The Viper has larger, rubberized buttons. The buttons slightly different between each model. I much rather have this system than a single button control like the Fastfire 3. Controlsīoth the Venom and the Viper use a two-button control scheme to turn the optic on and off and to adjust brightness levels. The Viper sacrificed convenience for size. The Venom is much more convenient, but this design adds a little size to the optic. To swap the battery, you have to remove the optic from its mount, insert the battery, and remount and zero. The Viper has a battery compartment built into the bottom of the optic. This facilitates quick and easy battery changes without the need to dismount the optic. One major difference between the Viper and the Venom is battery placement. The only practical difference that concerns you is that 1632 batteries are a few cents cheaper.
Power-wise they are identical, but the 1632 is a little smaller than the 2032. The Venom uses a 1632 battery, and the Viper uses a 2032 battery. This little feature is handy and is insurance against accidental adjustments. To make adjustments, you unlock the turrets, adjust, and re-lock. The only significant difference is that the Viper has locking turrets. Adjustments and Turretsīoth optics have 1 MOA adjustment per click, and that’s plenty fine for a mini red dot. If you need some help deciding which is best for you, please check out 3 MOA vs 6 MOA Red Dots. The Viper only comes with a 6 MOA dot, which makes a ton of sense for an optic explicitly designed for pistols. The 3 MOA is better suited to long guns and the 6 MOA to handguns. The Venom has two models, one offers a 3 MOA reticle, and one offers a 6 MOA reticle.
If you are in a bright environment aiming into a dark background, or vice versa, the dot could be hard to see, and manual adjustments will be necessary. I can tell you it’s smaller, but it’s easier to just show you via the specs of both optics. Is this a significant concern? No, but it’s worth mentioning. When mounted to a long gun, the thicker material of the Viper may block a little bit of your vision and, at moderate ranges, obscure a target. The thinner metal around the window of the Venom delivers you less obstructed peripheral vision. This makes the optic better suited for engagement ranges where hand to hand fighting is a reality. The Viper offers a beefier construction leading up to the window, which gives the optic a bit tougher design and eliminates weak points around the window. The Venom is larger but will still fit fine on a handgun. This is somewhat necessary to ensure proper co-witnessing with iron sights. The Viper and Venom only share one size component, and that’s the height of the window at its peak. Viper is shorter height and lengthwise as well are narrower all the way around. It’s intended for easy use on all handguns but is smaller and excels on subcompact weapons. The Viper is built from the ground up to be a handgun mini red dot sight. Right off the bat, I’ll try and save you some time and get to the meat and potatoes of the differences. Both are also backed by the Vortex VIP warranty. Lastly, both optics come with the same durability ratings that include an Armortek lens coating, O ring seals for waterproof performance, and shockproof construction. You get a Picatinny mount, a Torx wrench, a protective rubber cover, lens cloth, and a flathead screwdriver for adjustments. This is the most popular mounting system out there, so it’s almost universal, and it’s easy to find mounts for.īoth come with near-identical accessories. The Viper and Venom both use the Docter/Noblex footprint for mounts and cut pistol slides. At the highest brightness setting, each optic will last 150 hours.
They feature a battery life measured out at up to 30,000 hours, depending on the setting. Both feature a red reticle with ten different brightness levels. Heck, as I write this, I keep looking over at both of them to make sure I’m identifying the right model.īoth the Viper and the Venom are mini red dot sights. The traits they share are what makes them so hard to tell apart. Before we dig into what makes these optics different, we have to dig into what makes them similar.
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