JUST HIT THE MARKET!!! Arken EP-5 7-35X56 Gen 2 FFP!!! ~ Rex Reviews 

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It's good to see Arken still pushing the limits.

Started watching your videos when i started to get into longer ranges. Been watching since the 338 and the soda can.

Reminds me of those NV guys awhile back. "I think its a coyote..." Mag dumps endangered donkey. Definitely always positively identify your target.

I will say there are some stuff that I don't like about my EP5 (occasional reticle washout...is all). But I will give Arken props when they say their scopes track, which impresses me more than anything.

I've been selling off all my high-dollar vortex to buy all arken products I really like their product that's high quality and very rugged and very affordable

See further... shoot further. Bad critter go bye-bye....Wallet still have beer money. Happy smiley face. Brah ha h ah aha ha aha ha ahh!!!!!!!!!

For Tibor Pumper: Hungarian Green Carder for 40 years. Minot. Long range rifles. Beyond one full 360 degree turn scopes can be overwhelming. At long range one runs out of marked adjustment. The secret is like a set of golf clubs for different Ranges. A standard to 600. Then a zeroed rifle or scope at 800, 1000, 1200. (Some scope ring and rails allow switching of scopes without removing appreciable zero) Then all bullet drop stays within rotation. ( Accurate factory bolt actions with 1 " capability at Wal Mart for $400. But one for each range!) The Old military bolts had marked sights even out to 2000 yards for " Volley" fire by ten man sections. Area fire versus a hunters target. Great sausage! Thus long range rifles can be zeroed and a specialty weapon for different hunting ranges.

Thanks Rex. You got me hooked on chasing high quality glass over high magnification 12 years ago with a Steiner 3X12 that I still have on my Ruger precision rifle 6.5 Creedmoor and sometimes use on my SCAR-17 to great effect. I use a Steiner 1X4 on M4's, Tavor and love Trijicon RMR too, they all have clear glass that makes shooting a pleasure. I didn't need much persuasion to buy German glass, love the stuff, but since then, it seems some cheaper scopes have improved their glass to such high levels, even a glass snob like myself canennjoy using. I love listening to you and your reviews because you think like I think, never a question of integrity but work in a sense of humor and great music when possible to keep the world spinning. Take care and keep these great videos coming, never stop.

Thanks Rex for the code. I love the Arken brand. A lil concerned about the weight doing free standing but that would not be a no go. If I close my eyes listening, I can visualize and hear the Sniper 101 guy. Thats where I first found you. Thanks for all the cool years. God bless.

Definitely interested!!! I love the first Gen EP5. I'm excited to see the EP5 WITH JAPANESE GLASS.

You had me at Arken 7-35...

I look forward to the reviews. This would be a great upgrade to my 338LM, which li,e longer legs.

New glass for 338 LP MG!!!!!!

Just got my Christmas present w/ code Rex. My first scope for my 18in 308 - been a sub for years and you finally pushed me over the edge. Thx mi amigo

Thanks for a great video! Just ordered mine. Appreciate the coupon code too!

Great stuff Rex can't wait to purchase one !

Im probably gonna buy one of these and make an indepth comparison between this and my atacr 7-35. I bet it would be surprising.

Not a lot of folks know that good scopes used to be damn near 24" long!

I agree with you Rex. Most shooters don't even know how to use their equipment to the fullest or even get the full functionality from their equipment to begin with and those are the ones who advocate for 3k plus scopes. Good shooters and true proscan use anything and be successful within reason.

Nice review for not actually having yet. I’ve had an EP5 for PRS for a few month and getting ready to run it hard for the rest of the summer. It’s still hard to believe the price vs quality. You hit it on the head with people not coping with the fact it’s not expensive… “it can’t be any good”. Lol. My only thing is I’d like to see the reticle have .10th hash marks instead of just .5.

QSL TY!! Rex. I love all of my Arkens they have been fantastic.

Thanks Mr Rex

Oh of course !!! The one, and ONLY thing that stopped me from buying an Arken, was they didn't have a scope in this focal range !! So yesterday ..... *YESTERDAY* ...... I relented and bought a new Athlon Argos BTR Gen 2 8-34x56. Figures ! Just my luck ! That being said, it would definitely take some time before we'll see any of these new Arkens up here in Canada ! So .... off to the range to sight in my new Athlon !

You guys get all the best toys!

Gracias Señor Rex! 🤝👊🏽

Thanks Rex.

I cant wait. Ive always use NF or PM2's on the long guns, but at this price point and quality I can get rid of some old Leupold Mk4's and Hawkes. Excellent review. Cant wait for the testing Vid.

I just ordered two of those 35x Arken scopes to replace the two aging 25 years old Nightforce 42x NSX scopes on my BLASER 338 LAPUA R93 LRS and a 260REM ARMALITE AR10T.

Thank you sir

That sounds like a good one for the 260rem.

Finally! Maybe just include an other PRS style reticle just as an option. I think there will be a lot of PRS shooters gunning for this scope.

I just got the Gen one about 6 months ago. Absolutely love it . Have to get this gen 2 as well! Darn ,, more optics. Lol

Rex we need a leader board for your scope reviews like the Top Gear power board.

This is the first video on RU-vid it looks like of someone talking about this Gen 2

42 Oz on.7by 35.that is a dam truck on.your gun no locking turrets

Finally I can replace my old telescope.

Beginner tip: put a small stip of alluminum foil tape used in A/C duct work before you drop it in the grass. You can literally find it and many other small tools without even searching for it. Your welcome.

Been waiting for this one!!!

#OUTSTANDING VIDEO WITH HUMOR AND SARCASTIC HONESTY LUV YOUR CONTENT..... A TRUE BOSS.. THNX FOR THE VIDEO

Dang, I just bought my first "last scope" ep5 a couple months ago. I guess I'll wait until they release a 60+mm objective

If anyone thinks the christmas tree on the reticle is inacurrate you need to practice. And if you know some one that understands it buy a six pack and let him teach you. If you dont get it before the six pack is gone you need to practice when sobber.

PRS , " What the Pros use" (look it up) the 2024 up date: the Leupold Mark 5, it doing well, very well- at a price of about $2k against the Night Force, and Tanget Theta, Kahles, and Vortex all above $3k. This is in competitive shooting. I own and shoot a Night force Bench Rest with a 308 at $1,700 And a Vortex Gen 2 for a 6.5 Creedmoor at $3,700. Best bang for the buck for "general" shooting, depending on your intentions, is SWFA or Bushnell.

I think I just got a better understanding of how chromatic aberrations... Other result of imperfection in light flow through lens stacks😮

Love my sh4j, my ep4 and my og sh4 4-16 and ima love this when i get it! Now ARKEN would you kindly possibly maybe juuuuust maybe put oh I don’t know either a horus h59 or a tremor reticle in one them plz and ty. Either way this new scope im buying it just dont tell the wife 😁

I love S&B. Such clear glass. If Taken can hold up they'll give Leopold & Vortex a run & I will happily switch my leupies and vortex over. Still not a good f class unless they can move to 1/8 moa as that's the standard

Just ordered one of these. Tell me i didnt waste my money

Thanks be to you!!! So just to be clear no goodie bag with this deal. Have to buy the mounts and such?

30 mins video of scope specs…..I get it

I’m keen, but it may take a while to arrive in Australia and at what price point.. we certainly don’t get the US price point converted to $Aud as it always has a healthy margin tagged on top.

Would li,e to know exit pupil size as that gives an idea of eyebox performance.

damn i litteraly just bought a gen 1 2 weeks ago, no mention anywhere of a gen two coming

But but I bought a NightForce you can’t buy an Arken that works just as well.

Im a Dealer so ill have to check one out. On injured reserve now so will have to see how soon!

Will this not look like soup past 600 yards? Time will tell. Arken is a great rimfire scope, but there is a reason they don't podium at comps. Amazing budget optic that tracks great. Glass clarity is all that it is lacking.

That weight is getting close to that heavy beast we all know, rzr gen 2 😂😂

Neat.

It's not necessarily the 7-35 I am looking for, it is the Japanese ED glass that I want in the EP 5.

Perfect glass for my 17 HMR. Don't judge...

One heavy sucker..... nice weapon😂

T Re Tx after looking at your chart ,I'm gonna have to go for some brain drain!! head is heating up from too much Tech> light spectrum!! lol!

Thank you

The big question Rex, when are you getting one for review, I bought the 5 25x56 Ep5 mil/mil after your comprehensive review and comparisons. The only probably I had was I lost the reticle diode cover on one of my deer outings, had to tape it up since October last year and only got a replacemet cap (free of charge) 7 months later and only through a UK optics distributor, talk about a pain in the ass waiting for it but eventually got it.... Apart from that I'm a big fan....

I bought a SH4 Gen II a couple years ago, and I don't even have the rifle I planned to put it on yet, and now I already have to upgrade. What the hell?

I wonder if they are sending u hand picked scopes. The very first scope that they dropped was very clean but the rettical had issues. The last few EP5 scopes have been hard to use. The eye box seemed tiny, and the glass just wasn't crisp. I want to like them bc of the price. Maybe I am just getting bad ones.

Here 3 hours after you posted this. 6-8 week lead times on both reticles.

I jus saw this big girl this am ...crazy i need that on my impact

Wow. For target way over there. Lol.

Like my arken EP-8.

Is the scope rated for 50BMG

Why is there no 1-25 or 1-35? Is it not possible? I’m new to scopes so I didn’t know if that would be possible. To me that would be awesome to cover everything with one scope.

Does it have locking turrets

$?

Im in for 10

Aiwa 😘💕👍👍

6-8 week lead?

I didn't see you review an actual scope, just the specs. hmmmm

Rex, how do you feel about relocating buddy? I would like for you and your family to join mine on our homestead, if I can get your email I would like to give you the details. Once you hear the details and what we have here, I believe you will definitely consider relocating.

If you shorten the optic, you'll have to add more (in number) and/or more "aggressive" lenses, which increases aberrations, you lose clarity, etc.

S&B zero stop is easy…

No thank you...

Save your time. It's just a guy reading the site

Probably 5 pounds…

I like every Arken scope that i have ever used and then when i out shoot them with my cheap savage they get hangry😂

We can see ur password from the glare on ur eyes in the video

I’m keen, but it may take a while to arrive in Australia and at what price point.. we certainly don’t get the US price point converted to $Aud as it always has a healthy margin tagged on top.