5 Reasons 4-16x Scopes Beat 6-24x Scopes! Arken Optics SH4 Gen 2

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I don't know I do a lot better in light gun 1000yd benchrest with the 8-80×56mm March X on my light gun than I do with my unlimited gun with my 15-55×52mm nightforce competition.

The better clarity at full power with the 4-16, wouldn't clarity be the same if you ran the 6-24 at 16 power anyway? Dont think thats a reason worth noting.

Having the 6-24, you can run it at 16 but you also have an extra 8x magnification to get a closer look if need be.

I prefer 2-10x in any caliber on a gas gun.

Thanks for the great review! You are the only one I now of that has reviewed the 4 to 16 hunting and long range shooting!

I have the 6-24x on my rimfire bench rest set up. Stock is also laminate so it’s quite a heavy set up.
But I love my Arken scope so much, I’m considering getting the 4-16x for a .223 for a hunting rig.
Polymer stock .223 with 4-16x Arken, would this be considered a light enough set up to cruise around with all day slung over the shoulder?

Logan……..would you still take the 4-16 over the EP5 5-25 56 ?

Can you please clarify….if both scopes are set to 16x, the 4-16 will be brighter than the 6-24? Thank you

Are these AR15/10 turned into bolt action

I was just out with my cousin yesterday-he has an RPR in 6.5 topped with a 10-40! I told him to try a group at 16x and see if it was better and it was lol. He hates hearing that.

A 4-16 and 6-24 are both dated mag ranges. I prefer 5-25 or my current scope, 4-28.

Fov compared at 4x to 6x is very marginal especially at longer ranges. Also I would rather give up a small precentage of fov for 10x more high end mag for spotting, identification etc and in general its good to have. But I agree that especially for budget guns lower mag will give better image quality

I have a Gen 1 Sig Sauer Tango 4 in 4-16×44 with the grey body, so far of all the scopes I’ve bought it’s been my favorite. It’s clear, tracks precisely even for a Gen 1 and has just as much if not more clarity than a vortex viper. Love the 4 power in the 243 when practicing for silhouette Varmint, for the close range shots and going to 945 yards I can easily see the bullet trace and hits even at 14x or 12x. I’m looking at the Arken for another build, and the Bushnell match pro 6-24×50 for a CZ 457. Bushnell having the ability to adjust parallax down to 10yards is great. Love your videos, and completely understand why you enjoy the 4-16x scope mine sig is awesome in that magnification range.

Plus the 4-16 has a lot more internal elevation. You want to put on a 60 moa base on my .308 and got my 100 yd zero and can dial 122 moa. Really good scope for price. Glass isn’t great but for $400 can’t complain too much

They had a $100 off sale for Vets on Veterans day, I wanted the 4X16 but they were out of stock, so I ended up with the 6X24 on my RPR in 6 mm Creedmore. Its just a range toy, not used for any critical work so it doesn't really matter. Haven't mounted it yet, but just examining it in hand in impressed. I do think most shooters today want too much power, I'm quite content with a straight 10X , it's what I'm used too. But I'm an old retired Army Hi-Power competition shooter who has shot many a long range 600 & 1000 yd match with iron sights with no rest allowed except a sling or a cuff depending on whether I was shooting an M14 (sling) in service rifle or my pre-64 Model 70 bull gun (cuff) in match rifle class. If you can do that you can shoot a 1000 yrs with a 4X scope

Great review mate , just ordered 4×16 50 for my FX M3 can’t wait be coming all the way to England ..

I am confused.
You made this video before even using the 4-16x?

Can you shoot close range with scope ?

when hunting, a 6x min zoom is way to high for ranges up to 100 meters and at 50 its almost useless as you cant really expect to adjust focus at a fly – close shots are fast shots.
4 is a compromise but works and is regarded as the best magnification for swedish hunting.
6 or higher are limited to few situations and range-work.

I had a 20" tv when i was young…that was plenty….i have a 65" today….i now shoot with the Zeiss 4,8-35 and i like to bye the March 10-60 x56 for my next scope…i generly newer shoot below 15x when i shoot…but i like zoom…and i thing it is an old NATO word to say that zoom isnt good.. i can shoot a mile whit 10x like the Rambo gyes…but can you really see the target whit 10x

Great video, thanks.

I have an Arken 4-16 coming in a couple of days but would have preferred a 3-18 if it were offered.

My preference for a “do all” LR/precision scope is 3-15X. I have multiples of 3-15 and 5-25X (Steiner), but I grab the 3-15X equipped rifles most frequently, for the points you made.

I would be interested in how they stack up in the overlapping range: 6-16x. Are they functionally identical in that range, or does the 6-24x make compromises to hit those higher magnifications?

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