Scope curiosity

[hawkeye69]

I bought a new Arken scope. 6-24X50 FFP 34mm tube, zero stop, nice glass. Minimum focus is only to 25 yards, and is marked like that. I seldom take a shot below that so no problem. I really like the scope, for me this scope hit all the marks. So, I bought another exactly like it. Here's the curious part, the second scope focuses to 20 yards and is marked as such.

 

[Mr.H]

That's interesting. Did you set out targets at 20 and 25 yds to confirm?

 

[hawkeye69]

That's interesting. Did you set out targets at 20 and 25 yds to confirm?

Yep.

 

[Mr.H]

If I were in your shoes, I'd call Arken and ask about the difference.

 

[hawkeye69]

If I were in your shoes, I'd call Arken and ask about the difference.

I'm not at all dissatisfied, I just found it curious. Their website lists the minimum focus as 25 yards.

 

[Lewis]

My guess is that one is MOA and one is MIL. MOA down to 25 yards MIL down to 20 Meters. Have you verified that one actually does focus closer?

 

[jps2486]

I have two Arken 6-24X50 scopes and find them surpisingly excellent in every regard. If they could make them focus down to 10 yards, they would be perfect.

 

[Lewis]

I have 2 as well. I love them but I really want to use them on springers where the 25 yard minimum is a deal breaker. I have a couple of the Crimson Trace 3 series which are made in Japan and better scopes but sadly are no longer available.