Aquilifer is a budget scope brand that takes its name from the Aquilifer, the soldier in the Roman Legion given the honor of holding the golden eagle standard. Their EP 5-25×56 FFP is their new flagship long-range optic, but with a budget to mid-range price point of around $300.
To achieve this low price, this optic made some trade-offs. It has a very unforgiving eyebox that’s tight even at its lowest 5x magnification. It is also a heavy scope at over 2lbs. Its Vortex-style turrets only offer a middling 26 MRAD of adjustments.
Its value-tier price and overall performance make up for many of its shortcomings. The scope has well-made turrets with a Vortex-style zero stop. Its illumination is almost daylight bright. It has ED (Extra Low Dispersion) glass, which allowed me to see a good level of detail at 25x, though the image lacked contrast and sharpness above 16x. Given its weight and limited range of elevation adjustments, I wouldn’t recommend this for PRS or NRL-22 competition, but it’s a good entry-level scope for mid-range bench rest.
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RESOLUTION
Group -1 / Element 4
SPECS
HT
Magnification: 5-25x
Objective: 56mm
Eye Relief: 3.54″–a4.33″
Exit Pupil: 11.2mm –2.24mm
Parallax Focus: 15y – ∞
FOV @ 100y: 22.9ft-4.4ft
Click Value: 0.1 MRAD
Max Elev Adj: ±26 MRAD
Max Wind Adj: ±26 MRAD
Tube Diam: 34mm
Length: 15.26″
Weight: 35.2oz
Illumination: 12 levels red
Battery: CR2032