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How's the illumination on yours? Do you notice a bright flare at the highest illumination setting that seems to move around as you move your eye within the eyebox?

Well, I finally decided to return the scope to Arken for replacement. The turnaround time of 6 days was very fast considering it was in the heart of the Christmas shipping melee and included a weekend. Unfortunately, the replacement scope has the same issue with the illuminated reticle moving...

I don't think what I'm seeing is actually bloom. Thinking about it, I don't think I've done a good job at accurately describing what I'm seeing. Maybe a better way would be: if there were, say, 9 or 10 sheets of thin glass, each with an identical image of the illuminated crosshairs stacked...

Yep, I had that adjusted. One of the first things I did when I first got the scope. The Arken rep got back to me today too with the same directions which I again followed just to make sure. Unfortunately, no difference.

Arken got back to me today regarding my illuminated reticle flare issue. Pretty quick response and on a Sunday too. Impressive. The rep suggested that I make sure the diopter was properly focused and provided instructions on how to do it. I had actually already had it focused, but followed...

I find that reducing the brightness does reduce the flare, but it's still there so it makes me wonder if there's a defect with my particular scope or if it's a design defect with the product. That's why I decided to elicit some opinions before making a decision on whether or not to request a...

The image in the video looks very much like what I'm actually seeing in the scope, except that the flare is fuzzy. In real life, that flare looks like a bunch of mirror images of the crosshairs all lined up and moving back and forth behind the actual reticle as my eyes or the scope move. The...

Yes, I've seen those complaints on the 'net. For me, the brightness is not an issue; my scope gets pretty bright, especially at the highest settings. I'm wondering if there's some sort of defect with the illumination system that's causing the flaring in my scope. I'll post a follow up when...

Thanks for your replies. Very illuminating lol. I considered that it might be my eyesight, so I tried using a different pair of glasses recently RX'd and had the same result. I also have four other scopes with illumination and I don't see this problem as with the Arken. I used my camera to...

Reticle illumination flare from Arken EP5

Just got my EP5 5-25x56 scope in today. Great glass and turrets, but the illuminated reticle looks pretty bad. At lower magnifications and illumination settings it's not too bad, but at higher magnifications and illumination settings, especially in the dark or with the front objective cover...

1893 Spanish Mauser carbine 7x57 mm. Cock on closing. Bought it when I was still in college back around 1971 because it was cheap but in nice shape. Hid it in the closet of my dorm room and swore my roommate to secrecy. Sold it a couple of years later so I could buy an 03 A3 Springfield with...

Noted. I didn't realize that the ELD's might have thin jackets, but it's looking like it. Live and learn.

I didn't notice anything like that, but I will definitely be on the lookout next time I shoot this. Hopefully I won't see anything.

Yeah, the lower velocity rounds did shoot well, so I will do that.

The others were 1.5 to 2 MOA, but based on just two or three shots that actually hit the target. The lighter loads were about 1 to 1.5 MOA at 100 yds.

I was at the range yesterday trying out some handloads in my AR with a 16" chrome lined barrel & 1:7 twist rate. One of my loads had a .224 Hornady ELD Match 52 grain bullet sitting on 26.7 grains of TAC, which chronos at about 3040 fps MV out of my rifle. I found that 7 out of the 15 rounds I...

Don't forget to use silver bullets. That way, if you also happen to come across any vampires or werewolves, you're covered. :D

Stag has recently had sighting issues with some of their uppers as discussed in another forum: http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=18&t=311257&page=1 They are apparently aware of it and have fixed it, but you may want to zero it with your backup sight, just in case. My S&W (made by...