Looks like Vortex has a Competitor for the Burris FF III

[slickyboyboo]

The Venom! The MSRP says $329, but Opticsplanet has them listed for $229. It also has the Vortex VIP Unconditional Unlimited Lifetime Warranty

http://www.vortexoptics.com/product/ven ... -3-moa-dot

[GLS]

Opticsplanet is the blackhole of backorders. If they have it, fine, but consider the warning. Gil

PS: saw the ad: "coming soon"

[JTown21]

I'm a big fan of Vortex optics. I currently run the gen1 SPARC on top of my M2000. It has handled punishing magnum loads both from turkey and buckshot for the past 3 years. I also have multiple Vortex scopes on top of my rifles and ARs....again I love them.
I'm getting an 870 20ga youth set up for TSS and will be running the Venom on top. I'll keep you guys posted.

[JTown21]

Oh yeah I forgot to add, the estimated ship time for my Venom is 3 months. This seems to be the norm wherever shopping for the Venom as it is to release this summer, but companies are filling orders and getting POs.

[slickyboyboo]

Opticsplanet is the blackhole of backorders. If they have it, fine, but consider the warning. Gil

PS: saw the ad: "coming soon"

You sure you aren't thinking of Opticsale, i've had problems before with them showing something in stock, and then backordering it, and I finally cancelled my order because it stayed on backorder. I've never had the first problem out of Opticsplanet, from my experience they usually keep a good stock, and they usually ship extremely fast as well.

Yeah, they just released the venom at the SHOT show this year, so I didn't figure it would hit stores for a while.

[Hoobilly]

battery on bottom..
otherwise, it would be nice to try out and hear reports from the turkey hunting community on these.

[slickyboyboo]

battery on bottom..
otherwise, it would be nice to try out and hear reports from the turkey hunting community on these.

Battery is on top on the Venom.

[JTown21]

Per Vortex Venom Q&A.....
The Venom will ship with a picatinny rail mount included. The Venom also shares a footprint with the Burris Fastfire.

Since the Venom shares the same footprint as FF, wouldn't that make it compatible for the 336 base? That was the impression I was under.

[slickyboyboo]

Per Vortex Venom Q&A.....
The Venom will ship with a picatinny rail mount included. The Venom also shares a footprint with the Burris Fastfire.

Since the Venom shares the same footprint as FF, wouldn't that make it compatible for the 336 base? That was the impression I was under.

That would be a question for Vortex. The Redfield Accelerator says the same thing.

[vball1]

Does anyone know why the manufacturers aren't camoing the firefly and now this vortex? Should have an option...

[01Foreman400]

I bought the Vortex Razor red dot last year and had to return it because it wouldn't fit the 336 mount. It was close but wouldn't fit.