Arken optics

[Redomen]

Is anyone familiar with the Arken scopes?. I’m considering the 5-25x56 to put on a rifle I am going to purchase. I am not familiar with them.

[Redomen]

I guess that is a hard no! Lol

[37L1]

Go to sniper's hide, there is plenty about them on that site.

[Tx264]

My neighbor bought a 4×16 a year ago.The glass was clearer,clicks more positive than my pst1.
Would I trade? No.
If I was to by Chinesium it would be Athlon.just can't bring myself to do it.
Check out sightron 3×16,4×20 made in Philippines by a Japanese co.
If you do buy the arken and it doesn't work out it would make a fine club.40 oz.

[Old Bob]

I don't have an Arken scope but from looking at their website, & their suggested prices, their scopes may be a quality product. It's an American company with Japanese made scopes, apparently.

https://www.arkenopticsusa.com/


Here's an older, outdated, post from the 6mm ARC website about Arken...

https://6mmarc.com/showthread.php?tid=506

[PVBoom]

Arken scopes are Chinese made, some with Japanese glass. They have solid turrets and the concensus is good value. They went full shill on launch, which has put a bunch of people off. There are some clunkers shipped but they will replace them.

There is a video where Slavguns compares them to a Vortex and he points out that the Arken can meet people's needs.

I don't own one, but I have read and discussed them in other forums (a/k/a JohnCarter17).

[Harpoon1]

All Arken scopes are manufactured in China!

I’ve got a half dozen of them. Two 1st Gen, Four 2nd Gen. 1st gen reticles basically suck, at least in the lower power model. Way too busy, and thin. 2nd Gen is much better.

The first 4 I purchased had Chinese glass, the last two have Japanese glass. Haven’t used the Jap glass scopes yet, so can’t offer much of an opinion other than they look fine here at the house!

They’re a decent value if you’re looking for a long range dialer, with reliable tracking. They are short, heavy scopes and can be tricky to mount on some rails because of the large objective being so close to the front of the rail. The lower you like mounting the scope, the trickier it gets with eye relief and objective clearance.

It really comes down to your budget. If $500-600 is your max, drop dead, tap out limit, then you could do a lot worse than the Arken. IMO they are worth every penny of the current asking price and punch way above it’s weight class. However, if you can spend more, I’d probably look around for something else. Only because they are so short, heavy and can be awkward to mount!

And if you have any more specific questions, I can try and answer those directly.

[-Justin-]

Their shipping was slow (4-5 months), scope is heavy, glass on par with Gen 1 Viper with decent turrets.

[drewthebrave]

I tried doing a little research on them, but every single review I could find online seemed like a sponsored shill post, and it really didn't give me confidence in the product. I eventually picked up a Black Friday deal on an Athlon Ares BTR 2.5-15x for about the same price and I'm 100% satisfied with the Athlon. The Athlon reviews are much more plentiful, and generally very positive. I'd also consider Primary Arms and Swampfox over Arken because their US based support teams are very active & helpful (on ARFCOM).

A hunting buddy has Arken's 4-16x and he seems happy with it for the money, so I know they aren't complete garbage. But if my budget was<$500, I'd be looking at used optics from SWFA, Leupold, Vortex, or Burris since I know they stand behind their warranty.

[drewthebrave]

I did a little research on them back in 2020, but every single review I could find online seemed like a sponsored shill post, and it really didn't give me confidence in the product. I eventually picked up a Black Friday deal on an Athlon Ares BTR 2.5-15x for about the same price and I'm 100% satisfied with the Athlon. The Athlon reviews are much more plentiful, and generally very positive. I'd also consider Primary Arms and Swampfox over Arken because their US based support teams are very active & helpful (on ARFCOM).

A hunting buddy has Arken's 4-16x and he seems happy with it for the money, so I know they aren't complete garbage. But if my budget was<$500, I'd be looking at used optics from SWFA, Leupold, Vortex, or Burris since I know they stand behind their warranty.

[drewthebrave]

I did some research on them back in 2020 but every single review I could find online seemed like a sponsored shill post, and it really didn't give me confidence in the product. I eventually picked up a Black Friday deal on an Athlon Ares BTR 2.5-15x for about the same price and I'm 100% satisfied with the Athlon. The Athlon reviews are much more plentiful, and generally very positive. I'd also consider Primary Arms and Swampfox over Arken because their US based support teams are very active & helpful (on ARFCOM).

A hunting buddy has Arken's 4-16x and he seems happy with it for the money, so I know they make decent scopes for the money. But if my budget was<$500, I'd be looking at used optics from SWFA, Leupold, Vortex, or Burris since I know they stand behind their warranty.

[pinetreebbs]

I've got two of them installed on CZ 22 rimfire rifles. Clear glass, good repeatable controls and reasonably priced mounts. A shooting buddy at our local range had two of them and recomended them so he and a couple of others have been quite happy with our Arken scopes. If you are considering one, they often have discount coupons. Mine are the SH4 6-24X50 GEN2 FFP models.

[SCJim]

Just got my first Arken (4 - 16 MOA)yesterday and I am super impressed. Built like a tank, great turrets, and the glass is as clear as my Sightrons and NightForce scopes. The zero stop is easy to set with a 2mm allen wrench which they supply. The "Christmas tree" reticle will take me a bit to get used to since most of my other scopes have a target dot and super fine crosshair. Oddly enough my 120/Leverevolution load needs 33.5 MOA for 800 yards and the bottom of the reticle is 32 MOA so banging the big steel steel at 840 will be a good for the holdover. I sighted in and tested it yesterday with some Wolf steel case ammo and Tuesday plan on using some handloads. I am planning on selling off some of my other scopes, then replacing them with Arkens. Here is a pic of it mounted on my rifle

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