Surprising scope comparison
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How well you can resolve the smaller letters will tell you how sharp the glass is. I think the guys on snipershide would put a dollar on the target to see how well their spotting scope could make out the details. This was way back in the day.
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So I’m seeing all this mention of Athlon on several posts. So I go to their website. OMG, their line up is as difficult to choose from as this optics thread. Wow.
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Fact is, even same scopes with same make and model can have differences in there lenses. Eye fatique is caused by the eyes straining to keep focus. Your hard earned dollars to spend or throw away. Only your eyes will know the difference. I always use every trick I can to get the best for my money.
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Randy,
yes, it is difficult.
But here's a shortcut:
Download their catalog from their website, here:
On page 90 they have tables with all the specs of all their scopes, side-bys-side.
In the next section they show all their reticles in full detail.
(doing this on a tiny phone screen surely will produce frustration....)
Decide on some basic specs that are important to you: I'd suggest considering the following:
?: Minimum parallax of 10y, 25y, 50y?
?: Maximum magnification: 12x, 20x, 27x?
?: Price: In descending order (roughly): Cronus — Ares — Midas — Helos — Heras — Argos — etc.
This will quickly throw out the bulk of scopes, then you get to decide the finer specs....
Matthias
PS: I have made Scope Specs Tables for three magnification ranges,
▪ 3-12x | 3-9x
▪ 4-16x | 4-20x | 3-18x
▪ 6-24x | 4-24x | 5-30x
where all have 10y parallax (or 15y),
exposed turrets,
and a hold-off reticle (no BDC).
For about 200 scopes total.
Let me know if interested.
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Yupp, me too.
And I'm really trying to like Athlon!
But the company has this maddening habit of making their higher magnification scopes (27x and up) with a parallax that is way out there for my airgun needs (25y).
I just looked at a bunch of 6-36x, 5-40x, and 5-50x scopes today and those came with a 10y parallax....
Athlon, pleeeeease, I want to buy a 4.5-30x or similar from you, but make it focus down to my airgun ranges....
Thank you!
Matthias
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I am very glad we have the selections we do. <$50 to >$5000+
There is something for everybody. We are all winners here. Zero people are without a scope that works for them.
How grateful I am!
There is something for everybody. We are all winners here. Zero people are without a scope that works for them.
How grateful I am!
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Dirtnap,
well said, very well said!
Your observation about the wide selection available to us is dead on:
As picky and as particular as my tastes and wishlists usually are — Somebody must have made sure I come to airgunning just at the right time...!
Because the options at my price level are simply amazing —
not just in scopes but in guns as well.
And it's just those functions and features that I value most in scopes and in guns — that have come at an affordable-to-me price only in very recent years!
Yes, I am very thankful!
GAGAG Matthias
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