Did Athlon change the APRS6 reticle thickness for 2025??, assuming you have the MIL version, because the Ares BTR G3 2.5-15x50 has .06 thick Mil reticle lines so should be easier to see.
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New Scope or Not (Hawke vs Athlon)
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Unsure but what I do know is what I see through the scope at 15x is very bold on the 3-18x50 Ares, I haven’t compared it to the Ares 2.5-15x50 in a side by side yet. Both are Mil version
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I looked up the specs for the Heras 6x24 SFP & FFP and saw the SFP is calibrated to 16X, which is perfect for HFT-US. So, the SFP makes sense over the FFP for dedicated HFT gun. The FFP was only $25 more than the SFP on amazon.
Right, now I am using a Hawke Sidewinder 8x32 SFP SR Pro, and I would prefer to go to a MOA or MIL tree reticle. Which is why this thread has my attention.
My eyes are not young, and bigger markings are better for me now. Which is why I prefer FFP if it works to give a bigger reticle picture for me.
EDIT: Added bad eyes
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Best to describe the 3-18 as the Ares ETR 3-18x50 whereas the Ares BTR 2.5-15x50 is one step down in tier level.
This ETR has a .05 mil reticle line thickness unless Athlon recently changed it. This BTR has .06 mil reticle line thickness. Both are FFP so we "should??" see a slight difference at 15x favoring the BTR as far as easier to see.
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I have this Heras SPR 6-24x56 scope in both FFP and SFP and when set at 16x I can’t discern any difference in the reticle size.
For the SFP I Recommend a 6” round magnetic parallax wheel to get 120 degrees spread on the wheel while the FFP will only get 110 degrees
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