ATHLON MIDAS TAC 6-24X50: My honest opinion of it

Funshine · Jul 24, 2019

Well, I bought the Athlon Midas Tac 6-24x50 MOA APRL 4 Reticle (Christmas tree) a little while ago after seeing how it was being praised on You tube, and by Mr. Joe Wayne Rhea. (Thanks Joe)

I mounted it on the Impact X .25 700mm using FX no limit mounts. Took it outside and started shooting at a 25 yards target. To my surprise, it was spot on between 20 to 27 yards without toughing the turrets. I am not certain if this usually happens, but it amazed me when it did that.

I have since ranged through from 10 to 100 yards, in 5 yards increments both with the "Turrets" and using hold over / hold under.

TURRETS: on this scope is really nice with loud positive and strong solid clicks. Setting a Zero stop is the simplest thing with this scope as well as resetting to Zero. The capped windage Turret cover is a nice feature, too.

RETICLE: The APLR MOA reticle is very crisp on this scope and it is very accurate with the turrets when checking tracking Left, Right, Up, Down and back to zero. (BOX TEST)

GLASS: The HD lens on this Midas is super clear and bright. I did not have a problem seeing through and there were no distortions that I noticed.

PARALLAX: The focusing and the measurements on it is as accurate as my Vortex Range finder. From 10 yards to infinity. I tested the measurements to 300 yards.

MAGNIFICATION: Zoom ring on this Athlon rotates smoothly and with enough resistance to be pleasing. I thought the scope had a problem here, because I did not adjust the parallax precisely on lower zoom 10X, and when I zoomed it to 24X, it had a small blur that needed a tiny adjustment of the parallax. Anyway, I was doing this in low light conditions and when I took it in brighter light there were no such problem.

The eyepiece is easily adjusted for diopter settings and the eye relief is good.

Athlon clearly has a winner here with this Midas Tac. It is a solid scope with a quality feel and with a lifetime warranty. I was going to purchase a SWFA 3-15x44 and looked at a Vortex Diamondback, but I am very glad that I made the decision to get this scope instead.

Pros: Everything about this scope is a plus. Looking through the glass is like looking through the window.

If you guys think my review was beneficial, please give me a +

I will include a few pictures:

Cons: Did not have Caps, no lighted reticle (I don't use at night)

Thanks,

Funshine

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Centercut · Jul 24, 2019

Totally agree. I have two of these, one with the APRS2 reticle (MIL) and the other with the APRS3 reticle (MIL-Christmas tree). I think for the money they're the best scopes out there. I also have the new Midas HMR 2.5-15x scope, which is SFP, not FFP like the others. Also a very good scope and great for Hunter Class FT. On the Midas TAC the turrets are large enough in diameter to apply a yardage tape so dialing for yardage is simple...

Funshine · Jul 24, 2019

Centercut, I put a piece of tape on the turret with the yardage I use most frequently. Thanks.

Kaeokini · Jul 25, 2019

Aloha Funshine,

I totally agree with you on the Midas tac, I have other Athlon scopes along with vortex, night force. For the price of this scope it’s just as clear as my other much more expensive scopes. Great review.

Aloha, Keone

Funshine · Jul 25, 2019

Aloha, Keone:

I just viewed a freeze test done on several scopes and the Midas Tac was the only one that was not totally frozen.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpfFMHwfvFQ

Michael · Jul 25, 2019

The Athlon Midas Tac & the SWFA SS are 2 of my favorite mid-range scopes.

steve123 · Jul 25, 2019

I like that moa reticle more than the mil version which has both .5's on the vertical mixed with the .2's, it's not the best idea to happen in the scope world. Sure wish it were all .2's!

Yep, I concur, it's the best value going at it's price point period, and competes well with much more expensive scopes.

Out of 5 of the SWFA SS scopes owned previously I kept one. The TAC is in another league above in most aspects.

Cranky1 · Jul 25, 2019

I would put my Midas Tac in the same class as my scopes costing double their amount. I will probably get another if I don’t go night vision for my next scope.

dan_house · Jul 25, 2019

I ordered a Athlon Argos BTR with the same reticle. Came yesterday, Bought it for the Raptor so Ill mount it on something to play with it.

What little Ive messed with it, I'll second what Funshine said. Well made, crisp, controls are very nice.....

Scotchmo · Jul 25, 2019

I ordered a Athlon Argos BTR with the same reticle. Came yesterday, Bought it for the Raptor so Ill mount it on something to play with it.

What little Ive messed with it, I'll second what Funshine said. Well made, crisp, controls are very nice.....

The MOA reticle on the Argos is the ATMR. I did not really like the looks of that reticle. As far as I know, the Argos is not available with the APLR4 reticle. If it was, I would have bought an Argos. Instead, I bought a Helos with the APLR2 reticle which is almost as nice as the APLR4 reticle. The Midas has better glass than the Argos and Helos. I might get a Midas TAC APLR4 at some point.

Jasperaguila · Aug 4, 2019

May i ask if the midas tac would be clearer than the swfa 20x? Is the reticle of the midas yac moa does not look too thick at 24x?

I have been thinking a lot about upgrading my swfa ss since im really having difficulty focusing on its very fine center floating dot (eye problem..getting older).

jps2486 · Aug 4, 2019

Nice review. I've owned a ton of scopes over the years. The best ones I have are Sightron S3s, but I've been considering an Athlon. Don't know if I'd like the FFP, but chances are, I'd just crank it up to max power and leave it.

knifemaker · Aug 4, 2019

I swear by ffp. Period. My Zeiss sets idle because of this. I will never go back to sfp.

I really enjoy the Argos. Nearly identical reticle. Only number are different. Nothing else. ;<)

Knife

Scotchmo · Aug 5, 2019

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I really enjoy the Argos. Nearly identical reticle. Only number are different. Nothing else. ;<)

Knife

The Midas TAC scope listed above has the APLR4 MOA reticle. The APLR4 MOA reticle is much better than the Argos MOA reticle.

If you want a MIL reticle, the Argo reticle is comparable to the Midas TAC. For a good MOA reticle, I prefer the Helos or Midas. That is the main reason I did not buy an Argos.

Centercut · Aug 5, 2019

The Midas TAC has better glass than the Helos, Argos, or Talos. From the Midas series and up they have HD glass.

IguanaPolice · Aug 28, 2019

This may be my next scope for longer ranges. Stepping up to SWFA at this mag range may be too costly

Uglyjohn · Aug 30, 2019

Looking to replace the Aztec 5-25 that I’m using for FT (H) as the reticle is just too fine under low light for my 70 y.o. eyes. Does the APLR4 reticle in the MT 6-24x50 offer sharp easily distinguishable sub tensions at 16X? Thanks. Uj

jps2486 · Aug 30, 2019

The Athlon's reticle seems to be about the same thickness as the Aztec. Yes, my old eyes find the Aztec a bit too fine. My favorite reticles are the Hawke Sidewinder 1/2 mildot 20X or the Sightron MOA-2.

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Jasperaguila · Sep 3, 2019

Just to ask. Will the midas tac be clearer than the swfa 20x?

Will the rets of the midas tac be finer tha the swfa rets?

KevinWood44 · Jul 22, 2021

Just to ask. Will the midas tac be clearer than the swfa 20x?

Will the rets of the midas tac be finer tha the swfa rets?

Usually a fixed power scope will be more clear bc there is less glass, less movement in the body of the scope, etc but the 20x SWFA gets a lil dark, I think the 16x is the max I'd go (it is also the shortest of all the SWFA's for some reason) and I think most people would go with the 12x

The reticle, again bc it is fixed power, will be larger on the SWFA. The Midas being FFP it is smaller on 6x but I think its perfect from 12x on up. I chose this scope bc the reticle (APLR 4) is IMO the nicest reticle on the market (center dot, rather than crosshairs, not too cluttered, its beautiful) The glass is also amazingly clear. I can not see anyone having a complain about the Midas Tac. I got mine on sale for $529 which is incredible but I would happily have paid the $669 full retail price.

ATHLON MIDAS TAC 6-24X50: My honest opinion of it

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