Arken Zulus ZHD312R & ZHD520R daylight zoom & FOV comparison

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Ай бұрын

Here in the first part of my review, I sync’d the Arken Optics Zulus ZHD312R in daylight beside my Zulus ZHD520R, the former kindly supplied by Arken Optics.
Both are on a tripod, this video is educational and there are no guns present.
Contents
00:17 Introduction.
01:03 Indoors (seated with steady tripod) comparing similar zoom levels and FOV.
03:04 Changing reticle colours via the menu hotkey, then back to similar zooms.
05:20 (outdoors now) ranging from 40m down to 5m / 10m on the two scopes.
07:48 Recording next.
08:39 Coming soon.
If you want to see loads of footage with the ZHD312R in use for airgun pest control, Stuart’s channel is here: / @vermincontrolscotland2
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@janrobertbos Ай бұрын

...nice Ross, as usual...😀

@RussDouglas222 Ай бұрын

Thanks Jan, all being well I'll be out shortly (once it's dark) to record on both after dark, then record the first nighttime footage with the TNC225R... hopefully there will be some rabbits about. 🤞🤓

@tyler4436 Ай бұрын

Man I hope ArkenUSA catches up with the UK as far as different MOA base availability and with the release of the ThermNight. They'll sell a TON of 'em in the states. Thanks for the vid!

@RussDouglas222 Ай бұрын

Tyler I believe they're working on that right now. 🤓 ...and I just sent your comment to Arken. 🤓🤝

@robertclarke7274 Ай бұрын

Really great product and review

@RussDouglas222 Ай бұрын

Thank-you and thanks for watching, and yep I love these scopes. 🤓 Happy shooting, cheers. Russ 🎯

@malin7919 Ай бұрын

Great video. Looking forward to see the night comparison. I wish Arken makes 3X version without range finder.

@RussDouglas222 Ай бұрын

Thank-you and thanks for watching. I'm guessing there's not enough demand to make the non-LRF version. Before Zulus there was the non-LRF Hittac CP258 (with fixed IR), but that then became the ZHD520R (with IR). Cheers. Russ

@RussDouglas222 Ай бұрын

Ps. I hope to record on these two Zulus plus the multispectral TNC225R tomorrow night, as the current rain isn't due to stop till noon tomorrow.

@perki496 Ай бұрын

Colours seem more natural in the 5-20 or is it just me? another good informative video cheers Russ

@RussDouglas222 Ай бұрын

I'd say somewhere between the two, but the image can change slightly as you switch between light and dark scenes. Thank-you and thanks for watching, cheers. Russ

@mikebird8290 Ай бұрын

I THOUGHT THE SAME SIR. 🎯🇬🇧👍🏼

@keithcruickshank5984 Ай бұрын

Hi Russ a great video as usual, the problem I have with the Zulus is the laser splash is way above reticle, would the eagle vision mount your using bring cross hairs up to laser splash with elevation at rear

@RussDouglas222 Ай бұрын

Thank-you Keith. What MOA Zulus Picatinny mount are you using at present, and is your zeroed reticle vertically centred, or slightly high/low? Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ

@keithcruickshank5984 Ай бұрын

@@RussDouglas222 0 MOA Mate the main problem I have is the laser rangefinder is not reading field targets accurately for example 30 yards is reading 47 and so on this is because the laser splash viewed at night even on base 5 x Mag is way above scope reticle disappears altogether at higher mags I use the scope mostly in daytime so essential that the laser splash is as near to cross hairs as possible regards Keith

@RussDouglas222 Ай бұрын

@@keithcruickshank5984 At night or in low light, watch where the LRF splash is relative to your reticle, then you'll know where to aim in daylight. Sadly there's currently no way to adjust the LRF aiming + to match the IR splash position.

@keithcruickshank5984 Ай бұрын

@@RussDouglas222 Ok Russ thanks for your help mate 👍

@spooner1949 12 күн бұрын

Russ, need your help with this new DNT app. Cannot get it to show anything but the default settings. Could do with a step by step inx's as you had for the Arken Ballistic app. Tia

@RussDouglas222 12 күн бұрын

@@spooner1949 Morning bud, I'm on it soon, fear not. Cheers. Russ

@welshweeks01 Ай бұрын

Another great video on these Zulus scopes. Im hoping to buy a 5-20 in the near future. Russ, do you know what mount would be good for a Hw100KT dovetail? Apart from the Eaglevision you've already mentioned as i don't really understand what one i should get ie 0MOA, 20MOA etc 😂

@RussDouglas222 Ай бұрын

Thank-you, and thanks for watching: please share. 🤓🙏 I assume your scope rail doesn't have any inbuilt MOA inclination, so if .177" sub-12 probably 20MOA, and either 20 or 35MOA if .22" or especially .25" sub-12. If that's not available in a dovetail, you'll need an 80mm low-profile slot-in dovetail-to-Picatinny adapter, e.g. from EagleVisionCam. Hope this helps, happy shooting, cheers. Russ

@welshweeks01 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the reply Russ, most appreciated 👍

@2LI-DeltaDog Ай бұрын

@@welshweeks01 I use the 20 MOA on mine no problem.

@welshweeks01 Ай бұрын

@@2LI-DeltaDog thanks for the information buddy.

@garythomas9324 Ай бұрын

Hi why don’t the range the same distance one of them is not ranging correctly or am I missing something

@RussDouglas222 Ай бұрын

Hi Gary, towards the end that was my fault, I had the reticles (at X=0, Y=0) aligned @375m, but the respective scope LRFs don't quite point in the same direction, as one's just above-left of the reticle and t'other's below-left. So they couldn't measure the same range simultaneously without me realigning them. Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ

@garythomas9324 Ай бұрын

@@RussDouglas222 that makes sense now the enjoying thing for me is when ranging the target you have to move a long way off to range then have to find your target again I think it would be more helpful to have + same level but set either left or right I’m sure a lot of user’s would agree thanks for your time

@crazycressy7986 Ай бұрын

I am getting 4 yards with my 312 😊

@RussDouglas222 Ай бұрын

Nice one, that's the shortest range I've heard-of so far. Thanks for watching (please share), cheers. Russ

@crazycressy7986 Ай бұрын

@RussDouglas222 when my micro card comes I will see if I can video it if you need it ,hopefully will be up and running with it soon ,all work and no play lol

@mikebird8290 Ай бұрын

SIR WHY DOSE ONE OF THE PICTURES LOOK BRIGHTER?🎯🇬🇧👍🏼

@RussDouglas222 Ай бұрын

The two scopes might not quite be on the same brightness/contrast settings, plus both have different focal length lenses, and the 312R is slightly more light-sensitive (great in low light). Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ

@mikebird8290 Ай бұрын

@@RussDouglas222 Thanks Russ definitely makes sense sir. Have a great weekend 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎯👍🏼

@RussDouglas222 Ай бұрын

@@mikebird8290 Cheers, you too. 🤓

@davidbrennan869 Ай бұрын

Once again Russ ,, a excellent well explained video,, if you can help please,, iv done the ballistics on my Arkan 5,20 scope to your specifications as best as I can ,, when I range at 23 m the Red Cross is spot on target 👍,, but at 37 m it’s a bit low,, I’ve done something wrong somewhere 🤷🏼‍♂️,, 👍🤠

@RussDouglas222 Ай бұрын

Thanks David (and thanks for watching), ah as you range more distant objects it's possible for the LRF aiming + and actual LRF IR splash to diverge/misalign slightly. As with any LRF-equipped scope, you just need to pop it into IR/NV mode and practice ranging objects at different distances, so (with the LRF aiming splash visible) you know where your LRF is pointing. relative to the daylight aiming + at different ranges. All the best and happy shooting, cheers. Russ

@davidbrennan869 Ай бұрын

@@RussDouglas222 thank you Russ for your speedy reply,, I really appreciate it,, I’ll try your suggestion and we’ll appreciate your feedback once again,, Best Regards Dave 👍🤠

@davidbrennan869 Ай бұрын

@@RussDouglas222 Hi Russ I took your advice on the ranging,,using the NV 👍,, my ranger’s cross or the NV flash is very low to my aiming cross airs ? ,, Regards Dave 👍🤠

@RussDouglas222 Ай бұрын

@@davidbrennan869 Hi Dave, ok is your LRF splash coincident with the LRF's daylight aiming aiming +?

@davidbrennan869 Ай бұрын

@@RussDouglas222 yes Russ ,, it’s working perfectly apart from the cross on the. Ranger is quite low ? Thank you for your reply Russ ,,👍🤠