Scope clarity question

[snowplow]

Hey guys, I ended up ordering a zero MOA scope mount for my setup. I have a Arken ep5. It has 110 mils of adjustment and on my AR-10 308 it would dial to about a thousand which works just fine for me. After you guys taught me that it would be more clear with a 20 MOA Mount since it would be in the center of the lens more, I decided to send this mount back and get the 20 MOA version. I now have a hunch they don't make that 20 moa version, although I'm still trying to confirm. Just curious if they don't have what I'm looking for, how much of a difference are we talking? Do you think a 20 moa mount would be quite noticeably more clear with this scope at range? Or is it more like, 'Yeah I think maybe it's a bit more clear, maybe'? Obviously what I'm getting at is if this is a huge deal I'll definitely change my plan to get something better. But if it's more technically clear but not so noticeably clear I'll probably just keep what I have.

Just trying to gauge how big a deal this is for the effort.

Do you guys have any insight for me?

Thanks as always for the help!

 

[Supersubes]

Look through the scope while it's set to your 100 yd zero. Now dial it all the way to your 1k come-up and look through it again. Do you see a difference?

 

[Im2bent]

Also dial to your 1000 yard come up then dial down 20 moa and see if theres a difference. That's what the 20 moa will buy you

 

[Landon4]

Wow

Please tell me you don’t really think a scope mount can change the optical clarity of the optic.

 

[918v]

Wow

Please tell me you don’t really think a scope mount can change the optical clarity of the optic.

What makes you think it doesn’t? All kinds of optical unpleasantness happens when you max out the elevation.

 

[waveslayer]

It also depends on the scope! The Syeiner Tx6 was famous for terrible outer field of view being sub par. My Swarovski was amazing.... my Arken is subpar. So scope dependant, but dial and you report back to us

 

[snowplow]

Roger that. Good idea. It's not mounted so I didn't even think of looking through it like that.

It also depends on the scope! The Syeiner Tx6 was famous for terrible outer field of view being sub par. My Swarovski was amazing.... my Arken is subpar. So scope dependant, but dial and you report back to us

This is what l was thinking. Being an Arken not a Leupold l would imagine it is of greater consequence. Exactly how much, not sure.

I'll take s look.

 

[Landon4]

What makes you think it doesn’t? All kinds of optical unpleasantness happens when you max out the elevation.

I haven’t necessarily seen that with my optics, but I can understand it getting blurred around the edges, but I didn’t read that he was maxing out the elevation just that he would dial to 1000, I guess he was out of elevation at that range. I just thought he was meaning in general clarity, which there’s other factors that can hinder that.

 

[BobinNC]

Arken ep5 has 110 mils of adjustment

Actually no it doesn't. Elevation Adj. Range: 32 MIL/110 MOA

 

[snowplow]

that's what l meant. At 1000 I'd be right at the end of the range.

 

[JayOpticspecialist]

I mean it stands to reason if you push you erector tube to the max in any direction, it can have some less desirable outcomes. but I've been dealing in and studying optics since 2008 and this is the first time I've can remember hearing someone mention your mounting system can effect optical clarity. clarity is more in the optical system itself, and why I generally recommend buying a step above what you've budgeted for, you never regret having additional quality in your optics.