Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
UTG 4-16X56 30mm Scope, AO, 36-color Glass Mil-dot, w/ Rings
UTG 30MM Accost 4-16X56 IE Scope w/ TS Platform, SWAT AO, Zero Lockable/Resettable Target W/E, EZ-TAP Illumination Enhancing 36 Colors, Etched Glass Mil-dot Reticle, Multi Emerald Lens Coating
Rifle Scope Product Features
Side Wheel Adjustable Turret (SWAT) for Parallax Adjustment C From 10 Yards to Infinity
Sport type: Hunting
Eye Relief: 3.2 inch-3.0 inch
30mm Tube with Best in Class Emerald Lens Coatings to Achieve Maximum Light Transmission for Best Clarity, Built on True Strength Platform, Completely Sealed and Nitrogen Filled, Shockproof, Fogproof and Rainproof
Innovative EZ-TAP llumination Enhancing (IE) System with Red/Green in Dual-Color Mode and 36 Colors in Multi-Color Mode to Accommodate All Weather/Light Conditions
1-Click Technology for Quick Access to Your Favorite Color and Brightness in Reticle, Premium Zero Lockable and Zero Resettable Target Turrets with Most Consistent and Precise 1/8 MOA per Click Adjustment
Mil-dot Range Estimating Etched Glass Reticle with Built-in Integral Sunshade for Most Optimal Aiming and Shooting Performance, Complete with High Quality Flip-open Lens Caps.
About the Accu-Shot Company
Accu-Shot is a premium producer for rifle scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and supply their products by choosing materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the UTG 4-16X56 30mm Scope, AO, 36-color Glass Mil-dot, w/ Rings by Accu-Shot. For more shooting items, visit their site.
Info Scopes
Rifle scopes enable you to specifically aim a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They do this through magnification by making use of a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted to take into account many ecological aspects like wind and elevation increases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand precisely where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are seeing with the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. The majority of modern rifle scopes and optics have around eleven parts which are located inside and on the exterior of the optic. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation turrets or dials, objective focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of a rifle scope.
Rifle Glass Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” kind of scopes. The kind of focal plane an optic has decides where the reticle or crosshair lies in relation to the optic’s magnifying adjustments. It simply suggests the reticle is located behind or ahead of the magnifying lens of the optic. Choosing the best form of rifle scope is dependent on what variety of shooting you plan on undertaking.
About First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based upon the level of magnification being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the magnified range as they are at the non amplified distance. For instance, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards with no “zoom” is still the same tick at one hundred yards using 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are low
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their target “hold over” and “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 About Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) include the reticle behind the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement.
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most shots take place within much shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic sight picture with less space used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Magnification for Optics
The amount of zoom a scope supplies 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.
Fixed Power Lens Rifle Scopes
A single power rifle scope or optic comes with a magnification number designator like 4×32. This indicates the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of scope can not fluctuate since it is a set power scope.
Info on Variable Power Lens Rifle Optics
Variable power rifle scopes can be tweaked between magnified levels. The power adjustment is performed by using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power Level and Range of Glass
Here are some suggested scope power levels and the distances where they can be efficiently used. High power rifle scope glass will not be as useful as lower magnification optics due to the fact that too much zoom can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same relates to extended ranges where the shooter needs to have increased power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Lens Finish for Rifle Optics
All modern-day rifle scope and optic lenses are coated. There are different types and qualities of glass coverings. When thinking about luxury rifle targeting devices, Lens coating can be a critical aspect of defining the rifle’s capability. The glass lenses are one of the most critical pieces of the glass due to the fact that they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finish on the lenses safeguards the lens surface and assists with anti glare from refracted sunrays and color discernibility.
Info on Rifle Glass Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope manufacturers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens coverings which use different procedures, chemicals, elements, and polarizations to draw out different colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have various finishings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or coating applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic. This is because the lens isn’t simply 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 optimally usable in lots of types of environments, degrees of sunshine (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is generally a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can shield the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single layered lens depends on the scope maker and how much money you spent on it. Both are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope makers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. This indicates the lens has had several treatments applied to them. If a lens gets multiple treatments, it can indicate that a maker is taking numerous actions to combat different environmental aspects like an anti-glare finishing, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finish, followed by a hydrophilic finishing. This additionally does not necessarily suggest the multi-coated lens is much better than a single layered lens. Being “much better” is dependent on the producer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of glass used in creating the rifle scope.
Anti-water Rifle Scope Lens Covering
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 makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering.
Optic Mounting Alternatives
Mounting approaches for scopes can be found in a few options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually mounted to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also normally can be found in quick release versions which use throw levers which permit rifle operators to rapidly mount and dismount the scopes.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Rings
Basic, clamp-on design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on the tops of rifles. These types of scope mounts use double independent rings to support the optic, and are normally made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are manufactured for far away accuracy shooting. This kind of scope mount is excellent for rifles which are in need of a resilient, unfailing mount which will not change no matter how much the scope is moved or jarring the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you should have for a dedicated optics setup on a reach out and touch someone hunting or competitors firearm that will pretty much never need to be modified or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on screws to stop the hex screw threads from backing out after they are mounted safely in position. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm type made by Vortex Optics. The set typically costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Glass Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly attach and take off a scope from a rifle. Several scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar style mount. The quick detach mount style is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers connect securely to a flat top type Picatinny rail. This allows the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted while retaining precision. These types of mounts are useful and practical for shooting platforms which are shipped a lot, to remove the scope from the rifle for protection, or for sight systems which are utilized in between several rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It typically costs around $250 USD
Rifle Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle glass can destroy a day of shooting and your expensive optic by causing fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes protect against humidity from getting in the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Usually, these optics can be immersed under 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be ample humidity prevention for conventional use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you plan on taking your rifle boating and are worried about the optic still functioning if it goes over the side and you can still salvage the rifle.
Scope Gas Purging
Another component of avoiding the accumulation of wetness within the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this area is currently occupied by the gas, the scope is less affected by temperature level changes and pressure differences from the outside environment which could potentially permit water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
