot dashes all the way to the bottom .It has a 1/8 adjustment for very fine adjustments the vortex has a 1/4 the sightmark also has red and green illuminated reticle with 5 brightness adjustment and I think the vortex has no illuminated reticle . . they run about 289.00 . scroll down and check out the reticle http://theballisticscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/TBC_Catalog_2016.pdf. I have the 8.5 -25x50 and the 10-40x56 both are the triple duty scopes and the core tx line is a step up . The glass is really clear . I don't know what your using it for but I got mine for field target that I'm hoping to start using this next year . I found out the smallest opening in the targets at 55 yards is 38.1 mm . With this scope set at 25x you can adjust the parallax to perfect focus and you can see its in perfect focus at 55 yards I put a white sticker at the bottom of the target and wrote with a fine tip marker some words and the size of the target opening and I could read it clear as can be. I will move it out and see just how far out I can read the words . Its parallax focusing very fine . I attached a 5 inch wheel to it and just the slightest movement either way will bring it in and out of focus . It has a locking turret that easy to use . It has high exposed turrets that have rotational dash marks on the turret so you know what rotation your on . I don't think the crossfire does this . To me the front parallax thats on the Vortex is a pain in the butt . Just look into the CORE tx series before you buy the vortex . 

dsdaystate its only a upgrade if you would rather have a 1/8 adjustment over a 1/4 moa adjustment or have a 25x over a 24x or a side wheel parallax instead of a front bell or exposed raised locking turrets that you can tell what rotation your on over a rotational turret that doesn't let you know what rotation your on or if you like illuminated reticle over a non illuminated scope or if having 7 mildots and 1/2 mildot indicators on your reticle. To me holding zero and turret tracking are the most important thinks to have in a scope and sight mark has a good track record in that category and all reviews say very clear glass. I don't know about the tracking or the ability to hold zero on the vortex scopes so I can't compare . I just happen to like what the sightmark offers for the money but you might not . If your looking for a scope to use in field target , for 289.00 you can get the sightmark triple duty 10-40x56 that has all the feathers as the core tx except for the MR reticle the 10-40x 56 is a standard 4 mildot reticle and its really clear when set at 40x . If you want I'll see if I can take a photo through the scope at a field target at 55 yards so you can see how clear it is if your not stuck on a 24x . If your not going to use the scope for field target for around 300.00 with out a doubt the swfa ss 10x42 is better than most 500.00 scope its just that good . http://swfa.com/SWFA-SS-10x42-Tactical-Riflescope-P53712.aspx

dsdaystate I took 7 photos with the sightmark 10-40x56 and I took a few at 25x and a few at 40x I taped a quarter next to the head trying to show you can see the head on the quarter you can see it through the scope just not with the camera .. I had the camera behind the scope and did the best could . The camera for some reason would not focus on the target .looking through the scope it was really sharp and not out of focus like in the photos . I don't know how to take photos through a scope but I just wanted you to see how clear it was even at 40x with a 36mm opening at 55 yards away . This should be the longest FT shot you will take and this is a smaller opening you will be shooting at ,I was told that 38.1 mm or 1.5 inch opening was the smallest opening at 55 yards you will be shooting at in a FT match . I turned on the green light on a few photos . It also has a red light 5 brightness on each color . If you click on the photo you will see all 7 40x 0n sightmark 10-40x56 by myrideklx650, on Flickr

dsdaystate another scope I would look at by sightmark that you can get for 300.00 if you like the 6-24 x50 range is the Sightmark 6-25x56 Triple Duty 35mm . The 35 mm tube lets you get 120moa Elevation Adjustment which is nice you can never have to much Elevation Adjustment . I really like this scope I just don't like the dot in the center of the reticle . Other than that I think its a great scope. . When your looking at scopes keep a eye on the Elevation Adjustment the vortex only has 40 moa total . with a 15 moa turret . that means you have 20 above the cross hair and 20 below so once you turn your turret a complete rotation you only have 5 moa left to dial thats 20 clicks . http://www.sightmark.com/product.php?item=220.