r/canadaguns • u/CupcakeAway1318 • Mar 30 '26

Gun and gear reviews Vortex Spitfire 3x Gen 1 - Thoughts?

Many people here have this optic? There’s one near me locally used for $300, but even that seems steep. Cabelas has them for $500+hst, but I seem to remember them going on sale for like $299.

Should I buy it for $300, or save the money for something else (for plinking mostly inside 100 yards)

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u/SecureNarwhal Mar 30 '26

vortex is a solid brand, i think the hunting Gear guy just did a review on the spitfire but not sure if it's the newer or older one.

at least with 3x vs 5x, I found target acquisition way faster with the 3x. like that's expected but i didn't expect me to notice it so much

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u/CupcakeAway1318 Mar 31 '26

Wicked thank you!

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u/Vast_Horizon47 Mar 30 '26

Can’t beat vortex’s warranty.

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u/CupcakeAway1318 Mar 31 '26

I like to hear that, not everyday you hear someone speak kindly about a company’s warranty department 😂

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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Mar 31 '26

Its literally incredible, as long as you have like 60% of the optic theyll replace it, no matter what. They basically caused all the other optic brands to follow suit. (They'll also upgrade you if the optic you have is discontinued)

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u/Hot_Cheesecake_905 Mar 30 '26 edited Mar 30 '26

I bought two during the last Bass Pro sale for only $305 CAD each. They are a bit large, so I am having trouble finding many guns that they fit well.

I did put one on my Adler RF225, and it looks proportionally okay; it would likely be fine on a full-sized tactical rifle as well. It is much smaller than a traditional scope of course.

However, for my latest build, a 10/22 in a Midwest Industries 8" chassis. I ended up getting a Primary Arms SLx 5x MicroPrism scope instead. It is about a third of the size of the Vortex Gen 1, and you get so much magnification in such a small package. The 3x MicroPrism is even cheaper and priced comparably to the Vortex Gen 1.

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u/CupcakeAway1318 Mar 31 '26

Thanks for all the info! Definitely going to look into the primary arms!

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u/Parking_Media Mar 30 '26

When I looked through one I found the reticle to be extremely small and almost too busy.

YMMV, I am not young with good eyes anymore.

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u/CupcakeAway1318 Mar 31 '26

Good to know, thank you!

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u/coffeeofwar Apr 01 '26

If you can and it's in your budget for for the primary arms 3x the ACC's is a better reticle, if you can't the spitfire is fine and still a really good 3x optic