Anyone interested in Arken optics?

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Just curious to see how many people are out there that are interested in buying arken optics.
I currently have a EP5 on my 6.5 Creedmoor and had the pleasure of hitting a 3 inch steel plate at 500 yards.
Hopefully next week I should have the new EPL4 to try on my 22-250.
 
I have a few of the EP5 scopes. Very nice scopes.

I will however say that for more budget oriented precision rifles, the Discovery ED scopes give it a run for the money at almost half the price. Not as compact or pretty as the Arken but the glass seems very competitive, tge tracking etc as well. It’s also Japanese ED glass in a Chinese made scope. Hell of s bargain.
 
Epoxy7 said:
I have a few of the EP5 scopes. Very nice scopes.

I will however say that for more budget oriented precision rifles, the Discovery ED scopes give it a run for the money at almost half the price. Not as compact or pretty as the Arken but the glass seems very competitive, tge tracking etc as well. It’s also Japanese ED glass in a Chinese made scope. Hell of s bargain.
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Arken I would say is best value out there right now for sure, I have 4 of them and love them, I just saw the Discovery ED, they look great for the price but half the elevation adjustment which if you're not shooting far isn't a big deal. I love the Arkens on my 22's and can dial out to 350-400 without issue
 
condomboy said:
Arken I would say is best value out there right now for sure, I have 4 of them and love them, I just saw the Discovery ED, they look great for the price but half the elevation adjustment which if you're not shooting far isn't a big deal. I love the Arkens on my 22's and can dial out to 350-400 without issue
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The ED PRS has the same amount of adjustment range as the Arken. Around 32 Mil. Sometimes the info doesn’t translate right.
 
condomboy said:
Arken I would say is best value out there right now for sure, I have 4 of them and love them, I just saw the Discovery ED, they look great for the price but half the elevation adjustment which if you're not shooting far isn't a big deal. I love the Arkens on my 22's and can dial out to 350-400 without issue
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I love the Arken EP5. Have 4 of them. I have a bunch of the discovery ED 3-15 and the PRs 5-15 (4 of them). I have some of the brand new ED LR 5-40x56 35mm tubed scopes on the way.

Solid scopes for the money. I do however prefer the older ED 3-15 as it was mil . The newer one is moa and 1:8 not 1:4 so that one has less adjustment. The PRs and ELR are mil and 32 mil for PRs, 26 mil for the ELR ( more likely 30 mil as they tend to state less than actual).

Good alternative for budget builds or other projects not requiring an Arken.

I just mounted a Discovery ED PRS 5-25 on my Savage 10t in oryx chassis. Rings that come with it are ok but not great. Arken ones and of course MDT rings are better. But they do the job. Longer than the Arken but honestly when behind the rifle it’s hard to tell it from the Arken. Glass is very close. Both are Japanese ED. A bit bulkier and a little less refined looking. But value is phenomenal.

I have the older ED 3-15 mil on an air soft desert tech, a real desert tech and an Airforce Condor air gun. Love those scopes.
 
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It’s hard to beat a scope like this sh4 4-16x50 with 134moa and accessories for 900$.
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