I am thinking about picking up a scope this black friday, and haven't really researched them as much as I would like, so I find myself in need of advice. My primary use(s) will be hunting at short range (under 100 yards), but I would also like to be able to practice for long distance shooting (out to about 1000 yards). It will be going on a 6.5 Creedmoor but I haven't settled on the exact rifle yet.
The following deals looked good and I am thinking now might be a good time to buy (with the sale and the potential of tariffs possibly driving up prices on some of the cheaper china manufactured scopes).
I am looking at the Arken EP 5 G2 7-35x56 (around 550), Arken EP-5 5-25x56 (does the fact that its not G2 matter) (around 420), and Vortex Optics Viper PST Gen 2 5-25x50(around 650).
Any considerations that I as a relative newbie in this field might miss when comparing them (they are all first focal plane scopes)?
Are the deals good enough to be worth jumping on or am I overvaluing them?
Anything else in that basic price range you would recommend instead?
Which would you pick and why?
Thanks in advance for any help.