Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Minotaur 10-50x60mm, 1/8 MOA, 35mm Tube, Red & Green Illuminated Reticle Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope
Specifications:
Magnification: 10-50x
Objective Lens Dia.:60mm
Tube Dia.:35mm
Adjustment Click Value: 1/8 MOA
Reticle: Etched super thin glass Reticle, center dot 0.1MOA diameter
Illumination: Red & Green
Illumination:11 levels, center dot lighted
Ocular Dia: 42mm(1.7 inch)
Ocular Length: 65mm(2.6 inch)
Field of View: 9.6-2.0 Feet @ 100 yards
Eye Relief: 108-99mm (4.3-3.9 inch)
Exit Pupil: 6.0-1.2mm
Parallax Setting:100 yards
Side Focus:30 yds to infinite (30, 50, 100, 300, 500 and infinite)
Elevation Range: 30 MOA
Windage Range: 30 MOA
Lens Coating: Fully multicoated
Length: 480mm (18.9 inch)
Weight: 1150g (40.6 ounce)
Finish: Matte
Battery: CR2032(EXCLUDED)
Distance between objective lens part and middle turret: 108mm (4.2 inch)
Length of middle turret part: 62mm (2.4 inch)
Distance between middle turret part to power ring: 62mm (2.4 inch)
Diopter compensation from fast-focus eyepiece (+2 to -2.0)
Features:
5 Years Warranty
Super Thin Etched Reticle.
35mm Monotube. 1/8 MOA windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy.
The reticle is red and green illuminated along the second focal plane.
The illunimation has 11 levels of brightness.
Turret lock feature: Pull to adjust, press to lock.
Side Focus starts at 12 Yard.
Fast-focus Eyepiece for quick and easy reticle focusing
O-ring Sealed and Nitrogen Purged Ensure Water Resistance and Fog Proof performance; Shockproof to 750g.
High quality 6061 T6 aircraft grade aluminum alloy with durable black matte finish.
Package Includes:
– 1 x10-50×60 Riflescope
– 2 x 35mm Tactical high profile mount
– 1 x Lens Cover
– 1 x 3 inch Sunshade
– 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. Super Thin Etched Reticle.
Optics hold zero. The reticle is red and green illuminated along the second focal plane. The illunimation has 11 levels of brightness.
Turret lock sytem. Pull to adjust, press to lock.
O-ring Sealed and Nitrogen Purged Ensure Water Resistance and Fog Proof performance; Shockproof to 750g.
Free 35mm mount rings, and lens covers, 3 inch sunshade.
About the Vector Optics Brand
Vector Optics is a premium maker for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They style and make their mounts and related products by making the most of elements which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Vector Optics Minotaur 10-50x60mm, 1/8 MOA, 35mm Tube, Red & Green Illuminated Reticle Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope by Vector Optics. For additional shooting goods, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes enable you to specifically aim a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through zoom by using a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in for consideration of different natural elements like wind speed and elevation increases or decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are viewing via the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Many modern rifle scopes have about eleven parts which are found internally and outside of the optic. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification turrets or dials, objective focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle scopes.
Rifle Scope Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Opting for the finest type of rifle glass is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
About First Focal Plane Scopes
First focal plane optics (FFP) come with the reticle ahead of the zoom lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based upon the level of magnification being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements are the same at the enhanced distance as they are at the non magnified distance. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards without “zoom” is still the exact same tick at 100 yards by using 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where estimations are small
- Experienced shooters who know their aim point “hold over” plus “lead” ratios for their long guns
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. This induces the reticle to remain at the same overall size relative to the volume of zoom being used. The final result is that the reticle dimensions adapt based upon the zoom applied to shoot over longer distances considering that the reticle measurements represent different increments which fluctuate with the magnification level. In the FFP illustration with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement. These particular varieties of optics are useful for:
- Far away types of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who like a clearer optic picture with less area used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Rifle Glass Zoom
The quantity of scope magnification you need is based on the sort of shooting you want to do. Just about every kind of rifle scope supplies some amount of zoom. The quantity of zoom a scope offers is determined by the size, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses within the rifle optic. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the opic. This signifies what the shooter is looking at through the scope is magnified times the power element of what can normally be seen by human eyes.
About Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Glass
A single power rifle scope uses a zoom 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 change since it is a fixed power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Glass Facts
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will note the magnification degree in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers mean the magnification of the scope could be adjusted in between 2x and 10x power. This always includes the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power modification is achieved by operating the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Power Levels and Range Correlations
Here are some recommended scope power levels and the distances where they can be effectively used. High power glass will not be as effective as lower magnification glass since too much zoom can be a bad thing. The exact same idea relates to longer ranges where the shooter needs to have enough power to see precisely where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Lens Coating for Scopes
All cutting-edge rifle optic lenses are coated. Lens covering can be a significant aspect of a shooting platform when considering high end rifle optics and scope systems.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some scope manufacturers also use “HD” or high-definition glass finishes which use different processes, elements, polarizations, and chemicals to enhance separate colors and viewable target visibility through the lens. This high-definition coating is commonly used with more costly, high density lens glass which drops light’s capability to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope corporations use “HD” to refer to “ED” signifying extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how colors are represented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic aberration or deviance which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be noticeable over items with defined shapes as light hits the object from particular angles.
Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can even have various finishes applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or coating applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. Because the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It is part of the carefully tuned optic. It must have a finish put on it so that it will be optimally functional in lots of kinds of environments, degrees of sunlight (full light VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
Single covered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is usually a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope designer and how much money you spent paying for it. The scope’s maker and cost are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope producers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. This indicates the lens has had several treatments applied to them. If a lens receives multiple treatments, it can establish that a maker is taking several actions to combat different environmental aspects like an anti-glare finishing, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic coating. This also doesn’t necessarily suggest the multi-coated lens will perform better than a single coated lens. Being “much better” hinges on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of glass used in constructing the rifle optic.
Anti-water Lens Finish
Water on a lens doesn’t assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and high-end optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finishing.
Alternatives for Mounting Rifle Glass on Long Guns
Mounting options for scopes are available in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are separately mounted to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also typically can be found in quick release variations which use manual levers which enable rifle operators to quickly mount and remove the scopes.
Hex Key Scope Rings
Basic, clamp-on style mounting optic rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop style Picatinny scope mounting rails on the tops of rifles. These kinds of scope mounts use two independent rings to support the scope, and are usually constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are developed for far away accuracy shooting. This form of scope mount is effective for rifle systems which are in need of a resilient, hard use mount which will not shift despite just how much the scope is moved or jarring the rifle takes. These are the type of mounts you should have for a dedicated optics system on a far away hunting or sniper competition firearm that will pretty much never need to be altered or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on the mount’s screws to stop the hex screws from wiggling out after they are mounted firmly in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm type from Vortex Optics. The set normally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Optic Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly attach and detach a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can even be swapped out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts are convenient for long guns which are transported a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for optics which are used between multiple rifles or are situationally focused.
Info Around Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle glass can destroy a day on the range and your highly-priced optic by triggering fogging and creating residue inside of the scope’s tube. A lot of optics protect against humidity from going into the scope tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Generally, these water-resistant scopes can be submerged beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be sufficient moisture prevention for conventional use rifles, unless you plan on taking your rifle on a boat and are worried about the optic still functioning if it goes over the side and you can still rescue the gun.
Gas Purged Rifle Glass Tubes
Another component of preventing the buildup of moisture within the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is already taken up by the gas, the scope is less impacted by temperature level alterations and pressure distinctions from the outside environment which might possibly enable water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
