Arken EP-5 5-25x56 Scope Review

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:32 Unboxing
02:23 Features
05:26 Outdoor Test
07:25 Illumination
08:24 Turret Tests
11:02 Optical Tests
12:35 Conclusions

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PRODUCTION NOTES
Producer: Giselle Palacios-DelMundo
Line Producer: Tony "STICK" Samaniego
Line Producer: Scott "SCOOTY" Mitchell
Line Producer: Darryl "PARABELLUM" Russell

Edited on Apple Final Cut Pro X
Shot on Panasonic G85 and Samsung S7 and S21+
This video is for educational and entertainment purposes only. All demonstrations were filmed in a safe and legally regulated location. Do not try this at home without proper supervision. Portions of this video may have been filmed in a Law Enforcement shooting range supervised by a certified Range Safety Officer.

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[davidanderson]

I have an SH4 and love it. Planning on getting another one and thinking about the EP5 also. Most likely the next 2 scopes I’ll get

[helodriver]

Great video. I also waited several months. My EP-5 is on a Daniel Defense DD5V4 .308. I received the accessory kit and mounts as well. Can’t beat the price point. Solid optic and well made.

[russell]

I have the ep5 on a savage a22 precision. It's nice and clear and for 100 yards it plenty to see the groups. It will be moved to my r700 soon enough when the stock is replaced

[guyparadee]

Very well done, thank you. I'm a former military and SWAT sniper and looking forward to getting one of these. 🤗

[gunnut]

I have a U.S Optics 3.2-17x and a fixed 10x that I bought about 15 years ago. They're nice . . . really nice. But I think in those 15 years, technology has progressed enough such that the Arken scopes are darn near about as good as those U.S. Optics scopes, and for a fraction of the price. I have four Arkens, and I prefer to use them over the U.S. Optics. Now if Arken could only get their supply chain issues sorted...

[wc]

Good review. The Arken EP5 is 95% of a Vortex Razor or Leupold MK5. The main thing you will notice about it is the weight… it’s about the same as the 3-27 Razors. Image quality is a hair lower than those guys but the turrets imo are superior. I run mine on a 50 and it’s been solid. Unless I need a light weight scope I’ll seriously consider another EP5.

[jasonmcalpin]

I have 4 Arkens i ordered my 5th this morning. Imo they are really good scopes they work just as well as my NF, VX5. I have them on my hunting rifles weight is not an issue heavy rifles dont bother me. They have held up really well to the elements and abuse that hunting rifles take. Ill be buying number 6 soon lol.

[tonyhill]

Please let me give a filming tip from an old retired photographer. If you hang a black piece of fabric behind the camera when you are filming into reflective surfaces it will stop the glare from light behind the camera. Will give you a much more accurate representation of the optics in the scope. Thanks for your work, I appreciate it. Subscribed.

[commonsense]

I just bought and received 2 EP5's amd noticed they must be using far better glass than what theu used two years ago and last year because its night and day clearer even all the way to 25x maximum magnification. I'm still blown away by the clarity in their newest EP5's. The newest EP5's really compare favorably to my Athlon Midas Tacs and Ares BTR Gen 2s on high magnification with a noticeably wider FOV.

[georgepatterson]

the results here are similar to mine...I have many top tier scopes (IOR Valdada Recon, Leupold Mark 5 HD, NF Atacr, S&B, etc.) and yes I own and Arken EP5 and Arken SH4. No the Arken is not a the same level as these top tier scopes...but it is less than 20% the cost and in my opinion delivers 95% of the performance. Where it lacks...durability (it cannot take the abuse that a proven tactical scope can take)...but the tracking on both my EP5 and SH4 are every bit as good as the tracking on these other top tier scopes...regarding the glass...it is very good in my opinion...again...not quite up to the quality of the top tier...but damn close! So if you are not going into combat and need the durability of an IOR or NF, but want a quality scope for long range shooting...and want to get one at 20%< of the top tier scopes...this one is a winner in my book!

Regardless of what the haters below say!

[rudolphferdinand]

Arken has come out with its EPL4 /4-16x44mm, and I will be getting one of these EPL4 scopes.

[dougkahler]

I bought the hunting variant ELP4. It’s a great scope for the money. I haven’t had an issues with it but I need to get out hunting with it this fall

[SLNT]

I hate the flip up covers, but other than that the scope is nice for the price. The feel of the turrets and the zero stop are as good as it gets. I think they're perfect Does what I need it to do. It's no NF, but I didn't expect it to be.
Their mounts are nice too.

[thetexanist]

This is great content sir. Thank you for the review.

[twisstednow]

well I have a lot of scopes and it's price is good and when you look at the Vector Optics Continental series it is in the same ball park. So the smoke show is for those that don't have scopes to compare to it. I also have two of the earlier EP4 series.

[Theking]

I have a little bit of everything on my rifles. I have the Arken on my 6.5 CM AR10 platform rifle. I really like this optic. I just sighted in another one for a friend. He absolutely loves it. He looked through my selection of Vortex, Athlon, and Leopold scopes before getting the Arken. His is on a 6 CM gas gun that makes multiple bump single holes.

[salzafar]

I just bought the Arken EP5 and am pretty impressed. My brand new Tract Toric is up for sale if anyone is interested.

[JohnDough]

This was actually a very good review. I think a lot of people don't really talk about the actual composition of the video as opposed to just what was said. And this video was very pleasing to watch. Props to the video guy and editor. I feel like we are very spoiled when it comes to very well produced videos these days.

[revo.lution]

I like my arken 5-25 I've had it out 3x now and really like it

[colinkobel]

I am just starting in long range shooting and have mounted that ep5 on a Savage 110 in 6.5 Creedmore. So far I am impressed with the clarity. Pretty sure I will be hanging on to this scope if I should change rifles.