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Scope; Best Bang For Your Buck?
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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 48126" data-source="post: 1341220"><p>I got two Athlon ares for around $700 a piece. They are my first real good scopes. I've been using low end nikons, leupolds, and vortex HSTs. Those scopes have served me well with shots out to 300-500 yards. It was all done with their reticle and no adjusting the knobs, so I wanted to step up to 1,000 yards plus shooting. The ares fits the bill for me. </p><p></p><p>The glass on the ares is awesome, bright and clear. The clicks are loud, tactile, and it's a solid feel, as in well built. Heavy scope, but solid. </p><p></p><p>My brother has two Argos which are $360 a piece, and in my opinion much nicer than the millet. The glass isn't as nice as my Nikon monarchs, but it's as good as vortex LR, HS, and HST series. My only complaint is the windage knob is kind of mushy on both that he has. Also, the magnification ring is tough to turn. It feels solid, but you definitely need a throw lever to use it when you're behind the rifle. </p><p></p><p>Also, another thing that is annoying is the boxes say a USA company, which is true, but they are all made in china except their Cronus model, which I also own, which is made in Japan. That is pretty deceiving to label the box a USA company. Athlon has a no questions asked warranty. It's exactly like vortex. They accidentally sent my brother a MIL/MIL and he returned it for a MOA/MOA. He got it within the week. They even paid for shipping. So far been fairly impressed. If I were you and didn't want to spend a lot of money, I would go with the Athlon Argos BTR. It's also FFP if you didn't want to use the turrets. But the turrets so far have tracked fine for my brother.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 48126, post: 1341220"] I got two Athlon ares for around $700 a piece. They are my first real good scopes. I've been using low end nikons, leupolds, and vortex HSTs. Those scopes have served me well with shots out to 300-500 yards. It was all done with their reticle and no adjusting the knobs, so I wanted to step up to 1,000 yards plus shooting. The ares fits the bill for me. The glass on the ares is awesome, bright and clear. The clicks are loud, tactile, and it's a solid feel, as in well built. Heavy scope, but solid. My brother has two Argos which are $360 a piece, and in my opinion much nicer than the millet. The glass isn't as nice as my Nikon monarchs, but it's as good as vortex LR, HS, and HST series. My only complaint is the windage knob is kind of mushy on both that he has. Also, the magnification ring is tough to turn. It feels solid, but you definitely need a throw lever to use it when you're behind the rifle. Also, another thing that is annoying is the boxes say a USA company, which is true, but they are all made in china except their Cronus model, which I also own, which is made in Japan. That is pretty deceiving to label the box a USA company. Athlon has a no questions asked warranty. It's exactly like vortex. They accidentally sent my brother a MIL/MIL and he returned it for a MOA/MOA. He got it within the week. They even paid for shipping. So far been fairly impressed. If I were you and didn't want to spend a lot of money, I would go with the Athlon Argos BTR. It's also FFP if you didn't want to use the turrets. But the turrets so far have tracked fine for my brother. [/QUOTE]
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