Arken EP-5 GenII 7-35×56 FFP — VPR / TOR, Zero Stop, 34mm Tube

The Arken EP-5 GenII 7-35×56 FFP is built around Arken’s Japanese Extremely-Low Dispersion (J-XED) glass system, a 5x zoom range (7-35x), and Arken Zero Stop (AZS) tactical turrets — the combination serious long-range shooters look for without the price tag of the premium brands. As a true First Focal Plane (FFP) scope, every subtension and holdover on the reticle stays accurate at any magnification, so the numbers you dial or hold are correct whether you’re at 7x or 35x.

Key features

• J-XED glass: Arken’s Japanese Extremely-Low Dispersion fluoride glass virtually eliminates chromatic aberration, for a bright, true-colour, high-resolution sight picture edge to edge.
• Arken Zero Stop (AZS) turrets: A tactile, mechanical zero stop gives you an instant, repeatable return to zero — no counting revolutions, no risk of dialing past it.
• True FFP reticle: The reticle grows and shrinks with magnification, so holdovers and ranging subtensions are accurate at every power setting, not just one.
• 34mm tube: A larger, stiffer main tube than the usual 30mm for more mechanical travel and mounting rigidity under recoil.
• Illuminated reticle: Red illumination for low-light and low-contrast targets, powered by a single CR2032 battery (included).
• Included sunshade to cut glare and glint off the 56mm objective lens.

Choose your reticle: three options

VPR (Variable Precision Reticle) — a classic holdover grid with roughly 12 MIL of usable compensation and a clean sight picture that suits most real-world long-range shooting without visual clutter. Available in two subtension systems, so you can match it to however you already dial and hold:

• VPR-MIL — MIL-based subtensions, for MIL turrets and MIL ballistic data.
• VPR-MOA — MOA-based subtensions, for MOA turrets and MOA ballistic data.

TOR (The One Reticle) — MIL only — a denser 16 MIL holdover grid with 0.2 MIL subtensions and a fine 0.05–0.08 MIL floating centre dot, for shooters who want more built-in holdover reference and finer aiming precision at distance. TOR is only offered in MIL (TOR-MIL) — there’s no MOA version.

Full specifications

Magnification	7-35x
Objective lens	56mm
Tube diameter	34mm
Focal plane	FFP (First Focal Plane)
Reticle options	VPR-MIL, VPR-MOA, TOR-MIL
Turret type	Arken Zero Stop (AZS)
Turret adjustment	0.1 MIL / 0.25 MOA per click
Elevation travel	30 MIL / 108 MOA
Windage travel	15 MIL / 54 MOA
Elevation / windage per revolution	10 MIL / 25 MOA
Parallax adjustment	Side focus, 25 yds to infinity
Eye relief	3.5 in
Field of view	16.66–3.34 ft @ 100 yds
Illumination	Red, CR2032 battery (included)
Length	16 in
Weight	42 oz (approx. 1.19kg)
Finish	Matte black
In the box	Scope, sunshade, CR2032 battery

Who it’s for

The 7-35×56 zoom range and 34mm tube make this a natural fit for PRS and long-range steel competition, extended-range hunting, and any application where you need both a usable low end for faster target acquisition and genuine reach at the top of the dial. The Zero Stop turrets and true FFP reticle are exactly what shooters ask for once they’ve outgrown a hunting duplex scope and started dialing or holding for real distance.

Warranty

Backed by Arken’s lifetime warranty: Australian purchases are covered under the same global policy — if it fails to perform as advertised, it will be repaired or replaced.