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Arken scopes? #4285075 02/12/25 02:06 PM 02/12/25 02:06 PM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 970 C coach2 OP 6 point
coach2 OP 6 point C Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 970	Anyone have one? Good , bad ?

Re: Arken scopes? [Re: coach2] #4285091 02/12/25 02:39 PM 02/12/25 02:39 PM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 15,134 Tuscaloosa Co. N N2TRKYS Old Mossy Horns
N2TRKYS Old Mossy Horns N Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 15,134 Tuscaloosa Co.	Personally, I would pass. 83% of all statistics are made up.

Re: Arken scopes? [Re: coach2] #4285473 02/13/25 06:53 AM 02/13/25 06:53 AM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 651 Here and There at times D DonH 4 point
DonH 4 point D Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 651 Here and There at times	I have 2 of them. surprisingly good quality solid turrets scope tracts very well and consistent . only down sides are on max power your eye relief has to be perfect to get a full view in scope and the low light transmission is nowhere near as good as a cheap leopold scope. for target shooting and even long range target shooting they are worth every penny but if you want a good hunting scope look elsewhere. just my .02 .

Re: Arken scopes? [Re: coach2] #4285708 02/13/25 12:17 PM 02/13/25 12:17 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 44,357 North Alabama W Wiley Coyote Freak of Nature
Wiley Coyote Freak of Nature W Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 44,357 North Alabama	Very heavy. The EP5 that I had was very heavy. Great scope for the money otherwise but the FFP didn't work for my purpose. And it was heavy. Get the F out of the BATFE. The F is guaranteed by the US Constitution. Those other letters are not. NRA Life Member

Re: Arken scopes? [Re: DonH] #4285933 02/13/25 06:10 PM 02/13/25 06:10 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,200 McCalla, Alabama R Ron A. 8 point
Ron A. 8 point R Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,200 McCalla, Alabama	Originally Posted by DonH I have 2 of them. surprisingly good quality solid turrets scope tracts very well and consistent . only down sides are on max power your eye relief has to be perfect to get a full view in scope and the low light transmission is nowhere near as good as a cheap leopold scope. for target shooting and even long range target shooting they are worth every penny but if you want a good hunting scope look elsewhere. just my .02 . X2

Re: Arken scopes? [Re: coach2] #4286675 02/14/25 10:57 PM 02/14/25 10:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,587 Demop 1bamashooter 10 point
1bamashooter 10 point Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,587 Demop	Great for the money there are better but I like the ones I've got and I've got several high dollar scopes Keep your booger hooker off the bang switch.

Re: Arken scopes? [Re: N2TRKYS] #4286676 02/14/25 10:58 PM 02/14/25 10:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,587 Demop 1bamashooter 10 point
1bamashooter 10 point Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,587 Demop	Originally Posted by N2TRKYS Personally, I would pass. You are missing out on a great inexpensive scope Keep your booger hooker off the bang switch.

Re: Arken scopes? [Re: 1bamashooter] #4286678 02/14/25 11:02 PM 02/14/25 11:02 PM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 15,134 Tuscaloosa Co. N N2TRKYS Old Mossy Horns
N2TRKYS Old Mossy Horns N Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 15,134 Tuscaloosa Co.	Originally Posted by 1bamashooter Originally Posted by N2TRKYS Personally, I would pass. You are missing out on a great inexpensive scope Not from what I’ve seen. 83% of all statistics are made up.

Re: Arken scopes? [Re: N2TRKYS] #4286682 02/14/25 11:25 PM 02/14/25 11:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,587 Demop 1bamashooter 10 point
1bamashooter 10 point Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,587 Demop	Originally Posted by N2TRKYS Originally Posted by 1bamashooter Originally Posted by N2TRKYS Personally, I would pass. You are missing out on a great inexpensive scope Not from what I’ve seen. Explain. Keep your booger hooker off the bang switch.

Re: Arken scopes? [Re: 1bamashooter] #4286688 02/15/25 12:02 AM 02/15/25 12:02 AM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 15,134 Tuscaloosa Co. N N2TRKYS Old Mossy Horns
N2TRKYS Old Mossy Horns N Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 15,134 Tuscaloosa Co.	Originally Posted by 1bamashooter Originally Posted by N2TRKYS Originally Posted by 1bamashooter Originally Posted by N2TRKYS Personally, I would pass. You are missing out on a great inexpensive scope Not from what I’ve seen. Explain. Their weight and not holding zero 83% of all statistics are made up.

Re: Arken scopes? [Re: coach2] #4286727 02/15/25 07:56 AM 02/15/25 07:56 AM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 651 Here and There at times D DonH 4 point
DonH 4 point D Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 651 Here and There at times	they are no heavier than my mark 4s or the nigth force scopes we use.

Re: Arken scopes? [Re: DonH] #4286758 02/15/25 08:53 AM 02/15/25 08:53 AM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 15,134 Tuscaloosa Co. N N2TRKYS Old Mossy Horns
N2TRKYS Old Mossy Horns N Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 15,134 Tuscaloosa Co.	Originally Posted by DonH they are no heavier than my mark 4s or the nigth force scopes we use. I don’t use them due to weight, either. 83% of all statistics are made up.

Re: Arken scopes? [Re: coach2] #4286960 02/15/25 05:43 PM 02/15/25 05:43 PM
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 37,834 Boxes Cove 2Dogs Freak of Nature
2Dogs Freak of Nature Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 37,834 Boxes Cove	I just checked out their website . They have some they call shooter / hunter and hunter scopes , goofiest hunting reticles I've ever seen. "Why do you ask"? Always vote the slowest path to socialism.

Re: Arken scopes? [Re: coach2] #4294478 03/03/25 07:43 PM 03/03/25 07:43 PM
Joined: Nov 2019 Posts: 1,005 Monticello Jason Carroll 6 point
Jason Carroll 6 point Joined: Nov 2019 Posts: 1,005 Monticello	I have on a 7 mag. It's actually a nice scope. It's just to big and heavy for a deer rifle ...

Re: Arken scopes? [Re: coach2] #4294590 03/04/25 12:44 AM 03/04/25 12:44 AM
Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 4,842 GA UncleHuck 12 point
UncleHuck 12 point Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 4,842 GA	Decent scopes, for Chinesium. Sit them beside really good scopes, and the differences are apparent. Eye box, eye relief, glare, edge to edge focus/clarity, color consistency. Personally, I would rather have an older used Swarovski, Kahles, Zeiss, or Schmidt-Bender. Not hard to find one of those in the $400-$1000 range. I occasionally luck up and get one for less. Pre-Covid, there were a bunch coming out of Europe at really great prices. My best European source holed up during the pandemic and I never heard from him again. Shame, because I was getting some great pricing from him that several folks on here got to share in.

Re: Arken scopes? [Re: coach2] #4294592 03/04/25 12:53 AM 03/04/25 12:53 AM
Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 4,842 GA UncleHuck 12 point
UncleHuck 12 point Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 4,842 GA	Checked ebay. There is a mis-marked Swaro Z3 (It's actually a Habicht) 3-10 x 42mm with zero bids, starting at $500 or best offer. I have owned several of these, and they are top notch scopes. If you can get it for less than $800, you got a great deal, and just about the best scope at that price point.

Re: Arken scopes? [Re: coach2] #4294756 03/04/25 01:55 PM 03/04/25 01:55 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,249 AL H hunterbuck Booner
hunterbuck Booner H Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,249 AL	From what I've seen of them, they are pretty good bench rest scopes. Clear glass and accurate dialing. For hunting though? As said, heavy, chunky, and probably not the brightest when it counts. That said...I have not used one, so take it with a grain of salt. "You think I care? Roll Damn Tide" Have you tried Google?

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