I'd like to compare this Element scope to 23 other 4-16x scopes that are suitable for AG and are in the price bracket of $200 to around $500 (10y side parallax and holdoff reticle).
[Cell phone users: For the tables to show correctly you might have to turn your screen to landscape orientation — and it still might look funny....]
The field of view (FoV) at the bottom magnification is low average: ●First line in the table = FoV in ft @ 100y
Second line = amount of scopes, each dot
• one scope; the
E indicates the Element scope
●22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
•• • E•• •••••• • •• • ••• •• • Length 14.2" = 36cm is very much standard — even if some scopes manage to need 2 additional inches to package a 4-16x magnification — and half a dozen scopes deliver it at 2" less and even with 3.5" less....
●First line in the table = length in inches (rounded)
Second line = amount of scopes, each dot
• one scope; the
E indicates the Element scope
●10 11 12 13
14 15 16
••• ••• ••• •••••E••••••• • • Weight 23.8oz = 675g is slightly below average weight, and the weight spec is really spread out, all the way from 19.5oz to 32oz.
●First line in the table = weight in ounces (rounded).
Second line = amount of scopes, each dot
• one scope; the
E indicates the Element scope
●19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
•• •• ••• •• • E•• • ••• •• • • • • • Turret clicks per revolution: I wish the turrets would be 10 mil per revolution, not 6, but at this magnification and price this is standard. Starting at $600 and up there are several brands that offer 10mil/rev. — in 4-16x, 4-20x, or 3-18x.
Max. elevation adjustment = 80 moa — 1/3 of the scopes has that much, 2/3 has less (mosty 60/65moa).
I like a
good sized turret, easy to dial — Element has it.
I like how the windage turrets indicates not just the amount, but if I'm dialed
L(eft) or
R(ight). (It seems many other scope manufacturers want to save half a penny on paint at the wrong place....)
Zero stop: This is a cool feature, I haven't seen this in a AG 4-16x in this price bracket.
➔ ➔ ➔ Looking at these features I see how this scope does not only cater to
holdover-shooters with its elaborately gridded reticle — but also to
turret dialers — and I really appreciate that!
Matthias
The field of view (FoV) at the bottom magnification is low average:
