Originally Posted By: TxhillbillyWhile I have always liked my Sightron SIII scopes - I have 5 of them,the Athlon Midas will run right with them,and the Ares BTR and Cronus BTR scopes are far superior to the Sightron in optic quality,reticle's,and come with stuff that Sightron's don't like zero stop & illuminated reticles.
Tracking has always been Sightron's best trait,but the 3 Athlon scopes I have will track just as good.
Turret feel is better on the Sightron's,but after you remove the grease that Athlon uses on their turrets,they are pretty good. Originally Posted By: TxhillbillyWhile I have always liked my Sightron SIII scopes - I have 5 of them,the Athlon Midas will run right with them,and the Ares BTR and Cronus BTR scopes are far superior to the Sightron in optic quality,reticle's,and come with stuff that Sightron's don't like zero stop & illuminated reticles.
Tracking has always been Sightron's best trait,but the 3 Athlon scopes I have will track just as good.
Turret feel is better on the Sightron's,but after you remove the grease that Athlon uses on their turrets,they are pretty good. Sightron does now have zero stop and IR on some SIII models now. I like their zero stop.