Update to my original review "nice budget scope" - Athlon Optics Argos BTR 6-24x50mm Side Focus Rifle Scope

Initially I was fairly impressed with the Athlon Argos BTR 6-24X50 MOA. For the price the glass is very nice and the scope has a lot of features. After less than 2 months of use and maybe 400 rounds of 308 through an M1A the scope has failed.

While shooting I noticed that the focus was slightly off and I adjusted the parallax (side focus). At that time I noticed that the knob was loose. My groups also had opened up considerably, over doubling in size. After I got home I put the rifle in a vise and when the focus knob was moved I could see that the reticle would move and the focus would change.

Unfortunately for me it is beyond OPTICS PLANET's 30 day free return. I have contacted Athlon Optics and they requested that the scope be sent returned to them. They asked that the package be insured. So I have incurred additional expenses to return a product that has failed.

It is most likely an anomaly that my scope failed but that doesn't do me any good and in addition to the added expense of returning it I had the frustration of having wasted a day testing loads for that rifle when it was a scope failure that resulted in poor accuracy.