What are "Athlon Scopes" like?

[ThePlinkster]

Hey guys

I hope that everyone is well

Just a quick question

What are Athlon scopes like?
Are they normally pretty good?
(In general)
Clear glass? Well built/solid etc?

I was considering purchasing one of them
Just to go onto a 22LR
Just for target shooting mainly @50metres away
Nothing too fancy
However, I do like to achieve good results/tight groups

What do you guys reckon?

[Harrynsw]

Athlon like a other manufacturers have varying classes of optics to suit different budgets. Personally I'm a bit of a Vortex fan at the moment.
So what ever you buy, quality will be relevant to how much you spend. I don't have Athlon scopes, but I have to say for the money vortex crossfire 2 range are pretty damn good.

[Bello]

Hi Mate
Always buy the best scope you can afford relative to the application.
I believe you get what you pay for with scopes.
If you look on a second hand web site selling guns/scopes you may pick up something a lot better for not much more.
Good luck

[Larry]

I have one it is pretty good as far as function goes. The turrets are a little spongy but after removing excess grease they were better. My only observation is that they are a little bulky compared to some of the higher end scopes I have.

[Bugman]

Hi Mate
Always buy the best scope you can afford relative to the application.
I believe you get what you pay for with scopes.
If you look on a second hand web site selling guns/scopes you may pick up something a lot better for not much more.
Good luck

Oh so true. I learnt my lesson many moons ago.

[Bello]

Hi Mate
Always buy the best scope you can afford relative to the application.
I believe you get what you pay for with scopes.
If you look on a second hand web site selling guns/scopes you may pick up something a lot better for not much more.
Good luck

Oh so true. I learnt my lesson many moons ago.

I bought a cheap scope when I was a youngsta, thinking a scope is a scope is a scope.
As time passes, I would compare mine to other blokes ones and I was disappointed.
My scope was not as clear etc etc.
Now I save up and buy what I want (Not always what I need), Cry once...as the saying goes.

[straightshooter]

Athlon like a other manufacturers have varying classes of optics to suit different budgets. Personally I'm a bit of a Vortex fan at the moment.
So what ever you buy, quality will be relevant to how much you spend. I don't have Athlon scopes, but I have to say for the money vortex crossfire 2 range are pretty damn good.

I have to take issue with a couple of your remarks.
First your use of the description "manufacturers".
In the scope world most "brands" are the province of marketing companies who will use whatever factory suits their financial requirements at that time, there being just a precious few well known companies that design, develop, manufacture in house and market products under their own brand name. Although that too is undergoing change.
Second "So what ever you buy, quality will be relevant to how much you spend"
With leaders in their class manufacturers, a guarded yes, but with marketers a definite 'if your luck holds out'.
In another thread, the poster refers to a GPO scope that is 'on special' at about half it's circa $2000 usual price. Isn't that telling you just how much fat there was in the original deal.
Was it good value at $2000, is it now good value at $1000, so at what price will it actually be good value?
I would say closer to it's unfamiliar branded sibling out of the same factory.
There is quite an array of marketing tricks we all at one time or another succumb to.

[boingk]

I've got an Athlon Neos 6-18x44 on my 223 at the moment. Nice and clear, good contrast, works just fine. I'll second the comment about dull turrets until you clean them.

Can't go wrong for the money IMO, although I havent had it long so can't comment on that aspect of things.

[Harrynsw]

Athlon like a other manufacturers have varying classes of optics to suit different budgets. Personally I'm a bit of a Vortex fan at the moment.
So what ever you buy, quality will be relevant to how much you spend. I don't have Athlon scopes, but I have to say for the money vortex crossfire 2 range are pretty damn good.

I have to take issue with a couple of your remarks.
First your use of the description "manufacturers".
In the scope world most "brands" are the province of marketing companies who will use whatever factory suits their financial requirements at that time, there being just a precious few well known companies that design, develop, manufacture in house and market products under their own brand name. Although that too is undergoing change.
Second "So what ever you buy, quality will be relevant to how much you spend"
With leaders in their class manufacturers, a guarded yes, but with marketers a definite 'if your luck holds out'.
In another thread, the poster refers to a GPO scope that is 'on special' at about half it's circa $2000 usual price. Isn't that telling you just how much fat there was in the original deal.
Was it good value at $2000, is it now good value at $1000, so at what price will it actually be good value?
I would say closer to it's unfamiliar branded sibling out of the same factory.
There is quite an array of marketing tricks we all at one time or another succumb to.

If you're a flat out idiot and don't shop around you will get ripped off, but that applies to everything in life. Manufacturers/brands.....who cares??? I'm sure the man knew what I was referring to.

[bladeracer]

Hey guys

I hope that everyone is well

Just a quick question

What are Athlon scopes like?
Are they normally pretty good?
(In general)
Clear glass? Well built/solid etc?

I was considering purchasing one of them
Just to go onto a 22LR
Just for target shooting mainly @50metres away
Nothing too fancy
However, I do like to achieve good results/tight groups

What do you guys reckon?

The couple I've seen and briefly used I quite liked, but they were low magnification (2-7x and I think the other was 3-9x). We couldn't see bullet holes at 100m, not even .30-cal holes. I didn't consider them to be worth two or three times the price of my Bushnells though. The 2-7x was FFP with a .125-minute reticle that was extremely difficult to pick up against a grass background.

If it's mainly for shooting paper I would go higher-magnification, up to 40-power even, with a very fine reticle, .125MoA or less. With side-focus parallax that comes back to 10m. Nowadays you can get scopes that magnify 8, 10, even 12 times the base - I think the highest I've seen is 4-48x65, which is low enough for hunting (although the scope is enormous) while still being very, very high for shooting paper, or simply for spotting bullet holes. I've been considering ordering something this just to see how well it can be done.

As an aside, I saw this video recently that I think is a pretty clear explanation of how scopes function.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6zerPV0Yls

[cz515]

Athlon is a Chinese rebrand scope very popular in the USA. They are trying to produce decent scp outs for cheaper price point. But like everything the more you spend the better. Their HD stops are spared to be really good.

Now I own a bunch of scopes including night force, sightron leupold and a couple of athlon.

Both the athlons are quite good, and very clear. One I had a problem with, so I sent it back for warranty the day it reached them they called me and advised me they are sending a replacement. So very happy with their service.

For a 22lr the athlon Argos btr 6x24x50 is a good choice... its FFP if you are into that