Originally Posted by
DrThunder88
I had noticed that too but thought it might have something to do with the larger reticle center on the Athlon, which is almost twice the size of the PA mil dot. However, after looking at the other PA reticles, they are even larger and the scopes are still sold as having the same 30 mil adjustment range. That said, my normal 1000 yard drop is only 7.6 mil on my .243 Winchester, so, even if the scope was on a straight rail, I could foreseeably get out to 1200. On a hot, humid day I could see running out of adjustment long before running out of velocity, but that's why the 20 MOA rail was invented.
It is unusual, because the scopes' midsections look a lot alike. I wonder if they, Falcon Menace, and BSA all get their 4-14x44mm FFP products from the same factory and have different ways of measuring or reporting the adjustment. The adjustment ranges go from Athlon, 20; to Falcon Menace, 26.0; to BSA, 26.5; to PA, 30 mil. All but the Falcon Menace have 6 mil/rev turrets too.