Just put it on one, you'll be buying more to put on the other rifles shortly lol
UPDATE ARKEN - QUALITY & DEPENDABILITY ?
- Thread starter Bill Norris
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Yea, looks like it may be the case for sure.
Yeah man. It’s really nice. I just wish it wasn’t made in CHY-NA.
RIGHT. Probably the worst thing I've seen so far.
I have a simple rule - I do not buy Chinese stuff. They don't like us and I'm not sending them my money. Over time, if you seriously use the cheaper stuff, you'll find out why it is cheaper. Of course they usually have a "great" warranty, because it's cheaper for them to just ship a new replacement. I wish I were younger so I could check back on this post (perhaps revive it) in 10 years and see how they lasted.
ExactlyI bought one out of curiosity. I had hard time getting over the whole made in China thing but I couldn’t resist at the price. Bought their rings too. I bought one of the cheaper models, see link below. Ran it on a 6.5x47 I know well and it did just fine. Optics are amazing for the price point, parallax was a little touchy but works fine. I have it on a CZ rimfire now in 22 LR I’ve been shooting out to 500 yards. It tracks fine, has held its zero and has given me no issues, it’s big, fairly heavy and I doubt I’ll buy another one but it’s impressive for the money.
SH4 4-16X50 GEN2 FFP MIL VPR Illuminated Reticle with Zero Stop - 34mm Tube
8-12 Week Backorder Lifetime Warranty Precision Tracking Guaranteed HD Glass First Focal Plane (FFP) Zero Stop Specification: Magnification: 4-16 x Objective Diameter: 50 mm Eye Relief: 3.6 inches Field of View: 30 -7.5 ft @100 Yards Tube Size: 34 mm Turret Adjustment: 1/10 MIL Reticle Position:…www.arkenopticsusa.com
JSH
Gold $$ Contributor
My dad said the same thing about anything that was made in Japan
My dad said the same thing about Japan. Now Japanese glass is sought after, along with a lot of other high quality items. One’s opinion and findings from a majority of goods, tends to judge them ALL the same, (I am guilty of this)maybe this is a Diamond in the rough.
None the less I agree to not being a chicom fan.
First thing I did was peel the dang sticker off the scope, lol.
Just for the record I am NOT a fan boy of China nor their dealings period. Their Gov stinks as far as I am concerned. But, with respect to our American guys that have come up with the idea of seemingly placing the right quality components together to come up with a much more affordable scope than some of the other high dollar scopes on the market that simply don't perform to the claims exhibited is commendable.
Intell
Silver $$ Contributor
A couple weeks ago the 5-25 I had on order showed up. It looks and feels the same as the 4-16 I tried.
I haven’t had time to check it out yet, I put it on a .25 cal FX air gun and sighted it in. It’s way better than the low end 6-24 Athlon I had on it.
My 4-16 went on a Grendel.
I have way to much money invested in expensive scopes, and have to stop. These are great for guns that you don’t want to drop S&B or Razor type money on.
I hate the chyna part also, but it’s hard to find a scope under $500 that’s not chyna. The new Burris 3s are American made, I bought one a few months ago, nice glass but still $1100 with very stiff turrets. I may send this one back to Burris for a check up.
I have seen one Arkin 5-25 at a match earlier this year being used by a very good long range steel shooter and he said it tracked spot on through all yardages. He let my take a peek that day and it prompted me to try one out.
I haven’t had time to check it out yet, I put it on a .25 cal FX air gun and sighted it in. It’s way better than the low end 6-24 Athlon I had on it.
My 4-16 went on a Grendel.
I have way to much money invested in expensive scopes, and have to stop. These are great for guns that you don’t want to drop S&B or Razor type money on.
I hate the chyna part also, but it’s hard to find a scope under $500 that’s not chyna. The new Burris 3s are American made, I bought one a few months ago, nice glass but still $1100 with very stiff turrets. I may send this one back to Burris for a check up.
I have seen one Arkin 5-25 at a match earlier this year being used by a very good long range steel shooter and he said it tracked spot on through all yardages. He let my take a peek that day and it prompted me to try one out.
Yea the China part dont feel good at all but since getting this thing mounted and bore sighted I am impressed with the fit feel and quality so far. Hope to get to shoot it today but weather is not cooperating so far. Storms in the area.
I have a review on the negative side of the fence. Mine is regarding the SH-4ii 6-24x50 Model:
I am on the 2nd unit. It was a replacement for the 1st, defective one. Glass / Coatings on the first unit was terrible. Awful abherrations, defects (blemishes) visible in the glass, unusable with light coming from moderately shallow approach angles (even with sunshade).
Return process was quick, however, the warranty section of the website has a choice for return for reimbursement. I chose this and was instead provided a replacement unit. At the time, I was so disappointed in the first scope that this greatly irritated me.
The new unit is what I should have received initially. I really want to like the scope, but I just wish I was reimbursed. It isn’t a bad scope, but I would rather have the value applied toward a good scope. From all accounts the EP5 is a much higher value offering and maybe that would change my mind, but at this point I would not buy another.
Jury is out on reliability and longevity/survival of the brand. Hopefully these “appropriately featured” and well-priced scopes serve as a kick in the pants to the real players in the market to up their game. Trickle-down tech is going to happen, and without innovation the big guys will get upstaged and lose significant market share. Either way, capitalism will prevail.
I am on the 2nd unit. It was a replacement for the 1st, defective one. Glass / Coatings on the first unit was terrible. Awful abherrations, defects (blemishes) visible in the glass, unusable with light coming from moderately shallow approach angles (even with sunshade).
Return process was quick, however, the warranty section of the website has a choice for return for reimbursement. I chose this and was instead provided a replacement unit. At the time, I was so disappointed in the first scope that this greatly irritated me.
The new unit is what I should have received initially. I really want to like the scope, but I just wish I was reimbursed. It isn’t a bad scope, but I would rather have the value applied toward a good scope. From all accounts the EP5 is a much higher value offering and maybe that would change my mind, but at this point I would not buy another.
Jury is out on reliability and longevity/survival of the brand. Hopefully these “appropriately featured” and well-priced scopes serve as a kick in the pants to the real players in the market to up their game. Trickle-down tech is going to happen, and without innovation the big guys will get upstaged and lose significant market share. Either way, capitalism will prevail.
Well said
troupe
Gold $$ Contributor
First thing, glad to see you doing better Bill. I had purchased one of the Arkens, I have two of the Vortex Strike Eagles and I liked the Arken better. I purchased 2 more Arken's. Hard to beat for the money. I, as well don't care for the China thing, but the scopes are not the only thing we get from China. If you have taken your medicine this morning and it is generic, guess where it may have come from !
Enjoy your new scope, keep us informed. You will probable purchase a couple more.
Enjoy your new scope, keep us informed. You will probable purchase a couple more.
Thank you kindly Sir. Happy to be doing better. Not 100 % back but definitely much better than earlier. I agree, I like the Arken better than the Strike Eagle. (I own one of the earlier 4 X 24 X 50 Strike Eagle editions but not mounted it yet) Honestly, since I have the Arken mounted and bore sited in my eyes the glass is on parr with any Leupold I ever owned even including the 45 X 45 X 50 Comp. and Mark IV models. And yes lots of our meds. and things we probably don't even know about are made in China.
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JSH
Gold $$ Contributor
Bill, I look forward to your findings and opinions.
I need to get moving and get started on mine as well. I have shot a couple of rifles with the 5-25 and 6-24 on them. Not being on my rig and how I would set them up, I do t really see that as a completely fair observation.
I need to get moving and get started on mine as well. I have shot a couple of rifles with the 5-25 and 6-24 on them. Not being on my rig and how I would set them up, I do t really see that as a completely fair observation.
WOW WOW WOW ! Take a peep at this record time for USPS. Ordered on Monday and receiving today from Texas to N C.
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July 25, 2022, 4:29 pm
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Out for Delivery, Expected Delivery Between 10:30am and 2:30pm
SHALLOTTE, NC 28470
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