Affordable Red Dot Sight: Vortex StrikeFire

Sturmgewehre · May 20, 2011, 11:28 AM

If you're looking for a red dot sight that's similar is size and configuration as the Aimpoint Comp M2/3 but don't want to spend $400+, you might want to consider the Vortex StrikeFire RDS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDp-EvgnC94

I've been using a couple of different Vortex products over the course of the last year and have found them to be exceptional values.

snipecatcher · May 20, 2011, 05:39 PM

I've got one on my competition AR and it works great. Haven't had a problem with it yet. The only thing I would change is the on/off switch. Seems like every time I take the rifle out of the case, the unit is 'on'. It gets switched on when it bumps into something. Still have not needed to replace the batteries in the almost 2 years of use.
-Dan

Mannlicher · May 22, 2011, 12:26 PM

I have been running a Strikefire on my Mini 14 for over a year now. The performance is everything you could want.

Willie D · May 22, 2011, 02:44 PM

Another good video!

Sturmgewehr:

Which do you prefer: the Sparc or the Strikefire? Why? Are there certain applications that would be better suited by one over the other?

Sturmgewehre · May 22, 2011, 04:13 PM

WillieD,

I probably like the SPARC more only because it's smaller, lighter and easier to wield on a weapon intended for CQB. The StrikeFire would be better suited to using a 3x magnifier, IMHO. So if you intend to use a magnifier, you may consider the StrikeFire over the SPARC.

I like the cost of the StrikeFire too. It's tough to beat at $135 (using the MAC promotion code in the video). Also, there a quite a few mounting options for the StrikeFire because it shares the same tube diameter as the Aimpoints.

ZEBRARANGER · May 22, 2011, 04:45 PM

I've had the Strikefire on my CX4 .40 for about a year now and it has worked out well with no issues. I changed out the AR rings to the lower profile rings so that it now will cowitness with the iron sites.

Ronbo1 · May 22, 2011, 06:51 PM

Ditto on the switch, always on when in a case if moved at all.

May 20, 2011, 11:28 AM	#1
Sturmgewehre Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 4,212	Affordable Red Dot Sight: Vortex StrikeFire If you're looking for a red dot sight that's similar is size and configuration as the Aimpoint Comp M2/3 but don't want to spend $400+, you might want to consider the Vortex StrikeFire RDS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDp-EvgnC94 I've been using a couple of different Vortex products over the course of the last year and have found them to be exceptional values. __________________ Visit my YouTube channel for reviews, tests and more. Ex Mea Sententia

May 22, 2011, 12:26 PM	#3
Mannlicher Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2001 Location: North Central Florida & Miami Posts: 3,208	I have been running a Strikefire on my Mini 14 for over a year now. The performance is everything you could want. __________________ Nemo Me Impune Lacesset "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.".........Ronald Reagan

May 22, 2011, 04:13 PM	#5
Sturmgewehre Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 4,212	WillieD, I probably like the SPARC more only because it's smaller, lighter and easier to wield on a weapon intended for CQB. The StrikeFire would be better suited to using a 3x magnifier, IMHO. So if you intend to use a magnifier, you may consider the StrikeFire over the SPARC. I like the cost of the StrikeFire too. It's tough to beat at $135 (using the MAC promotion code in the video). Also, there a quite a few mounting options for the StrikeFire because it shares the same tube diameter as the Aimpoints. __________________ Visit my YouTube channel for reviews, tests and more. Ex Mea Sententia

May 22, 2011, 06:51 PM	#7
Ronbo1 Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2004 Location: MN Posts: 136	Ditto on the switch, always on when in a case if moved at all. __________________ When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty. America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves Abraham Lincoln

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May 20, 2011, 05:39 PM	#2
snipecatcher Senior Member Join Date: February 1, 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 314	I've got one on my competition AR and it works great. Haven't had a problem with it yet. The only thing I would change is the on/off switch. Seems like every time I take the rifle out of the case, the unit is 'on'. It gets switched on when it bumps into something. Still have not needed to replace the batteries in the almost 2 years of use. -Dan

May 22, 2011, 02:44 PM	#4
Willie D Senior Member Join Date: June 24, 2007 Posts: 1,149	Another good video! Sturmgewehr: Which do you prefer: the Sparc or the Strikefire? Why? Are there certain applications that would be better suited by one over the other?

May 22, 2011, 04:45 PM	#6
ZEBRARANGER Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 620	I've had the Strikefire on my CX4 .40 for about a year now and it has worked out well with no issues. I changed out the AR rings to the lower profile rings so that it now will cowitness with the iron sites.