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Arken EP5 7- 35 .. Standing in for some Alpha Glass
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Which reticle is this? It doesn't look like the VPR mil one on their website with 0.25mil hair in horizontal.
You do realize you can click on the thumb image and it gets bigger, right?
Oh, nice, didn't realizecthey have different reticle for different regions.
By the way, as you mentioned you also have the new S&B competition 10-60, any chance you could take some photos from behind at long distance like 1000+ yard/meter, please? Want to get some idea about the image quality at high magnification e.g. 40x or higher at far distance target. Want to see how likely the FFP version scope can be used at F Class like shooting(most using SFP scope). Try to see how thick the reticle hair is and if that affects seeing the V or X ring.
I wish we did get that reticle as I like it better than the one we get with the .2 marks versus the .25 and only .5 on main reticle.
The 10-60 optically is superb....slightly sharper than the 6-36 S&B...
It's very very good up to 45x!!!
I have some pics taken at approx 1200yds in the side paddock....BUT none of my shooting range as both scopes (10-60,s) failed during sight in ...approx 12 shots..
When I get them back from Germany I can oblige...
Some pics with 6-36 P5FL and 10-60 M1fl
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Just for giggles....just took this pic 2 min ago....same spot but overcast day...
Arken Max 35x
Arken Max 35x
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The difference in light makes the comparison difficult, but the detail isn't vastly different. Not like 6x the price different.
In Aus....it's 7.2 x the price!!!
And ...yeah ...the Arken provides a very credible image!!
Well i ordered one of these today. For the price itll be hard to beat
I emailed Arken about the MPR reticle in the U.S. this was the reply. "The 7-35 is available in the MOA / VPR and the MIL / VPR reticle. Anything other than that we do not have available at this time for the 7-35 and we have no information as to when or if we will. Thank you for your feeback"
Still trouble free.
2800yds today....blustering unpredictable wind ..
Still managed to connect , and a high percentage of misses were within kissing the edges of the plate...
2800yds today....blustering unpredictable wind ..
Still managed to connect , and a high percentage of misses were within kissing the edges of the plate...
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The alpha glass just doesn't have alpha tracking, huh?Still trouble free.
2800yds today....blustering unpredictable wind ..
Still managed to connect , and a high percentage of misses were within kissing the edges of the plate...
How much would it be USD to get an MPR-MIL shipped over here to the States from where you are? I'm curious about this 7-35, if it's really working that well for you over there...
The Arken has been interesting..
Initially it started as a bit of a joke.... my dealer sent them to me and said "Break them".
I was convinced it would be an easy task as in general I have no faith in Chinese products.
I have been so pissed off with a lot of the High End optics I have had....wasted time....money and frustration!!.
So far it has turned out to be a complete opposite result to what I envisaged would happen.
People here can , laugh , or crap on the Arken as much as they want....fact is so far it has stood up 100% with everything I have ( and friends) have thrown at it.
This is far far more than some very expensive optics have done over the past months.!!!
Initially it started as a bit of a joke.... my dealer sent them to me and said "Break them".
I was convinced it would be an easy task as in general I have no faith in Chinese products.
I have been so pissed off with a lot of the High End optics I have had....wasted time....money and frustration!!.
So far it has turned out to be a complete opposite result to what I envisaged would happen.
People here can , laugh , or crap on the Arken as much as they want....fact is so far it has stood up 100% with everything I have ( and friends) have thrown at it.
This is far far more than some very expensive optics have done over the past months.!!!
Maybe it’s been said, but I have a sneaking suspicion that a NF Mil-XT US patent is behind Arken not importing the MPR-MIL reticle.
That sucker looks awfully like the Mil-XT. Only I like the Arken more, with its fewer numbers all over the place.
Just a hunch.
That sucker looks awfully like the Mil-XT. Only I like the Arken more, with its fewer numbers all over the place.
Just a hunch.
That’s why I was curious if dude would buy one, and let me PayPal him the money, and have him ship it straight to me. I love my ATACR F1 5-25x56 MIL-XT. And that MPR-MIL reticle instantly caught my attention.
Scopes are not a regulated item (to my knowledge), so shipping it from an individual shouldn’t be an issue, right? Plus, the images he’s posted look surprisingly good. Maybe they’re getting better quality glass in the Australian Arkens?
maybe an option ??That’s why I was curious if dude would buy one, and let me PayPal him the money, and have him ship it straight to me. I love my ATACR F1 5-25x56 MIL-XT. And that MPR-MIL reticle instantly caught my attention.
Scopes are not a regulated item (to my knowledge), so shipping it from an individual shouldn’t be an issue, right? Plus, the images he’s posted look surprisingly good. Maybe they’re getting better quality glass in the Australian Arkens?
DNT Optics THE ONE 7-35x56 Illuminated TOR FFP - Zero Stop - 34mm Tube
WE CANNOT SHIP THESE SCOPES OUTSIDE CANADA!!!! MIL and MOA units are IN STOCK, but will only be shipped out on 7 October 2024 as I'm out of the country until 6 October!! Orders will be shipped in the order they were received. The first shipment will be discounted from $899.99 to $815 and then...
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My dealer here in Aus says these and the Arken are the same product , actually from samples he has seen he says the DNT is improved over the "Arken" branded one!!
They are made by the same company on the same machines ...just a "Branding" change apparently. I am getting 2 when they land at the end of this month.
Most importantly...the DNT version uses the same reticle as in the Arkens here in Aus.
Over the past weeks MANY who have looked through , compared to my other high end scopes ... AND shot with them have been incredibly surprised how good the glass is on the Arken.s !! When they find out the price , the look of astonishment is comical !!That’s why I was curious if dude would buy one, and let me PayPal him the money, and have him ship it straight to me. I love my ATACR F1 5-25x56 MIL-XT. And that MPR-MIL reticle instantly caught my attention.
Scopes are not a regulated item (to my knowledge), so shipping it from an individual shouldn’t be an issue, right? Plus, the images he’s posted look surprisingly good. Maybe they’re getting better quality glass in the Australian Arkens?
So, scopes are not a regulated customs item in Oz? If it’s a direct-ship with no issues, might could be an option in order to get the MPR reticle version. What would USD be with the discount they have running right now? And what would shipping run to the States?maybe an option ??
DNT Optics THE ONE 7-35x56 Illuminated TOR FFP - Zero Stop - 34mm Tube
WE CANNOT SHIP THESE SCOPES OUTSIDE CANADA!!!! MIL and MOA units are IN STOCK, but will only be shipped out on 7 October 2024 as I'm out of the country until 6 October!! Orders will be shipped in the order they were received. The first shipment will be discounted from $899.99 to $815 and then...
My dealer here in Aus says these and the Arken are the same product , actually from samples he has seen he says the DNT is improved over the "Arken" branded one!!
They are made by the same company on the same machines ...just a "Branding" change apparently. I am getting 2 when they land at the end of this month.
Most importantly...the DNT version uses the same reticle as in the Arkens here in Aus.
I have a 5-25 EP5 and like it just fine, so I'm not anti Arken by any means, but I will say that my immediate thought about this is that the "Arken" on the left doesn't look anything like the reticle that Arken offers. Did you get some special reticle choice that the rest of us don't have access to? Where is the floating crosshair and pointed reticle bars? This is the Arken reticle (same layout for MIL)
Edit: just saw the other comments about it being an AUS reticle option. I really wish we could get that one here in the states!
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How dumb. "We aren't allowed to ship you one of those boxes, only the boxes on the pallet next to them. Sorry, nothing we can do!" I'll never understand decisions like that.
My guess is that the culprit is probably some US-centric design patent.
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