Vortex Intrepid HD 4.5-22 X 50

Olevey · Sep 11, 2017

Has anyone had any first hand experience with this bad boy? It looks incredible to me. Seemingly it has the same glass as the Razor HD, tactical turrets, and side focus down to 25 yards. There aren't too many reviews out there so I was hoping to get some input here.

craiger862 · Sep 11, 2017

I'm curious too. I see the Cabelas co-branded Intrepid is $499, which would be a good buy if it were on par with the Razor's glass.

Olevey · Sep 11, 2017

Exactly what I was thinking. According to the Vortex website it has the same glass as the Gen II Razor HD. That would be a stellar deal as the only other two features it is lacking that I would want are the zero stop and etched reticle. Plus all 5 reviews are excellent.

Menttaliist · Sep 11, 2017

Half-mil reticle and mil turrets with enoughts holdovers for air gunners please!! I'm sure at that price point and with those features air gunners will eat them up, it's a Vortex. And just take a look at that weight...

Menttaliist · Sep 11, 2017

Does somebody knows if that reticle at is thick enough to hunt at night/low light without reticle ilumination? It's a VMR-1 MOA true at 18x

Keyman62421 · Sep 12, 2017

25 yds? don't you think that's a bit far out for close focus on your air rifle? bench shooting would be no problem but hunting would be a little tough. what are you going to put it on. post a pic and tell us how it works.

Menttaliist · Sep 12, 2017

25yds looks good at least for me, i'm not gonna be hunting or shooting at less than that as pigeons or hares are very clever animals, it depends on your particular case tho. Maybe you're gonna be hunting rats at very shorts distances but for most cases i think 25yds is enough, it's a matter of thinking about what you normaly do at what distances

Olevey · Sep 12, 2017

Yea I think 25 yards should be fine as well, I mean my Viper HST has SF parallax only down to 50, but if I leave it at 4 to 6 X magnification I can hit stuff at 10 yards all day long. I had the Diamondback Tactical and it had no AO and was fixed at 100 yards, and that definitely was unusable at short distances regardless of how low the mag was set. I have had two Sidewinders and an Airmax 30 also that both went down to like 10 yards but I have no additional success with those scopes than the HST I have. Either way, I ordered one of the Intrepids and I will share my results if you guys are interested. I have not had the chance to spend any decent amount of time with a scope that properly corrects chromatic aberration so this should be great its definitely the nicest scope I have purchased to date. Couple that with the 10% off I used and I hopefully bought a Razor for low Viper money. I love Cableas as they will exchange it anyway so its a win win hopefully.

Menttaliist · Sep 12, 2017

I sent an email to Vortex asking about the availability of this scope with a MIL configuration and this is what the answered me
" Thank you for your interest in the Intrepid Riflescope! We are not currently planning an MRAD version of the Intrepid that I am aware of, however your feedback has been noted and passed on. The Intrepid 4.5-22x50 is a scope that is exclusive to Cabela’s and MOA is preferred by a majority of shooters. In the interest of keeping the product line simple we and Cabela’s are only offering the MOA version at this time. A majority of our scope including the Crossfire, Diamondback, Strike Eagle, Golden Eagle and standard Viper scopes are only offered in MOA adjustment. The scopes in the Viper HS, HSLR, HST & PST are offered in MOA & MRAD, as are our Razor HD, HD II and AMG scopes. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. "
I strongly want this scope with a Mil reticle and turrets! Very light, Vortex quality turrets, a wonderful magnification range, 25yds parallax, and if it really has a similar glass in terms of clarity as the PST...

Olevey · Sep 12, 2017

I agree, but I can go either way for mrad or moa. It has better glass than the PST as far as I can see from reviews and the Vortex website. I will give you some first hand observations soon

jorgemac · Sep 13, 2017

This scope could be perfect if it had illuminated reticle.

Olevey · Sep 14, 2017

Yea illuminated and etched as opposed to wire. Neither are deal breakers for me though

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