Quote Originally Posted by Txhillbilly View Post
I've got 4 of the Sightron SIII scopes. They are great optics,I just wish Sightron would step up to the plate and offer some better reticles,and zero stops in their scopes.
The glass quality and tracking has always been very good,but they lag way behind other companies on staying up to date with what shooters actually want in a scope.

Athlon has really impressed me with quality scopes at a very good price. I have a Midas BTR 4.5-27x50 on my 7mm-08,and put a Cronus 4.5-29x56 on my other 6.5 CM. The Cronus doesn't give up too much against the IOR scope,but you can tell it isn't in the same league as the top shelf optics in the way the turrets feel. It is very audible,but the feel isn't as solid. The Midas BTR will give the Sightron SIII scopes a run for the money,and has a lot better reticle.
I hope the new Athlon Ares ETR scope is all they are said to be,I'll probably buy one for the new 22 Creedmoor that I'm building.
Sightron has a Zero stop shim now. I bought one and it works great. https://zer-ostop.com/shop?olsPage=p...5mm-zer-o-stop I have the 2MOA reticle and I have not had any issues using it thus far. I prefer a cleaner reticle though.... Something like a Horus would be too much info and clutter for me. Maybe that will change in the future, I don't know.

Sightron has also updated their turrets https://sightronusa.com/tactical-turrets/ which I also upgraded. They're trying to stay relevant....