Best Spotting Scope For Long Range - Nightforce CFS vs Athlon Ares G2 UHD

[@Fusildechasse]

I sold a ton of Athlon before I retired my shop a few years ago, the Athlon Ares first gen spotter was an article I highly recommended and for all the reasons you covered, several times guys with Kowa and Swaro's looked through them side by side on the range and were blown away that a sub $600 ( at the time) could go head to head out to 700 yds with high end glass, glad to see you giving them props!

[@jasonsponsler21]

Another great thing about the XP Academy is that you get to look through all of these options.

[@slightenigma]

Excellent information! I have been thinking about upgrading my spotting scope. I have been using a vortex and have been satisfied for thirty cal out to 500 yards.

[@MattDonkin430]

I was very impressed with the NF during the XP Long range course... it is def on the list after my wife's ZCO...

[@louiedee1234]

As always a great video. Great content thank you

[@Cyborg-911]

Great video Gary,I also have looked thru the Athlon and like you said its a good spotting scope but,when you come to the Nightforce its just me the way I am when it comes to my optics its better to have it and when you need it and not have it. I'll give Athlon the reticle though! it is well thought out.I

[@paramounttactical]

I’m with you. I never regret spending the money on Gucci optics.🤷‍♂️ there should be a name for optical FOMO. 😂

[@robertosborne1753]

Love everything you do, but where's the classic leupold spotters we used in the military?

[@paramounttactical]

@@robertosborne1753 the old Gold Rings were good for the time. I’m quite certain the Athlon would outperform those by a lot. Leupold, as far as I’m aware, hasn’t made an updated spotter in years.

[@robertosborne1753]

@@paramounttactical Really? the Athlons (which I love that company; they punch wayy above their weight) have better glass than our leupold mk4's????? I had no idea lol. I always thought they were pretty clear. I like the higher mag that other mk4 provided (before we got our swaros) 20-60x. 45's too low for my jacked up eyes these days. On that thought, Merry Cristmas man!!!!

[@paramounttactical]

@ I’d have to compare side by side but everything I’ve tested that was considered top tier from the early 2000’s isn’t as good as we remember it to be. 😂 Merry Christmas!

[@1Lestat69]

Great information. I didn’t even know they made spotters with reticles. I’m a little bummed because I have some. Really good spotters and would prefer not to have to spend that kind of $$ again. Can they be adapted?

[@sloppy1512]

What were you using for the optic stand in the field testing?

[@paramounttactical]

FatBoy Tripods. The only tripods we carry! kzbin.info/www/bejne/larSeXh9fpdqerssi=dzZXPWWNksgRzdzu

[@slightenigma]

Those are killer optic stands. They look like they can take a hit. You carry quality items.

[@andrewwilliams8558]

Pretty sure they're Fatboy Tripods

[@BradRedmon]

I think the Cronus vs the NF would be a more realistic comparison being they are both variable power reticle spotters.

[@paramounttactical]

Coming soon

[@andrewwilliams8558]

So the NF looks like just a high powered rifle scope...why couldn't you just use a scope for this purpose?

[@paramounttactical]

@@andrewwilliams8558 No, the engineering between a rifle optic and a spotter is very different. From eye relief and many other factors, what makes a good spotter doesn’t make a good scope and vice versa.

[@ShooterB1]

Do you use binoculars? You probably just use your rangefinder binos

[@paramounttactical]

Binos can be used basically to confirm hits and misses, but the reticles in them suck for providing a shooter precise corrections.