Which scope for .223 precision target shooting?

[Okonkwo12]

I would not recommend Arken, they do not track reliably and the glass is murky. You would do well with a scope from Monstrum, or otherwise a Vortex Razor G3 6-36 mrad or ZCO 5-27.

 

[KodiakHntr]

I would not recommend Arken, they do not track reliably and the glass is murky. You would do well with a scope from Monstrum, or otherwise a Vortex Razor G3 6-36 mrad or ZCO 5-27.

This recommendation is absolutely wild to me…

You are recommending a Monstrum over an Arken, which is what, a $250 scope versus $470?

OR, go with a Vortex that is 10 times more expensive OR a ZCO that is approaching double the money of the Razor.


If a guy is asking about an Arken, he sure as hell isn’t going to be dropping Razor dollars, much less ZCO.

 

[wstcstlad]

Why?

So many people mindlessly suggesting FFP without having a clue as to WHY or what benefit a FFP might have on a known distance target range.



WHAT? Posters who don't read or understand the OP and just post their own personal biases is all that CGN has.

If the OP wants to engage in precision shooting in the PRS/NRL format, the FFP is the only choice. You can have 5-10 different distances and positions to deal with in 90-120 seconds. No time to dial, so a second focal plane is not the right tool for the job. One would need to have accurate holdovers.

If the OP refers to "precision" as a Benchrest / F-Class format with known distances, then totally, a second plane scope wil do just fine and as many know, you can get higher quality glass for the $$ if you are not dealing with the internals (and cost) of FFP.

 

[old303]

The key to the FFP/SFP issue is whether you want a fancy reticle, with hash marks or a full Christmas tree grid so you can visually measure MILs or MOA at the target, do holdovers and not have to take the time to dial a correction, etc, in which case you want FFP so the reticle stays the same size as the target downrange. If you're buying just a simple bare crosshairs or central dot, then having it on the other side of the zoom with SFP works better.

 

[Canadiankeeper]

I have a couple Arkens. So far they’ve been quite reliable. No zero shifts, track accurately.
The only negative I have with mine is that on the EP8 1-8 there was a chunk of crude visible on one of the edges of an interior lense which is irritating, but undoubtedly would have been resolved by the vendor had it bothered me enough for me to remove it from the rifle.

With the 4-16 EPL that I have, the center dot is quite fine even when illuminated (no washout). At 16x and at 100 yards, you are centering the dot inside a 22 caliber hole.
I’ve shot mine out to 1800 yards or so, and been able to see bullet strikes on rocks.
They are fairly heavy and physically large, but not overwhelmingly so in my opinion.
From what I have seen they are a lot of scope for the money.

My buddy ordered an arken after several of us having them and not real complaints.

Ill tell you what, That thing was BUSTED lol. Couldnt get on paper at 25 yards!

We swapped everything before you ask AND put it on another gun. Same issues. It WAS the scope.
their return, you have to pay for, then they sent him back the same broken scope ... They said they would send a new one... instead sent it back "fixed" ... It was not LOL so he contacts them again, not much in the way of service, he complains a bunch they agree to send him a new one. He has to pay shipping.

Broken English from the employees he delt with. Possibly the confusion?
End of the day about 1 year of frustration and 3 range trips of ammo out the window with a broken scope, eventually they did the right thing and sent him a new one.