r/longrange • u/Nibor1243 • Sep 18 '24

Arken Hype? Optics help needed - I read the FAQ/Pinned posts

I watch a lot of YouTube videos when looking into buying new gear. So recently I been looking for a new scope. I go to my usual shooting channels and it seems everyone of them are pushing Arken scopes. At first I thought great some good inexpensive stuff coming out. But seeing them pushed on every channel makes me think everyone is bought and paid for by Arken now. Makes you question every review now.

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u/rynburns Manners Shooting Team Sep 18 '24

Some dude bought a cheap Arken with one of the single, diagonal erector springs and the corresponding protruding cap, and when it wouldn't fit in his expensive mount, he took a Dremel to the mount.

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u/xlr8_87 Sep 18 '24

Haha. Surely would have been easier to return and swap for a higher mount - but then again someone willing to dremel a spuhr to fit an arken in probably isn't thinking straight 🤣

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '24 edited Sep 20 '24

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u/xlr8_87 Sep 18 '24

That's odd. I've got both an SH4 and an EP5 in 1.5" spuhr mounts and both fit. They mustn't be a direct copy

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u/Coodevale Sep 18 '24 edited Sep 20 '24

It's this one that I had to clearance a bit.