Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Aston 1-6x24mm, 1/2 MOA, Red Illuminated,30mm Tube Second Focal Plane (SFP) Rifle Scope
Specifications:
Magnification: 1-6x
Objective Lens Dia.:24mm
Tube Dia.:30mm
Adjustment Click Value: 1/2 MOA
Reticle: Etched glass VTC-A
Illumination: 11 gear
Field of View: 111.2-17.8 Feet @ 100 yards
Eye Relief: 90mm (3.5 inch)
Exit Pupil: 24.0-4.0mm
Parallax Setting: 100 yards
Elevation Range: >90 MOA
Windage Range: >90 MOA
Lens Coating: Fully multicoated
Length: 265mm (10.4 inch)
Weight: 470g (16.6 ounce)
Finish: Matte
Battery: CR2032(EXCLUDED)
Length of middle turret part: 37mm (1.4 inch)
Distance between middle turret part to power ring: 58mm (2.3 inch)
Diopter compensation from fast-focus eyepiece (+2 to -2)
Features:
Lifetime Warranty
30mm Monotube. 1/2 MOA windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy.
The reticle is red illuminated along the second focal plane.
The illunimation has 11 levels brightness.
Excellent for Dawn and Dusk Shooting.
Turret lock feature: Pull to adjust, press to lock.
Fast-focus Eyepiece for quick and easy reticle focusing
O-ring Sealed and Nitrogen Purged Ensure Waterproof at 1m and Fog Proof performance; Shockproof to 750g
Package Includes:
– 1 x 1-6×24 Riflescope
– 2 x 30mm weaver mount ring (default) or dovetail mount ring (on request only)
– 1 x Lens Cover
– 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
Lifetime warranty. Optics hold zero.
1/2 MOA windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy. Crystal Clear Edge-to-Edge Image.
The reticle is red illuminated along the second focal plane. The illunimation has 11 levels brightness.
Turret lock sytem. Pull to adjust, press to lock. O-ring Sealed and Nitrogen Purged Ensure Waterproof at 1m and Fog Proof performance; Shockproof to 750g
Excellent for Dawn and Dusk Shooting. Free 30mm mount rings, and lens covers.
About the Vector Optics Manufacturer
Vector Optics is a premium company for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They style and supply their scopes and related products making the most of elements which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Vector Optics Aston 1-6x24mm, 1/2 MOA, Red Illuminated,30mm Tube Second Focal Plane (SFP) Rifle Scope by Vector Optics. For more shooting items, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes allow you to precisely aim a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through magnifying the target using a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted for the consideration of numerous environmental considerations like wind and elevation increases or decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand precisely where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are viewing with the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Most modern-day rifle scopes have about eleven parts which are arranged internally and outside of the scope. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation dials, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of a rifle scope.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The form of focal plane an optic has identifies where the reticle or crosshair is located in regard to the optic’s magnification. It literally indicates the reticle is situated behind or in front of the magnifying lens of the scope. Deciding on the best type of rifle optic depends upon what variety of shooting you anticipate doing.
First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These styles of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting situations where computations are small
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” and also “lead” correlations for their long guns
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and takes up more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to stay at the same scale in relation to the amount of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements adjust based on the zoom used to shoot over longer ranges due to the fact that the markings represent distinct increments which can vary with the zoom. In the FFP illustration with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These particular sorts of scopes work for:
- Long distance types of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within much shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic sight picture with less area used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Glass Magnification
The measure of scope magnification you require depends on the sort of shooting you like to do. Pretty much every type of rifle scope delivers some amount of magnification. The level of magnification a scope offers is identified by the diameter, thickness, and curves of the lenses within the rifle scope. The magnification level of the optic is the “power” of the scope. This implies what the shooter is checking out through the scope is amplified times the power element of what can generally be seen by human eyes.
About Single Power Lens Optics
A single power rifle optic comes with a magnification number designator like 4×32. This means the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of optic can not fluctuate because it is a fixed power optic.
Variable Power Lens Optic Info
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power adjustment is achieved by using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power and Range Correlation of Optics
Here are some suggested scope powers and the distances where they may be efficiently used. High power rifle scope glass will not be as effective as lower powered glass since too much zoom can be a bad thing. The exact same idea relates to longer ranges where the shooter needs to have adequate power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle.
About Lens Covering
All state-of-the-art rifle glass lenses are coated. Lens coating is a significant aspect of a rifle when buying high end rifle optics and scope systems.
HD Versus ED Scope Lens Coatings
Some optic producers additionally use “HD” or high-def lens finishes which employ various procedures, rare earth compounds, polarizations, and components to draw out a wide range of color ranges and viewable target visibility through lenses. This high-definition covering is frequently used with more costly high density lens glass which drops light’s potential to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope corporations use “HD” to refer to “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are represented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic difference or aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration is often obvious around objects with defined shapes as light hits the object from particular angles.
Rifle Optic Lens Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can even have different coatings applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or finishing applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic. Because the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It is part of the carefully tuned optic. It must have a finish applied to it so that the lens will be efficiently functional in many kinds of environments, degrees of sunlight (full VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope producer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope makers similarly make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of products used in building the rifle scope.
Anti-water Lens Coatings
Water on a lens does not assist with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and high-end scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finishing.
Rifle Optic Installing Choices
Mounting approaches for scopes come in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also generally are made in quick release versions which use throw levers which permit rifle operators to rapidly mount and remove the optics.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Rings
Standard, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope installation rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use a couple of different rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are designed for long distance accuracy shooting. This type of scope install is excellent for rifles which require a durable, rock solid mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Scope Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly attach and detach a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts are convenient for long guns which are carried a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used between several rifles or are situationally focused.
Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can mess up a day of shooting and your expensive optic by causing fogging and creating residue inside of the scope’s tube. Most scopes protect against moisture from entering the scope tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Generally, these water resistant scopes can be submerged underneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be plenty of wetness prevention for common use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you intend on taking your rifle sailing and are worried about the scope still working if it goes over the side and you can still retrieve the firearm.
Gas Purged Rifle Optic Tubes
Another component of preventing the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this area is currently taken up by the gas, the scope is less altered by temperature level changes and pressure variations from the outside environment which might potentially permit water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
