Bought an Arken EPL-4. Maybe regretting my decision.

[JDMBEND]

I ordered a couple of the new Shoot to Hunt scopes. I bought a Arken to put on a 6UM until the new scope arrives. My initial impression is pretty good, glass, turrets and illumination seem great. Will see how it holds up.

 

[rifletuner]

Granted only a small sample size, but I have been very impressed with the build quality of the Arken / DNT scopes. I have had a EPL-4 6-24 on a few rifles over a couple of years and its currently sitting on my 300 Norma. Never had any issue with it.

I have had a DNT "The One" 7-35 on my PRS rifle for about 18 months. Its had thousands of rounds on it and travelled across multiple states. Its a fantastic scope for the money.

 

[Turkeytider]

FWIW, I have two Arken scopes, an SH4J and an EP-5 . Both are on range guns, no problems. The SH4J is on a Tikka Super Varmint 6.5 CM. I took it deer hunting and like a dope, let it slip out of a 15 foot elevated stand. All the way to the ground, landed squarely on the elevation turret. Checked the reticle, zero and tracking. It was like nothing ever happened. I don’t know if Arken has addressed this, but a good practice after zeroing the scope is to back out the turret screws a few turns and add a drop of low strength Vibratite or Loctite. Easy peasy. They’ve really given me no reason not to recommend them.
Can’t speak directly to the EPL-4, however.