I don't know what all the hate towards Arken is about. While I don't own an EP8 yet, I do own two EP5s and they are fantastic for the price point. I easily shot out to 1100 yds with mine.
@@ohms139 I think these snobs compare these products to the premium ones in the same class. I will say, I only purchase top tier optics, but I’ll never shit on or pretend I don’t understand why people don’t. Guns are American. American is being free. We should just be happy there’s people still exercising rights. The gun community should be the last to judge people’s pockets.
I got out to 300 yards pretty easily, I just had to use the first tic mark drop after I zeroed. Looking for a place to shoot further. I got them from Arken’s website and used a code from the the gun tubers at the time promoting it that got and extra $100 off.
Okay first of all there was no need to come at me for my shrimp posture while watching this on the toilet. Second of all, that reticle looks like it's giving me glyphs for the Stargate
“Sometimes you need to fill holes in your preparedness.” Ain’t that the truth! You animals got me looking into night vision now, not to mention a weapon light for my Benelli M4, lighter plates, a thermal scope, a couple suppressors, a shorter barreled AR for aforementioned NV, a semi-auto .308, 40 acres and a mule… It never ends.
Interesting reticle idea, curious to see it tested. But ranging reticle are a great thing to me, I used my ACOG in Afghanistan to range targets & get close enough for calling artillery.
@fightmilk8613 I honestly don't recall. It was 3.5 or 4x I think with the 556bdc and 'man sized target' ranging lines. It had tritium inside, the fiber optic Upton & did not have the "back up irons" as part of the top frame. I've seen some who had those.
@@fightmilk8613there were crosshairs with tritium and then later they used the chevron The crosshairs had irons on top and 1/3 adjustments and the chevron were bare on top with 1/2 adjustments
After shooting 3 gun for multiple decades I've tried multiple different setups. And the fastest and most accurate setup I found is a fixed Power Scope either 8 power or 10 power with a red dot on top. You will never be able to change the variable power on a scope as fast as just lifting your head
@Yeoman7 shooting USPSA 2 gun and 3 gun really shows you what is the absolute fastest and most accurate. I'm looking for a micro prism fixed either 8x or 10x. That's good enough for me to make hits with my heavy metal rifle easily out to a thousand. I've seen every rifle there is out there on the competition field. Nothing comes close to a JP Enterprise rifle. Nothing, I don't care how much money you spend.
@@hawaiiangunner No 8x prism yet. There are 5x and 6x. I think Primary Arms make them. But a good second focal plane 1-8 kept on 8x with a piggyback rmr would be the only thing I can think of. PA PLX 1-8 compact is good. I still like the Razor gen2 1-6 HD-E. Or Sig Tango, Trijicon Credo, Delta Stryker, Viper PST, Eotech Vudu, Kahles.
I like mine. Got it for 299$ on their website with a discount code. I have nothing to compare it to as it is my first LPVO. Works great. Easy to zero and very clear at any setting.
I was really interested in this optic when they first announced it. I’ve got their EP5 & EPL4 and they’re solid optics at their price points. Then I saw the reticle in this thing…. Definitely gonna be a pass for me until they add a different reticle to the lineup.
I dont mind a slightly busy reticle, but holy crap this made my brain hurt just looking at their website. You're right, if they did more of a standard reticle/ranging with the nice class they would be far better off.
Because of all the press this optic has been receiving as of late I've had my eye on it, but if I'm not mistaken, their prices recently increased to what they are now, and that reticle is super busy I have to agree. Still keeping my eye on the company though.
@@Langelmaki EP5 is an awesome scope, the mounts are real nice too. With the EP5, the glass is good enough to take out to a mile and clicks are nice and accurate. If you view your optic as a targeting device and not a photography device it's a great option, as long as you don't mind it weighing 39oz.
I'm quite interested in hearing your unbiased opinion on vector optic's continental 1-6x's 1x performance. I like hearing of more LPVO options with 1x performance that can possibly achieve TR24 accupoint levels of good.
I own a Vector Optics Taurus 1-6x24 FFP LPVO and I like it. It would be awesome if Brass could do a review on that as well. I'm not sure if there is a huge difference between the Taurus and Continental besides the 34mm main tube.
Same here! I'd love to see more reviews on it. I bought the fiber optic 1-6 Continental at Focus Tripp's recommendation, love it so far. It was clearly a big step up over my strike eagle Gen 2.
I kinda like that reticle, i just ordered one to try out. I don't like reticles that are too busy with lines and dots everywhere that cloud the target... gonna give a go and see how i like this one... it may end up on a lever action if it doesn't fit my needs for the AR15.
$315 on Amazon seems like a good deal for 1/4 adjustments, zoom level, and focal plane. Not crazy about the reticle but for a standard AR15 I’m picking one up.
I have one of their 4-16x scopes. The glass isn't the best quality, but for 300 dollars and the feature set I got, its pretty good. The scope is solid and I can shoot out to 600y. Its a solid scope for the price and its held together very well on my ar10. I'd say Arken makes good entry level scopes with features that even some 2000 dollar optics don't come with (looking at you Leupold)
@@FXIIBeaver true, PA has a lot of great offerings. Only reasons I didn't go with them at the time was lack of stock for the scopes in the price range I wanted with the features I wanted. They were literally the same price so I went with Arken. Don't regret it, however. I have a PA prism and that thing is also great. Got it on deep discount for 99 dollars.
I did see a video of a guy that used a 36 yard zero , and he was able to use the main circle reticle to hit at 300 yards , and then would use the Aztec reticles for the designated 400 and 500 marks an made hits. I definitely want to try the 36 yard zero compared to the 50 yard zero so I don’t have to use the first tic line for 300 yard shots.
opsin review incoming i assume? really excited to see how digital night vision advances. the features it can bring to the table are really interesting even if the tech isn't ready to play with the big boys just yet.
Another review I watched on this said it was designed around a 50/200 zero, and with that in mind you just use the center reticle for anything out to at least 200 yards and drop a hole halfway to the 400-yard marker for a 300yd shot. Seemed to work for that reviewer. I'm still up in the air on this LPVO, so can't vouch for how effective that is.
This looked to good to be true, I looked into how waterproof Arken is and there's no mention of being waterproof at all on the website. I'd take it to mean that it's not, so it's a no-go for me in the PNW
That reticle is straight up standard issue PLA. Considering you see alot of Arken scopes on chinese guntube I think its safe to assume these things came out of the factory that makes gear for the PLA
Had this for $200 and returned it. I actually liked it a lot, but the reticle illumination meant that it would still need a red dot. I already have too many LPVOs that do. Plus, for a home-defense application, I am thinking that SFP scopes make more or at least as much sense: the 8x is for observation. I have no business pulling the trigger past 200yds, and the magnification and reticle requirements for pulling that off are nearly zero. But if it is 4yds, I need an all-circumstance usable aim-point, and right now.
@@FXIIBeaver "the 8x is for observation." I have long open approaches to my place that I do not own. I have plenty of reason. But thanks for your deep knowledge of my circumstances.
I haven't been able to stop watching your channel lately. That said, every time I see you in a beanie without sunglasses, I keep thinking I'm watching Tim Pool doing a shooting video or gear review.
😂 civil war🤣 I watch the podcast daily. I used to use tim pool to offset my "far right" leanings abd Alex jones fascination.... now even pool is a pro gun Constitutionalist. I love it
@@A8vscRrabbit word. He’s usually got interesting perspectives that make your brain work a little harder than if you were to just watch strictly right wing commentary
If only all guntubers were as breviloquent as this highly underrated self-deprecating (a sign of higher-than-average intelligence ) young man. Hopefully, others in the 2nd amendment community will find out about him and subscribe.
This begs the question: if you had to buy and use a 1-8x FFP LPVO, is there a scope better than this for less than $1,000? For context, I'm neutral on the reticle for now. Ideally, I'd buy the PLXc, but babies ain't cheap.
What is that hoodie you're wearing with the backpack in the desert? Looks rad and really helpful in a desert environment. What's it call and where can I get it?
Since you are on a LPVO pilgrimage, you should look at the SAI6 FFP 1-6. Made by the same people that brought you the Maple Can (Elcan). 18oz and a FOV of 127ft - 21.3ft at 100m
This is a pretty awesome optic. I didn’t want to break the bank. But I got one for my Aero AR-10. I love it. I wish it was 10x… But the optic has clear glass, it’s got an awesome reticle that is completely functional for putting rounds on target.
Thanks for the honest review! Personally I hate the reticle. I understand what they are doing with it. But at the price point, if it was mil reticle, I would have bought one.
I find it odd how every time i check the comments for a budget sight, theres always a few people commenting talking about $1000+ sights. Makes no sense
I got one of these for 300$ in november from Arken. Found a Arken mount on amazon at a 1/4 of the price of a vortex and a 1/3 of the size. This is my first lpvo nd was kinda surprised at the girth. I bought it for a "sniper" 233/5.56 im building. On my dailey rifle im at 500 no problem. You will need a throw lever, shes tight. Just the other day i got a set of lens covers from ? No invoice, no name on the package. Not a great set, but free? Sure.
In most situations I didn't find an LPVO to be faster than an ACOG/RMR setup. I think an 8X prism/red dot integrated sight would be much better if only it would exist. I always watch these reviews to see if some new LPVO comes out that changes my mind though.
Vudu 1-10SR5. Used on 20”, 13.7”, and 16” 556. Fav scope. Used about five others to include an ATACR 4-20. The worst thing about the SR5 is the reticle on low magnification. It sucks. Just a giant speed ring with a lack of center aiming point. I get it for 100yds and I’m just place on target and shoot. 1X fucks on the vudu.
Ok so how much if a PITA would a ranging reticle based on a 10 inch circle be. It would just be smaller and smaller circles that you could use to approximate the average size of a human head, which is easy make out in size relative to other body parts, guns, cars, etc.
Shephard scopes have that as an option but it's for hunting and I can't remember what measurement they used for the circles. I have one floating around here somewhere that I never really use. The design is okay imo. I see the newer ones have wind holds but I don't think the old one I have does.
I've been thinking about throwing one of these on a 13.9 Aero M5 I'm building to use as a GP battle rifle and figured with that nice 1x ring I can do most shooting out to a few hundred yards no problem then punch it to 8x with the drops for fast shooting beyond 400 and on to 600 or 700 if necessary. I'd like to see you put this on a 308 and see how quick you can make hits with that little bit more omph from the 308 over a 5.56 rifle.
Of course it would the trend of everyone wanting a first focal plane or else scope is very strange … it’s a TH-cam professional reviewer syndrome. There’s almost zero reason to have accurate reticle tensions at your low end zoom especially when you are going for 1x bottom end ?? I think especially for AR15 the need for more than 4x is way over blown anyway if you are using a AR 15 to reach out past 300 yards you have the wrong tool you should be using a 308 caliber and then having a 10x zoom or higher would be sufficient… but more than zoom glass clarity/resolution and light gathering is far more important than zoom range from top to bottom… Of course if you can afford it you can have everything but your spending $2,000 plus on a real optic the under a $1,000 market you should really be looking at fixed scopes are second focal plane with better glass quality than low end ffp…
Some of old folks buy lvpo to see shit when we hunt...Many of us are used to onlt having cross hair... that's it. We chunked in Kentucy windage when nessary... it's not hard that hard. I'm assume this is a good scope for hunint 400 yards in... Sure the stair step isn't nessary but I can see through it. Is it reliable? Does it track... does it hold zero? Is it dependable?
I was looking into one of these actually but had heard that their prices were just increased recently. I may be totally wrong but I think they were like 350 now they are 499. Im not an expert with scopes and while I am interested still in this optic, the "Aztec" reticle etchings are not my thing. Thanks for the review, greatly appreciated! Im still going to keep an eye on this company though.
My question is how long did you guys wait? Wait to receive your LPVO cuz for us normal people it takes about a month to two months. Pretty sure because you guys are reviewing this. You guys got it in one week
Considering it can be bought for $295 with a code/link That's pretty solid if you're looking to get a versatile red dot with some magnification when you need it.
@BrassFacts that's what I was thinking. I was looking for a decent red dot with some magnification mostly for the range. And sure I could get a dedicated 1x red dot & pair it with a flip to the side 3x or 5x magnifier.. but.. this is probably what I'm going to go with. Price & Quality are good enough to give me the results Id want. When I upgrade from that.. It will be a large upgrade to something in the $1000-$1500 range.
you get a lot of trigger time compared to most of us , question: do you think an lp vo is practical for a survivalist or just normal users on their one "do it all "rifle? i bought an elcan 1-4 because of your reviews and a few others. i live on the front range and as you know slipping, tripping and falling are frequent hazzards during mountain travel. i have a burris 1-6 on an untried new upper but i feel sketchy about bringing it for long range camping hiking etc. appreciate your take on durability survivability of those type of sights. 26 years mtn S&R and trained with the 10th and at ethan allen so not a complete newbie to rugged travel. thanks, josh in CO
Hey if you guys are doing an Opsin review just wanted to let you know of something I stumbled upon as as a dumbass that decided the Opsin was a great idea and then quickly lost that notion after trying one night shooting competition and failing due to low light levels it couldn't handle without IR supplement (which I also didn't have but I've since rectified that fuckup at least). A small company named Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing has a bridge they call the Nightwatch 3, supposed to be compatible with a bunch of different NODs *including* the Opsin and my current plan to salvage my fuck up (because most people aren't buying Opsins, let alone used ones, and the fact it can do camera things from a First Person POV *is* still nice imo) is to get a WP PVS-14 and use that bridge so that I can have my PVS-14 on my dominant eye and my Opsin on my off eye for a sort of FrankenBinos setup. Thought being I'd use the Opsin for general recording purposes and the HUD compass and the PVS-14 is there for when the Opsin can't quite hack it anymore and hopefully the white phosphor will make it not hell to use both at the same time when in favorable conditions. Haven't gotten to try my plan yet as I'm still saving for a decent WP PVS-14 (which even if my plan doesn't work at least I'll one actually fully useful tube) so would be interested to see yall try it if possible, maybe it gives the Opsin a little more of a place as an off eye recording device for someone who would otherwise be running just a mono or maybe I'm just fucked and stuck with this mediocre NOD that doesn't quite compete with Gen2 and Gen3 NODs when put to the test. Love the videos, can't wait to see more from you and Hop. Both of ya are the people I go to for actual down to earth reviews if I can, especially for night vision stuff.
@BrassFacts I see, wasn't sure which of ya might be doing it but figured one of yall were with that short clip. Would you mind passing the above onto him?
Can you review the vector 1-6x24i fiber and 1-10 fiber scope. I'm sure they would send you some for review. You can apply at the bottom of their website.
Does anyone know what handguard he is using in his rifle? I want to keep my fixed front sight and im not sure if his handguard is free floating, since im looking around for one
I have one from before the hike. Definitely punches above its weight class, jusy not to the point of the videos claiming its better than 2/3k glass. Thats said, i also firmly believe glass DOES NOT cost that much but its your moneu, do what you will. And i personally like the reticle, i think its a cool way to use multiple features at once witout having to offset off target
Dear God WTF were they thinking when they added that Reticle.??!! I was actually sold until, the Reticle and K.I.S.S. are my thoughts right now. Amazing review my friend thank you for the Honesty. S.F.
Since you're into the battle rifle thing, can you add a little something for us? Drop your guns and track zero retention capability. Nothing crazy, just a little drop from 18" onto a shooting mat and then 36". It's the Formidilosus/Rokslide test I'm referring to.
1-8 Trijicon SCO with LaRue mount is pretty hard to beat in my opinion. That said, it’s not cheap, nor is it light. However, it runs on AA batteries and is pretty much bombproof. I doubt I’ll ever need to buy anything else though, so the value is there for me. I’m not interested in buying a bunch of cheap stuff to find out what I can settle for in compromise but that’s just me. Enjoy Shotshow man!
Thank you for reviewing the EP8. So many schills for Arken making videos on this scope it's been hard to find actual neutral info.
I have one and its geat.
@@TheCamaro5you sound like an desperate shill lol.
@@COLT6940you don’t know what shill means do you?
I don't know what all the hate towards Arken is about.
While I don't own an EP8 yet, I do own two EP5s and they are fantastic for the price point. I easily shot out to 1100 yds with mine.
@@ohms139 I think these snobs compare these products to the premium ones in the same class. I will say, I only purchase top tier optics, but I’ll never shit on or pretend I don’t understand why people don’t. Guns are American. American is being free. We should just be happy there’s people still exercising rights. The gun community should be the last to judge people’s pockets.
thats some "walk like an egyptian" reticle
absolutely LOST IT laughing at this comment🤣
Urban Rescue Ranch reference in honor of the late big ounce is 👌
I missed it! time stamp plz???
@@KCWeapon 1:37
Rip the man, big ounce.
I don't know what I will do with myself when Kevin dies.
Big Ounce saved me 4 times during gunfights in the Donbas. I don’t know what we’ll do without him 😔
I picked up one of these because of the hype . So far I like it . Got it before the price hike so win win.
They were less than $375 before? Damn
@@basedWisco715 299
they were 399 but frequently had 23percent of discount codes. I paid like 364 with the mount it comes with.@@basedWisco715
Thats how much they are now, doebeit
I picked up 2 of them for $299 back in November , and I have no complaints
same. i don't think they're worth the new price tho, the eye box is pretty bad
Where?
I agree. Mine was $300 and I am happy. Would've gone with something else if I would've had to spend $500.
Because you barely shoot long range anyway.
I got out to 300 yards pretty easily, I just had to use the first tic mark drop after I zeroed. Looking for a place to shoot further. I got them from Arken’s website and used a code from the the gun tubers at the time promoting it that got and extra $100 off.
Okay first of all there was no need to come at me for my shrimp posture while watching this on the toilet.
Second of all, that reticle looks like it's giving me glyphs for the Stargate
work on your posture you SHRIMP!
Shrimply disgusting behavior. You’re krill-ing yourself with that crustacean posture.
Hey, how else will you Dial Home?
Finally an honest review of that reticle. Good job.
No complaints with mine. It’s worth the price. Mounted on a .308 and gets worked pretty good. Great video man!
I have a 16” ar10 I’m considering this. You know what grain the reticle is for? 168? 175? M80?
Reticle looks like a losing game of Tetris when your brain can't decide how to rotate a winning hand of L L L L L
ROFL
Looks like half of the horizontal stadia came loose on one end.
“Sometimes you need to fill holes in your preparedness.” Ain’t that the truth! You animals got me looking into night vision now, not to mention a weapon light for my Benelli M4, lighter plates, a thermal scope, a couple suppressors, a shorter barreled AR for aforementioned NV, a semi-auto .308, 40 acres and a mule…
It never ends.
Don't forget 800 lbs of freeze dried meat
And laxatives
And toilet paper
RIP Big Ounce
RIP
Interesting reticle idea, curious to see it tested.
But ranging reticle are a great thing to me, I used my ACOG in Afghanistan to range targets & get close enough for calling artillery.
What model and reticle did they issue?
@fightmilk8613 I honestly don't recall. It was 3.5 or 4x I think with the 556bdc and 'man sized target' ranging lines.
It had tritium inside, the fiber optic Upton & did not have the "back up irons" as part of the top frame.
I've seen some who had those.
@@fightmilk8613the Army ACOGs are/were the TA31RCO. There are a few variants, with some being calibrated for a 20” barrel and some for a 14.5” barrel.
@@fightmilk8613there were crosshairs with tritium and then later they used the chevron
The crosshairs had irons on top and 1/3 adjustments and the chevron were bare on top with 1/2 adjustments
After shooting 3 gun for multiple decades I've tried multiple different setups. And the fastest and most accurate setup I found is a fixed Power Scope either 8 power or 10 power with a red dot on top. You will never be able to change the variable power on a scope as fast as just lifting your head
@Yeoman7 shooting USPSA 2 gun and 3 gun really shows you what is the absolute fastest and most accurate. I'm looking for a micro prism fixed either 8x or 10x. That's good enough for me to make hits with my heavy metal rifle easily out to a thousand. I've seen every rifle there is out there on the competition field. Nothing comes close to a JP Enterprise rifle. Nothing, I don't care how much money you spend.
I really wish there was a decent 8x prism scope. I love my ACOG/RMR setup.
Piggy-back is best as both can share the same zero. With canted, you have to also zero the cant independently.
@@hawaiiangunner No 8x prism yet. There are 5x and 6x. I think Primary Arms make them. But a good second focal plane 1-8 kept on 8x with a piggyback rmr would be the only thing I can think of. PA PLX 1-8 compact is good. I still like the Razor gen2 1-6 HD-E. Or Sig Tango, Trijicon Credo, Delta Stryker, Viper PST, Eotech Vudu, Kahles.
Comparing it to a glx 1-10 does that mean we're getting a review of one soon 👀
If you want multicam/ocp then eagle pouches are an amazing value. Woodland though is another story
3:55 that’s some sick footage. Good review as always!
great timing. "Mountains, Mullets, 'Merica" just did an episode on it as well.
That dude's channel is legit!
I like mine. Got it for 299$ on their website with a discount code. I have nothing to compare it to as it is my first LPVO. Works great. Easy to zero and very clear at any setting.
I was really interested in this optic when they first announced it.
I’ve got their EP5 & EPL4 and they’re solid optics at their price points.
Then I saw the reticle in this thing….
Definitely gonna be a pass for me until they add a different reticle to the lineup.
RIP BIGERTON OUNCERTON
I dont mind a slightly busy reticle, but holy crap this made my brain hurt just looking at their website.
You're right, if they did more of a standard reticle/ranging with the nice class they would be far better off.
Because of all the press this optic has been receiving as of late I've had my eye on it, but if I'm not mistaken, their prices recently increased to what they are now, and that reticle is super busy I have to agree. Still keeping my eye on the company though.
the reticle is not busy at all compared to others. Same as vortex scopes but with lines to help range targets. very easy.
@@TheCamaro5hello mrs shill.
@@Langelmaki EP5 is an awesome scope, the mounts are real nice too. With the EP5, the glass is good enough to take out to a mile and clicks are nice and accurate. If you view your optic as a targeting device and not a photography device it's a great option, as long as you don't mind it weighing 39oz.
Have the. Ep 8 love it
Easy to use reticle once you dial it in
I'm quite interested in hearing your unbiased opinion on vector optic's continental 1-6x's 1x performance. I like hearing of more LPVO options with 1x performance that can possibly achieve TR24 accupoint levels of good.
Bump. I would love to see how this looks
I own a Vector Optics Taurus 1-6x24 FFP LPVO and I like it.
It would be awesome if Brass could do a review on that as well. I'm not sure if there is a huge difference between the Taurus and Continental besides the 34mm main tube.
@@ohms139 the Continental has different internal (supposedly better) glass.
Morbidly curious about the Continental as well, both the regular & fiber optic model. Not too much info on either.
Same here! I'd love to see more reviews on it.
I bought the fiber optic 1-6 Continental at Focus Tripp's recommendation, love it so far. It was clearly a big step up over my strike eagle Gen 2.
I kinda like that reticle, i just ordered one to try out. I don't like reticles that are too busy with lines and dots everywhere that cloud the target... gonna give a go and see how i like this one... it may end up on a lever action if it doesn't fit my needs for the AR15.
I prefer my Aztec Rorschach to be made with the blood sacrifice of my enemy.
$315 on Amazon seems like a good deal for 1/4 adjustments, zoom level, and focal plane. Not crazy about the reticle but for a standard AR15 I’m picking one up.
I have one of their 4-16x scopes. The glass isn't the best quality, but for 300 dollars and the feature set I got, its pretty good. The scope is solid and I can shoot out to 600y. Its a solid scope for the price and its held together very well on my ar10. I'd say Arken makes good entry level scopes with features that even some 2000 dollar optics don't come with (looking at you Leupold)
True. But why go with Arken when Primary arms is already doing everything this does but better and simpler.
@@FXIIBeaver I see that their SLx line on their site is similarly priced, ill have to check them out. Have you used their SLx 1-8 by chance?
@@Langelmaki no. I stick to 1-6 at most.
@@FXIIBeaver true, PA has a lot of great offerings. Only reasons I didn't go with them at the time was lack of stock for the scopes in the price range I wanted with the features I wanted. They were literally the same price so I went with Arken. Don't regret it, however. I have a PA prism and that thing is also great. Got it on deep discount for 99 dollars.
@@wellingtonbruh3756 that is a fantastic deal.
Big Ounce will live on in our hearts forever 🙏
wahooooo! :(
“Shrimplike posture, like you are over your phone rn.” Damn, didn’t need you to call me out.
Yes I did.
Fix your posture dude
@@BrassFacts I did as soon as you said that 😂
I did see a video of a guy that used a 36 yard zero , and he was able to use the main circle reticle to hit at 300 yards , and then would use the Aztec reticles for the designated 400 and 500 marks an made hits. I definitely want to try the 36 yard zero compared to the 50 yard zero so I don’t have to use the first tic line for 300 yard shots.
scope like an egyptian
opsin review incoming i assume? really excited to see how digital night vision advances. the features it can bring to the table are really interesting even if the tech isn't ready to play with the big boys just yet.
1:59 legit thought this was Tim Pool for a second
how do you know it isnt?
Same 😂
Another review I watched on this said it was designed around a 50/200 zero, and with that in mind you just use the center reticle for anything out to at least 200 yards and drop a hole halfway to the 400-yard marker for a 300yd shot.
Seemed to work for that reviewer. I'm still up in the air on this LPVO, so can't vouch for how effective that is.
You transformed into Tim Pool when you put on the wool beanie
This looked to good to be true, I looked into how waterproof Arken is and there's no mention of being waterproof at all on the website. I'd take it to mean that it's not, so it's a no-go for me in the PNW
uh, let me toss it in a bucket of water. I didn't have issues during snow and rain. But who knows.
It says "Waterproof" on the side of the box along with some other things but doesnt say what waterproof rating it is
I have the 4x16 and shoot in the rain all the time, with no issues. Also from the PNW. That said, I haven't submerged mine.
That reticle is straight up standard issue PLA. Considering you see alot of Arken scopes on chinese guntube I think its safe to assume these things came out of the factory that makes gear for the PLA
I have one of these. I like mine. I got it for 200 because I ordered the initial batch and it was delayed.
at 200 bucks this is insanely good.
Had this for $200 and returned it. I actually liked it a lot, but the reticle illumination meant that it would still need a red dot. I already have too many LPVOs that do. Plus, for a home-defense application, I am thinking that SFP scopes make more or at least as much sense: the 8x is for observation. I have no business pulling the trigger past 200yds, and the magnification and reticle requirements for pulling that off are nearly zero. But if it is 4yds, I need an all-circumstance usable aim-point, and right now.
There is no reason to have an LPVO for a HD gun.
@@FXIIBeaver "the 8x is for observation." I have long open approaches to my place that I do not own. I have plenty of reason. But thanks for your deep knowledge of my circumstances.
@@ElsinoreRacer if someone is approaching your house you should be barricaded and on the phone with 911 not hanging out your window.
@@FXIIBeaverur gay?
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The production quality ⏫📈🔥
what part specifically?
@@BrassFacts every video gets better, cinematics and voiceover just seem a little more 🤌🏽
I haven't been able to stop watching your channel lately. That said, every time I see you in a beanie without sunglasses, I keep thinking I'm watching Tim Pool doing a shooting video or gear review.
I got one for $299 on preorder. Im pretty pleased with it.
Lookin like tactical Tim pool with that Beenie
😂 civil war🤣 I watch the podcast daily. I used to use tim pool to offset my "far right" leanings abd Alex jones fascination.... now even pool is a pro gun Constitutionalist. I love it
@@A8vscRrabbit word. He’s usually got interesting perspectives that make your brain work a little harder than if you were to just watch strictly right wing commentary
@@TrevDri alot of the once left leaning have matured to centerline. It's refreshing. My old ass has hope
If only all guntubers were as breviloquent as this highly underrated self-deprecating (a sign of higher-than-average intelligence ) young man. Hopefully, others in the 2nd amendment community will find out about him and subscribe.
"you pick up big dolls..DOGS!" i bet you pick up big dolls quite often there buddy. thanks for leaving that in.
Yeah for the 250 I spent back when I'm happy with how it performed. Definitely looking into a 2.5-15 from trijicon now though.
This begs the question: if you had to buy and use a 1-8x FFP LPVO, is there a scope better than this for less than $1,000? For context, I'm neutral on the reticle for now. Ideally, I'd buy the PLXc, but babies ain't cheap.
if you can handle the reticle. This is probably pretty decent.
If you can get a tango 6 1-6x, or a credo 1-8x used, you'll be much happier tho.
LFG!!!! Have been waiting for you and/or Hop to review this forever
about time someone reviewed this
What is that hoodie you're wearing with the backpack in the desert? Looks rad and really helpful in a desert environment. What's it call and where can I get it?
This ☝️
Nokia snake reticle? Count me in.
Since you are on a LPVO pilgrimage, you should look at the SAI6 FFP 1-6. Made by the same people that brought you the Maple Can (Elcan). 18oz and a FOV of 127ft - 21.3ft at 100m
This is a pretty awesome optic.
I didn’t want to break the bank. But I got one for my Aero AR-10.
I love it. I wish it was 10x…
But the optic has clear glass, it’s got an awesome reticle that is completely functional for putting rounds on target.
Thanks for the honest review! Personally I hate the reticle. I understand what they are doing with it. But at the price point, if it was mil reticle, I would have bought one.
Review the Vector Optics Continental 1-6 theres also a 1-10. Its has german glass and a fiber reticle. Focus Tripp gave it a very postive review
I find it odd how every time i check the comments for a budget sight, theres always a few people commenting talking about $1000+ sights. Makes no sense
I like the big ring at low magnification, but also the precise reticle at higher magnification.
Would be cool to see what your ideal lpvo would look like if you were able to design one.
I got one of these for 300$ in november from Arken. Found a Arken mount on amazon at a 1/4 of the price of a vortex and a 1/3 of the size. This is my first lpvo nd was kinda surprised at the girth. I bought it for a "sniper" 233/5.56 im building. On my dailey rifle im at 500 no problem. You will need a throw lever, shes tight. Just the other day i got a set of lens covers from ? No invoice, no name on the package. Not a great set, but free? Sure.
In most situations I didn't find an LPVO to be faster than an ACOG/RMR setup. I think an 8X prism/red dot integrated sight would be much better if only it would exist. I always watch these reviews to see if some new LPVO comes out that changes my mind though.
Please!!! Someone tell me what rail he has on his rifle at the 32 second mark I need that
Vudu 1-10SR5. Used on 20”, 13.7”, and 16” 556. Fav scope. Used about five others to include an ATACR 4-20. The worst thing about the SR5 is the reticle on low magnification. It sucks. Just a giant speed ring with a lack of center aiming point. I get it for 100yds and I’m just place on target and shoot. 1X fucks on the vudu.
Ok so how much if a PITA would a ranging reticle based on a 10 inch circle be. It would just be smaller and smaller circles that you could use to approximate the average size of a human head, which is easy make out in size relative to other body parts, guns, cars, etc.
Shephard scopes have that as an option but it's for hunting and I can't remember what measurement they used for the circles. I have one floating around here somewhere that I never really use. The design is okay imo. I see the newer ones have wind holds but I don't think the old one I have does.
Primary Arms did it years ago.
Look up the ACSS HUD DMR reticle.
I've been thinking about throwing one of these on a 13.9 Aero M5 I'm building to use as a GP battle rifle and figured with that nice 1x ring I can do most shooting out to a few hundred yards no problem then punch it to 8x with the drops for fast shooting beyond 400 and on to 600 or 700 if necessary. I'd like to see you put this on a 308 and see how quick you can make hits with that little bit more omph from the 308 over a 5.56 rifle.
Thanks for reminding me to snooze TH-cam for a week. Heading over to venture surplus instead during my “watch gun video” time
Extremely Nut'n of me, but what watch are you wearing with the black+gray NATO strap at the 2:00 mark?
glycine
Why have a ffp if not going for long range? I would think second focal plane would be best.
Of course it would the trend of everyone wanting a first focal plane or else scope is very strange … it’s a TH-cam professional reviewer syndrome.
There’s almost zero reason to have accurate reticle tensions at your low end zoom especially when you are going for 1x bottom end ?? I think especially for AR15 the need for more than 4x is way over blown anyway if you are using a AR 15 to reach out past 300 yards you have the wrong tool you should be using a 308 caliber and then having a 10x zoom or higher would be sufficient… but more than zoom glass clarity/resolution and light gathering is far more important than zoom range from top to bottom…
Of course if you can afford it you can have everything but your spending $2,000 plus on a real optic the under a $1,000 market you should really be looking at fixed scopes are second focal plane with better glass quality than low end ffp…
Some of old folks buy lvpo to see shit when we hunt...Many of us are used to onlt having cross hair... that's it. We chunked in Kentucy windage when nessary... it's not hard that hard. I'm assume this is a good scope for hunint 400 yards in... Sure the stair step isn't nessary but I can see through it. Is it reliable? Does it track... does it hold zero? Is it dependable?
I was looking into one of these actually but had heard that their prices were just increased recently. I may be totally wrong but I think they were like 350 now they are 499. Im not an expert with scopes and while I am interested still in this optic, the "Aztec" reticle etchings are not my thing. Thanks for the review, greatly appreciated! Im still going to keep an eye on this company though.
You didn't have to call my posture out like that 😂😂😂
Good review. To be fair on the reticle, with a 50-200m zero it’s pretty much point and shoot out to 300m anyways.
My question is how long did you guys wait? Wait to receive your LPVO cuz for us normal people it takes about a month to two months. Pretty sure because you guys are reviewing this. You guys got it in one week
I ordered an an EP back in November. Had a 5-6 week lead time on the website. Shipped within a week of purchase.
They have no idea who I am. Nor do I use my biz email to buy stuff, I ordered sometime in Nov iirc.
That reticle mic peaks TRON
3:30 look at the red dot glowing under the adjustment knobs
Considering it can be bought for $295 with a code/link
That's pretty solid if you're looking to get a versatile red dot with some magnification when you need it.
$300 is very good for this thing.
@BrassFacts that's what I was thinking.
I was looking for a decent red dot with some magnification mostly for the range. And sure I could get a dedicated 1x red dot & pair it with a flip to the side 3x or 5x magnifier.. but.. this is probably what I'm going to go with.
Price & Quality are good enough to give me the results Id want.
When I upgrade from that.. It will be a large upgrade to something in the $1000-$1500 range.
Can you go into detail on the backpack cover and hood?
you get a lot of trigger time compared to most of us , question: do you think an lp vo is practical for a survivalist or just normal users on their one "do it all "rifle? i bought an elcan 1-4 because of your reviews and a few others. i live on the front range and as you know slipping, tripping and falling are frequent hazzards during mountain travel. i have a burris 1-6 on an untried new upper but i feel sketchy about bringing it for long range camping hiking etc. appreciate your take on durability survivability of those type of sights. 26 years mtn S&R and trained with the 10th and at ethan allen so not a complete newbie to rugged travel. thanks, josh in CO
@brassfacts what watch is that?
Great video. What mount are you running?
Are you going to do a video of that GLx 1-10 that you referenced?
Acss reigns supreme in my opinion.
Hey if you guys are doing an Opsin review just wanted to let you know of something I stumbled upon as as a dumbass that decided the Opsin was a great idea and then quickly lost that notion after trying one night shooting competition and failing due to low light levels it couldn't handle without IR supplement (which I also didn't have but I've since rectified that fuckup at least).
A small company named Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing has a bridge they call the Nightwatch 3, supposed to be compatible with a bunch of different NODs *including* the Opsin and my current plan to salvage my fuck up (because most people aren't buying Opsins, let alone used ones, and the fact it can do camera things from a First Person POV *is* still nice imo) is to get a WP PVS-14 and use that bridge so that I can have my PVS-14 on my dominant eye and my Opsin on my off eye for a sort of FrankenBinos setup. Thought being I'd use the Opsin for general recording purposes and the HUD compass and the PVS-14 is there for when the Opsin can't quite hack it anymore and hopefully the white phosphor will make it not hell to use both at the same time when in favorable conditions.
Haven't gotten to try my plan yet as I'm still saving for a decent WP PVS-14 (which even if my plan doesn't work at least I'll one actually fully useful tube) so would be interested to see yall try it if possible, maybe it gives the Opsin a little more of a place as an off eye recording device for someone who would otherwise be running just a mono or maybe I'm just fucked and stuck with this mediocre NOD that doesn't quite compete with Gen2 and Gen3 NODs when put to the test.
Love the videos, can't wait to see more from you and Hop. Both of ya are the people I go to for actual down to earth reviews if I can, especially for night vision stuff.
Hop is actually gearing up for a opsin review.
@BrassFacts I see, wasn't sure which of ya might be doing it but figured one of yall were with that short clip. Would you mind passing the above onto him?
A good factual review of this scope from a neutral perspective. Unusual for this particular scope, thanks.
Can you review the vector 1-6x24i fiber and 1-10 fiber scope. I'm sure they would send you some for review. You can apply at the bottom of their website.
Is that the Magpul fixed carbine stock? How ya liking that?
its okay, I like it for that specific build, but outside of that I find I do miss adjustability.
Reticle from snake on the old Nokia phones
Does anyone know what handguard he is using in his rifle? I want to keep my fixed front sight and im not sure if his handguard is free floating, since im looking around for one
I have one from before the hike. Definitely punches above its weight class, jusy not to the point of the videos claiming its better than 2/3k glass. Thats said, i also firmly believe glass DOES NOT cost that much but its your moneu, do what you will. And i personally like the reticle, i think its a cool way to use multiple features at once witout having to offset off target
Dear God WTF were they thinking when they added that Reticle.??!! I was actually sold until, the Reticle and K.I.S.S. are my thoughts right now. Amazing review my friend thank you for the Honesty. S.F.
i love the 1x reticel about as much as i hate the magnified reticle. .. and that is confusing.
It makes sense actually, & that's a sad.
thats exactly how I feel
My dogs are about Nova sized, and they prefer being picked up and held like children
Do you pickup your brass? Or just leave it?
that outer reticle coming in as you reduce zoom is a really nice effect
How does this LPVO compare to a vortex strike Eagle 1-6 2nd focal plane LPVO?
Does the vortex scope have better image quality?
Brassfacts Friday 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Since you're into the battle rifle thing, can you add a little something for us?
Drop your guns and track zero retention capability.
Nothing crazy, just a little drop from 18" onto a shooting mat and then 36". It's the Formidilosus/Rokslide test I'm referring to.
I don't do destructive testing atm.
To expensive when I pay for all this stuff.
Hi! Have you tried the Falcon Optics ENDURA S10i 1-10x24 ?
1-8 Trijicon SCO with LaRue mount is pretty hard to beat in my opinion. That said, it’s not cheap, nor is it light. However, it runs on AA batteries and is pretty much bombproof. I doubt I’ll ever need to buy anything else though, so the value is there for me. I’m not interested in buying a bunch of cheap stuff to find out what I can settle for in compromise but that’s just me. Enjoy Shotshow man!
Tell me how you feel about mil dots and or circles or dashes on the same scale and layout as mil dots, please.
Have you seen the new PA 1X10 NOVA maybe a review in the future?
theres no 1-10 nova on pa's website, what u talking bout