Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Calypos 1x30mm, Red Illuminated BDC Reticle, Second Focal Plane (SFP), 1/2 MOA Compact Tactical Prism Riflescope
Specifications
Magnification: 1x (Ture one power)
Objective Lens Dia: 30mm
Reticle: Etched VEP-ROD
Exit Pupil: 16-14mm(0.63-0.55 inch)
Field of View: 24.9 m @ 100 meters(Wider Than Most Other Similar Sights)
Eye Relief: 98-94mm (3.9-3.7 inch)
Click Value: 1/2 MOA
Parallax Setting: 100 yards
Illumination: 11 gears of red
Elevation Range: 120 MOA
Windage Range: 120 MOA
Length: 103mm (4.1 inch)
Weight: 335g (11.8 oz)
Optics Coating: Fully-multi coated
Battery: CR 2032 (EXCLUDED)
Featured Description
5 years warranty
1/2 MOA windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy.
Edge-to Edge Image.
Optics hold zero.
Etched glass Reticle.
Two eyes Open Prism Scope w/ Incredible Optical Quality.
11 gears of reticle illumination riflescope can be used in diverse lighting conditions.
Completely seeled and nitrogen filled for waterproof, fogproof and shockproof performance.
Diopter compensation from fast-focus eyepiece (+2 to -2.0)
High quality 6061 T6 aircraft grade aluminum alloy with durable black matte finish.
Fit on 21mm picatinny rail and weaver rai.
Package List:
– 1 x 1×30 SFP Riflescope
– 1 x cleaning cloth
Note: We offer 5 YEARS WARRANTY. Please feel free to contact us if you have any interests or product issues, we are available 24/7 online.
Rifle Scope Product Features
5 years warranty. Edge-to Edge Image.
1/2 MOA windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy.
Optics hold zero. Etched glass Reticle. 11 gears of reticle illumination riflescope can be used in diverse lighting conditions.
Completely sealed and nitrogen filled for waterproof, fogproof and shockproof performance.
Fits on 21mm picatinny rail and weaver rail.
About the Vector Optics Brand
Vector Optics is a premium manufacturer for weapon scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They innovate and build their scopes and related products by making the most of elements which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Vector Optics Calypos 1x30mm, Red Illuminated BDC Reticle, Second Focal Plane (SFP), 1/2 MOA Compact Tactical Prism Riflescope by Vector Optics. For more shooting goods, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes permit you to precisely aim a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through magnification using a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be dialed in for consideration of numerous ecological things like wind and elevation to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand precisely where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing via the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. The majority of modern-day rifle scopes and optics have around eleven parts which are arranged inside and on the exterior of the scope. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification turrets, objective focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of a rifle optical system.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The kind of focal plane a scope has establishes where the reticle or crosshair is located in regard to the scopes magnification. It actually implies the reticle is behind or before the magnifying lens of the scope. Selecting the very best kind of rifle scope is dependent on what form of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Glass Details
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These styles of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where estimations are minor
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” plus “lead” equations for their rifles
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement.
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within much shorter spaces and ranges
- Shooters who select a clearer optic sight picture with less area used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Zoom for Rifle Glass
The amount of zoom a scope provides is determined by the size, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Single Power Lens Glass
A single power rifle scope or optic will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This means the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of scope can not fluctuate given that it is a fixed power scope.
Variable Power Lens Optic Facts
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power change is achieved using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power Level and Range of Scopes
Here are some suggested scope power settings and the ranges where they may be effectively used. Highly magnified scopes will not be as useful as lower magnification level glass due to the fact that too much zoom can be a bad thing. The same idea goes for longer distances where the shooter needs to have increased power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
About Rifle Optic Lens Coatings
All modern-day rifle scope lenses are layered. There are different types and qualities of lens coatings. When researching high end rifle targeting devices, Lens coating can be a critical aspect of defining the capability of the rifle. The lenses are one of the most crucial parts of the scope due to the fact that they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The coating on the lenses shields the lens surface area as well as helps with anti glare capabilities from refracted sunlight and color discernibility.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some optic suppliers additionally use “HD” or high-definition lense coverings which make the most of various procedures, polarizations, chemicals, and components to extract separate colors and viewable target visibility through lenses. This HD finishing is frequently used with more costly high density glass which lowers light’s capability to refract through the lens glass. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” signifying extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how colors are presented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic aberration which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be visible around objects with well defined outlines as light hits the item from particular angles.
Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating for Rifle Glass
Various optic lenses can even have different coatings applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or finish applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. This is due to the fact that the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass. It becomes part of the finely tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that it will be optimally usable in lots of types of environments, degrees of sunlight (full light VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
Single covered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is normally a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less advantageous things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope company and just how much you spent on it. Both the manufacturer and amount are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers similarly make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in building the rifle scope.
Anti-water Lens Coatings
Water on a lens does not improve maintaining a clear sight picture through an optic at all. Lots of top of the line or premium scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finish. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this kind of treatment. It deals with the exterior surfaces of the Steiner optic lens so the H2O particles can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads roll off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Optic Installation Choices
Installing options for scopes come in a few choices. There are the standard scope rings which are separately mounted to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also typically come in quick release versions which use manual levers which permit rifle operators to quickly mount and remove the scope.
Hex Key Optic Rings
Standard, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use a couple of separate rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are developed for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is great for rifles which need a resilient, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly take off a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. Several scopes can also be switched out if they all use a similar style mount. The quick detach design is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten tightly to a flat top style Picatinny rail. This enables the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while maintaining precision. These kinds of mounts are useful and beneficial for rifles which are shipped a lot, to take off the optic from the rifle for protection, or for aiming systems which are utilized in between multiple rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount from Vortex Optics. It generally costs around $250 USD
Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle optic can ruin a day of shooting and your expensive optic by causing fogging and developing residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes avoid moisture from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Rifle Optic Gas Purging
Another part of preventing the accumulation of wetness within the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this space is already taken up by the gas, the scope is less altered by temperature level changes and pressure distinctions from the external environment which may possibly allow water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
