Any thoughts on the new optic so far? Does it have a quality feel, as far as the turrets and all of the controls? I know glass is subjective so I won't ask.. I'll be interested in hearing your overall thoughts and of course if it tracks correctly.. I'll probably pull my AMG off my Tikka varmint 223 just to play around with the Arken when it gets here..
I seen the exact same today as far as parallax, but to be fair my AMG was even worse than the EP5 in that department, as far as the numbers lining up, probably the weather Conditions. I am actually very happy so far with the purchase, seems well worth the money to me. Now I've only played with it at 100 yards as of now so things could change but I honestly don't think it will.
I didn't have any real CA to speak of, but I also wasn't shooting at a white background. The glass for a budget optic was pretty good actually, but I still need quite a bit more time behind it to see more..
All I'm saying is that it wasn't noticeable, im not necessarily saying that it isn't there but that I didn't notice it, probably a poor choice of words on my part, not trying to be a shill.. Lol
Only referring to the chromatic aberrations being less on my sh4. It's more noticeably better in real life than on photos. All scopes are shaper in real life than the photos. But the parallax markings not lining up with view is clearly there on my EP5.
This is my first observation as well, I wasn't expecting much for 550 with rings, throw lever, flip ups, level and a small bag. You really can't ask for much better than this at its price point really.. I still wanna get some more time behind it and see how she holds up and how the glass looks at distance but so far I'm very pleased..
Again, for 550, what can you really expect... I had mine today right at about 18x getting zeroed at 100 and it seemed good enough, but as I said, I haven't had the chance to look any further.. Still good enough for people on a budget getting into the game or for a nice varmint rig 223, 22-250.. In my opinion, still a bargain for 550, especially where optics prices are currently and are heading.. All this still depends on durability/Longevity of course.
No I agree! I’m just saying I think there wouldn’t be any neg to say about it if it was just a 4-20 scope. I’ll just use it like a 5-20 personally. I owned a crimson trace 2 series 6-24 that was very comparable and shot it mostly on 18x
I ordered mine really early morning on 12/31 (like 1-2am) and it still has not shipped.
I have the Crimson Trace series 2 6-24 scope. If you like it and think it is good then I’m worry about EP5…. CT just a bad scope…
I’m comparing glass
Why I point people to the SH4 G2 in 4-16…in my example…the glass is top notch. Beats a lot of optics that I’ve had over the years that push up to with some big names…
I want one now after getting the EP5, how far down does it parallax too as I need some rimfire scopes to play with?
Agreed with your views 100%. Also I don't get involved in the other threads because of the extreme views there that's why I started this one.
So don't take this personally but how can you say it doesn't compare to high end optics when you haven't owned any? That doesn't make much sense.
The way I would describe Arken scopes: These scopes hold their own league at this price point. They will serve you well so you can take them to hunt and matches (prolly not to battlefield though). I would not compare it to other $500 - $5000 scopes as there is no point. We are buying scopes for the functions. We are not trying to make other people who bought more expensive scopes look like fools. German made scope has much more involved on labor etc, so they will naturally be more expensive comparing to Chicom scopes. The bottom line is, These Arken scopes are serious and solid rifle scopes that you can consider for your firearms instead of airsoft... you will not regret if you buy one, but you should not feel like you paid $500 for a $1500 scope.
