Meopta Optika 5-30 or Arken 7-35?
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ELR LVR
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One other option similar to the Arken
us.dntoptics.com
The Arkens I have looked through surprised me in a good way, So I am considering one of these since they are supposedly made in the same factory as Arken,
I am kind of waiting to see more peoples feedback on them.
TheOne 7-35X56 FFP Illuminated TOR - Zero Stop - 34mm Tube
DNT optics are here to bring you the latest in optic technology. We blend performance, quality and value at an affordable price. We are proud to present TheOne, a traditional day 7-35x56 FFP scope. Built upon our experiences in the optics industry, TheOne is perfect for long range shooting with...
us.dntoptics.com
I am kind of waiting to see more peoples feedback on them.
Peoples feedback??? Did you happen to read all 4 pages of the reviews while in their website? Seemed like a bunch of Arken faboi`s praising that its better than a Leupold, or a Nightforce, a Trijicon TENMILE, on an on, lol. Its a chyneez scope! Go read the reviews within their website if you want a good laugh.One other option similar to the Arken
The Arkens I have looked through surprised me in a good way, So I am considering one of these since they are supposedly made in the same factory as Arken,TheOne 7-35X56 FFP Illuminated TOR - Zero Stop - 34mm Tube
DNT optics are here to bring you the latest in optic technology. We blend performance, quality and value at an affordable price. We are proud to present TheOne, a traditional day 7-35x56 FFP scope. Built upon our experiences in the optics industry, TheOne is perfect for long range shooting with...
I am kind of waiting to see more peoples feedback on them.
Take the reviews with a grain of salt. These Arkens and DNT types of scopes are just cheap chyneezium scopes. They`re ok scopes for what you likely will pay for them, but they sure as heck aren`t going to beat the highend scopes like they all try to make you believe. As long as you KNOW that going into it, don`t read alot into what the most of these reviewers tell you. Most of them wouldn`t know a good scope if they had one. Its all hype.
These are hilarious;
2000 YARDS???? LOL, give me a break.
Do you know the model and part number to the Meopta you`re researching? Because i`m finding 91% light transmission in the 5-30x56 i was looking at. And i`m not positive, but i think Meopta only makes 2 of the 5-30x56 scopes. They have ED glass in both scopes, which is pretty good.
Go here and look at the Meopta 5-30x56 specs.
Meopta Optika6 5-30x56 ED Illuminated MRAD 34mm FFP Riflescope 653608
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ELR LVR
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No I did not read any of the fanboi reviews
I read real world reviews on websites such as this one, Snipers Hide etc.
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Per Arkens website
EP-5 Gen 2 7-35x56 was designed to enhance performance for long range shooting scenarios.
With a versatile 7-35x zoom range, ED Japanese Glass,
EP-5 7-35X56 Gen 2 FFP Illuminated VPR - Zero Stop - 34mm Tube
www.arkenopticsusa.com
I know they are no comparison to my Kahles by any stretch
But for their price, they are worlds above a BSA, Barska etc. I can assure you.... and have good clarity out to 800 yds anyway from the models I have personally looked through and impressed me more than Vortex's offerings in the same price range.
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I will admit the first time I seen a guy show up with one instead of say a Primary Arms if budget shopping I was ready to dog on it. Until I looked through a couple.
But I have seen $1200 Burris XTRII's that looked worse than the $500 Arkens
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I have 2 of each, I only use them on rimfire long range, Can't beat them for the money, You ought to look through one and make your own decision...
Every side by side comparison video I've watched on YouTube made the Arken look bad. I've also read of several owners with poor build quality. They would be on their third one with their fingers crossed.
Between the two, I wouldn't even have to think about it. Meopta.
Between the two, I wouldn't even have to think about it. Meopta.
I bought an Arken for a rimfire project, for the money it's not bad. The glass in my cheapest Leupold is better.
Yup, Meopta would be my choice. I wouldn`t even have to think about it.
The Athlon Midas Tac Gen2 5-30 would be a better option than the Arken at around the same price.
I would surely NOT leave out Athlon Ares ETR scopes out of the scope picks. I just bought the Ares ETR Gen 2 UHD 15-60x56 (#212117) and that glass is super crisp! It comes with metal flip up scope covers that you can position anywhere you want, a 3" scope shade, a 6" parallax wheel. I paid $1000 for mine just a few days ago.
I`ll leave a link here for you guys to check out the Athlon Ares scopes.
This is their latest Gen 3 in 4.5-27x50
I checked this one out the other day when i was at EuroOptic when i bought my Nightforce and my Athlon 15-60x56 and it is VERY nice, for the price point!
www.eurooptic.com
I`ll leave a link here for you guys to check out the Athlon Ares scopes.
This is their latest Gen 3 in 4.5-27x50
I checked this one out the other day when i was at EuroOptic when i bought my Nightforce and my Athlon 15-60x56 and it is VERY nice, for the price point!
Athlon Ares BTR GEN3 HD 4.5-27x50mm APRS13 FFP IR MIL Riflescope 212017
FREE SHIPPING on Athlon Ares BTR GEN3 HD 4.5-27x50mm APRS13 FFP IR MIL Riflescope 212017
Absolutely!
Post his video in here, i`d like to review it.
I have 3 different Arken scopes but not the latest 7-35 that you asked about. I'm very pleased with mine. I also have one of the Athlon scopes but I don't remember the exact model. Will look it up. Of these my favorite is the Arken EP5 5- 25. Would I choose it if my life depended on it? No idea because it does not. Spending $1k+ on a scope was not an option for me. The Arken and Athlon scopes do everything I ask of them reliably. They are far from junk. The days of labeling everything from China a junk is long gone. They certainly make crap but they make quality products as well. I do understand not wanting to buy stuff form China but that is a different discussion
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