Reviews & Ratings for Athlon Optics Neos 4-12x40mm 1in Tube Rifle Scopes, Second Focal Plane — 11 reviews — Page 1

I have tried all from Sig to the cheap brands, this tops the list. The perfect rimfire scope. It has great magnification.and great quality.

I love Athlon scopes. I got one of these to put on my 10/22 and it is amazing so I got another to put on an old squirrel-stock Marlin Glenfield Model 60 that I'm restoring to squirrel woods glory. I also love me some Aguila ammo. With their 38gr CPHP 22lr rounds the BDC in the reticle is spot-on and will get you further than you'd ever shoot at a squirrel, at least IMO. I'd say you could probably use this scope for longer shots too, IDK if people use 22lr for like prairie dog hunting but this scope might serve well in that application too. The side focus is key and not something you'd usually get at this price-point and 4 power is not too much at very short distances. I can see clearly at 4x across a short room so 10+ yards is gonna be fine too. Get one, you'll like it.

Upon receiving this scope I put it on my 22 mag. It was very clear very accurate and very adjustable. It is ‘what they say’ it is.

I have just received this scope and mounting it on my Kidd 10/22 , the issue I am running into is, if you like your scope as close as possible to the barrel, you are NOT going to be able to use 1 inch, low or medium rings due to this scope having the purge plug on the bottom middle portion of the scope, the plug sticks out so much where it will not clear low/medium height scope rings, it is plain annoying , this is something the buyer should be aware of. On the other hand, the glass appears to be very nice ! , turrets have nice tactile clicks and the zoom ring is not overly tight like some other inexpensive vortex or leopold scopes.

Very pleased with scope. Side focus down to ten yards works great for the indoor 50ft range. Seems to track well. Would buy again.

Purchased for my 1974 Marlin Model 99 semi-auto 22LR, to replace 4x Bushnell that came with the gun. After finding ammo that produced 1/2" groups at 50 yards (SK High Velocity), wanted to up my optics game. The Athlon Neos has amazing glass for this price, side focus, parallax down to 10 yards, and is sized to fit my smaller carbine. The scope punches above its weight and can easily go on a better gun. OP purchase process easy, and delivery was prompt, as always.

I wanted a Scope for a 10/22, and this Optic seemed to fit the bill. Once I received it I was very impressed with the glass at the price point. Easily dialed in! Lifetime warranty to boot!

My obsession is bench shooting 22LR and I have probably 20 of them that i shoot regularly and compete as often as I can. I have Vortex, Leupold, Bushnell and Nikon optics on my bench rifles. I have some expensive Euro competition rifles but One of the classes at the local range competition is rifle and scope can not exceed $450. It's quite a task to find a scope and rifle to shoot 1/2 groups and keep the cost under 450 bucks......trust me I've spent hours experimenting. I had seen some you tube vids with these Athlon scopes and as my eyes continue to get worse with age, i needed to move up from 9 power so I thought I'd try one of these Athlon scopes that gave me more magnification at a dime size bull at 50 yards. I was VERY satisfied as the sight picture is brilliantly clear even for these tired eyes and I found that I liked the 2 different focus and magnification options so I can dial it right into where my eyes see the target with clarity. Better, clearer site picture means better groups and that's what I'm finding. I'm ordering several more of these scopes.

I installed two of these on my Henry .22 rifles. Installation was easy, and the sighting-in experience was simple. I certainly enjoy the clarity, and look forward to placing some delicious squirrels on the table this winter. The only issue I came across was with a low profile single mount that I had purchased separately for these, is that an extrusion on the bottom left of the scope would hit the center portion of this mount, so I had to file the mount a little in that spot to allow the scope to be properly lined up vertically. This was a quick fix and would not be an issue on a higher profiled single mount or on two piece low profile scope rings.

Great little scope for the money!

Installed 4-12x40 Neos scope on a custom 10/22. Right out the box I bore sighted then zeroed at 50 yards after 3 shots. Several shots later the grouping was excellent. Starting shooting clay disc at 100 yards with awesome accuracy. Proceeded to 220 yards shooting clay disc with very good results and even tagging a few golf balls. Optics Planet shipping procedure and packaging was first class. The Athlon boxing and inside securement of the scope was excellent too. I am planning for another build in the near future and would like to receive another scope like this one for future reference for others.