Athlon Talos 10x42

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Dairyboy

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Anyone have one of these? Doing some research into scopes I came back to one of these. Used to use SWFA 10x42s for quite a few years. Enjoyed them but moved on as had things i wasnt a fan of like rear focus and no zero stop. Had a gift card for Cabelas and found I could get one for $191 delivered with my gift card. So I ordered one. I have scope rings and a bubble level already that should fit it. Not sure if it'll go on my Tikka and swap the Arken LH 4-16 to my new gun or go on the new gun.
 
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I like mine a lot. It’s not a compact scope, but since it isn’t it doesn’t suffer from compact scope issues. I like the low light capability it provides, I can get a little more shooting in. It makes adjustments well.

The Notos has a Veyron 10x on it

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Florida_Man said:
I like mine a lot. It’s not a compact scope, but since it isn’t it doesn’t suffer from compact scope issues. I like the low light capability it provides, I can get a little more shooting in. It makes adjustments well.

The Notos has a Veyron 10x on it

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Looks great! Yeah not looking for a compact scope, for that I really enjoy the 2-12x24 Discovery. Looks good on that BRK. Mine will be more of a porker lol
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Back at preproduction phase I had that Talos and some of the Heras scopes to critique for possible improvements. Even though it's a Talos grade scope I found the IQ in it as nice as the Heras scopes. Probably by virtue of being a fixed power. Fixed power isn't my thing but otherwise I'da bought one.
 
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I've read really good things about that scope. I'm a fixed scope fan, and have 5 or 6. SWFA 10x and 12x, Airmax 10x, Veyron 10x, Optisan 10x, but I've never had a Talos. If I found a deal on one, I'd jump on it. I mostly shoot short range to 125 yards, so 10x or 12x works perfect. I think you'll love the Talos. Be sure to let us know how it works out.
 
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I'm going to assume I will like it. I'm a big Athlon fan and enjoy the scopes I've had from them. Feature wise it's got what I like compared to the SWFA so should be good as long as the glass is good. I like the reticle better with the floating dot compared to the Milquad.

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I love fixed power scopes. I have only heard good things about that one. If you don't like it, I will swap you my 2-12x 24 Discovery scope for it.
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Lol I was just shooting my Vixen today when it was snowing and has that 2-12 Discovery on it and was very impressed with it.
 
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Florida_Man said:
I like mine a lot. It’s not a compact scope, but since it isn’t it doesn’t suffer from compact scope issues. I like the low light capability it provides, I can get a little more shooting in. It makes adjustments well.

The Notos has a Veyron 10x on it

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Can you share your impressions or comparison of those two scopes?
 
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Got the scope last night. I really like it. I'm thinking it will be a perfect pair with my Tikka T1X. Turrets are awesome for a Talos line scope. Glass seems good especially for the price. I like the reticle, would like a Christmas tree but think it's alot better than the Milquad. Also my scope seems to focus under 10yds which is nice.
 
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Dairyboy said:
Got the scope last night. I really like it. I'm thinking it will be a perfect pair with my Tikka T1X. Turrets are awesome for a Talos line scope. Glass seems good especially for the price. I like the reticle, would like a Christmas tree but think it's alot better than the Milquad. Also my scope seems to focus under 10yds which is nice.
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Great. Yeah I forgot to add mine does great down to 10m.
 
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Florida_Man said:
I like mine a lot. It’s not a compact scope, but since it isn’t it doesn’t suffer from compact scope issues. I like the low light capability it provides, I can get a little more shooting in. It makes adjustments well.

The Notos has a Veyron 10x on it

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That Veyron is slick looking,that would go great on my Pinty Bullpup.
 
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