I ended up buying a athlon midas btr 2.5x15x50 with the xmas tree reticle and it is second focal which I enjoy . Should have it in hand Saturday so stay tuned.
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Bought a new scope last night....
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Mike,
I bought an Ahtlon Talos BTR, 4-14 x 44 for my BSA R10. Same reticle, but in first focal plane.
So far, seems good.
I bought an Ahtlon Talos BTR, 4-14 x 44 for my BSA R10. Same reticle, but in first focal plane.
So far, seems good.
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I am interested in what you guys think about both of these scopes. I put some low budget glass on my R10 to start and since it has proven to be a good rifle it deserves some better glass.
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I have a Sightron SIII S-Tac as well. Great scope. Very clear glass and nice and bright. Also just purchased a Sightron SII FT 1050x60 for benchrest stuff. Really great scope.
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Great time for scope shopping with so many scopes under $600 that are really great values. I could recall buying a centerpoint scope for a marauder 25 roughly 6-7 yrs ago and I was amazed at the scope lol now I put high standards on glass .....pretty obvious my budget isn't nightforce but at my price your still getting a nice optic.
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I'll be interested to see if Athlon has improved their quality. Post a details review, please!
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I own both of these scopes, plus an Athlon Helos 6-24 FFP. The Sightron S-TAC 4-20X is the best scope of the three. It's not FFP, but the value of that for target shooting is nil, as far as I can tell. In fact, for most target shooting it is probably a disadvantage, as the reticle in the Athlon is so thick at the high power end, it would obscure some very small targets. Other FFP scopes are so thin at the low end, they are pretty useless, especially in a hunting situation. I have no issues with the Hawke SW, but it's a big, heavy scope. I think the Sightron S-TAC with MOA reticle is a very good, multi-purpose scope. It's bright, good reticle, and without illumination, relatively light and simple.
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Well guys this scope is going back...first off the eye relief might possibly be the worst I have ever seen on any scope and second the scope is very very foggy. Just for fun I took out my cz634 with a 3x12x44 utg and cranked it to 12 power on a target 95 yards away then cranked the athlon to 15 on the same target .....utg smoked that athlon. To make matters even worst I swear I heard something leaking from second r10....if that's the case I might possibly not want to talk about airguns for a long while 
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I just went back on my deck to look at this scope and if you keep the power at 10 it's pretty clear but at 15 it's a complete joke ....actually shocking with hd glass.
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+1 my first airgun scope was a Centerpoint 3-9x32 and I thought it was the bomb haha! I still try not to spend too much (def. nothing over $500) but I know a Centerpoint just won't do anymore.
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Hey Mike, not sure if the deal has passed but there were some Vortex Diamondback tactical FFP scopes selling for under $300 a while back on was it Optics Planet? That ship has probably long sailed but thought I would mention it.
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Return the Midas, it should be crystal clear at max magnification, if it isn’t then their no fuss warranty will serve you well.
I have the 4.5-27 and it’s easily one of the clearest that I have, maybe my shooting partner and I got lucky, but down here in South Africa we usually get products produced on a Friday afternoon, our scopes are both exceptionally clear at max mag, indicating a Wednesday or Thursday manufacturing day!
I have the 4.5-27 and it’s easily one of the clearest that I have, maybe my shooting partner and I got lucky, but down here in South Africa we usually get products produced on a Friday afternoon, our scopes are both exceptionally clear at max mag, indicating a Wednesday or Thursday manufacturing day!
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