First Look: Vortex Viper Shotgun Enclosed Micro Red Dot

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Turkey hunters rejoice! Vortex has just announced the direct-mount Viper Shotgun Enclosed Micro Red Dot.

Turkey hunters, wingshooters and anyone else that could benefit from an easy-to-mount shotgun optic should be pleased to hear about Vortex’s new Viper Shotgun Enclosed Micro Red Dot. Featuring an enclosed housing and an integrated mount designed for shotguns that are drilled and tapped, the new Viper should be rugged in the field and easy to install on a variety of standard shotguns.

The integrated mount doesn’t just allow for the Viper to be installed on tons of common shotgun models without any plates or adaptors, but it also places the optic in a natural location that plays nicely with a normal cheek weld.

The optic itself is available with either a 3-MOA red dot or a multi-reticle configuration that allows for 7 different combinations of a 3-MOA dot, a 32-MOA circle and a 65-MOA circle, and both models feature 12 brightness settings. Regarding the multi-reticle Viper model, Vortex says that the 3-MOA dot is best for slow or stationary targets, the 32-MOA circle approximates the pattern of a full choke and is best for targets at a distance and the 65-MOA circle attempts to match the pattern of a modified choke and is best for closer-range targets. Both versions of the Viper Shotgun Enclosed Micro Red Dot are powered by a single CR2032 battery and have advertised battery lives of 50,000 hours. They also feature side-load battery compartments and automatically activate and shut off based on motion.

MSRP for the 3-MOA dot Viper Shotgun Enclosed Micro Red Dot is $430 and MSRP for the multi-reticle version is $500.

For more information, visit vortexoptics.com.

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