Dimensions-
Vortex-
Weight: 23oz/ 1.5 lbs aprox
Length: 15.5"/ 19.5" with sunshade
Tube: 30mm
Eye relief: 4"
Parallax: 50-infinity
Click value: 1/4"
Max adjustment: 65 MOA
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LG-
Weight: 23.7oz/ 1.5 lbs aprox
Length: 15 5/8"/ 18 5/8" with sunshade
Tube: 1"
Eye relief: 3"
Parallax: 10-infinity
Click value: 1/4"
Max adjustment: 25 MOA
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Lets compare turrets now.
Vortex-
The Vortex turrets are very nice (Borat voice). They have a very positive crisp click that can be felt as good as it can be heard. The subtensions come in handy, and the cutout makes it really easy to see what you're set at. The giant numbers and hash marks are also a huge help in quick range changes. I really love the zero stop even though it could be better (doesn't stop exactly on zero, rather goes past it a couple MOA which is fine with me).
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LG- Oh boy, I don't know where to start. My Vortex has spoiled me. The clicks are loud but in a different way. The only way I can describe is that it's more like a very light tapping on glass, where as the Vortex is dang near a heavy "thud". It's not bad, but it's different than what I'm used to. Now, the felt feed back is no where near as good as the Vortex. You can feel it, but again it's a lot less pronounced. Making fast adjustments is harder because of this, as you can't tell as easily how much you have adjusted. The has marks and numbers are a lot smaller and that makes it a little more difficult to read. What I absolutely HATE, is the fact that you can't hardly tell where you're at MOA wise. Where Vortex has a cutout in the center to show you where your at, LG has a small dot that is dang near microscopic (and it's not in the center, but off to the right). I had to take a nail and etch the dot into a line. I will be putting some red paint on the line to help it out some more. No subtension lines, so you have to keep track of how many revolutions you have made. Not a big deal, as you can paint a line for different full revolutions. I've done this in the past and it works out fine. No zero stop, but you have locking turrets. Don't really care for locking turrets, give me a zero stop please.
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Reticles-
Vortex: Love the reticle. Matching turrets and reticle is the way to freakin' go, guys. It makes ranging super freaking easy. So easy in fact, that I don't hardly use a range finder. I actually did a ranging test. I compared my LSRF, GPS, and reticle and they were within 1 yard of each other. When illuminated it's not blinding on the max setting.
LG- I don't like the fact that the reticle and turrets don't match... You can still range with it, it will just take a little longer to convert (magnification has to be set to 10x BTW where as the Vortex is max magnification). When illuminated you can see where the LED is shining from, which is a bit annoying. When adjusting the brightness you can't hardly tell a difference in lighting. Lowest setting is super bright, highest setting is super bright. Nice options eh?
Final thoughts-
Vortex: I love this scope. It has become my favorite. The quality of this scope does not match it's price at all. This is the best optic you can buy under $1500 in my honest opinion especially given the warranty.
LG Sniper: You know, it may have some quirks that are a complete pain in the butt, but for what it is I like it. I think it's a great scope for any budget build (excluding magnum calibers). Will it get you to 1000 yards? Probably not, but I'd be willing to bet it would do fine around the 500 yard range. I really love the fact that it comes with rings and flip up caps (even though the rings are pretty much junk). It doesn't have a warranty at all, but hey, it's under $100!
Conclusion-
Do I regret the purchase? No, not really. It has it's uses. Example: Say I have a cheap rifle that I just want to have fun with and plan on shooting a maximum of 400 yards without worrying about how tight my groups are. Would I buy the Vortex and put it on that rifle? No I wouldn't. Would I put the LG scope on my $4000 Win Mag build? Not a snow balls chance in hell. The quality is decent for what it is though. I was surprised I liked this optic. I figured I would just go on and on about how horrible it is. And maybe it wasn't fair to compare it to the Vortex, but I think it did alright considering the mount for my Vortex is more expensive than the LG haha.
