Image quality definitely not Element Optics brand strong point through out their line up.
You better off with an Athlon Argos for the price if you don't care about image quality and desire a better eye box.
Might be alittle better worth what you pay when they go on sale for $299 Helix and $599 Titan and $999 Nexus.
Dealers can offer you such discounted prices if they choose to do so but aren't allowed to advertise less than retail prices.
Just wait for another sale then you get atleast alittle closer value to what you actually get.
The new Hawke H5 Side winder 30 6-24x56 has night and day clearer glass and better eye box than the Helix for $397 at DVOR hurry sale ends real soon regular price $719 with street price of $599. Or just wait it might go on sale again. It just came off of a back to back sale.
I had bad warranty experience with Hawke.
Lucky you didn't buy the Element Titan. You might have been even more disappointed.
People don't want to feel ripped off so of course they will say it's a great scope and make all kinds of excuses why they think it's perfect for their use.
Problem is they are pushing things due to hype and sponsorships and affiliate links aren't so great and the few people who actually appreciate and expect good quality gets pissed while the reviewer got his commission making you buy the crap.
Just buy them when they are on sale this way you won't be as pissed. Speaking of Chinese made items in general.
There are alot of people who are extremely forgiving to mediocre to sub par items for the prices they pay because they never experienced first hand cheaper and often times better quality and rather pay the over inflated high profit generated prices because they can never believe there are cheaper priced alternatives out there or care to wait for a sale.
If paying regular Helix price this one will blow it away if you can live with a 25 yard minimum. Made in China with fantastic glass. Helix and Titan are Chinese too.
If you like Japan glass you will love this one. It's Chinese though but you will think it's got Japanese glass.
https://www.sportsmans.com/hunting-gear-supplies/optics-binoculars-scopes-rangefinders/rifle-scopes-red-dots/burris-signature-hd-3-15x44mm-rifle-scope/p/1625541 If you can live with 20x and prefer European optics thats not made in China or Philippines here is another winner that's $386 with 16% off sale. Comes from the same country as JSB pellets. Has 10 yard focus.
If you like Leupold VX3 glass you will love this Meopta for way cheaper.
https://www.sportoptics.com/meopta-optika-5-4-20-50-1032581.html If you only care of extremely clear and bright glass up to 27x magnification and don't mind semi mushy turrets like Discovery scopes have there is the AIMS Alpha 6 for cheap in the $200 to $300 price range depending where you buy from. I got one in a trade from my Avenger for it. It is damn bright and clear all the way to 27x with an extremely forgiving eye box. It is brighter and very close in clarity as compared the $860 Athlon Ares BTR that retails for over $1000.
It puts many of my higher priced glass to shame.
Negatives mushy turrets no zero stop hard to turn the parallax wheel have to adjust real perfect for crystal clear image at 27x. Turret marking does not like up perfectly just like my SWFA 10x scope. It's at half inbetween clicks.
Positives life time warranty and first rate image quality illumination can actually see during the day time. Comes with sun shade and bikini caps looks like it's built tough has some weight to it.
If the sunshade screws in to a 50mm Athlon it's like getting the scope for a $30 discount.
Realized Discovery and Vector Optics among many other brands are way over priced after using this scope.
I was using it as a spotting scope due to its extreme brightness and clarity and only recently mounted it on a gun.
