First Look: Element Theos 6-36x56

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Element's Theos was not a particularly well kept secret since Matt has had a version of it on his competition rifle here and there. I have also seen a prototype or two since the scope has been in development for a good amount of time.
This time around, I actually got my hands on a scope that is from a very first production batch. I did not have it for very long since it had to go back to Element for SHOT show. I hope to get this scope back for a thorough review at some point.
It is not a cookie cutter LOW design. There are some clear differences and the turrets are definitely unique to Element and really excellent.
The big question is whether, along with Vortex Razor Gen3 6-36x56, this scope pushed its way into Tier 1 competition or whether it is competing against Mark 5HD and ATACR.
I won't know for sure until I do a full review, but I like what I see so far.