Arken EP-5 Long Distance Target Glassing out to 1 mile. 

See ya.

Your welcome.

How long did it take you to get your scope

@@timesque9790 I ordered mine very early on. With that being said maybe a couple of weeks. It was pretty quick.

@@MrSlickback2 Yeah ordered mine and it said 4 to 6 weeks ,,,,,thanks

@Rugergundog what’s the sleeve on the scope man?

Scope chap. Provides abrasive protection

Sightron SIII 6-24x50 SFP starting from $600 with 90-100moa of elevation travel and weighs under 25oz and best of all it's made in Japan not China.

Did you get one?

Bow are you liking them?

Thanks for chiming in.

That box should change a smidgen with your magnification setting. As you spend more time behind it and your cheek weld spot becomes second nature the eye box issues will pretty much vanish.

From other reviews and tests, optic clarity is good for the price but isn’t up to $3000 scope quality, however turret tracking is said to be excellent. I don’t have personal experience with this one, but should soon (ordered one)

A lot comed into play with dollar amounts pop up in the discussion. Lots of emotional attachment on investments. I won't go out and say an ep5 is clearer than scope value at $1000, 2000, 3000....however I will say is as clear. Multiple trips to range with high end Optics selling $3000 or more with arken covered every ower...100% literally said was as clear. I stopped even sharing the interviews and content as was accussed of fabricating it. Get an ep5 and properly set it up and it's all you would ever need.

Me too, I hope you found rings, I went with tier one mediums for my hw100k, I leave mine set at 10x and the clarity is superb out to 100 meters which is as far as I shoot pellets, at least until I get something like an impact m3, maybe next year.

awesome.

your welcome

Scope chaps

Thanks. Place to purchase them?

Scope Chap. Check em out!

@@RugerGundog Thank you. Will do.

Partially correct, although at a thousand meters this Arken is a challenge compared to the gen3, etc.

You nailed it

I disagree. Used both out to a mile...literally equal view.

Likely no. Prob need a middle man of sorts.

Damn right it does!

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I will need to take it out to test that out and see what comes up. What are you finding?

Sorry bout time lapse, on mine image gets very distorted just not clear, turned up 10 mils, then 15 mils is the same just not clear, not sure if it's my scope or what, none of my sh4 do it

Well...good point. I personally rarely use it. The set up with an off position between each level is great. The levels are fine. It does only light center area..so really only of use if using turrets not hold overs. I personally think for what it is...its fine. Ive polled a good many people...more rare to find people who actually use it.

@@RugerGundog yeah I rarely ever use it either but the complaints I've heard was it's blurry.

@@toddparsons2980 ...on extreme bright i could see that yes

Must of run into you someplace. Range?

A few of us take them out to 1,000 on the regular.

Not really, at very far distances i mean all aspects of any optic get a bit touchy

@@RugerGundog Thanks. I’m strongly considering replacing my Vortex Viper 4x16x44 HST SFP with an Arken EP5. I just need an EGW 20 MOA rail and I should be good to go!

@@senster7717 just got this scope and i would make the switch . Every scope at range has diminished parallax .for $550 im buying more for all my rifles . The only difference in this and a high end scope is the glass and that only matters to a point.

@@dashero11 thanks much appreciated

Totally

Thank you.

That is an interesting perspective. Though does not line well with the dozens of us using them at 1000y..some beyond. Best of luck.

@@RugerGundog you can use open sites @ 1000 yards also if you want.. We learn the tools we have, and use them.. For the the guy who’s shooting every other weekend/ month the Arken will do just fine.. If you want to compete, you will struggle to spot your impacts/ and bullet trace.. optical clarity is key…

@@kamikazehunter I wont claim the Arken glass is best out there..but wont claim the gap between a few of well known brands upper stuff is as wide as some may be lead to believe. Myself and others find the ep5 glass suitable to observe vapor trail as well as impacts on steel at 1000y. Now...may another optic do the same with a bit more detail of the strike on the steel?..sure maybe. But my point with much of this is the usability of the ep5 is there. I dont discredit having very nice things and even those that the difference is minimal despite the cost jump...however for a lot of shooters im pretty confident saying the ep5 over some the other scopes would not impact the shooters ability for better or for worst.

@@RugerGundog Valid point, I do agree on your statement. I’m sure there’s many shooters who will find the quality in the product that they seek for the affordability. Happy impacts, and keep up the good work..

@@RugerGundog Mic drop and slowly walks off! Thanks for sticking up for the majority while as always........ the all knowing minority screams loudly!

Thank you

I use MIL