ColinBr
Well-Known Member
I managed to get out this morning with a break in the rain to try out the Alpex Pro.
First shot was showing low and to the right. This was adjusted and I then put the remaining 9 into the bull, so safe to say it adjusts properly. Something I sometimes found a bit hit and miss with the 4K model.
Overall the daytime picture is on a different level compared to the 4k and very impressive for a digital scope. That added to the much improved ergonomics makes for a very useable package.
The picture quality as you zoom in is again on a different level to the 4k.
I keep referring to the 4k as that was the previous digital scope I had.
It is not without fault though, but these are small niggles that will be ironed easily with an update.
Main issue I found was the reticles being too fine and being lost in the noise of the target. Possibly not an issue on a deer or the likes but certainly not as clear as the 4k. This was even after adjusting the reticle thickness, style and colour options available. This was particularly noticeable when shooting at distance using the hold off marker with the ballistic calculator. The hold off marker is tiny.
Next being the fact that it actually uses the small external battery first. The scope actually shutdown after about an hour of use as this battery died. This is when I noticed it was then using the main inboard battery next. Something that was not the case with the 4k and to top it off, when it powered back up it had changed the reticle style. Luckily the zero had stayed. Still something that needs addressing.
As said these are small niggles that will no doubt be rectified with an update in the coming weeks as Hik are quick to get onto these things.
I also experienced the fact that none of the shots were recorded as per comments on another thread. I was only using a 22lr with subsonics so not exactly anything you could call recoil to activate it.
First shot was showing low and to the right. This was adjusted and I then put the remaining 9 into the bull, so safe to say it adjusts properly. Something I sometimes found a bit hit and miss with the 4K model.
Overall the daytime picture is on a different level compared to the 4k and very impressive for a digital scope. That added to the much improved ergonomics makes for a very useable package.
The picture quality as you zoom in is again on a different level to the 4k.
I keep referring to the 4k as that was the previous digital scope I had.
It is not without fault though, but these are small niggles that will be ironed easily with an update.
Main issue I found was the reticles being too fine and being lost in the noise of the target. Possibly not an issue on a deer or the likes but certainly not as clear as the 4k. This was even after adjusting the reticle thickness, style and colour options available. This was particularly noticeable when shooting at distance using the hold off marker with the ballistic calculator. The hold off marker is tiny.
Next being the fact that it actually uses the small external battery first. The scope actually shutdown after about an hour of use as this battery died. This is when I noticed it was then using the main inboard battery next. Something that was not the case with the 4k and to top it off, when it powered back up it had changed the reticle style. Luckily the zero had stayed. Still something that needs addressing.
As said these are small niggles that will no doubt be rectified with an update in the coming weeks as Hik are quick to get onto these things.
I also experienced the fact that none of the shots were recorded as per comments on another thread. I was only using a 22lr with subsonics so not exactly anything you could call recoil to activate it.
playing about with the pro across the fields since I bought it and it feels like a bit of a revelation.
) is pinging pigeons at 60m .. just the hat with the ballistic calculator , I’ve lost zero once for no apparent reason but you can re- zero within a minute . Glass all day and thermal for foxes but Alpex for pigeons 
scope that isn’t ‘right’, but IWA and SHOT is coming up and release dates are pivotal to consumer awareness and take up. 
