In particular the fact that the windage and elevation movements inside the scope were as precise as any scope he had ever seen. This includes Zeiss and Swarovski. I’ve got a Swarovski 1-6x24 and I know how good it is. So I hope I can be excused for initially taking Errol’s commentary on the Vixen with a grain of salt. After all "who is Vixen anyway"? However in the meantime I did some research on Vixen Optics in general. Be in no doubt they are a class act. After getting tired of waiting for something to come up second hand, coupled with my research on Vixen Optics in general and further coupled with what Errol said about the Vixen, I bit the bullet, rang Errol and purchased the LVF 1-6x24 with an illuminated red dot duplex reticle. When it arrived by post Lachie and I did the usual inspections and compared it to my Swarovski. We agreed that the Vixen was as clear and brigh… Read Full Story >>

Peter Heylen, Adelaide

The whole setup is very pleasing to look at and a joy to use. I zeroed the Vixen at 100 yards target and then completed the long target check which requires the scope to be raised up 30 inches of adjustment. A vertical line is placed on the target using a spirit level for accuracy and 30 inch mark placed on this line. The projectile clipped the line on the left hand side at the 30 inches. I then adjusted the scope back down to 20 inches, the projectile hit the mark then adjusted down to 10 inches, same result then back to zero with the projectile hitting the zero I set earlier. This put a smile on my face. The Vixen scope is crystal clear and very bright. The elevation and windage adjustments are easy to adjust and are deadly accurate. I have found that the scope enables fast target acquisition, even on moving targets. My son Alastair has the same scope on his Howa 1500 270 and has tak… Read Full Story >>

Paul Binns, Launceston TAS

The scope is on a custom Mauser 98 chambered in 30-06 which has been set up for long range target/hunting. As a result, I was particularly interested in low light performance and repeatability of scope adjustments due to the need to “dial up” for different ranges. After bore sighting it took three shots to be dead-on at 50m. Then to the 100m target. The first shot was 1/4" low and 3/4" to the right. This was confirmed by a second shot which touched the first. Adjusting for elevation only, the next shot was dead-on but still 3/4" to the right. One adjustment for windage put the next three shots dead-on and within 3/4". This was with factory Federal 180gn soft points. It did the same with Geco 170gn soft points. Nice rifle! Low light performance is excellent especially with the illuminated dot. No problem viewing small birds in trees well after sunset. It bettere… Read Full Story >>

Jehangir Devitre, Sydney NSW

While I had a visual on the stag, I struggled to get a clear view through my inferior scope. My last sighting of the stag was his enormous white tops as he made his escape. After attending your Hunt Smart Course and acquiring the Vixen 1-6x24 I have harvested several Sambar with great confidence in a variety of conditions. The wide field of view and impressive brightness allows for fast and accurate target acquisition. Recently on a hunt with my GSP, we bumped a Sambar stag out of his bed. As the stag climbed up from the gully floor I caught a quick glimpse of an antler as he stopped behind some thick cover. I had no problem picking his figure out through the scope, placing the red dot reticle over his right shoulder and taking the shot. The red dot reticle allows for instant target acquisition in heavy cover and low light conditions. This was my first Sambar stag, and made even more … Read Full Story >>

Steve Motta, Greenvale VIC

I use it on 1 power with the illuminated dot on, and the scope is excellent for fast target acquisition and accurate shot placement at close range. With its 6 power zoom it makes for a quite versatile scope, and I have also shot deer stalking at longer ranges in low light and find it surprisingly clear and bright for a scope with a 24mm objective. Read Full Story >>

Bill Hunt, North East Victoria

I glassed him with the Vixen Apex Pro 8 x 42 bino’s right on dark, and decided to take him with no time to spare. I had no problem seeing him thru the scope, so I sat down and rested my elbows on my knees as he was a good 200 metres across a gully. Anyway, I hit him hard in the chest and he rolled down the face. ‘DONE’. Great scope. Read Full Story >>

Terry McDonald

Due its excellent dawn/dusk capabilities it has displaced a Leupold LPS 3.5 - 14 x 50 on my main hunting rifle. The Leupold is a brilliant scope & I feel a comparison with the Vixen is valid as they both have 30mm tubes & ‘range’ focus, although the LPS cost considerably more than the Vixen. During bright daylight and when the spotlight is close in, the Leupold has better colour rendition & thus clarity. However at dawn/dusk, in heavy cover & when long range spotlighting, the Vixen has a distinct advantage, being much brighter, with the red dot being a bonus. The Vixen LVF lives up to its claims & although aimed at the "low light" market it really gives nothing away as a general purpose scope. The thing that really impressed me about the Vixen LVF was the precise movement of the elevation and windage adjustment as I recently had a problem with a… Read Full Story >>

Stephen Biden, Werribee, Victoria

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Andy Montgomery

I fitted the new Vixen LVF 2.5 to 10 x 50 scope to my Sako 75 Deluxe chambered in .300Win. Mag. and sighted it in with very impressive results. With the previous scope it had never shot any better than 2 inch groups using various factory ammunition and many different combinations of hand loads. Not wanting to use hand loaded ammunition with Barnes projectiles to sight in, I took Federal factory ammunition with 180gn projectiles and set up a target at 100 metres. The results were amazing. This rifle had never shot groups like this before! 1/2 inch no worries. I am sending the target to you as proof of the quality of the Vixen product. Anyone that asks me what should they look for when buying optics, the choice is simple, value for money means Vixen. This was best appreciated when doing the low light scope comparison on Errol’s Hunt Smart Sambar training course and the results that I go… Read Full Story >>

Tim Kiernan

It is now 3 months since I fitted my new Vixen LVF 2.5- 10 X 50 to my favourite sambar rifle, a Sako Bavarian in 300WSM. I have taken 3 Sambar with the new scope and was most impressed with the performance in poor light. The first deer taken was at a range of about 140 metres as it grazed along a creek line in long grass. It was overcast and half an hour before dark and initially the deer was observed through overhanging foliage using my Vixen Apex Pro 8 x 42 binoculars. Despite the low light when I put the rifle up I could clearly see the deer through the foliage and long grass. The crisp image of the reticle and the deer made it an easy shot with a bipod. The second deer was taken whilst walking along a steep creek gully covered in tea-tree. Light was very low down in the gully. I put up a young stag and it ran through a dark section of cover. With the scope set on 2.5X I was able to… Read Full Story >>

Regards, Geoff McClure

Brian is extremely happy with the accuracy of his Tikka T3 and the low light performance of his new Vixen scope. I was using a popular 3-9x50 scope with a German # 4 reticle on my Tikka T3 30/06. It was nearly dark at 5pm in a dull tree fern gully in full shade on a mid winters day in early August 2010 when I saw a big stag in very low light close to dark. But I couldn’t see him clearly through the scope. Plus I couldn’t see the reticle clearly enough against his dark body to take a properly aimed shot so I passed up the chance. I was so disappointed with the poor light transmission qualities of my previous scope that I removed and replaced it with a Vixen 2.5 to 10 x 50. It has the best German # 4 reticle and illuminated red dot I have ever seen. The heavy side bars come in nice and close towards the centre and the centre cross is neither too fine nor too thick. It’s simply perfec… Read Full Story >>

Brian Cherry, Bright, Vic.

I knew Vixen made high quality binoculars so I though that it stood to reason that they would also make high quality scopes so bought a Vixen 2.5 to 10 x 50 with a German # 4 reticle and illuminated red dot. It has a one piece alloy 30mm tube. I compared it with my existing scopes and found it to be clearer and sharper than my Zeiss Conquest especially around the edge. It is at least equal to my Meopta in optical performance and much brighter than my Vari 111 Leupold of the same specs. Field of View is excellent and is the reticle. Centre cross is fine enough for 400 yd shot at goat but not as fine as Zeiss Conquest which makes the Vixen better for sambar or other deer in low light. Red dot is perfect for zeroing and for low light. Shot keyhole groups with a 264 Winchester Mag. The red dot has no flare at all which is a common problem with illuminated reticles such that on my Nightforce … Read Full Story >>

Chris Bartlett, Mt Pleasant, S.A.