4
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Riton PSR
Athlon APRS5
Riton 5 CONQUER 5-25×56
2. Vortex Strike Eagle 5-25x56 I’ve reviewed a lot of Vortex scopes in the last two years and find they offer some of the best scopes in this category. This one is no differ- ent. It easily has the best edge-to- edge clarity and definition of the group. Combined with its wide field of view, the scope seems to disap- pear, and you feel like the image is directly in front of you. Although the image was a little washed out in shadowed areas with an increase in magnification, it was usable to 25X. Its tracking deviated by 1 percent. This is a good scope that will serve a shooter a long time. MSRP: $900 vortexoptics.com
Vortex Strike Eagle 5-25x56
Glass
HD, fully multicoated
Left: The zero stop is located inside the cap.
Tube Diameter
34mm
Glass
XD, fully multicoated
Total Elevation Adjustment Total Windage Adjustment
31 mils
Tube Diameter
34mm
Right: The removable throw lever can be
Total Elevation Adjustment Total Windage Adjustment
31 mils
31 mils
Turret Features Zero stop Adjustment Per Revolution 10 mils Parallax
23 mils
installed on one of two ring locations.
Locking turrets, RevStop zero system
Turret Features
20 yds. to infinity
Adjustment Per Revolution
10 mils
Eye Relief
3.5 in.
4. Athlon BTR GEN2 HD 4.5-27×50 The BTR GEN2 HD with its 30mm maintube is the little riflescope that could. The glass on this scope was so similar in definition and color tones to the Vortex scope. This tells me they most likely share the same lens maker. The field of view was very close to the Vortex and Arken, which have the same magnification. When combined with the forgiving eyebox, I thought I was behind a larger scope. The scope got milky in shadowed areas around 15X and usable beyond 20X. Since the Athlon had perfect tracking, it remained a close fourth. MSRP: $1,087 athlonoptics.com
3. Riton 5 Conquer 5-25×56 V2 The 5 Conquer 5-25×56 was intro- duced in May 2023 and replaced the 5 Conquer 5-25x50. I had the old model for a while, but the new version is noticeably better. Aside from a larger objective lens, the glass is improved and slightly better than the Athlon at high magnifica- tion. The image was a little milky in shadowed areas at higher power but usable to 25X. The tracking was within 2 percent of 36 inches, which is acceptable. The Riton has a slight price advantage over the Athlon, and the turret clicks felt better. It also has a quality look and feel. I wish the turret body had revolution markings. MSRP: $960 ritonoptics.com
Parallax
15 yds. to infinity
Reticle
PSR
Athlon BTR GEN2 HD 4.5-27×50 APRS5 FFP IR MIL
Eye Relief
3.7 in.
Illuminated
Yes
Left: 24 mils of elevation travel is plenty for shooting out to 1,000 yards. Right: The zero stop is an easy-to-set brass locking plate.
Reticle
EBR-7C (mrad)
Length
15 in.
Glass
HD, multicoated
Illuminated
Yes
Weight
37 oz.
Tube Diameter
30mm
Length
14.6 in.
Field of View @ 100 yds.
27 to 3.4 ft.
Total Elevation Adjustment Total Windage Adjustment
24 mils
Weight
30.4 oz.
Field of View @ 100 yds.
24 to 5.2 ft.
24 mils
Turret Features
Zero stop
Vortex EBR-7C
2
Adjustment Per Revolution
10 mils
Parallax
25 yds. to infinity
Eye Relief
3.9 in.
.2 mil horizontal, .5 mil vertical
Reticle
Illuminated
Yes
Length
13.8 in.
Weight
27.3 oz.
Field of View @ 100 yds.
22.7 to 3.8 ft.
Precision Scope Roundup
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Budget Guns
2023
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