Nice budget scope - Athlon Optics Argos BTR 6-24x50mm Side Focus Rifle Scope

I had read a lot of reviews before purchasing the Argos BTR 6-24x. For the price you get a lot of scope with a lot of nice features. Yesterday I was doing some shooting at 500 yards, the Athlon was on an M1A and a Sightron SIII 6-24 was on a Ruger Precision. The glass on the Athlon is decent but was definitely not up to the quality of the Sightron. The Athlon was not quite as clear as the Sightron and at 24X with the Athlon you could see some distortion at the edges.

The Sightron cost about 2.5 times more than the Athlon. If you want extreme clarity at greater distances you may want to compare the Athlon to some of the higher end scopes, if you do you will see the difference. I have not shot 1000 yards in a couple of years, I am recovering from Esophageal cancer treatment 2 years ago and I am just getting back into shooting.

If you are on a budget it's a great deal. If you are expecting to get the top end glass you may be disappointed.