These threads always crack me up . Guys always stating " best warranty because you will need it " . Are all these comments 1st hand , or just regurgitating what they hear online ? . I have a few Vortex scopes ( not even the hi end ones ) that I beat the hell out of and have never used the warranty . Also have quite a few Leupold scopes that get beat on , that I have needed to use the warranty 
I had a Diamondback on a .300 win mag 10 years ago. Broke the reticle, I assume from the recoil. Not really sure I can blame the manufacturer if I put a cheap scope on a heavy recoiling rifle. The spotting scope issue pissed me off. Granted, not a super expensive spotter, but the Viper isn’t really cheap either. It somehow came apart in the middle. Sent it back, they fixed it and sent it back to me. Then it happened again in the middle of my mountain goat hunt. I called them, sent it back and they had the newer model viper in my hands before the next weekend I went up looking for goats again. I’d buy Vortex again but probably only the Razor line. I think issues with the Razor stuff are a lot less than the cheaper stuff.
That said, I’m sure there’s a lot of Vortex smack talk in online/social media environments due to people reading other peoples’ accounts of their experiences. People buy the best they can afford. It’s not always Nightforce and Swarovski.
