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Looks like Athlon came through with for me is the IDEAL hunting scope for under $1000. Just got their new 2018 dealer pricing list/product catalogue and I'm most excited about the Midas TAC scope!
I used and abused an Ares BTR last year and REALLY liked it, glass is acceptable, good eye relief, it got beat up on the back of a 130 lb pack for 10 hours in a snow storm being dropped in the dirt multiple times and held zero, solid zero stop, tracked true...etc
Couple things I didn't like about it, it's illuminated, don't need it for hunting, never understood the need when I'd rather have a big ole parallax knob there instead to grip with gloves. And no capped windage turret. While the clicks are crisp the turrets can and do turn on you if you're careless about not checking. I also much preferred the single screw turret cap of my Cronus BTR to the Ares 3 side screws. Surprised to see the new Midas has the single slotted turret cap screw as well. No more fussing with not having the zero line up perfectly when you tighten the turret screws!
I've never understood why a company can't make a FFP, Non illuminated, Zero stop, 30mm tube with matching turrets/reticle under that 26-30 oz. I called Sig and they recommended their Whiskey 5 scope. While I appreciate the quality of it, the MOA/SFP really turn me off. I shoot solo a lot, and shoot high magnification scopes. Being able to dial the mag back to avoid mirage and spot my own hits is a must and I don't dial wind. SFP is a deal breaker for me.
Finally enter the Midas TAC. High mag range available (6-24 or 4-16), FFP, zero stop, non illuminated, GREAT reticle (have always preferred a center dot reticle), 30mm, UNDER 25 OZ (!!!), Capped windage turret. HD Glass and a stupid fair price. I'm going to pre-order at least two of them. MAP prices are $589.99 for the 4-14x50 and $629.99 for the 6-24x50. Supposedly available in July, but I've never seen an optics company hit that mark so I'd expect them in August. I'm going to get in some orders BEFORE SHOT SHOW which should greatly help.
Link shows it as having an illuminated reticle but that is false. Everything else looks correct and matches the new catalogue I have.
Athlon Optics – Rifle Scopes – Binoculars – Red Dot Scopes – Spotting Scopes – Rangefinders – Riflescopes >> Blog Archive Athlon Optics - Midas TAC 6-24x50 First Focal Plain Rifle Scope
Anybody else interested in a pre-order?
Mike
I used and abused an Ares BTR last year and REALLY liked it, glass is acceptable, good eye relief, it got beat up on the back of a 130 lb pack for 10 hours in a snow storm being dropped in the dirt multiple times and held zero, solid zero stop, tracked true...etc
Couple things I didn't like about it, it's illuminated, don't need it for hunting, never understood the need when I'd rather have a big ole parallax knob there instead to grip with gloves. And no capped windage turret. While the clicks are crisp the turrets can and do turn on you if you're careless about not checking. I also much preferred the single screw turret cap of my Cronus BTR to the Ares 3 side screws. Surprised to see the new Midas has the single slotted turret cap screw as well. No more fussing with not having the zero line up perfectly when you tighten the turret screws!
I've never understood why a company can't make a FFP, Non illuminated, Zero stop, 30mm tube with matching turrets/reticle under that 26-30 oz. I called Sig and they recommended their Whiskey 5 scope. While I appreciate the quality of it, the MOA/SFP really turn me off. I shoot solo a lot, and shoot high magnification scopes. Being able to dial the mag back to avoid mirage and spot my own hits is a must and I don't dial wind. SFP is a deal breaker for me.
Finally enter the Midas TAC. High mag range available (6-24 or 4-16), FFP, zero stop, non illuminated, GREAT reticle (have always preferred a center dot reticle), 30mm, UNDER 25 OZ (!!!), Capped windage turret. HD Glass and a stupid fair price. I'm going to pre-order at least two of them. MAP prices are $589.99 for the 4-14x50 and $629.99 for the 6-24x50. Supposedly available in July, but I've never seen an optics company hit that mark so I'd expect them in August. I'm going to get in some orders BEFORE SHOT SHOW which should greatly help.
Link shows it as having an illuminated reticle but that is false. Everything else looks correct and matches the new catalogue I have.
Athlon Optics – Rifle Scopes – Binoculars – Red Dot Scopes – Spotting Scopes – Rangefinders – Riflescopes >> Blog Archive Athlon Optics - Midas TAC 6-24x50 First Focal Plain Rifle Scope
Anybody else interested in a pre-order?
Mike
most calibers are less than 7 MILs to 1000 yards. And wind holds are typically .5 to 2 MILs instead of 2-7 MOA. I’m sure they’ll come out with an MOA version in 2019. Same thing they did with the Cronus.
. If only! Gotta lot of work to do over here before that happens.
