Vortex Strikefire 2 Red Dot Review 2017

The Vortex Strikefire 2 and its older generation were born out of the demand for an affordable, but quality red dot optic for rifles, rifles and shotguns. For a long time, the optics fell into the category of high quality, but also very expensive, and cheap but complete trash category. Only in the last years have come to the market this average term of quality and price.

First Impression: Strikefire 2 and vortex strikefire II are an example of what should be a mid-price optics. You lack the bells and whistles of the most expensive optics, but it has a certain degree of brilliance in the basics. These optics are often durable, precise and easy to use. The vortex strikefire 2 is a red green dot sight optic with 1x

magnification and a 30mm objective lens. The optics comes with two options, the first has a red and green grid, selectable by the user. The second option is a bright red dot to simplify the design. Both are compatible with night vision in the lower settings.

The Strikefire is a delicate 7.2 oz. This optics is nice and light, and adds a little volume to the weapon. The optics have a little more than five and a half inches in length. Strikefire 2 has a solid black finish, which seems to be relatively strong and scratch resistant so far. Strikefire 2 also has a 2x duplicator, which attaches easily to the optics. Included with Strikefire 2 are two folding lens covers, a torque wrench, a lens cloth and a CR2 battery. Strikefire 2 is also waterproof, but not submersible, so do not take your optical swimming. Strikefire 2 is purged with nitrogen to protect against fog and is shock resistant. 

Setting All Up For The Test: 

The Strikefire has a setting range of 100 MOA ½ MOA clicks. Setting everything up for the test the optics were very easy to install and can be used with any 30mm range ring. However, since the optics came with a high mount for higher flat ARs, I used the included mount. This allowed me to attend with my views of Magpul MBUS. Lifting and winding adjustment tools require a tool, coin or rim to adjust. This is quite easy, but who does not prefer the turrets with the tips of the fingers? This is one of the commitments made with a mid-range optics.

As you can imagine, this red dot optic is simple to zero. Strikefire 2 has a ½ MOA setting ratio. I spotted the optics at 25 yards, so with a ½ MOA, it takes 8 clicks to move the grid 1 inch. The first problem I encountered was the power button. The button works to of course turn the optics on and off and change the grid between green and red. The button is positioned well for right hand shooters and can be accessed without moving the firing hand. The problem is that the button has to be hit directly in the middle of the button to activate it. This requires some practice without looking, and it is difficult to do with the gloves on. I found myself feeling about the sweet spot a few times.

Once In Range: The Vortex Strikefire 2 users two eyes to aim and it is important to keep this in mind.. Once the optics were seen in the performance was excellent. Whether it was sounding steel plates fifty meters away, or poppers taking 10 yards, the optics kept their zero all day long. Here I observed my second problem with optics; I looked through it and saw how much the optics darkened when I looked through it.

The optics was significantly darker than the world around us, almost as bad as wearing a pair of

sunglasses. Light transmission is not optimal through Strikefire 2. However, the reticent was nice and bright, and the brightness settings are easy to use. One button increases the brightness and the other button lowers it.

There is also a button dedicated to instantly converting the reticent to night vision levels. There are a total of ten different lighting settings. The controls fit perfectly for right hand shooters. The control box is on the left side of the optics and you can access the controls without moving your trigger hand.

We burned about 300 rounds of PMC standard ammunition and the optics did not have a performance problem. The welding of the cheeks was perfect for three different shooters on an AR rifle. However, in a moment we unloaded the rifles, and we lowered the scope to strike new objectives. As I turned to walk back to where I put my rifle, I noticed that the sun was shining on the lens and on the wall.

The End Thoughts: The Vortex Strikefire 2 has some flaws, mainly with its lenses, but in general it is still an excellent optics. This is the perfect example of a midrange optics that provides brilliance in the basics of vortex SPARC 2.
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