Not a 5-25 PST. They are around $1000 and the Strike Eagle will end up around $650 area.
As for the glass and zero stop, we will have to wait until they are on the streets to see how they end up but from the people I spoke to that have used them the glass is pretty good for the price point. No report on zero stop yet but I doubt you lose any elevation from it. Scope has 31 mils so there will be elevation below the stop as there always is with any zero stop but it’s not losing any.
If you use the Zero Stop, the elevation adjustment available drops to 47 MOA/ 18 Mil.
And just like that, Arken is taking a back seat to the 600$ 34mm bracket.
I called it 4 months ago.
Man, I don't know. With the huge loss of elevation adjustment if you use the zero stop, I'd be hard pressed to consider using this Strike Eagle on anything other than a rimfire.