Vortex Optics 4-16x44 Diamondback Tactical Series Riflescope, Matte Black with First Focal Plane EBR-2C MRAD Reticle, Side Parallax Focus, Tactical Turrets, 30mm Center Tube

2025-11-18T19:00:00

Overall its a great scope. I use mine strictly for whitetail hunting within 300 yards. So far has held correct zero. The one thing I will COMPLAIN about is, as soon as you go past 10x for long range, the view gets DARK and a little BLURRY if your eye relief is not EXACTLY correct, you also have to be PERFECTLY centered in it. If you get it everything EXACTLY perfect its great. So you have to be in a very comfortable and controllable hunting position, it would be a challenge if shooting offhand with some wind. . . 10x and down you have some wiggle room, you do not have to be perfectly centered and eye relief can vary by an inch or so without effecting the clarity.

Walter S.

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2025-11-14T19:00:00

So far scope has been awesome to use. Does some 400 yard shooting with it on my 300 win mag, currently getting it rained on for opening day or gun season for dear hunting. I will say the turret hash marks could line up better and the turret clicks could be a little more crisp but I do understand that its not a top of the line scope, otherwise I would buy it again for hunting with. The sun shade it comes with is awesome. Cuts down the glare

Andrew H.

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2025-04-14T20:00:00

May be slight overkill but for my 22lr bench setup I love this optic! Clear glass and great features for the budget!

Joshua R.

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2025-01-27T19:00:00

I've had this scope on my . 308 for years. It's been great. Never lost zero. Super clear. Recently, the magnification stopped working properly, which may have been caused by a drop. Vortex couldn't repair it so they replaced it with a brand new one. This is probably more of a testament to Vortex as a company than to this individual scope itself. But when a company stands behind its product they way Vortex does, I find it extremely hard to take my business elsewhere. First class customer service and products.

Nico

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2024-11-12T19:00:00

One sits on my custom competition AR in 6. 8 SPC / 22 inch heavy barrel running Berger 130 Classic Hunter bullets (. 498 G1). The other sits on my Ruger American Predator 350 Legend / factory Hornady 165 gr and has taken deer in Michigan at 267 yards.

Jason C.

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2024-11-03T19:00:00

Bought this scope three years ago and paired it with my Savage 110 in .270. Great combo for whitetail. Tackdriver rifle with clear, spot on scope.

Tom C.

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2024-08-18T20:00:00

Wanted a newer FFP scope to mount on my 308 Win 70 HB Varmit in a H&S Precision stock. The rifle and scope are made for each other. I like the MOA reticle. Not too busy and good for range estimation. I now keep my shooting at 1-300 yards. Still tape a poker chip to see if I can still hit them. Age and health keep me at the shorter distances. If you are on a budget, this scope is worth looking at. Good shooting and stay safe. Still enjoy it though

TRMB

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2024-06-04T20:00:00

This thing is great except for the super bad eye relief. You have to be in the exactly centered with the optic and dead on with they eye relief or you'll just see black. There is absolutely no wiggle room to move your head around.

Logan

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2024-03-07T19:00:00

Bought this scope for a 7 PRC and had it professionally mounted and it instantly was frustrating. Would get a couple awesome 2 shot groupings and then a 3rd would be five inches off. Then would have a good 3 shot group and then it would move 4 inches and have another good group. All shooting was off a bipod, no lead sled. I popped it on a 350 Legend that I know is very consistent and had the same problem. Also slapped a buddy's Leupold on the 7 PRC and it shot lights out. Long story short sent it back and got a new scope 6 days later. I got it on paper and first 3 shot group at 200 yards was right at an inch, so half moa. This is also a testament to CVA Cascade XT and 7 PRC, but this scope is right at home with the setup. This was the 5th Vortex I've owned and the first problem and Vortex made it right ASAP so I remain a satisfied customer.

Albert W.

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2024-01-30T19:00:00

I bought one of these at Cherri's Outdoor World in Ottawa Ohio to use on my Ruger Predator .223. After using it for a month I bought the second one for my 6.5 Creedmoor. I have a cheat sheet on the gun and after ranging the target, check the cheat sheet, and use the MOA's required on the BDC. Very fast for moving coyotes. Clear glass, bold reticle, and excellent return to zero. I recently purchased a 6x24x44 Diamondback Tactical for my .204 Ruger Predator. Was looking for more precise aiming, shooting a lighter grained bullet, for coyotes.

Joe S.

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2023-12-03T19:00:00

Despite 50 years of operating and owning firearms, 11 in the military, just last year was my first time using a scope. I bought the 4-16x44 FFP EBR-2C. Had an experienced pal help install and level. A couple range trips later and I'm in love with this new long range ability and how the experience feels. What I've learned so far is there is a LOT to learn if you want to become a master, but right now I'm happy being a novice with a scope because I'm still a leap forward in ability from where I was without a scope. Everything about Vortex has been awesome, too. I didn't even realize until now my rangefinder that I like a lot is also a Vortex lol.

dave

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2023-09-21T20:00:00

I haven't hunted with this optic yet. I bought it from fleet farm for my hunting/target .270 win. The image quality is the best that I've used but it is sensitive to parallax and eye relief. When properly aligned and set, the entire field of vision is crisp and clear, but in a hunting situation, I feel you'll have issues with peripheral view. My biggest complaint is that setting the parallax with the side turret is often off by just a little bit, at 500yds, I'm often on the infinite mark. I find it's hard to make the eye relief show the crosshair and target both crisp and clear. Otherwise great optic with a great reticle. FFP makes all the difference when you're whacking steel from 100-1000 yds, especially for PRS matches.

Evan

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2023-08-21T20:00:00

I picked up my first long rifle last year (Savage Hunter 110 in .308) and I was told to look into Vortex for scope. So picked the DiamonBack 4-16x44, and I was love everything about it. Still working on stretching the legs on my 110 to see what it can do, but I'm loving everything about this scope. Vortex will forever be my favorite place to go and get all my optics for life. For me this the perfect product with the best warranty hands down. I know if I ever need to use it, I will be taken care of.

Griff3ACR

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2022-05-24T20:00:00

As this was my first FFP scope it worked out great on my .224 Valkyrie. Brings in great light and dialed in nicely. Hands down great bang for your buck.

BigCat608

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2022-05-12T20:00:00

I got this scope for a 7mm-08 and a 7mm rem mag and both of them are tackdrivers. It was the best purchase, I ever made I will be sure to buy more of them in the future for other guns.

elkhunter2005

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2022-05-10T20:00:00

I?ve had this scope for a few years now, here?s my thoughts: The Good: 1. It's a FFP scope at a decent price point. 2. I really like the reticle. 3. The warranty is great. The Bad: 1. The turrets are mushy and there is a lot of slop between clicks. It's often hard to tell what position you are at. 2. The ocular focus is loose and can wiggle side to side, it was never an issue in terms of accuracy but it doesn't inspire confidence. 3. The turrets do not track accurately. They are repeatable ( 4 clicks from 0 always goes to the same place , but they are not accurate ( 4 clicks does not always equal 1 MOA );

Nickname

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2022-04-24T20:00:00

Got this optic a few months ago and put it on my savage axis. Got it all sighted in and reached out to 1000 yards within a few days of shooting.

Colt45cse

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2022-02-25T19:00:00

I've never really done any long range shooting. After reading the reviews for this scope, I decided to make the leap and purchase it. I dont intend on making any crazy long shots but I wanted to know I had a scope capable of it if I wanted to. After finally getting it to the range today, I can say I'm super pleased my it. If you're used to long range shooting with scopes that cost a fortune then this product isn't for you, but if you just an average Joe that has to watch his pennies and wants a very capable scope, do yourself a favor and buy this scope. You won't regret it. With the capability of this scope paired with Vortex's outstanding warranty its a no brainer.

Dwilson

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2021-11-25T19:00:00

Bought to replace my nikon scope, and man am I happy I did, way more clear and the retical is amazing for hunting, lived it so much I bought the bigger one, best money I have ever spent will be changing all my scopes to vortex.

Kobay

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2018-11-26T19:00:00

This is my 6th purchase of a Vortex item. I love everyone of them! I have a Gen 1 Vortex Viper PST, Gen 2 Vortex Viper PST, Vortex Viper HS-T, Vortex diamondback 4x12x40mm, Vortex 1000 range finder, and now a 4x16x44mm diamondback tactical for a 224 Valkyrie build I'm doing. It's a perfect scope for this AR platform! The only problem the seller I purchased it from stated it was illuminated reticle. It isn't, but that's not a Vortex problem. I love the scope, thank you guys and gals for making great products and standing behind them the way you do!!! My plan now is to change all my hunting rifles over to the diamondback tactical series. I like the Viper PST gen 2s for my long range rifles..

Eddie

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2018-11-17T19:00:00

Bought this couple months ago. Put it on my savage 93R17 BSEV. Scope has great clarity and turrets have a decent click to them. Just wish it had the zero stop on the turrets.

Justin

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2018-09-17T20:00:00

Picked this up to put on my Ruger American predator and first 5 shots gun and scope out of box got the thing sighted in at 100 yards and the next group of 5 all went into the same hole and could cover most of the hole up with a dime. Buddy has a desert tech HTI and a vortex razor hd gen 2 package of about $6000 rifle and my $450 Ruger and $350 scope shot his groups.

Shooter M.

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2018-09-01T20:00:00

Picked this up last week for a new 6.5 Creedmoor hunting rifle. What an awesome combination. Nickel sized groups on the first outing. I started shooting FFP scopes about 3 years ago and have been waiting on a product that is priced to be able to add them to all of my hunting rifles, this is it. No more does a person need to say "I'll just aim high". I hunt whitetail on a lot of fields that range from 40-50 yards wide to near 400 yards long. With an accurate range finder and a few minutes memorizing the drop I know the exact hold over at what ever range I need to produce a lethal, humane shot. The turrets, are audible with a positive feel. Not as solid as the Viper or the Razor, but at hunting distances I am not going to be dialing especially with a FFP scope. However if you want to take the scope for entry level precision rifle matches it will more than do the job. The EBR-2C reticle makes hold overs and wind holds a breeze. 10 mils of hold over is more than I am personally ever going to need while hunting. This is not a Razor or Viper HD, but it is a great picture with edge to edge clarity, and priced at a point where you can pretty much put one on each hunting rifle without breaking the bank. Unless Vortex comes out with something better very shortly I can see 3 or 4 more in my future. I have a couple of buddies that are in the market for new scopes, I have told them to hold off until they see this gem. I cant think of what I would reccomend to improve this product for my intended use, but I would like to see a "package" deal that included the low profile level and Defender lens caps.

Redbarron06

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