ARKEN SH-4 gen 2 vs Vortex STRIKE EAGLE
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- ARKEN SH-4 gen 2 vs Vortex STRIKE EAGLE
In this video, we COMPARE the ARKEN SH-4 GEN II 6-24x50 with the Vortex Strike Eagle 5-25x56 two beast of an an optical instruments. both optic have over 30 mils of internal adjustment zero stops long eye relief, wide magnification and great glass! additional they are both considered affordable, the Arken being more so at 450$ USD and the Strike eagle about 700$ USD. today we take a look at both of them side by side to help you make the choice of witch one is right for you, both of these optic have their individual reviews completed on them all the tracking has been done to ensure they both meet that as an expectation coming into the comparison
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Info from ARKEN:
Magnification: 6-24x
Objective Diameter: 50 mm
Eye Relief: 3.5 inches
Field of View: 20.88-5.22 ft @100 Yards
Tube Size: 34 mm
Turret Adjustment: 1/10 MIL
Reticle Position: First Focal Plane
Reticle Details: VPR MIL
Zero Stop: AZS Zero Stop System
Zero Reset: Yes
Elevation Adj. Range: 32 MIL
Windage Adj. Range: 10 MIL
Adjustment Per Revolution: 8 MIL
Parallax: Side Parallax Adjustment 25Yds - Infinity
Illuminated Reticle: Red
Turret Rotation: Counter Clockwise (CCW)
Length: 14.1 inches
Color: Matte Black
Weight: 36.6 oz
Sunshade: yes
Info from Vortex:
When you're ready to step up your long-distance game, the Strike Eagle gives you more of the tools you need for less than you'd expect. Start with excellent edge-to-edge sharpness, and add a first focal plane (FFP) illuminated reticle for fast reads at any magnification and lighting situation. Add in our RevStop Zero System for a hard return to zero, and locking turrets for fast, stay-put adjustments. Build it around a 34mm tube that accommodates massive amounts of elevation and windage travel, and a throw lever for rapid magnification changes, and you've got a long-distance impact machine that'll have you wondering how you ever shot without it.
Magnification 5-25x
Objective Lens Diameter 56 mm
Eye Relief 3.7 inches
Field of View 24.0 - 5.2 ft @100 yds
Tube Size 34 mm
Elevation Turret Style Locking/Zero Stop
Windage Turret Style Locking
Adjustment Graduation 1/4 MOA
Travel Per Rotation 25 MOA
Max Elevation Adjustment 110 MOA
Max Windage Adjustment 78 MOA
Parallax Setting 15 yards to infinity
Length 14.6 inches
Weight 30.4 oz
This optic was provided for review by Arken, no financial compensation is permitted for reviews and the review was not reviewed by Arken prior to its publication.
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FYI: When you compare scope views please try to do them on the same day... Comparing a summer view with a fall/winter view is going to skew the results and will always favor the summer view no matter what scopes you are comparing. A colorful vibrant summer shot is naturally more pleasing to the eye than a bland washed out colorless shot from the winter. Lol
Thanks for the reviews and keep them coming! 😊👍
Thanks for the feedback Jeff! Ill keep that in mind on future vids
I'm sure it wasnt intentional, but I instantly thought HOLY COW, STRIKE EAGLE FOR THE WIN. If I was Arken I'd be bummed
I don't understand the votes for the Strike Eagle. Going off of the images in the video the Strike Eagle is poor at best. Who cares about color saturation on a rifle scope? I'm not looking to be mesmerized by the beautiful foliage before I pull the trigger. What I care about is micro-contrast or sharpness, CA, and a reasonable level of macro-contrast (enough to keep the image from looking washed out). When you look at the comparison in the video, the sharpness on the Strike Eagle is terrible and there is a huge amount of CA next to the dish.
Since 2019 when Arken hit the market it has been a thorn in the side of Vortex and man does it show. I have been more than happy with mine, no matter how much these reviewers give the push to Vortex. Back then they were about the only FFP scope that had zero stops, incredible turrets, 34mm tubes, and a 1% gaurentee on tracking. There wasn't an option even close that wasn't double or triple the money. Here we are in 2022 and Vortex has finally come out with one that is a bit closer. Congrats! Competition is good for the consumer. I just ordered my 3rd Arken and its an improved version of the original with ED glass and it has a lighted reticle as a bonus too.
In terms of field of view on lowest power the strike eagle is 5x and the arkan is 6x. Naturally the field of view is going to be larger on the strike eagle. I think comparing them at the same magnifications would've been a better apples to apples
Agreed, but also 24-25 on the big end.
Not very fair if your comparing glass at different time of year, there's snow on the ground with the Arken, and bright summer day for strike eagle. If want a Honest review on a scope watch Joe the Cyclops channel. Honest shit there.
The picture with the vortex you are looking add a complete different time of the year with plants that are blowing in the breeze and bright sunlight. The Arken you were in the dead of winter and dark. Not a fair comparison
Vortex has the best warranty out there . But you better keep them on speed dial because there products are turning to crap .
Athlon has the same warranty I believe.
I'm seen alot of people complaining about it that's crazy
it dnt matter how good or bada$$ the warranty is once you hunting & on the middle of the hunt something goes wrong with the scope you just lost your day at hunting wasted time & money so warranty means nothing
@@WilbertRamos777 same thing I say. Everyone has a warranty now. Doesn’t matter if you’re paying for it to get fixed or not a piece of crap is a piece of crap.
Very true. Vortex has really gone down hill.
Arken has a 1% turret tracking guarantee. That's what sold me on it over the strike eagle.
Any scope should have less than 1%. Just a marketing statement. The few Arken I have tested had 2.2-3% error.
@@veracitysolutionsllc right.....
C_DOES reviewed this arken for Cyclops Joe and it tracked .2mil elevation and .1 windage off @ 8mils elevation, and repeated for the same result, so this particular arken tracks 3% off. Still people will defend their purchase...
@@dallas5374 I’m wrong?
i own both of these, the arken crushes the strike eagle! my arken sh4 has 42 mils of adjustment. glass is better reticle is much faster to target. strike eagles have been shipping back faster then they can ship out. inner tubes are shifting. i went through 3 before i got a good one. zero stop was an afterthought, i cannot believe how highly you recommended the vortex. im not alone cyclops reviews has had the same experience i have.
Vortex usually gets it right on the 3rd try and now you're telling me it took a 4th? I hope this isn't some kind of "New Normal". I'd really like to see Vortex and other brands consistently do well in the market. I'm a fan of brands that make feature rich optics for the budget minded (
I haven't seen either in person but the sample images in this video certainly support your assessment on glass quality. I too am a little perplexed on how he can pick the Strike Eagle. The CA next to the dish in his sample image is so bad that I'd either return it or be sending it into Vortex for repair.
Cyclops is in bed with arken, I really like his reviews but it's plain to see he's dead against vortex.
Affordable optics is an "out of pocket" reviewer. May I suggest you look into what that means.
@@coll0070 cyclops may be, but if you read my comments.. I own both of them! I'm speaking of first hand knowledge.. are you basing your comments off of other reviews or your personal knowledge of these scopes. This tool is obviously in bed with vortex!
@@coll0070 I think anyone would be foolish to trust any channel on YT explicitly or any single source for that matter, but that doesn't mean you can't get useful information whether the channel is compensated or not. For instance, the glass images are helpful and you don't even have to listen to the commentary when doing so. The tracking tests can also be helpful if you trust their process.
As for Cyclop's bias, at least you know it going into his videos. I also don't think it's totally unwarranted, Vortex is commonly overrated. I know people that just blindly buy Vortex. There are people like Cyclops that will take issue with that if they don't feel it's justified.
Thorough review, sir!
I really appreciate what Arken is doing, though it seems like the scope snobs can’t stand the fact that a budget friendly scope outdoes their expensive optics 🤓.
Their hatred is real indeed
They’re just going to bash it for whatever they can find, just so that they can feel good in their purchases.
I’m not going to go around saying “Why’d you pay over $1,000 for that, when this does the same job?”
Why do they have to go around pointing out any slight flaws in the Arken?
Nobody is saying that it’s on par with a Schmidt and Bender, or anything. We’re just excited about something that the average gun guy could save up for and justify buying. We’re not saying that it’s a PRS NRL quality scope. We’re saying that if you had this, you could go to a match and make some hits.
@@patrickc1508 amen!
Agree. I think the equivalent of Arken pricewise is the Diamondback Tactical. I have the Arken 1st Gen and it is great. I didn’t have to sell my kidney.
Lol, what?
based on the images you have shown, the ARKEN seems to have clearer glass (less chromatic aberration and sharper image). I have a strike eagle 3-18 x 44 and i'm not too happy with the image clarity...
I’m very happy with my 2 strike eagles. The arken does look good though.
The review I’ve been waiting for!
For what you waiting for??? For a totally biased reviev..LMAO
Finally three comparison everyone has waited for
For what comparison?? This a biased review because the scopes are not in the same price range!
To me the question will come down to durability and tracking accuracy, with both being equally weighted and extremely important
It’d be nice if scope manufacturers declared "t-stop" values for their lenses. I know Zeiss’ site reads 92% transmission for many of their lenses but IMO it’d be nice if manufacturers published the "t-stop” for quick comparison.
I think the glass comparison is wrong, Vortex in summer with much greater luminosity and vivid colors, Arken shows a winter image with less light and mostly gray colors.
Vortex shows aberration in the outline of the antenna, Arken is more sharper.
I noticed that. Completely bogus comparison
I was thinking the exact same thing
I have an SH-4 on the way (4 weeks into my 7-9 week wait)
Same here...I'm 9 weeks into my 7-9 weeks...lol, so hopefully soon
I have the Arken on the way also! I’m in week 9 of a 10 week wait! Was told this this morning
And I’m 6 weeks into my 7-9😃
I’m 10 weeks in and still waiting ! almost there fellas, hold the line
@@MilspecPanda still on my first 😭
Great review. I am sold on the Arken for the price point. The Vortex is a little over 50% pricewise against the Arken.
I think the next review should be Vortex Diamondback Tactical 6-25x50 EBR-2C MRAD vs Arken SH4 Gen 2 FFP MIL VPR. Now that’s a mouthfull of abbreviation. On price and features they are on par.
A Diamondback can't hold a candle to ANY of the Arken's, including the first Gen one's... Not even close on clarity, no Zero-stop, mushy turrets, not worth the time.... They while at similar prices, are in complete different classes.... 💯
@@dougmorehouse7035 one of the guys I work with brought in his sh4 gen 2 and I brought my diamondback tactical and we both agreed that the clarity was actually very similar. If I remember correctly the diamondback strike eagle and venom all have the same glass it's just the different magnification and turrets that are different. So honestly I'd say they're similar I like the smaller profile of the diamondback with shorter turrets more than the monstrous towers on the arken. But to each their own I'm sold on both.
I have 2 ea. SH 6-24, for $800.00 total new, absolute clarity is nice to have of course, at what price? I have plenty of funds to buy the very best, but for gosh sakes for plinking, hunting and ELR (when u can find a range) on the East coast US, a clear, reliable, stable and repeatable adjustable scope is all you need. Until my eyes started going I used open sights .308, 30-06 or 30/30 to hunt deer, all hand me downs. Now I don't hunt anymore, I target shoot to 500 yards (local range) and these scopes allow me to see my impacts without spotting glass. These are awesome for .22lr, 22-250, .223/5.56 and Creedmoor's on a bench or prone. As for hunting, not sitting on your ass hunting, hell no they are too heavy of a scope, open sights or a light Leopold is perfect. If you sit on your ass hunt, buy a telescope if you want, but these scopes will be more than what you need. Hands down for the money buy these scopes for target shooting/training, my middle age eyes no glasses love em for $350/450, they run sales for previos buyers.
“Australia will be the first to receive a missile attack if it interferes in a conflict over Taiwan”
-China State Media, May 2021.
Quality is not the issue. At all.
The issue is IMO:
1. funding your enemies.
2. losing the industry completely.
That's a bad thing to say, but China wouldn't do that. They talk a lot.
They are funding the enemy and do not care.
The little birds tell me that that model vortex has issues...........
It does have issues and it's Chinese made garbage...
It has tons of issues like most vortex. Athlon is the way to go.
@@shane011471 SH4 also made in communist China 🙄
@@geese7484 Yep sure is BUT as I far as I know they have not had a lot of issues unlike the Vortex and the Arken is quite a bit less expensive to boot.. I have no issues with Chinese scopes until they get into the 700-800 dollar price point then it would just be far better to save some more money and get something out of Japan or Europe. This Vortex is junk..
@@shane011471 most of your scopeds are made in china, if not assembled there, the parts that go into the scopes are made in china. Good luck finding scopes with NO CHINA parts or assembled in china.
Went with the Strike Eagle because I’m a firm believer in “you get what you pay for” and vortex has been around a hell of a lot longer.
A tip..I have the Vortex Strike Eagle and you can put the lumination between the numbers if you want to turn off the lumination.
true that would work
I’m a big fan of Burris. I’m 61 and loved the XTR. I’m all Vortex now !
what made you change? personally ive never used a burris yet
Yup the best 1x4x24 steinnar v2 green diamond is hands down tge best of any 1x4x24. And I have owned over 100 scopes and 52 years of professional photographer. And a dad delta. This bad as mans?work is IMPECCABLY. IM ONLY SAYING THAT BECAUSE?WELL . LOOK AT THIS BAD ASS MAN. LOL BUT HELL YES!!!!
So the glass comparison happens in two different seasons. Doesn't really help at all.
EBR-7C reticle illuminated or not, is why I purchased the Strike Eagle...
Totally agree... is why I purchased the Strike Eagle also.
I do own both, but my money is going to Arken from here on. The quality at that price point is untouchable!
Which one is more clear?
Are you comparing apples to apples when you are comparing ARKEN SH-4 gen 2 vs Vortex STRIKE EAGLE ? seems like the Venom is a more comparable scope to the SH Gen 4 than the eagle.
I'm not sure how this is even a valid comparison. One scope is arguably the best scope of its type/price ever offered. And the other has been a total s**t storm since its release.
Hi Baz, hear ive heard that there were some issues with the strike eagle althought, i can only base my reviews with the units inhave on hand. Thanks for the feedback!
@@EpikArms, I understand. I review products and totally get what you are saying.
What are the issues? I’ve seen some of each that have had issues. I’ve just seen more Arken that had to be returned and they have produced a fraction of scopes that Vortex has.
My strike Eagle has been returned twice now because of tracking issues. Not impressed.
@@dallas5374 what did vortex say was the issue?
Incorrect about the Vortex Strike Eagle reticle illumination. It DOES turn off between any setting.
Only if you turn it between 2 settings butbit does not have an "off" function between each
Comparing the glass the Arken was was taken in the winter, Obviously a cloudy day with snow on the ground? the Vortex was taken in the spring or summer with contrasting colors
Great Review as always @
Affordable Optics and Rifle Reviews
Reading these comments it seams like someone should start a support group for those waiting on the Arkens. As a Arken cheerleader I feel their pain. Joe Rhea torched the Strike Eagle and by the end of the review even a Pinty looked better lol.
With all due respect to your impression of the two optics, the Vortex has already proven itself as an unreliable unit. Tons of people have had issues with these scopes. Great warrantee aside, well, I don’t really care for the Vortex motif. They have built in the cost of warranty replacement into the price of the optic. I’d rather that money go towards robust and reliable materials and construction. I want to like Vortex, but I’ve been let down too many times to spend the money on their products anymore. Just my opinion.
Hi Cracked, yeah im aware of its a reputation, however inpreffer to based my reviews on my individual experience,
The review is the hook but the testimonials are the bait. Arken is gonna be selling another scope. Thank You for the review!
glad you enjoyed it!
Very good review of both optics
Thank you for that review
My pleasure!
I think for the price, you should have done the ARKEN SH-4 GEN 2 VS the DIAMONBACK TACTICAL instead of the strike eagle. Those 2 are closer in price and have the same glass. Your talking almost a 300 dollar difference here. I am personally going to the SH-4 GEN 2 over any Vortex, with the reviews I have seen apples to apples, ARKEN has Vortex beat. Just my 2 cents. Though I would say the ARKEN crushes it with you comparing it to scope that costs 300 dollars more.
thanks for the feedback
I dropped my Arken and they sent me a new scope that day, before I could send my damaged one back to them.
I try not to ever think somebody's favoring certain product over another product and videos but this one's pretty overwhelming who's paid this guy off
You might be surprised I don't pay for 95% of the optics I get. I paid for the vortex and I did not pay for the arken
very good review on these optics. thank you.
Im a vortex guy I have 5 of them but my next scope is going to be the Arken because of the bang for the Buck. I will never pay a grand for a rifle scope.
You get what you pay for. 😂 there’s a reason scopes cost over a grand. Have you used one big shot?
Had bad luck with the strike Eagles I would not recommend them to anyone!! Sold them and switched to the Arkens and don’t regret it at all!!
plus now you don't have to buy scope rings, level, throw lever, flip up caps and some other goodies with the Arken, saving you another $170 bucks!! I just ordered the Arken
Awesome job as always
Thanks Juan!
id love to get the arken but... 16 week back order... looks like vortex strike eagle is coming soon... found that strike eagle upon picking up some 7.62 mags yesterday and my range has a 10% off for premium members... Please send me a link to where I can show some appreciation since I was not able to use the links you provided. you rock dude, your videos are concise and they helped me a LOT, i was totally lost before I found your channel!
Hi Shane I appreciate hearing that man. if you do want to help the channel click on any of the usa amazon affiliate links before you buy stuff (you dont need to buy the product you click on for me to get commission) affiliate commission is on anything within 48h of the "click" thanks again!
I find it hard to focus on the scopes with that shirt in the background…
I have the strike eagle and I’m thinking you got one given to you by vortex and it was their best model. Also, The turrets after you use them for a while get so mushy you can’t feel and barely hear them. And the parallax never gets looser.
hi Dalton, actually no Vortex Canada refused to send me any optics for review, this one i bough myself, but yeah i guess i have one that isn't a lemon and typically its my luck that i always get lemons with guns and with scopes, also when i have worked with some optics companies they do not check them before sending them out to reviewers i've had to send some back lol
@@EpikArms I was just saying because other big name guys on here have said the arken is closer in quality and performance to scopes you would pay $2500 and more for and has actually beat a few of those in tracking. I have a hard time thinking a 2 year old company could have gained the traction it has, in this industry making scopes of all things, with a “strike eagle” quality optic. I have the strike eagle, all you need to do
Is shoot with it for a while and you know what your missing. Granted, mines been extremely tough. My creedmoor is 13 lbs and on more than one occasion it’s fallen out of my truck onto the ground (my floor boards are 3.5’ off the ground) fallen in my closet I converted into a walk in safe, and that thing never lost zero.
I personally think what’s going on with arken and their quality vs price is what is typical of most start up business. Make no money for the first 5 or so years, build the rep, get people buying, then start raising the price to what they’re worth based on what they compare to. This is a typical start up strategy. And I’m glad to buy a handful while prices are down.
You can see the mush in the vortex turrets in this video.
It should have been the arken vs venom. In my opinion, if you’re going to spend as much money as the strike eagle costs, you might as well spend a few extra dollars and go to a higher end scope like a tract. Buuut, that’s the kind of thinking that gets me in trouble! So to each their own. Lol. I myself, I bought two arkens since I found them for $299 online. I own tons of vortex scopes and binos and spotters and even rangefinders and love them, but if budget is the game, go with an arken. You won’t be disappointed.
yeah i thought of the Arken Vs Venom but the obvious shortcoming on the Vortex would leave them barely comparable since it has less internal adjustment
@@EpikArms either way you can’t win. Lol. There’s always going to be opinions saying you should have done this or should’ve done that. I enjoy your content and this channel.
Did anyone notice when looking thru glass for comparison. The vortex picture was during spring and Arken was dead of winter. What a bunch of bs.
If I'm going to spend over $700, just get a Trijicon TenMile. You can find it for around $750.
never tried the Trijicon Tenmile
Hi. Thank you for the reviews. I have a question about the scopes in this price range. I have the Arken EP5 and SH4. These are indeed awesome scopes. I also have the Discovery PRS. It is just a fantastic scope. The quality of the packing shows the quality put into the whole product. Here's my confusion. Last night I purchased a Vortex Strike Eagle. These sell for $799 everywhere. BUT, for some reason, Amazon is selling the SE for $499. Amazon states they are "NEW", but I'm wondering if they are refurbs? Something doesn't add up.
BTW, I have a half dozen of the older Vortex Vipers, served me well. I also have 5 other Discovery scopes and they have all been perfect.
Yeah, they are all Chinese, but every generation gets better and better.
ron
so regarding the Strike eagles on amazon.com its likely a seller who is selling below the minimum advertised price against Vortex's rules for retailers. so its likely a legitimate vortex, they can do this and still make money as scopes in general have a very high profit margin, scope like Arken/ Discovery have less of a margin
@@EpikArms Hi. I spoke with a rep at Vortex before I received the SE. Not a knock-off or a re-furb. The scope is indeed NIB and I guess I just got lucky, because the next day, the price went back to $799.. However, I've been doing a lot of side-by-side evaluations of the SE versus some of my high end 'spare' scopes. I was not impressed enough to mount the SE on any of my target rifles. The turrets on the SE suck compared to the 2 Arken EP-5s and the SH=4 in my rotation. As I may have mentioned, I have 6 Vortex Vipers, 6.5-20X50 scopes and some lower tier models and have always been happy. Until, I got my first EP-5. I've asked Arken to upgrade the glass to Shott or other European glass and raise the price as necessary. They sure have the mechanics down pat!
ron
In love with my Arken sh4 gen 2 on my cz 457 LRP
You need to focus the eyepiece on the Arken correctly and then redo this side by side...the image you capture shows it is obviously not adjusted correctly to begin with
One very important item you’re missing is focal plane of the reticle , first or second , it makes a big difference.
Both are ffp.
How does the Arken SH4 stack up against the (stripped down Strike Eagle sibling) Vortex Venom 6-24x56? Athlon Midas TAC? Keep em coming!
the glass on both the strike eagle an the midas are better than the Arken, not by a whole lot tho
He says and I quote "we will always make sure our customer is happy". Well, I'm not a happy customer. I ordered in late Dec and still have no scope....... Their customer service is CRAP! When I originally ordered the wait time was 6-8 weeks.
11:10 Excellent point and I am glad someone mentioned the elephant in the room. the old adage of spending twice on a scope what you spend on the rifle is not necessary, anymore to have functional rifle and optic that anyone can use for both hunting and long range shooting (past 300 yards). And both of these scopes will go past a mile. As you have shown. That being said, I do believe that if you have a budget, spend less on the rifle and more on the scope. As in, spend a few hundred on a Mossberg or Savage or even a Tikka T3 and the rest on the optic. Unless the rifle barrel is truly warped or paper thin, you can tune a rife by checking the stock for binding issues. Or change to a sturdier stock that might be a smidge heavier but it will quit flexing your action and barrel all about.
I've got a shit ton of scopes...my last 5 purchases 3 for me personally one for my vortex friend and one for a friend getting into long range.....were arkin.
Stiffness of knobs is frequently due to the grease used.
What is the Arken warantee like in Canada to Vortex?They both seem like good scopes.
At the cost you should of had the lower price Vortec and not almost 230 dollars more price then compare them. Not fair for Arken
Lowkey the glass looked better to me in the arken
Same!!!
The sh-4 glass looked much better to me.
yeah you are right, its always a real challenge to get the camera to make the glass look as good as it actually is,
I thought I saw some 'purple fringe' in front of the satellite dish when the camera was showing the Strike Eagle.
@@EpikArms so was all that chromatic aberration in the vortex visible with the naked eye? Whole thing seems pretty biased.
So let me get this right - when you're comparing field of view, you're comparing the field of view at **different** magnification levels right? How is this useful?
More so at their highest magnification and lowest.
Why not compare the Strike Eagle to the Arken EP4 or the Arken SH4 to the Vortex Diamondback scope? Those would be comparing scopes of the same price.
you are right, except i dont have have the diamondback now the ep-4,
I couldn’t even see the leaves on the tree with the arken. What crappy glass!
Can we get a sh4 vs diamond back tactical next????
No comparison between those 2. The Arken is miles ahead in every aspect.
I liked the Vortex Strike Eagle 5-25x56 until I used it. The reticle was loose and at 100yrds, I was missing all over the place with no consistency.
You mean like you could visibly see the reticle move under recoil?
@@EpikArms No but my shots would vary wildly at only 100 yards. I changed ammo and scope rings trying to start from the cheapest fix and go from there. Vortex cut me a check for a refund of the bad scope.
The arken is as good or better than the pst gen ii viper 5-25x50
Vortex scopes are overpriced for what you get!! Budget options available are better than Vortex. Vortex's reputation is built off their warranty. I don't want a scope known for being sent back and repaired or replaced to go with me into COWC. jmho
I bought a strike eagle and when it arrived it was broken. It was replaced by vortex and the second cope was defective as well. So I just requested a refund. I purchased an ARKEN SH-4 gen 2 and the scope for the price is great. I wonder what good does it do if vortex has per your statement such a great warranty when t he product quality SUCKS. Besides the point when you do an comparison I would suggest you pick the scopes in the same price range because what you presented is not objective and also biased as well. I wonder if you do get kickbacks from vortex???
Hi HB, yes I intentionally chose those two optics even idf they are in different price ranges, because they are so comparable in feature. also no, Vortex doesn't give me kickback, this channel is funded on youtube advertizing (those annoying adds) and very few commissions from amazon links
I am looking into getting a new scope and as of today, 6/1/22, the Arken is 30% off, making it under $330. I am not good enough for the differences to be worth 2X's the price.
its 100% worth it!
@@EpikArms Do you mean to get the Vortex? I only shoot out to 500yrds. Thanks for your response.
Dude if your gonna review something do it fairly. When you showed the glass clarity on the Arken it was a hazy winter day so the brightness suffered compared to the sunny spring or summer day you used for the vortex. I have both and the strike eagle probably has the edge. But it would look much, much closer if you would have used the same testing methods. Your reviews suck when you don’t use the same testing methods for products.
That's an apples to rotten potato review. You really gotta dump Vortex. Not even worth reviewing anymore. All I own is Vortex optics and nothing but issues with everything except my rangefinder. I'm looking to switch everything over to Athlon, Arken, or maybe something else. Yes Vortex has a great warranty. But wtf good is that when I never have my optics because they're always sent in?!? Anyway, don't be suckered into biased Vortex reviews people! Buyer beware!
Athlon is awesome !!!
I have the Argos and the Chronos rifle scopes and both have been great. Both track spot on & and for a 400ish scope the Argos can hang with anything I have seen at the range.
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@@2000grover Athlon is my favorite so far. Thanks for that info bud it sure helps. Stay safe!
@@2000grover what would be good for 600-1000 yards on a .300wsm? I like the arken sh4 gen 2 but I don't want to wait 4 months to get it lol.
@@davidroberts2404 Check out the Athlon's , for the same $ of an Arken but way clearer glass.. the Arken has more elevation adjustment at same price point and a zero stop if you go Athlon they give you plastic shims that go under cap...kinda generic but it works " mine doesn't stop right at zero but i can only go 10 clicks beyond then have to go back" as far as elevation my ruger came with a 20 moa rail so it makes up for the lack of internal adj. i have 2 argos 6x24x50 8x34x56
I wish Arken made some hunting scopes too!
they would do a dam good job!
Thanks!
Thanks Mary! I appreciate it!
What about the paralax being 15ft on the SE and 25ft on the Arkin Optics.
ah i must have missed that part!
i little better glass??? better say the SE has a shit load better glass!!!! where you / are you paid by Arken????
I have both units on hand, neither company pay me. although i do affiliate marketing on both. the weird thing is the SH-4 is way under-priced for what it is.
Wow! - Arken Sh-4 GenII now on Sale at $299.00 Yikes !!
Rex disagree...better clarity in the Arken🤟
You ever heard of Joe Rhea?
yep i've been watching his channel for a while. his and my experience vary for the Strike eagle. i was lucky i guess
@@EpikArms I Love my Arken
I'm an ignorant newbie. Just kidding, not so ignorant, but are these for air rifles and powder burners, or just one or the other. I only care about air rifle stuff. Thanks, Mike
For powder burners but likely not springers, everything else would be fine from what i hear
I gotta vintage Beeman blue ribbon 66r 2x7 x32 scope that needs a new home. hmu
I want a Arken with vortex glass and eye box. Both are great scopes for the price. Both have had some quality control problems. I bought a Arken because of price.
So this means vortex is better 😂
The Vortex has so much better glass its comparable to a a $10.00 bill vs a $100.00 bill.....Anyway my Arken EP4 6-24x50 has good Japanese Glass.. This Arken has Chinese Glass ...Not even close.
My vortex will not stay on
Which optic is almost guaranteed to be sent back to factory for warranty repairs sooner rather than later or right out of the box? Pretty sure anyone who has experience with both companies knows the answer to that one.
Can’t get them in the UK 😡
FOV Arken loses by .02 to a scope twice the price.
Next do a comparison
Shelby Mustang vs. Stock 4.0L Mustang.
Seriously Vortex has an optic closer in price.
You should get with Cyclops. He carries water for Arkin. Between the 2 of you maybe we'll get a good review.
Can you get an Arken to Canada ?
no, they dont have any distributors in Canada yet
Check out how many people are having to return the strike Eagle!!! They are the best of scopes
Same goes for the Arken
@@veracitysolutionsllc lol! Yeah ok!
@@dennisgray7509 I mean it’s true. Not defending the Vortex. Just saying if you go to the groups, and the few I’ve seen in person, quite a few have been sent back. Often times before even being mounted.
@@veracitysolutionsllc you are the one and ONLY person I’ve heard that from!
@@dennisgray7509 Okay. Just my experience. YMMV
Buddy you are 100% off on the vortex warranty there warranty sucks and there customer service sucks lets just say there not at all honest they will bull shit you arround .
hey Tim, Ive had to use their warranty a few times (3 times so far) and none of those times was the customer service poor. can you tell us about your experience?
Hum... Arken, in Canada!? Where?
unfortunately nowhere in Canada yet
@@EpikArms hehe, available for pre order in Canada! Now I need another rifle 😅
@@northman77 no way! Where?
@@EpikArms www.rangeviewsports.ca/product/arken-sh-4-gen-2-rifle-scope-6-24x50mm-illuminated-vpr-ffp-mil-34mm-tube-rangeview-sports-canada-licensed-gun-store-in-newmarket-ontario/#off-canvas-cart-summary
Hi.
I need if you can make the following comparison between the
Vortex Venom 5-24x56 MRDA vs Stike eagle 5-24x56 MRDA and Arken 6-24x50 MRDA.
thanks for your help.
great suggestion, I currently have all three i just might get to that
Sounds like you want the vortex to win your comparison for the field-of-view the arcan gave you a better field of you at higher magnification and you still gave the point to Vortex so obviously they are supporting your Channel
Lol funny you say that, Vortex Canada refuses to work with me. I purchased the vortex myself. This video is not sponsored
PSA: This model arkens msrp is now $650...for the extra 50, I'd take the Vortex..more aftermarket parts, quicker customer service and vortexs proven track record
No it's not. $400 for the 4-16 and $450 for the 6-24. What the hell are you talking about?
Arken vs element 🙏🙏🙏🙏 saludo desde la República Dominicana 🇩🇴
holla, como esta? muy contente que hay gente espectadoras en República Dominicana,. Todavía no he visitado allí
These two arent in the same league, the arken is far better in tracking
The vortex is far better at everything else tho
@@therapinape9757 tracking is the most important part when you are dialing though
@@gregc247 the eye box on the arken is also terrible. You have to look down the scope don’t you? Every scope out there has a better eye box than arken, arken will disappear in a few years and everyone who bought one won’t be able to use that warranty anymore 😂
not a good comparison vortex is almost twice the price
Thats exectly why i did it.
To many strike eagles going back for different problems.
Yeah that was the case with the first production. I havent heard of issues recently.
Strike Eagle Fan boy! Not a fair review.
I bet this guy doesn't even read the reviews on this video anymore he has taken such a beating on this review, he must be getting paid by vortex !! This review is so lopsided !
Lol Victor, im not that important yet. Im on theses comments! Lol no sorry Vortex doesnt work with me, vortex Canada has refused to work with me. Anyway thanks for watching, these videos are my opinion
Phuck that vortex!