ELCAN Specter 1.5/6x42

[@bghiggy]

I'm a simple man. I see a C_Does video, I click like

[@ironcladgungrave]

same, shit makes my fingers fiddle

[@T20-c8f]

He truly is one of the best reviewers on KZbin. He’s my SAS or sage dynamics but of glass

[@Harmon1ca]

That’s my style, Sir.

[@KidCorporate]

Love my 1-4x, I wish they made a 2-8x.

[@mountedpatrolman]

They did, it's a 1-3-9 and its enormous.

[@VincitOmniaVeritas7]

@@mountedpatrolman1-3-9? Are there three prism inside it with 60 degrees adjustments?

[@CDOES]

@@KidCorporate that's be sick

[@mountedpatrolman]

@@VincitOmniaVeritas7 Yes the first one has just a dot, while the other two share a BDC reticle. GarandThumb reviewed it several years ago. It was Elcan's attempt to compete with the rise of LPVO's.

[@Kremit_the_Forg]

​@@mountedpatrolman I think Hop also did talk about in one of his videos. It's a very weird thing

[@victordogeman]

Pro tip: first time buyers get 10% off by simply signing up for their text program. Coming from Canada, there is no tax. We’re talking $1917 I believe, and I want to say free shipping. Considering you’re getting a phenomenal 1x with a daylight bright 6moa dot, insanely nice crosshair reticle that often precludes needing said dot, and the ability to illuminate the entire reticle at dusk / in low light / night time, and it really works well …. And oh yeah, you flip the switch, not unlike flipping down a magnifier except less effort, and your “magnifier” is almost quite literally an entire 4x ACOG, with much better eye relief, almost the exact same field of view (6.5 degrees vs 7, or 34.5ish feet vs 37 feet left to right at 100yd), and that red dot was second focal plane all this time, so on 4x? 1.5 moa. Oh yeah, and all that comes in an insanely tough shell, with a quick detach mount with a true return to zero as long as it goes in the same rails. I got my latest one (after foolishly selling my first one to a friend who said he would sell it back, then decided he liked it too much 😮) around last new years , for an “end of year” 15% off sale price … this resulted in low $1800 + if I recall, and all I can think of is getting another one. Especially now that I’ve learned reptilia makes saddle mounts for the ACRO P2/T2… and the Elcan, by design, doesn’t sit in some high 1.93” or beyond mount … the standard height means that a top dot is able to be used while still maintain a cheek / jaw weld … I don’t want a 1.5-6, I don’t want a 1.5-6, I don’t want a 1.5-6 …. Just another “legacy” 1-4 , because we can all agree that an ambidextrous magnification lever and a picatinny rail on top isn’t worth $3k+ … but guys. You gotta try one. It’s a red dot / magnifier in its final form, where your red dot has both an etched reticle AND T2 level brightness, and your magnifier is essentially an ACOG TA-31, but with the eye relief of the TA-11, and that 6moa dot is still there but has transformed to a 1.5moa dot on account of it existing in the second focal plane and staying the same size while everything else got bigger. Whew lad. Whew. …… whew. I need one more.

[@TheAfterPein]

This video sponsored by Brass Facts.

[@ryancrandell6576]

would love to see the 1x3x9

[@aaronfarnsworth7653]

That model appears to have the most capability of the elcans. They are also the least seen. No-one seems to run them.

[@iDreamOfWeenie]

@@aaronfarnsworth7653probably because it weighs 30 ounces

[@boygonewhoopdataZZ]

​@aaronfarnsworth7653 It's the worst of all worlds. Prism like eye relief and lots of horrible stuff happening. A 1-10 from china or philipine is superior in every way.

[@kalashniben9005]

@@aaronfarnsworth7653 saw a guy run one on a mk14 ebr that was suppressed and had a clip on absolutely bonkers

[@aaronfarnsworth7653]

@@boygonewhoopdataZZ The view shown in this vid looks pretty good. Even when the view is eclipsing, the dot is visible and still may function in an occluded gunsight manner so long as the other eye is able to see the target. What other "horrible stuff" are you talking about?

[@Mr.9x19mm]

We're Elkin'

[@JP-wl5vj]

congrats on the new home, btw!

[@JP-wl5vj]

Love it! I bought the 1-4x Elcan after watching your review on it. Elcan should pay you royalties

[@LangstonDev]

This is a dream optic for me, I've just never been able to justify Sig 55X rifle money for one optic. Maybe someday...

[@aaronfarnsworth7653]

Have you payed attention to what those rifles go for in the small quantities they are imported. yikes. And they always get even more expensive.

[@Ron-ni8uu]

Yep me too I am looking for one on the homeboy shopping network 😂 on the cheap🤟

[@carbon4201]

For me, it's the ELCAN (I have 3, and yes, it is a problem)

[@revolutionanarchy713]

I have never wanted an Elcan...........until now...and want it alot, lol!

[@cyberpunkalphamale]

The only review you need

[@markrobison2549]

Oh man I been waiting for this. Thx for the awesome content my man!

[@timewave02012]

Elcans aren't actually that heavy. The weight is comparable to an LPVO and mount combined. Unmounted, it feels heavy because it's dense. I haven't tried the 1.5-6, but I really like the 1-4.

[@LangstonDev]

Yeah. My Sig MSR 1-6 with the factory mount weighs 22. Actually that's why I usually run prisms, even the ones everyone complains about being hogs are still 8oz lighter than LPVOs. It's all relative to your wants and needs.

[@bghiggy]

My 2-12 is 25 ounces. It's a little heavy lol

[@jameslopez9661]

The price is heavy

[@williamd8867]

@@bghiggyShouldn’t you be including the mount weight to make it a fair comparison, or do you just hold it firmly against the rifle?

[@williamflowers9435]

@@williamd8867you could Locktite a T2 to one eye and a Vortex 5x prism to the other and just switch hands with your rifle. Just make sure you get a consistent cheek weld

[@evanacey1414]

I bought a BNIB Elcan SpecterDR 1-4 on TacSwap for $1300 and sold it 2 days later for $2k… While I love my current set up of a Romeo 8T on a Unity FAST riser and the brand new Unity 4x FTC magnifier behind it, I honestly still regret selling that Elcan sometimes.

[@westurner1074]

another optic very similar to the glass featured in this video is the Element immersive 5x prism, field of view at 100 yards is 32 feet, its great

[@Nathan-zw7nq]

You are my go to before deciding to buy an optic. I will not be buying this one, but the 1/4x is on the table

[@craigcowling865]

Another great reciew

[@dereklundquist9605]

Great deer hunting optics 😂

[@daisedenid]

Love your videos. I am also local to the area. What kind of setup do you use to pan the optic assuming its not on a rifle? I have been looking for a solution to convert a spare scope into a spotting scope.

[@linkchen8245]

I really like the iron sight on the ELcans and maybe it should be called Iron and 1.5-6 LOL

[@geminiclouda.d755]

Need one

[@atranimecs]

finally they illuminate the entire cross -- this seems like a no brainer

[@Ron-ni8uu]

I thought I was the only one that think like you. This makes me want one

[@definitelynotthea.t.f.8813]

I feel like the 7.62 reticle would be a fantastic option for a Recce/DMR 16” LR308. Realistically it’s less than a Razor 1-10, and only a little more than a Razor 1-6.

[@outboardprsnlstndup]

I dont want to know any bad things about it, nooooooo. When we all have plasma rifles in the 40 megawatt range, ill still want one of these

[@UnluckyGunner]

I used to own the 1.5-6x its IRL girth CAN NOT be understated. On an AR platform its laughably huge, you could beat someone to death and itd still hold zero tbf

[@spooky_43]

I love my 1-4x Elcan but man, I do wish Id have gotten a 1.5-6x sometimes

[@MyLonewolf25]

FINALLY A REVIEW ON THIS ONE!! Please do a review on the big boy too that goes to 9x

[@drake0074]

Bro these things look dope but $2300 is steep!

[@CDOES]

@@drake0074 yes it is. And Yes it is!

[@Ron-ni8uu]

​@@CDOESthis scope seems to destroy everything

[@semperanticusphotography3749]

This is cool, and if I had 3k to throw down on an optic, I would do it in a heartbeat. Sadly, I don't have 3k to throw down... but if they just do a 1x/8x or 2x/10x, I'll probably sell my soul to get that. I like my LPVO's, but I really don't need the in-between settings. Give me a 1 or 2x and then the max mag.

[@eam3290]

On the weight. My nx8 1-8 with badger c1 mount is 24.3 oz. This is not a heavy optic considering that the mount is integrated. Big misconception about the Elcan; especially the 1.5x 6x.

[@SamSung-jn5fi]

I'd buy a 3-12x

[@82dirtdart]

Where’s the review on the Leupold mark 4 hd 2.5-10?

[@Murchlives]

Are there any decent fixed power scopes in 6+ power? I see people get various VPOs (LVPO, MVPO etc.), but they piggyback red dots on them. If you cover the lower end of the magnification with a reflex sight, why not mount it on a fixed power scope? Or is it just not in vogue with the gun community?

[@Mjdeben]

Which reticle is that on the TA31D? It didnt look like it had a 200 meter crosshatch on the bdc on my end. That 200m stadia always bugged me cause it makes it too busy, but ive never seen an ACOG crosshair reticle without one

[@PlatinumKrown]

Interesting, even though it's calibrated for 5.56, it feels like the zoom levels would be perfect on a ar10 / semi auto 308. The price is outrageous so I'll likely never get one.

[@flopus7]

Do you have a 1/3/9 to review?

[@joshdoddadbod]

I had one of these. Great clarity but eye relief is non existent.

[@ReoL_17]

I care about the 6x performance, the 1.5x is a bonus, since I don't need it to be great at the ranges I'd be shooting with 1.5x magnification, just hold zero.

[@tidypog3272]

Why not a 3x/12x

[@chipsterb4946]

Because a 12x prism optic would be HUGE.

[@HAMAZA-x7d]

🧡

[@vurvurvur]

"image is breathtaking" bro i can see the CA on these solarpanels on 6x

[@Ron-ni8uu]

I think the ca on this is from his cheaper glass camera I hope😂

[@farmerwayne1404]

Is there a diopter??? Ty

[@carbon4201]

Fixed

[@farmerwayne1404]

@carbon4201 Ty. I thought so. That a no go for me🙄

[@triprack]

And optical seekers for loads of missiles

[@lordofkeebs8424]

Summoning Brass Facts with this video.

[@HuskySS]

I have practical experience with it on 7.62 rifle, and it’s sucks, especially for so expensive optic. - mount doesn’t hold enought … optic slides back and forth every time you shot - parallax is set on 300m … really bad for zeroing at 100m - practical eye relief really short + huge ocular .. it hits you on your eye if not in perfect shooting position .. anyway it hits you on your helmet every time. - back iron sight felt off after couple of shooting (without helmet).. and also hitting you in helmet every shot - iron sights are useless - 1.5x sucks .. its far away from 1x - SFP sucks .. in dynamic and tactical shooting people forget to switch to 6x .. switch is “finicky” to use - mechanism is exposed .. you never know when something fucks your zero - reticle not bad, but also not great .. BDC never match your ballistics - center dot to big for using it on 1.5x and ranges further than 50m - price should be 3 or more times cheaper for what you get Better to buy normal LPVO, if possible FFP … “ Primary Arms much cheaper and much better “

[@brettellis1837]

Very nice what is price in USA CURRENCY CHEERS .

[@whisper8742]

At the posted prices... LOL! No...

[@Sal_9923]

Just get one second hand for a considerable fraction of the price. Elcans aren't worth for new prices, but the used market prices are where it's at

[@Clockwork0nions]

buy one used, don't make the mistake of buying it new lol

[@victordogeman]

First time purchasers get a 10% off using a coupon given for signing up for their text program - since it’s from Canada, there is no tax, and that means you end up paying $1917 or thereabouts. Alternatively ? I got my 1-4 during an “end of the year” sale last new years. 15% off. It was in the low 1800s after shipping. 10-15% off of an optic that costs over $2000 is massive, and when you consider what you’re getting, built in ultra high quality mount, insane durability, centerline 1x with a 6moa daylight bright dot, and a beautiful crosshair reticle that oftentimes doesn’t even need said dot, as well as the dusk/ low light/ nighttime full reticle illumination…. Oh yeah, and then you flip a switch, and you have almost literally a TA-31 ACOG with 6.5 degrees field of view instead of 7, or 34.5ish feet left to right @ 100yd vs the TA-31’s 37 feet …. And the red dot, which has become a 1.5 moa dot since it is second focal plane and doesn’t change size even as everything else becomes magnified 4x by beautiful Japanese glass … man, oh man. The elcan is so wonderfully and beautifully made. Don’t bother with the $3000+ gen 3, just grab the “legacy” 1-4 for 10% off @ $1900 and change, or during a (Black Friday? End of the year?) sale for 15% off @ $1800 and change, and man oh man. This thing is an absolute monster. It’s almost like a red dot/ magnifier combo built into one, except your 1x red dot has an insanely good crosshair reticle, and your magnifier is a 4x ACOG. -Elcan enjoyer who is now trying not to desire a 1.5-6x, upon finding out that reptilia makes ACRO and T2 saddle mounts for these … and the Elcan sits low enough that you maintain a decent cheek / jaw weld when using a top dot … … … I may have an ACRO saddle mount en route for my 1-4 so that my P2 can join it in beautiful perfect harmony. God…. I love these things.

[@skullofserpent5727]

Hello valued viewers, I hope you are doing very well...shit, wrong video

[@mikeeeeee555]

Would 7.62 bdc cover x39 or only 308?

[@NinjaGinga11]

X39 isn’t even close to either 5.56 or 308. Too much drop

[@tidypog3272]

Shut up retard @mikeeeee55555

[@mountedpatrolman]

Anyone who asks "What's the best" doesn't have the real-world experience to know "what's best" depends on what you're doing, and what you need at that time. There is no one best, only a what's best for your current use.

[@FrankCastle694]

But it’s so fking expensive

[@1olddirtroad]

ARMS levers are pot metal "soft" mounts. Pat Rogers educated us on these circa 2003. I can honestly say I haven't seen anyone using these mounts since 2005 and never see the L can on any rifle used by any Law Enforcement Agency including Feds or dialed in Civilians. The only one I did see was in a DRMO box for a nearby police department. He put it on his rifle and tried it for a month then gave it away....

[@Deleted6374]

I’m in law enforcement and all my friends are in law enforcement or the military, or both. This is literally the best combat optic on the planet. You don’t see it because it is expensive and made in Canada. Direct competitor of Trijicon.

[@ThatBugBehindYou]

Stopped watching when all the poetry and mouth noises started happening, peace.