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In my review of this beautiful Ares ETR 3-18x50 FFP MIL rifle scope I will touch upon some of its specifications and features, but for a full description and breakdown of all of its wonderful features and specifications you may go to: https://athlonoptics.com/product/ares-etr-3-18x50-aprs6-ffp-ir-mil-uhd/
The retail price of these scopes is only $999.99. These scopes are frequently used by shooters competing in PRS - Precision Rifle Shooting competitions where they are shooting targets that range from 400 yards to 950 yards, and also used of course for intermediate range hunting. This is a serious scope for serious shooters. So for you guys that want to shoot accurately at intermediate ranges with your Air Rifle or Powder Burner this is the scope for you.
Some of the wonderful features includes a Precision Erector System with stainless steel internal components that produce very sharp, loud, tactile clicks that you can readily hear and feel so there is no mistaking how many clicks you put on your elevation or windage turrets. And as an added bonus the windage turret has a pull up / push down Locking Turret Cap. The elevation turret also has a dedicated Zero Stop that is very simple to set up.
This scope uses an Etched Glass Reticle with four options and a 34mm main tube. The reticle is in the First Focal Plane which means that the hashmarks on the reticle are valid at all power settings. It has a 50mm objective lens and uses Extra Low Dispersion Glass and true Multi-Coated Lenses to produce the sharpest image possible. You will truly appreciate the way these lens coatings cut through the mirage effect so your target is in clear relief as opposed to the guy next to you that's looking at a target that's dancing in the mirage.
This scope features MIL/MIL or MOA/MOA turret/reticle combinations to prevent any confusion when calculating your holdovers. It has a total elevation & windage adjustment of 32 MILS with 10 MILS per turret rotation; or a total elevation & windage adjustment of 110 MOA with 25 MOA per turret rotation. It features a side focus parallax adjustment from 10 yards to infinity – so it is suitable for shooting at targets as close as 10 yards.
The tube is purged with Argon Gas that is far superior to Nitrogen gas purged scopes because it gives you much better water proofing and most importantly the very best thermal stability possible – so that when you take your rifle out of your nice toasty warm pickup truck on a bitter cold morning your scope will never ever fog up on you! Or conversely if you take your rifle out of your ice cold air conditioned pickup truck on a sweltering ungodly hot day your scope will not fog up on you!
In conclusion, let me say that I don't think there is any other 3-18x50 scope with a 34mm tube that can come close to this one from Athlon for the low price of $999.99. When you hold this scope in your hands and look through it you get the same feeling as when you first sit in an expensive luxury car…its that feeling of being in the presence of a super powerful luxurious precision machine. You will immediately sense that you are holding something very special indeed!
The sight picture through this scope is nothing short of spectacular and has to be seen to be believed. This Ares ETR 3-18x50 has my highest personal recommendation, so before you spend your hard earned money on any other intermediate range medium powered scope take a good look at this one.
All the best, Chuck Peffley
The retail price of these scopes is only $999.99. These scopes are frequently used by shooters competing in PRS - Precision Rifle Shooting competitions where they are shooting targets that range from 400 yards to 950 yards, and also used of course for intermediate range hunting. This is a serious scope for serious shooters. So for you guys that want to shoot accurately at intermediate ranges with your Air Rifle or Powder Burner this is the scope for you.
Some of the wonderful features includes a Precision Erector System with stainless steel internal components that produce very sharp, loud, tactile clicks that you can readily hear and feel so there is no mistaking how many clicks you put on your elevation or windage turrets. And as an added bonus the windage turret has a pull up / push down Locking Turret Cap. The elevation turret also has a dedicated Zero Stop that is very simple to set up.
This scope uses an Etched Glass Reticle with four options and a 34mm main tube. The reticle is in the First Focal Plane which means that the hashmarks on the reticle are valid at all power settings. It has a 50mm objective lens and uses Extra Low Dispersion Glass and true Multi-Coated Lenses to produce the sharpest image possible. You will truly appreciate the way these lens coatings cut through the mirage effect so your target is in clear relief as opposed to the guy next to you that's looking at a target that's dancing in the mirage.
This scope features MIL/MIL or MOA/MOA turret/reticle combinations to prevent any confusion when calculating your holdovers. It has a total elevation & windage adjustment of 32 MILS with 10 MILS per turret rotation; or a total elevation & windage adjustment of 110 MOA with 25 MOA per turret rotation. It features a side focus parallax adjustment from 10 yards to infinity – so it is suitable for shooting at targets as close as 10 yards.
The tube is purged with Argon Gas that is far superior to Nitrogen gas purged scopes because it gives you much better water proofing and most importantly the very best thermal stability possible – so that when you take your rifle out of your nice toasty warm pickup truck on a bitter cold morning your scope will never ever fog up on you! Or conversely if you take your rifle out of your ice cold air conditioned pickup truck on a sweltering ungodly hot day your scope will not fog up on you!
In conclusion, let me say that I don't think there is any other 3-18x50 scope with a 34mm tube that can come close to this one from Athlon for the low price of $999.99. When you hold this scope in your hands and look through it you get the same feeling as when you first sit in an expensive luxury car…its that feeling of being in the presence of a super powerful luxurious precision machine. You will immediately sense that you are holding something very special indeed!
The sight picture through this scope is nothing short of spectacular and has to be seen to be believed. This Ares ETR 3-18x50 has my highest personal recommendation, so before you spend your hard earned money on any other intermediate range medium powered scope take a good look at this one.
All the best, Chuck Peffley
I was going to go shooting today and zero it for 30 yards but my old woman asked me to stay home and spend the day with her...
So I am chomping at the bit to go sight it in the morning! And by the way I am definitely keeping both of my new Helos scopes...they are Keepers for sure! Here is a photo of what it looks like on Helga...and a photo of the coconut tree by my front porch - lots more test material for these most excellent .30 FX Hybrid Slugs I got! 
