ThOR 5 LRF 320 3-12x

Name: ATN ThOR 5 LRF 320 3-12x
Brand: ATN

Detects a hog at 150 yd35° apparent FOV — how big the view looks

The ATN ThOR 5 LRF 320 3-12x ranks #50 of 53 384-class scopes on image: a budget play — you give up some image and keep $265 (image 51, class median 62; $1,729.99 against $1,995). The same Chinese core sits in the ATN ThOR LTV 320 3-9x at $1,299.99 — the extra $430 here buys the rangefinder.

Pros

Built-in laser rangefinder
~10 h battery

Cons

40 mK — noisier in low light
Heavy for its class · 39.2 oz
Image 51 — below class median

56.2

#159 of 160

HuntGrade Score

Image

Handling

Warranty

Range fit

How much of the score applies at each distance

$1,670

Best price · 8 retailers

What the price buys

How we compare →

Computed by comparing this scope against its own siblings on the board — same sensor and lens held equal. Refreshed with every catalog update.

+$430 of packaging on the same picture

Same 320×240 sensor and 19 mm lens as the ThOR LTV 320 3-9x at $1,300. The extra buys a rangefinder — not detail at distance.

Compared with ATN ThOR LTV 320 3-9x ($1,300)

This packaging premium buys a sensor step

The +$430 of packaging here is more than the $380 it costs at ATN to step a sensor 256×192 → 320×240 — priced from 3 matched pairs in the lineup. If seeing farther is the goal, spend the spread on the sensor, not the packaging.

Compared with ATN ThOR LTV 320 3-9x ($1,300), ATN ThOR LTV 256 3-9x ($950), ATN ThOR LTV 320 4-12x ($1,330)

The rangefinder costs +$330 here

Same scope without it — the ThOR 5 320 3-12x at $1,400. The extra buys the rangefinder, nothing else.

Compared with ATN ThOR 5 320 3-12x ($1,400)

The going rate

Priced $977 under the going rate for its build.

Every dot is the street price of a scope built like this one — same sensor class, rangefinder built in.

Score breakdown

How we score →

One blended score, three parts in plain sight — Image carries 75%, Handling 20%, Warranty 5%.

HuntGrade Score

0.75 × 51 + 0.20 × 67.2 + 0.05 × 90 — #159 of 160

56.2

Image

320×240 core · ~40 mK (our estimate) · 19mm lens — #50 of 53 in the 384 class

Handling

39.2 oz · 3× base · 3x-12x zoom

Warranty

5 years · first owner only

Price vs. image — the 384 class

Full market view →

Each dot is a 384-class scope: image score up, street price across, dot size = objective lens. The shaded corner is the best-value zone — the most picture for the least money. This scope is outlined in black.