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This is my review of the latest addition to my scope collection...the Helos BTR GEN2 6-24×56 APRS6 FFP IR MIL. To check out all of its wonderful features and specifications you can click on the link down below. I'm just going to tell you my impressions and what I like about it after using it for a couple of weeks. I will tell you now though that this one is definitely a keeper!
First let me tell you that it is a big hefty scope that weighs in at 34.5 ounces...that's just over two pounds! It's 34mm main tube coupled with its huge 56mm objective lens makes it seem like your looking through a great big bay window - the view through this scope is really fantastic. This is my new bench rest scope for testing the accuracy of ammo at the 100 yard rifle range. Honestly, it would not be my personal choice for carrying my rifle around in the woods all day. For that I would use my Athlon Helos BTR GEN2 2-12×42 AHMR2 FFP IR MIL, because I prefer a much lighter "point and shoot" scope for offhand shooting and carry purposes.
One of the features I really like is the locking turret caps for both windage & elevation that you simply pull up to make adjustments, and then push back down to lock them. And you can remove the caps to set them at zero with just about any coin in your pocket or the back of your pocket knife blade. It also has a dedicated precision Zero Stop on the elevation turret.
I like the fact that it will focus all the way down to 10 yards. I also like that its purged with Argon Gas instead of nitrogen, so I never have to worry about it fogging up inside when I take my rifle out of my ice cold air conditioned truck on a humid 100 degree summer day.
But what I truly love about this beast of a scope is the APRS6 Illuminated Reticle and the fact that the glass is so amazingly clear for a scope of this price range...even all the way up on its highest magnification. Of the three high magnification 34mm scopes I tried out recently I decided to keep this one. I like the reticle in this one better than the more expensive scopes because it appears slightly bolder to me...which makes it much easier for me to see with my old eyes.
So if you have been wanting to try out one of these new 34mm scopes that have gotten so popular lately, I personally recommend you give one of these a try. You can believe me when I tell you that this is one heck of a lot of scope for only $599.99 and why I am definitely keeping mine!
All the best, Chuck Peffley
https://athlonoptics.com/product/helos-btr-gen2-6-24x50-aprs6-ffp-ir-mil/
First let me tell you that it is a big hefty scope that weighs in at 34.5 ounces...that's just over two pounds! It's 34mm main tube coupled with its huge 56mm objective lens makes it seem like your looking through a great big bay window - the view through this scope is really fantastic. This is my new bench rest scope for testing the accuracy of ammo at the 100 yard rifle range. Honestly, it would not be my personal choice for carrying my rifle around in the woods all day. For that I would use my Athlon Helos BTR GEN2 2-12×42 AHMR2 FFP IR MIL, because I prefer a much lighter "point and shoot" scope for offhand shooting and carry purposes.
One of the features I really like is the locking turret caps for both windage & elevation that you simply pull up to make adjustments, and then push back down to lock them. And you can remove the caps to set them at zero with just about any coin in your pocket or the back of your pocket knife blade. It also has a dedicated precision Zero Stop on the elevation turret.
I like the fact that it will focus all the way down to 10 yards. I also like that its purged with Argon Gas instead of nitrogen, so I never have to worry about it fogging up inside when I take my rifle out of my ice cold air conditioned truck on a humid 100 degree summer day.
But what I truly love about this beast of a scope is the APRS6 Illuminated Reticle and the fact that the glass is so amazingly clear for a scope of this price range...even all the way up on its highest magnification. Of the three high magnification 34mm scopes I tried out recently I decided to keep this one. I like the reticle in this one better than the more expensive scopes because it appears slightly bolder to me...which makes it much easier for me to see with my old eyes.
So if you have been wanting to try out one of these new 34mm scopes that have gotten so popular lately, I personally recommend you give one of these a try. You can believe me when I tell you that this is one heck of a lot of scope for only $599.99 and why I am definitely keeping mine!
All the best, Chuck Peffley
https://athlonoptics.com/product/helos-btr-gen2-6-24x50-aprs6-ffp-ir-mil/
