Athlon Optics. Finaly we have more scope options. Including close focus and FFP.
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FYI sunshades for Midas are available. Total is $37 and a quarter for shipping where I am. Not thrilled a $500 scope didnt come with one but hey my SIII didnt either. But my MTC Genesis did though.
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I emailed and they hit me back real fast even though it was after hours and said to call them the next day. I would just call and ask tomorrow. They answer the phone in a flash. But I have no idea otherwise about the Talos, sorry.
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They have listed under scope accessories shades for Midas 50mm, Argos 50mm and 56mm, Talos 44mm, and Cronus 56mm.
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http://athlonoptics.com/product/argos-btr-riflescope-50mm-sunshade/
That shows you which ones, I had to call to order, it's the only way at this point. They shipped mine super careful double bubble packed...in one of their binocular boxes, lol. Guess they werent expecting orders for sunshades or just being resourceful.
That shows you which ones, I had to call to order, it's the only way at this point. They shipped mine super careful double bubble packed...in one of their binocular boxes, lol. Guess they werent expecting orders for sunshades or just being resourceful.
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Got a email today from Athlon. They now expect scopes in on June 10th. They should go out a week later. So, if we're lucky it will be mid June.
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Which model is that? The last (previous) status for Argos scopes was 26 May arrival and going out two days later. Not sure when OpticsPlanet gets them. I had it on order since March.
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The Argos doesnt seem suited for air rifles as much as Talos, on paper anyway. Its parallax is 25 yards min where as Talos is 10 or 15 yards (for the 16x). None of the Argos models have illuminated reticles. They look to be geared toward powder guns due to the longer eye relief. Just sayn'.
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The Athlon web page shows 15 yards to infinity for the 8-34x BTR. I do mainly 50-100 yard target/plinking. I am addicted to high power scopes and I prefer FFP. The Argos 8-34x, if the quality is there, fills that void above the $300 budget FFP scopes.
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Oh yeah the First Focal Plane ArgosBTR then would suit you well. I forgot about that one, duuhhh. Well when it does come in I hope it was worth the wait for sure. I was really close on getting a FFP but just couldnt turn that switch on in my head with lower powers having a teenie tiiny reticle.
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30cal I've owned 3 Aeons and the Talos is at Least as good at a lot less $ .. Just my opinion , but I've owned a LOT of scopes .
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I wouldn't say it is as good as my Aeon, but I am quite happy with the scope. I am considering purchasing another for my Marauder. Both scopes are extremely easy to sight in and hold zero.
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Since I have my Sightron SIII, MTC Genesis 5-20, Athlon Midas 2.5-15 and soon the Talos 6-24 I figured photos will be needed in any next review. My custom plate/base will make it the easiest way to mount each scope, take photos and go on to the next optic.
What photos will you guys find best to use as a reference? I will take one of each scope on its low, medium and high powers, aiming at a Gamo card at 26.5 yards. Do you want other photos of different objects with the illuminated reticles on? I don't have a scenic backyard but am open to ideas to test each.
What photos will you guys find best to use as a reference? I will take one of each scope on its low, medium and high powers, aiming at a Gamo card at 26.5 yards. Do you want other photos of different objects with the illuminated reticles on? I don't have a scenic backyard but am open to ideas to test each.
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I was putting a lot of hope in Athlon. I'd like to change out all my scopes so everything is the same. Just have a garage sale and sell off the scopes on the guns I shoot all the time. Just haven't found the right scope. I've had a Argos on order for last couple of months. Waiting is OK, but this idea of saying they will ship in two weeks, or to some set time in the future and then not making the date gets old. If they don't know when then fine, just say so. Before I retired the fastest way to lose a customer was to tell them you would be there on a certain date and then not show. But what the hell do I know.
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