Vortex Optics Diamondback Second Focal Plane, 1-inch Tube Riflescopes - Multiple Reticle Options, Shockproof, Waterproof, Fogproof - Unlimited, Unconditional Warranty

Being a 2-7x with a 35mm objective, there is a large exit pupil leading to a great eyebox and plenty of light transmission. Clarity seems good too, which would be a hard thing to screw up on a low-mag scope. The simple crosshair and capped turrets with the low magnification make this ideally suited for single known distance shooting. For me, it's on my Project Appleseed rifle.

It beats the crossfire. If you're debating between, get the DB. The Crossfire is marginal and in my opinion there are better scopes for the price of the crossfire. The Diamondback is expensive for its class...but it's pretty well made and decent glass. It's #1 asset is the fov. Industry leading fov for its class. Held zero, zeroed easily. Turrets are still mushy! Better than crossfire but mushy...my $80 bushnell has better Turrets. Glass is warmer than crossfire, but still cool...Bushnell are warmer.Low light performance is decent.It shows chromatic abbreviation in bright light.Other optics cannot be compared to other scopes because it is just different with the fov. Good for hunting...good for keeping squirrels in the scope while tracking. Customer support is #1, better than Leupold and that's saying something.Good luck.

Vortex makes some great scopes for the money. I put this scope on one of my .22 rifles and I've been very happy with it. It seems to hold zero well. The glass is incredibly clear, and the scope is backed up by Vortex's transferrable lifetime warrantee. This scope is available in a "non rifmfire" version, which is available in the V-Plex or BDC reticle flavors. The difference between the rimfire and non-rimfire versions is where the paralax is set from the factory. For the rimfire scopes, paralax is set at 50 yards, while the non-rimfire version has the paralax set at 100 yards. I have the non-rimfire version with BDC reticle on a different .22, and have had no problems zeroing the scope at 50 yards.The reticle is a simple, fine crosshare, so if you are looking for something more advanced, look at the same scope with the BDC reticle. The BDC reticle is intended to take some of the guesswork out of shooting. The problem is you still need to know how your particular ammo in your particular rifle will behave at different distances to effectively utilize the BDC. The simple crosshare is "faster" than the BDC (in terms of time to get on target) and will get you close enough for plinking and hunting if you practice and get a feel for holdovers or scope adjustments.The adjustment dials/turrets are good and offer definite, audible clicks. The clicks are not as nice and "crisp" as on my Trijicon Accupoint, but that scope cost 5+ times what this Vortex cost. The only problem I had with this scope (and my other diamondback) was when I went to reset my turrets. To set these turrets, you will need a broad bladed screw driver or a coin to remove the screws holding the turrets in place. Unfortunately, from the factory my screws were extremely tights. So tight in fact that I had to hold the turret lightly with a set of pliers in order to get the screw unstuck. Once the screw was removed, I found that removing the dial was tough and required use of a flathead screw drive to pry the dial off of the scope body. Of course, this requires you to re-zero your scope. So, I would recommend loosening the turret screw before heading off to the range for the first time. Leave it tight, but loose enough that the screw can be removed using a coin at the range. Doing so will allow you to reset your turrets after zeroing your scope, and then make fine adjustments at the range.I would put this scope up against offerings from Nikon's mid-priced range any day. In fact, I would take this scope over a Nikon, Burris, etc. It arguably isn't as nice as a Leupold scope, but you get more bang for your buck with this Vortex. The Diamondback line is a major step up from the Crossfire II line of scopes, and is worth the additional money. You can spend even more on the Viper line, but Vortex doesn't offer a dedicated rimfire scope in the Viper line.If I were to improve anything on this scope, I would like to see a better turret design. Also, I'd like to see an option for "tacticle" turrets, which allow you to adjust for range and windage on the fly. This all being said, I really like this scope and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone.

I bought this along with the Athlon TALOs 3-15 to compare, obviously they are not quite equal in specs, but still overall. This Diamondback 2-7 completely blows it out of the water. It’s lighter, the glass is way clearer, the FOV is much larger, the eye box is easier to find, and the finish overall is better. Bonus points for not being made in China.

I bought a regular Vortex Diamondback 3x9x40mm for my rifle and decided I liked it so much I would get a Rimfire version for my son’s 22. The eye relief on this “Rimfire” scope is way off. You almost have to back up off of the rifle to see through it like a scout scope or something. The turrets where very mushy but I could deal with that. My son was not having fun trying to look through this scope, I hated it too. He grabbed my rifle to look through my regular Diamondback scope and he loved it. I just put a Vortex Crossfire2 4x12x40mm on his .22 to replace this Diamondback Rimfire that is an inferior product to the Crossfire which is a much better scope. Normally Diamondback scopes are better scopes than Crossfire 2 scopes. Not this time. I do see the difference between Crossfire and Diamondback in overall quality but both are great scopes. I won’t be buying anything but regular/non-specialized scopes from now on. Buy a regular Vortex scope and you’ll be happier!

I've always owned Luepold so this is my first Vortex. It works fine but I miss Leupold's big eye relief. I'm sure I'll get used to it but it takes a bit to get properly positioned to get full sight picture. Great price though and clear for what it is. To be fair, my other scopes cost 4 times as much. The elevation and windage knobs are a little soft for my liking but they work just fine. Bottom line I'm shooting some pretty good groups with it and that's what matters.