Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Continental 5-30×56 First Focal Plane (FFP) Rifle Scope, 34mm Tube, 1/10 MIL Per Click Adjustment, Turret Lock System, Free Picatinny/Weaver Mount Rings, Matte Black
First Focus Plane(FFP): FFP scopes place the reticle in front of the erector. They are more specifically designed for tactical shooters and hunters where the distance to target changes and is often unknown. With an FFP reticle, the size of the reticle will appear to change as the scope’s magnification is changed. And it helps with calculating bullet drop and wind calls.
Specifications:
Magnification: 5-30x
Objective Lens Dia.:56mm
Tube Dia.:34mm
Adjustment Click Value: 1/10 MIL
Reticle: Etched glass VCT-34FFP
Illumination: 6 gear
Field of View: 24.5-4.1 Feet @ 100 yards
Eye Relief: 100mm (4.0 inch)
Exit Pupil: 8-1.8mm
Parallax Setting: 100 yards
Side Focus:10 Yds to infinite
Elevation Range: 26 MIL
Windage Range: 26 MIL
Lens Coating: Fully multicoated
Length: 392mm (15.4 inch)
Weight: 810g (28.6 ounce)
Finish: Matte
Battery: CR2032(EXCLUDED)
Features:
Lifetime Warranty; The Continental 5-30×56 FFP is One of Vector Optics Top Line Scopes Which Can Compete Worldwide Famous Brand Optics
34mm Tube with Fully Multi-coated Lens Increase Light Commission up to 90% for Low-Light Conditions;
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
Turret Lock Feature: Press Down to Lock Without Click Movement
Focus mark: 10,15, 20, 30, 50, 75, 100, 200, 300, 500 and infinite
Two 34mm Scope Mount Rings Can Be Easily Mounted Onto Any 20mm Picatinny or Weaver Mount Rails
Package Includes:
– 1 x 5-30×56 FFP Riflescope
– 2 x 34mm Mount Rings
– 1 x Allen Wrench
– 1 x Lens Cover
– 1 x Instruction
– 1 x Cleaning cloth
Rifle Scope Product Features
Lifetime Warranty; The Continental 5-30×56 is One of Vector Optics Top Line Scopes Which Can Compete Worldwide Famous Brand Optics
34mm Tube with Fully Multi-coated Lens Increase Light Commissionup to 90% for Low-Light Conditions; 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
Turret Lock Feature: Press Down to Lock Without Click Movement
Two 34mm Scope Mount Rings Can Be Easily Mounted Onto Any 20mm Picatinny or Weaver Mount Rails
About the Vector Optics Scope Maker
Vector Optics is a premium maker for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They style and make their products working with materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Vector Optics Continental 5-30×56 First Focal Plane (FFP) Rifle Scope, 34mm Tube, 1/10 MIL Per Click Adjustment, Turret Lock System, Free Picatinny/Weaver Mount Rings, Matte Black by Vector Optics. For more shooting items, visit their site.
About Rifle Optics
Rifle scopes enable you to precisely aim a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through magnification by employing a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted to account for various ecological elements like wind speed and elevation increases or decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand exactly where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are viewing using the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. The majority of contemporary rifle scopes have around 11 parts which are found internally and on the exterior of the scope body. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of optics.
Rifle Optic Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The type of focal plane a scope has decides where the reticle or crosshair is located relative to the scopes magnification. It literally indicates the reticle is behind or ahead of the magnification lens of the scope. Looking for the most suitable form of rifle optic is based upon what kind of shooting or hunting you plan on undertaking.
About First Focal Plane Scopes
First focal plane glass (FFP) feature the reticle ahead of the magnifying lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based upon the extent of zoom being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the enhanced distance as they are at the non magnified distance. As an example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards without “zoom” is still the exact same tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes are valuable for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are very little
- Experienced shooters who recognize their target “hold over” as well as “lead” correlations for their long guns
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane glass (SFP) include the reticle behind the magnifying lens. This causes the reticle to remain at the exact same dimensions in relation to the amount of zoom being used. The result is that the reticle dimensions adapt based on the magnification applied to shoot over lengthier ranges since the markings present distinct increments which change with the zoom. In the FFP example with the SFP glass, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These types of optics work for:
- Far away forms of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most shots happen within shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who want a clearer optic picture without space used up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Scopes
The quantity of zoom a scope offers is determined by the diameter, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
About Fixed Power Lens Optics
A single power rifle optic and scope will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This suggests the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of optic can not adjust since it is a fixed power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Glass
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will list the magnification level in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers suggest the zoom of the scope can be changed between 2x and 10x power. This also utilizes the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power modification is achieved using the power ring component of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Rifle Glass Power Level and Ranges
Here are some advised scope powers and the distances where they could be effectively used. Highly magnified optics will not be as beneficial as lower magnification level scopes because too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The exact same idea goes for extended ranges where the shooter needs sufficient power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Info on Lens Coatings
All contemporary rifle scope lenses are layered. Lens finish is an essential element of a shooting system when looking at high end rifle optics and scope setups.
ED Versus HD Rifle Glass
Some rifle scope makers even use “HD” or high-def glass coverings which use various processes, aspects, polarizations, and chemicals to draw out different color ranges and viewable target definition through lenses. This high-definition finishing is typically used with higher density lens glass which lowers light’s chance to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope brands use “HD” to describe “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be noticeable around objects with hard edges and outlines as light hits the object from specific angles.
Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Various scope lenses can also have various finishes applied to them. All lenses normally 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 since the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass. It is part of the carefully tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that it will be efficiently usable in numerous types of environments, degrees of light (full VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less advantageous 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 likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. This indicates the lens has had numerous treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives several treatments, it can establish that a maker is taking numerous actions to fight different environmental elements like an anti-glare finishing, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic coating. This also doesn’t necessarily imply the multi-coated lens is much better than a single layered lens. Being “better” hinges on the maker’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in creating the rifle optic.
Anti-water Lens Coatings
Water on a scope lens doesn’t support retaining a clear sight picture through a scope in any way. Many top of the line and high-end optic manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic coating. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this kind of treatment. It provides protection for the exterior of the Steiner glass lens so the water particles can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads roll off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Alternatives for Installing Rifle Optics on Firearms
Mounting solutions 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 various kinds of mounts also generally are made in quick release versions which use toss levers which permit rifle operators to quickly install and remove the scope.
Glass Mounts with Hex Key Rings
Normal, 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 different rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is developed for long distance accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is great for rifles which require a long lasting, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly take off a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Several scopes can even be switched out if they all use a compatible design mount. These types of mounts are handy for long guns which are transported a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are used between numerous rifles or are situationally focused.
Rifle Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can destroy a day of shooting and your expensive optic by inducing fogging and making residue within the scope’s tube. A lot of optics prevent wetness from getting in the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Normally, these water-resistant optics can be immersed within 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be sufficient moisture content prevention for basic use rifles, unless you plan on taking your rifle on your motorboat and are concerned about the scope still performing if it falls overboard and you can still rescue the firearm.
Gas Purged Scope Tubes
Another component of avoiding the accumulation of moisture within the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is currently taken up by the gas, the scope is less affected by condition alterations and pressure differences from the external environment which might possibly permit water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
