Reviews & Ratings for Athlon Optics Talos BTR 1-4 x 24mm Rifle Scopes 30mm Second Focal Plane — 5 reviews — Page 1

At this price, made in china is expected, no surprises here. For the money spent this scope is a great budget scope, in the price range it blows the competition out of the water and Athlon backs it with a lifetime warranty. If you are expecting a made in USA top tier scope, you'd better keep looking and get ready for some sticker shock. I was very surprised by the quality for the price, Athlon has a new repeat customer, I liked the first one so much I bought a second. It is heavy but built strong, very strong. The fit and finish is very nice. Audible precise clicks. At this price, I dare you to find a better scope.

I plan on using the scope on my M4 carbine. Farthest shot I'll probably ever take with it is 200 yards. I didn't buy this scope for close groupings. My goal is to hit a man-sized target with this scope at 200 yards in shtf scenario. Since that'll be my fathest shot I will never have to worry about making any adjustments with the turrets when zeroed at 50 yards. I don't like using turrets unless I know that they are 100% accurate which I know these aren't going to be, so for an AR 10 I wouldn't mount it. Plus the turrets and dash recticle (only subtensions no numeric value) are in milliradians and I like using moa. So the scope being in Mils wasn't a factor for me since I'll never touch the turrets after zeroing. I purchased this mainly as an upgrade over a red dot, and for targets primarily within 50 yards with the option of longer distances. Having a 4x zoom will definitely give me the ability for more precise shots and target identification more so than just a 2 moa red dot at any distance. Anything farther than 200 yards I will go to my AR-10 which has a 20x42 SWFA scope, no problem sending love out to 850 yards(farthest range near me). Much better quality glass made in Japan and I have a cant with a red dot on it for anything up close. Oh, I also love the illuminated reticle, reminds me of playing a video game like Far Cry. Anything that makes shooting even more exciting and enjoyable definitely gets a thumbs-up from me. I definitely would recommend this scope, especially...
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I have very mixed feelings about this scope. I really like the cross hairs and the glass is very clear. however the fact that they are made in china is very well hidden until you actually buy the product and find it printed in very large gold letters on the scope. also the 1 power is no where close to true 1x zoom. you have to be somewhere between 1.5 and 2 power before things are actually at a true 1, any smaller and it's actually like zooming out. it's a cheap scope and it should be pretty effective for close range shooting but definitely not the same quality of other scopes like vortex.