Correct. Reticle just as small. I’d have to use the illumination as a sort of red dot at low mag, and my eyes aren’t too bad!
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Arken EPL4 or…?
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The focus on the Arken is about the same as my Athlon talos at 10y . But far better glass on the Arken and better reticle as well .
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ordered a new Athlon for my .45 bushbuck. It is on its way back. Would not hold it's point of aim. Kept shifting.
Mounted it and checked the tracking. It failed by 1.5 moa at 100 yds the first time and about the same each time after that.
I have always been a fan of Athlon scopes. I have a few that work perfectly. Afraid I have lost my faith.
I ordered a new Arken EPL4 6-24x50 to try on the Bushbuck. I have been using the Arken EP5 and EP4 for a few years now. Mostly on
long range PBs. They have all been very good scopes even at 1k yds. Not top of the line, but extremely good scopes for the price point.
I own 2-4k dollar scopes. The are nice, but my old eyes just do not appreciate the glass as they should.
I recommend the Arken scopes for anyone regardless of skill level or experience. Great value and quality optics.
Just my .02 worth.
Doc
Mounted it and checked the tracking. It failed by 1.5 moa at 100 yds the first time and about the same each time after that.
I have always been a fan of Athlon scopes. I have a few that work perfectly. Afraid I have lost my faith.
I ordered a new Arken EPL4 6-24x50 to try on the Bushbuck. I have been using the Arken EP5 and EP4 for a few years now. Mostly on
long range PBs. They have all been very good scopes even at 1k yds. Not top of the line, but extremely good scopes for the price point.
I own 2-4k dollar scopes. The are nice, but my old eyes just do not appreciate the glass as they should.
I recommend the Arken scopes for anyone regardless of skill level or experience. Great value and quality optics.
Just my .02 worth.
Doc
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So finally got round to mounting the epl4 4-16 on my veteran standard 25. It replaced the sh4 4-16 I had on it before.
so far, the glass is on par with the sh4, and is clear edge to edge at max magnification. Light transfer is good, and turrets are super clicky.
it’s basically the same scope as the sh4, only substantially lighter and smaller, which helped with the vet being top heavy. I’m pleased with it so far.
only time will tell if it lives up to my Expectations. Going from my zthlon Midas tac to this, so the bar is set high. We shall see!
so far, the glass is on par with the sh4, and is clear edge to edge at max magnification. Light transfer is good, and turrets are super clicky.
it’s basically the same scope as the sh4, only substantially lighter and smaller, which helped with the vet being top heavy. I’m pleased with it so far.
only time will tell if it lives up to my Expectations. Going from my zthlon Midas tac to this, so the bar is set high. We shall see!
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I'd love to hear how it compares to the Midas Tac once you've had time to mess with the Arken a while.
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Right now, it doesn’t. Lol.the Midas tac is better in every way except one. Lack of illumination, but for the price difference, I’m not complaining. I got this on the special they did for July 4th. It was a steal!
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Athlon Optics Midas TAC Riflescope 4-16x44 is good, but the price is 200 more than the Arken.
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I was doing ground squirrels with my SH4 at 100 yards, low magnification with OLD eyes, can't say which magnification I was on, but I'd guess about 12x or so, maybe less. I absolutely love Arken's, for me they just work.
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Shoot what you love. That’s the beauty of having options. What works for you doesn’t necessarily work for everyone. I prefer my Athlons. To each, their own.
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Ep5 is best glass I gotta say the epl4 is not optical center sensitive, By that I mean you can have it far off optical center an really no difference it seems , But the ep5 on the other hand you crank it all the way out an its very noticeable your off center asimage quality decreases , But when your centered is it clear an got a bit less aboration than the epl4, but the turrets that always move around if your on the go an bulk/weight of the ep5 makes it deal breaker to me. Selling an arken is easy though already got message again on ebay for ep5.
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Did anyone have problems with the EPL4 6-24x50 focusing down to 10 yards as advertised? Mine only focused to 12.5 yards, so no good for field target.
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Just tested mine seems to be 12 yards ranged it not a deal breaker for me, But yea that claim is a tad bit off.
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Ordering at Arken Optics has no GST and includes an accessory kit with rings, throwing rods, level modules, front and rear mirror caps, and a t-shirt for a total of $441.96. Amazon sells 399 to add 9.5% consumption tax. And only one scope does not include accessories
Also, I have sharp focus at 10 yards, but the scale distance on the side cam is not accurate. It seems that no one cares about the logo on the side cam, and they all use laser ranging to measure the distance.
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