Bought one of these for my 10/22 pack rat critter rifle. Immediately took it right back off. The thing weights almost 3 times as the 4-14x40 Vortex diamondback I had on it.. lol I think I will be buying the Arken LH 6-24x50 for the 10/22 to get the weight down (about 1/2 the weight). This left me in a little bit of a pickle. I hadn’t even took the Discovery outside to look through it and started to think of a remedy. My plan was if I liked it on the 10/22 I would get at least another one for my 17wsm. I can almost cover all 8 shoots with a dime at 100 yards consistently with my 17wsm so I really don’t want to pull the scope off it to put an untested one on it.. So even tho I hadn’t even looked through the thing yet I did the right thing and bought myself a Ruger precision in 22lr to mount it on. Been wanting a bolt gun to play around with and beings my friends and I have Ruger 22lr magazines all over the place and you can swap out the barrel on the Ruger it made total sense to do that route. I can’t leave nothing alone, the only thing Ruger on my 10/22 is the receiver.. Still hadn’t even looked through the thing yet and just had it mocked up on the rifle when a friend called to ask me to help spray some weeds. Kind of a scope snob and knows I typically refuse to buy really expensive optics, I throw the rifle in the truck and go help him. When we get done spraying the weeds I hand him the rifle and asked what he thought of the scope. I don’t think he looked at the brand name and went straight to looking through it. His first words were “Holy chit”… He knows I have a hard time spending money on a scope, but he guessed I paid $800.. I was watching birds in a tree at about a mile and a half away. I’ve shot 2 of his rifles that have Leupold Mark 5’s on them. And the Discovery is no way a Leupold Mark 5… However, for me and what I am doing with the rifle a $317 Discovery is sufficient.. The eye box is fairly tight (another reason it came off the 10/22), but it’s a $317 scope with some pretty decent glass. I’m sure the Ruger precision rimfire has plenty enough adjustment in the stock to get it dialed in. 1 thing if you mount it to a Ruger precision 22lr. The rail doesn’t give you a lot of wiggle room to mover the scope around. On the Ruger precision 22lr I’m using the high mounts that came with it.. 10/22 you will want a scope base that extends a bit past the receiver. With a -20 moa I mounted it with Discovery medium rings. I’m thinking low rings you will touch the barrel on a bull barrel.. If I do buy at least another for my 17wsm I probably won’t swap the 4-18x44 on it until I get a chassis with an adjustable stock or a Boyd’s at 1 stock due to the eye box that seems a little tight. Like I said. It’s not a Leupold Mark 5. But for $317 and for a bolt gun to just play around with it’s damn sure close enough for me.. lol. If I was a competition shooter in base class I would definitely have this scope on my radar to spend more money on the rifle to keep everything under the maximum amount.
i agree with you its not a leupold. and you know what i myself would never own one, just because of the price. the most i've spend on a scope was my tract $2000. blew my budget for 2 months. i'm glad you found a use for it and that it works for you. as long as your having fun shooting and it works thats all that matters in the end. thank you for the great comment. it will be pinned to the top now. !! enjoy !!!
@@UltimateArms I could buy a $2,500+ scope if I really wanted to I suppose. But I’m not putting that expensive of a scope on a $500 rifle, and damn sure not on a 22lr.. lol I’m old and my eyes aren’t what they use to be, I just need to be able to see the target and really don’t give 2 chits if colors are off a tad. As long as I can see the target and not looking through a fishbowl I’m good. lol I don’t even have $1,000 glass on my $2,300 rifle. Lol
I just put one on my 6gt build. It tracks really well, targets are clear at 1000yds, eye relief is good, and turrets are easy to see with old eyes. I think it's a steal for the price.
they are people think you have to spend alot of money to get a good optic, not really the case now adays. thanks for the comment. enjoy the build let me know how it works out !!! and please dont forget to subscribe. thanks again!!
Hi. New subscriber here. I have 7 Arken scopes (five EP-5s) and several of these Discovery 5-25X56 PRS Gen lls. The Discovery scopes are absolutely awesome. I've been buying that brand for over 15 years. I took the advice of a chap that sells high-end springer air guns and he said he has sold hundreds of the older models and NEVER had a failure. I have about 20 different models, both old and new, and NEVER had an issue either. If you think these scopes are a great value, check out the new Discovery scope rings that are precision ground. Both 7075 and 6061 flavors. Amazon has them. Although all my Arken scopes are sitting in Arken rings, these new rings actually look better. I have only purchased 3 sets so far, but I'll be getting more. Would like to try the new Arken EP-5 Gen ll 7-35X56 model. Rex thinks it's the sh-t!!
@user-rg5cn1ue4t if you look in my description box, you will see a link and a discount code to use to save yourself some money. ND YES THE DISCOVERY IS A GOOD SCOPE FOR THE MONEY. THANKS
Thx for the review. Going to give Arken some serious competition. I have 4 Arkens. Great scopes. May have to try one of these. Competition is good for us, the consumer.
was it a gen 1 or a gen 2. i've had no problems with this one since i got it. same though as the arken other than the turret cap loosens off on me once an awhile.
Bought one of these for my 10/22 pack rat critter rifle. Immediately took it right back off. The thing weights almost 3 times as the 4-14x40 Vortex diamondback I had on it.. lol I think I will be buying the Arken LH 6-24x50 for the 10/22 to get the weight down (about 1/2 the weight).
This left me in a little bit of a pickle. I hadn’t even took the Discovery outside to look through it and started to think of a remedy. My plan was if I liked it on the 10/22 I would get at least another one for my 17wsm. I can almost cover all 8 shoots with a dime at 100 yards consistently with my 17wsm so I really don’t want to pull the scope off it to put an untested one on it.. So even tho I hadn’t even looked through the thing yet I did the right thing and bought myself a Ruger precision in 22lr to mount it on. Been wanting a bolt gun to play around with and beings my friends and I have Ruger 22lr magazines all over the place and you can swap out the barrel on the Ruger it made total sense to do that route. I can’t leave nothing alone, the only thing Ruger on my 10/22 is the receiver..
Still hadn’t even looked through the thing yet and just had it mocked up on the rifle when a friend called to ask me to help spray some weeds. Kind of a scope snob and knows I typically refuse to buy really expensive optics, I throw the rifle in the truck and go help him. When we get done spraying the weeds I hand him the rifle and asked what he thought of the scope. I don’t think he looked at the brand name and went straight to looking through it. His first words were “Holy chit”… He knows I have a hard time spending money on a scope, but he guessed I paid $800.. I was watching birds in a tree at about a mile and a half away. I’ve shot 2 of his rifles that have Leupold Mark 5’s on them. And the Discovery is no way a Leupold Mark 5… However, for me and what I am doing with the rifle a $317 Discovery is sufficient.. The eye box is fairly tight (another reason it came off the 10/22), but it’s a $317 scope with some pretty decent glass. I’m sure the Ruger precision rimfire has plenty enough adjustment in the stock to get it dialed in. 1 thing if you mount it to a Ruger precision 22lr. The rail doesn’t give you a lot of wiggle room to mover the scope around. On the Ruger precision 22lr I’m using the high mounts that came with it..
10/22 you will want a scope base that extends a bit past the receiver. With a -20 moa I mounted it with Discovery medium rings. I’m thinking low rings you will touch the barrel on a bull barrel..
If I do buy at least another for my 17wsm I probably won’t swap the 4-18x44 on it until I get a chassis with an adjustable stock or a Boyd’s at 1 stock due to the eye box that seems a little tight.
Like I said. It’s not a Leupold Mark 5. But for $317 and for a bolt gun to just play around with it’s damn sure close enough for me.. lol. If I was a competition shooter in base class I would definitely have this scope on my radar to spend more money on the rifle to keep everything under the maximum amount.
i agree with you its not a leupold. and you know what i myself would never own one, just because of the price. the most i've spend on a scope was my tract $2000. blew my budget for 2 months. i'm glad you found a use for it and that it works for you. as long as your having fun shooting and it works thats all that matters in the end. thank you for the great comment. it will be pinned to the top now. !! enjoy !!!
@@UltimateArms I could buy a $2,500+ scope if I really wanted to I suppose. But I’m not putting that expensive of a scope on a $500 rifle, and damn sure not on a 22lr.. lol I’m old and my eyes aren’t what they use to be, I just need to be able to see the target and really don’t give 2 chits if colors are off a tad. As long as I can see the target and not looking through a fishbowl I’m good. lol I don’t even have $1,000 glass on my $2,300 rifle. Lol
@@lanejohnson7656 OMG. you compared by means of weight of 4-14x40 scope to a 5-25x56 with 34mm Tube.
I just put one on my 6gt build. It tracks really well, targets are clear at 1000yds, eye relief is good, and turrets are easy to see with old eyes. I think it's a steal for the price.
they are people think you have to spend alot of money to get a good optic, not really the case now adays. thanks for the comment. enjoy the build let me know how it works out !!! and please dont forget to subscribe. thanks again!!
Hi. New subscriber here. I have 7 Arken scopes (five EP-5s) and several of these Discovery 5-25X56 PRS Gen lls. The Discovery scopes are absolutely awesome. I've been buying that brand for over 15 years. I took the advice of a chap that sells high-end springer air guns and he said he has sold hundreds of the older models and NEVER had a failure. I have about 20 different models, both old and new, and NEVER had an issue either.
If you think these scopes are a great value, check out the new Discovery scope rings that are precision ground. Both 7075 and 6061 flavors. Amazon has them.
Although all my Arken scopes are sitting in Arken rings, these new rings actually look better. I have only purchased 3 sets so far, but I'll be getting more.
Would like to try the new Arken EP-5 Gen ll 7-35X56 model. Rex thinks it's the sh-t!!
@user-rg5cn1ue4t if you look in my description box, you will see a link and a discount code to use to save yourself some money. ND YES THE DISCOVERY IS A GOOD SCOPE FOR THE MONEY. THANKS
for a budget optic these one are not that bad!! thanks for the review
nice review that for the information about this scope!!
thanks for the review. i've wondered about these scopes if they are worth it or not!! thanks again!
for a budget friendly scope i would buy one of these!! thanks for the comment.
Thx for the review. Going to give Arken some serious competition. I have 4 Arkens. Great scopes. May have to try one of these. Competition is good for us, the consumer.
it is right now!! thanks for the comment!
I bought this optic. I am very unhappy with this scope. I would never buy another one. Arken is much better
was it a gen 1 or a gen 2. i've had no problems with this one since i got it. same though as the arken other than the turret cap loosens off on me once an awhile.