I'm interested in trying one of the Arken 4-14 models with the Mil reticle, if any of you guys have a good one to sell?...
Sweet thanks7x in stock as of now according to their website;
Arken Optics SH4 GEN2 6-24x50mm FFP Scope - Quality and Precision
Arken Optics SH4 GEN2 6-24x50mm FFP Scope - Lifetime Warranty - Precision Tracking Guaranteed - HD Glass - First Focal Plane (FFP) - Zero Stop - Illuminated Reticleventurefirearms.com
7x in stock as of now according to their website;
Arken Optics SH4 GEN2 6-24x50mm FFP Scope - Quality and Precision
Arken Optics SH4 GEN2 6-24x50mm FFP Scope - Lifetime Warranty - Precision Tracking Guaranteed - HD Glass - First Focal Plane (FFP) - Zero Stop - Illuminated Reticleventurefirearms.com
Yep, I just bought one to try!Now 6 in-stock... Damn, I like mine enough to where I'm having a hard time resisting just buying another one for no good reason. They're just a good deal IMO after shooting one now for a bit, kinda like a "poor-man's/budget Razor GenII"... 90% of the experience/performance for 1/5 the cost. No, the glass isn't near as nice as a Razor's, but it's damn close to PST GenII-nice in a very beefy Razor-like body (which is pretty cool for $400).
Yep, I just bought one to try!
Hope it lives up to the hype.
Hopefully...IDK, I think it more than lives up to 400 bucks (if your unit ends up being like mine and not wonky at all). It just may be a debate about how many dollars it's punching above that, and if all the units are consistent and solid...
Their durability is still unknown as they're new (the scope model and the company actually). I haven't seen anything yet that has me ordering a backup, but, 300 6mm creedmoor rounds and back and forth to the range a few times is hardly a torture test. So hopefully the internals are put together as well as the outside appears to be...
That issue is unfortunate, however, I've had that happen with several big named optics before...New to this side of shooting. Figured i would grab one of these to throw on a factory gun while my setup is being built.
After waiting months It showed up yesterday with a bubble in the glass on the very edge. Will reach out to them in the AM to see whats next.
Man, they flew off the shelf once you posted they were available.7x in stock as of now according to their website;
Arken Optics SH4 GEN2 6-24x50mm FFP Scope - Quality and Precision
Arken Optics SH4 GEN2 6-24x50mm FFP Scope - Lifetime Warranty - Precision Tracking Guaranteed - HD Glass - First Focal Plane (FFP) - Zero Stop - Illuminated Reticleventurefirearms.com
What is SH4 ?
let us know pleaseCuriosity got me; have the Midas Tac, and a Razor gen 2 on order, thought for $400 I'd give it a shot, see how they compare
well saidIDK, I think it more than lives up to 400 bucks (if your unit ends up being like mine and not wonky at all). It just may be a debate about how many dollars it's punching above that, and if all the units are consistent and solid...
Their durability is still unknown as they're new (the scope model and the company actually). I haven't seen anything yet that has me ordering a backup, but, 300 6mm creedmoor rounds and back and forth to the range a few times is hardly a torture test. So hopefully the internals are put together as well as the outside appears to be...
I plan to compare, however, in this price range, I'll be comparing it against my Bushnell Forge and Athlon ARES ETR.let us know please
wowFYI/FWIW, I had posted this in another thread but it'd probably help some guys here - the representation/rendering of the VPR reticle on Arken's site isn't 100% accurate: in the pics on their site it makes it seem like all the lines in the VPR reticle are the same thickness/thinness, but IRL the "crosshair/X" lines are actually a bit bolder/thicker; it's actually better in-person IMO.
The lines for hold-off's and the "Christmas tree" stuff is still really fine/thin (but still usable), which I like because the whole reticle FOV seems a lot less busy than many reticles I've looked through, but the thicker "crosshair/X" lines draw your eyes to the center and make the more common .2-1.0mil hold-off's easy and fast.
This is just a shitty iPhone pic (never knew it was such a pain in the ass to capture a reticle pic with an iPhone lol), and does not represent the glass (makes it look shitty like there's tons of chromatic aberration, it's far better in-person), there is some chromatic aberration present in the glass for sure IRL, but it's not too bad and the parallax/focus can dial/tune most/all of it out and the image cleans up, but hopefully you can see the thicker "crosshair/X" I'm talking about...
Scope is at 24x, plates are at 400 yards, second pic is just a blow-up of the first:
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I have seen some abuse them quite a lot, and they appear to hold up.wow
if we find out these are durable and hold up, it's a win
SH4 vs EP4 which one if $ doesn't matter ?
I was wondering the same. Is the more expensive EP4 a “better” model than the SH4?
When did you two place your orders?
Got mine from the link on here as well.When did you two place your orders?
Turret clicks are really tactile on mine with no slop...1.Turrets: these track very accurately as has been demonstrated by numerous other reviews. But, they aren’t very crisp. They are almost gritty, and I would compare them to maybe a PST or 2010 era MK4. This is my personal feeling, I would like to see that cleaned up in the Gen II.
About this / perhaps related; out of the box my gen 2 SH elevation turret had a similar thing to what I noticed with the parallax, where at some spot in the range friction increased, and then smoothed out again when working the dial / turret.
As with the parallax I worked the elevation turret back and forward a couple of times (without abusing it) and after about 10 turns back and forward it smoothed out 90%, and the clicks got less gritty. Again i suspect the assembly person unevenly applied friction / damping grease, so the grease had to migrate around a bit to even out the resistance throughout the range of the focus and turret system. But all seems well now. Just have to mount it up and see what it does in the field, which might be a week or 2.
Turret clicks are really tactile on mine with no slop...
Parallax is smooth, reticle is clean and only a small portion of the reticle is Illuminated but it's usable.
Glass is good, not the best but clear and better than many at the same price point.
I'd say it's close or similar to the PST2 but not quite at the Athlon ARES ETR level of clarity.
Still, this is a great optic, and impossible to beat at this price.
Yes, I adjusted my ocular diopter without issue.Do you have the diopter set to your eye? There are stickies pertaining to this. Rarely does a scope arrive properly setup to my eyes.
I considered this scope, when I was looking, but went with a Vortex. I will admit, those turret hashes/numbers are very bold compared to the Vortex. With my aging eyes, those would have been nice. MacWell, I just had a little look outside. All looks good except the parallax; I can not get it to focus.
When i get it in focus as close as possible and I move my head behind the scope the reticle moves off the target. Adjusting the side focus helps but stops before I can get a steady sight picture where the crosshair does not move away from the target.
I compared / doublechecked this by using another scope, an older vortex viper in the same range, and sure enough, no issues there, so it's not my eyes, it's the parallax being out of whack..
Let's see how good the customer service is...
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Yep, done all that. Have about 15 scopes in various pricing ranges. It's the scope, not operator error unfortunately.
After further evaluation of my optic, I am having the exact same parallax issue as you are...The seller Venture firearms gave me a phone number and an email and told me to get in touch with Arken. He told me he was sold out and did not expect another batch for about 3 months...
So, I called Arken and a recorded message instructed me to send a text message. Did that and I emailed as well. Let's see....
I spoke with him as well, and he was nice but it has me wondering about their quality control now...Update; Spoke to the Arken rep. Arken is going to issue a return merchandise label, and told me I will have a replacement sent out to me promptly.
Update, Joseph at Venture Firearms was awesome, now I'm waiting for Arken to get back with me...I spoke with him as well, and he was nice but it has me wondering about their quality control now...