I Spy New Baby Razor G3 4-24
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Nothing to say, except that if something like this ever materializes that we would take PM's of people seriously interested and make a list. We would forward that information to Vortex and ask them nicely to build it and send us a bunch
Since this is a Vortex topic, just a reminder that we are also a mil/le Vortex dealer as well. Send all inquiries to [email protected] Attn: Richard
Got a call today about it. 2700ish shipped. Most of the specs already out there so no need to rehash. I like vortex but their prices keep inching up. Probably Gona pass on this for now but might pick up one for a large frame gas gun early next year.
$2700 street price is pretty high considering what I paid for my 6-36. I was hoping for ~$2200...lol. May have to wait for the EuroOptic demos...lol
so if they are doing the roughly 38% discount that some online shops offer on Vortex that would put MSRP around $4400. Only $300 less than the 6-36x G3?
will be interesting to see the full specs. T6xi new are going around $1700 (what I was looking at before I heard about the 4-24x g4) and even the ATACR 4-16 is in this range. $200 more than a G2 4.5-27x (quite a bit lighter though).
guess we will see how they perform to justify the prices...
will be interesting to see the full specs. T6xi new are going around $1700 (what I was looking at before I heard about the 4-24x g4) and even the ATACR 4-16 is in this range. $200 more than a G2 4.5-27x (quite a bit lighter though).
guess we will see how they perform to justify the prices...
Just ran into this listing randomly while looking for x20 scopes ... $2800 you can check it out HERE
Vortex still not giving up them trees, meh....
Vortex still not giving up them trees, meh....
It weighs a pound more than this new scope so they are trying to get a lighter weight and upgraded option in the Gen 3 line.
Folks will buy it, but if street price is nearly $3k that's a hard pass. I mean I really like my 6-36 GIII, but I would not give $3k for it's little brother.
XTR-PROs and T6xi's new under $1500, LRP S3's around $2000, used Gen II 4.5-27's showing up under $1500, and 3-18's in the $1000 range.
XTR-PROs and T6xi's new under $1500, LRP S3's around $2000, used Gen II 4.5-27's showing up under $1500, and 3-18's in the $1000 range.
They really should have updated the AMG line. Make a more robust hunting/crossover optic.
This.
As bad as he was i really wonder how much Scott contributed to the success the initial G3 6-36 launch. It was the top scope at the sub $2k price, then turned into just another option at the current price.
They lied. it's 32.3oz. If it was 32oz I would have been all in...
I don't remember them ever being sub $2k. I bought 4 of them through liberty optic, a couple first gens, then a few once turrets were updated. I believe the cheapest he ever sold them was around $2200. Now it's hard to find them for new $2600, but if you know people, it's doable. I feel this baby gen3 will prob fall into that mid $2k area street price once all the hotness wears off.
Well I have one on order as soon as actually available. Been super excited about this. I will let everyone know what I think after I get to beat it up. Hopefully we can have one for November 9th Immokalee class I am teaching. Love letting students use things and get feedback back from them.
Man maybe I was getting took. I don't remember him advertising that low a price. It has been like 4-5 years now. How time flies. That's a hell of a scope for $1900.
I still have a receipt right here from Scott for 2 at $1900/ea. Granted that was from the "implosion sale" and I never got them from Scott, but Vortex made good on it... (Thanks again Shamus and the guys at Vortex for that!) I know about a year before that Scott had them for $1750 or 1800... and people actually received those, lol
You can still get a G3 6-36 for $2100 with a 30% off PRS certificate, and I believe that's currently the best deal going after Vortex significantly raised their MSRP a couple years ago which really impacted the le/mil/vet/first responder prices since those discounts are a percentage back of MSRP. Before they raised the MSRP, the best prices on Vortex was typically using the le/mil/vet discount during the extra 10% off periods around veteran's day or July 4th and a couple other times during the year.
The PRS certs are 30% back of street price, so the increased MSRP didn't affect them.
Still considering trying one of these scopes once they're available, but also want to try a March 5-42... Decisions, decisions... Who am I fooling, I'll end up with both, lol
This why I think they gained the market share they did. Scott set the market and other companies had to drop their prices to move units. Yes, there was a time where they were selling for $1800ish. I bought several. Imo they are a great $2k scope, but it's just another $3k scope. Meaning it doesnt stand out or offer anything special.
My thoughts exactly. For around $2k +/- they were a no brainer, the bang for the buck was amazing. I have 4 G3 6-36s and still really like them.
At the current full street price of $3k, I'd be looking at used stuff from other brands (I bought 3 used TT 5-25s for that) but since you can still get the G3 for $2100 new with a 30% off PRS certificate they're still probably my favorite optic at that price point if you're buying new.
I'm hoping for a street price of $2700 for this new 4-24, which would put it at $1890 with a 30% off certificate. If it performs as well as the 6-36 I think they'll have a winner.
When discussing prices, I would also keep in mind that the aggregate inflation in the last five years is at around 30%. Between that and the tariffs, manufacturers absorbed some of that and passed some to the consumer. Either way, seeing discounts quite that deep on imported products is not particularly likely.
That gives an opening for companies like Burris/Steiner and Leupold to capture quite a bit of market share since they add a lot more value in their US assembly plants.
Whether they will or not is an open question, but the opportunity is there.
ILya
That gives an opening for companies like Burris/Steiner and Leupold to capture quite a bit of market share since they add a lot more value in their US assembly plants.
Whether they will or not is an open question, but the opportunity is there.
ILya
Indeed. In another 6 weeks I'm sure we'll have a few threads bitching about fresh 2026 price hikes on scopes and other shooting accessories.
While not the same industry, for the last year some of the vendors I've been working with have been sending quotes that are valid for only 48-72 hours because of extreme market volatility and they don't want to be left holding the bill when a tariff change impacts their raw materials sources.
One laser product from Leica that I got a quote on in late August was followed up by an email a few days later saying there was going to be a 30% price hike due to tariffs if I didn't buy before the end of September; 30% of 250K isn't insignificant, and yet I still had to argue with our purchasing department that we were going to need the piece of equipment to meet the contract requirements regardless, so if they wanted to drag their feet it was going to cost the company $75k more and I don't want to hear about it in the budget meeting, lol.
Different industries have different product margins. For my dayjob, we manufacture instrumentation in Israel. We run on rather slim margins, so we honored all outstanding quotes, then increased the prices by the exact amount we had to pay in tariffs.
Ultimately, nearly all of the price increase is paid by the US taxpayer since we almost exclusively work in the military world and even when I sell something to a large aerospace contractor, it is all for some government funded program.
Riflescope world runs on larger margins than we do, so most of them can afford to bump up the prices in smaller chunks over time, which is what we have likely been seeing.
ILya
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