Element Optics Helix Gen 2 6-24x50 FFP

Precision / TacticalFFPMRAD30 mm tube

The Element Optics Helix Gen 2 6-24x50 FFP is a 6-24×50 FFP scope on a 30 mm tube with a APR-1C MRAD reticle and 0.1 MRAD clicks. Across its range the exit pupil runs from an estimated 8.3 mm down to 2.1 mm at 24×, where the twilight factor is 34.6. Its elevation travel is 46th-most of the 53 scopes here that publish one, at 18.9 MRAD (about 65 MOA).

Approx. price: ~$656
Magnification: 6-24×
Objective: 50 mm
Weight: 29.2 oz

Best for

Dialed shooting at known and unknown distances — PRS-style matches and long-range steel

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Derived optics

estimated

Exit pupil: 8.3–2.1 mm (6×–24×)
Twilight factor: 34.6 at 24×
Zoom ratio: 4×

Exit pupil and twilight factor are computed from the published magnification and objective diameter, not measured. Real exit pupil is also capped by the erector at low magnification, and coatings and glass quality move low-light performance in ways the formula cannot see — read these as comparisons between layouts, not verdicts on scopes.

Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, read from element-optics.com. MOA/MRAD conversions use 3.438 MOA per mil.

Magnification: 6-24×
Objective lens: 50 mm
Focal plane: FFP
Reticle: APR-1C MRAD
Illuminated: No
Turret unit: MRAD
Per click: 0.1 MRAD (0.36″ at 100 yd)
Elevation travel: 18.9 MRAD (≈65 MOA)
Windage travel: 11.6 MRAD
Zero stop: Yes
Turrets: Exposed
Parallax: Side focus from 10 yd
Eye relief: 3.7–4″
Field of view: 20.1–5.1 ft at 100 yd
Tube: 30 mm
Length: 14″
Weight: 29.2 oz
Warranty: Platinum Lifetime Warranty

Features

FFP
MRAD
30 mm tube
Zero stop
Exposed turrets
Side focus
Lifetime warranty

For it, on paper

+ Side focus down to 10 yd, so it also works on a rimfire or airgun
+ 29.2 oz with a 30 mm tube, lighter than the 34 mm scopes in this class
+ Tool-free resettable turrets with a zero stop and 8 MRAD per revolution
+ Generous 3.7-4.0 in eye relief
+ Four reticle/turret combinations: APR-1C or APR-2D in MRAD or MOA

Against it, on paper

− Only 18.9 MRAD of total elevation travel, the least of the 6-24x scopes here; plan on a canted base for long range
− 11.6 MRAD of windage travel
− Non-illuminated reticle
− 6x bottom end gives a 20.1 ft field of view at 100 yd, too narrow for close or fast shooting