Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Athlon Optics , Argos BTR , Riflescope , 1-4 x 24 Second Focal Plane (SFP) 30 mm Tube, Illuminated AHSR14 MOA Reticle ,
Specification Magnification 1-4 Objective Lens Diameter 24 mm Reticle AHSR14 FFP IR MOA, Glass Etched Surface Finish Matte Lens Coating Wide Band Fully Multicoated Extra Coating Xtra Protective Coating Tube Material 6061 Aluminium Tube Diameter 30 mm Exit Pupil 13.4-5.4 mm Eye Relief 3.5 inches Field of View @100 yards 112-27 feet Click Value 0.5 MOA Adjustment range per rotation 30MOA Total Elevation Adjustment 120MOA Total Windage Adjustment 120MOA Turret Style Exposed Parallax Adjustment Fixed Purging Material Argon Length 9.5 inches Weight 20.5 ounces
Rifle Scope Product Features
First focal plane reticle stays valid at all power settings allowing you to fully utilize the specially designed reticle that shrinks or grows along with your target as you zoom in or out.
Advanced Fully Multi-Coated lenses gives you better light transmission to bring optimum brightness and true color across the entire light spectrum.
Reticle etched on the glass that provides excellent backing support for complex reticle design and offers great durability and much higher shock resistance to recoil
The 6061T6 aircraft grade aluminum tube that has exceptional strength and superior mechanical integrity will protect these world class optics no matter what punishment you throw at it
Argon purging gives you better waterproofing and thermal stability
About the Athlon Optics Scope Maker
Athlon Optics is a premium manufacturer for firearm scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They style and build their scopes and related products by making the most of elements which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Athlon Optics , Argos BTR , Riflescope , 1-4 x 24 Second Focal Plane (SFP) 30 mm Tube, Illuminated AHSR14 MOA Reticle , by Athlon Optics. For additional shooting goods, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes permit you to specifically aim a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by using a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted to account for separate natural aspects like wind and elevation decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand exactly where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are viewing using the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. A lot of modern rifle optics have around eleven parts which are located internally and on the exterior of the optic. These optic pieces consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation turrets or dials, focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of a rifle optical system.
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 identifies where the reticle or crosshair is located in connection with the optic’s magnifying adjustments. It literally implies the reticle is located behind or ahead of the magnifying lens of the optic. Considering the most effective style of rifle glass is dependent on what form of shooting or hunting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Scope Facts
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These styles of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where estimations are very little
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” and “lead” equations for their long guns
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and requires more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to remain at the very same dimensions in connection with the level of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle dimensions shift based upon the magnification applied to shoot over longer ranges since the reticle markings represent various increments which differ with the zoom. In the FFP illustration with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These sorts of glass are beneficial for:
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most shots occur within shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic sight picture with less room taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Rifle Optic Zoom
The level of scope magnification you need on your scope depends on the kind of shooting you want to do. Pretty much every style of rifle optic delivers some amount of zoom. The quantity of zoom a scope gives is identified by the dimension, thickness, and curvatures of the lens glass inside of the rifle optic. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the opic. This suggests what the shooter is aiming at through the scope is magnified times the power aspect of what can usually be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Power Lens Rifle Glass Info
A single power rifle optic uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This suggests the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not change because it is set from the factory.
Variable Power Lens Glass Info
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will list the zoom level in a format such as 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the zoom of the scope can be set in between 2x and 10x power. This also incorporates the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power manipulation is achieved by applying the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power Levels and Range Correlations
Here are some recommended scope powers and the ranges where they could be efficiently used. High power scopes will not be as beneficial as lower powered optics because too much zoom can be a bad thing. The same concept relates to extended ranges where the shooter needs to have increased power to see where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Lens Coating for Rifle Optics
All top of the line rifle glass lenses are layered. Lens finish is a crucial aspect of a shooting system when looking at high end rifle optics and scope systems.
Info on Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some rifle glass companies even use “HD” or high-def lens finishes that apply different processes, polarizations, rare earth compounds, and aspects to extract separate color ranges and viewable target visibility through the lens. This high-def covering is frequently used with more costly high density lens glass which reduces light’s capability to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope makers use “HD” to describe “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how colors are represented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic deviance or aberration which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be visible over things with hard edges and outlines as light hits the object from specific angles.
Details on Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Various scope lenses can also have various finishings applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some type of treatment or finish applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. Due to the fact that 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 coating put on it so that the lens will be efficiently functional in numerous types of environments, degrees of light (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is generally a protective and enhancing multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can shield the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single covered lens depends upon the scope producer and how much you paid for it. The scope’s maker and cost are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope makers similarly make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. Being “much better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle scope.
About Hydrophobic Finishing
Water on a lens does not help with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line or high-end scope producers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finish. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this sort of treatment. It treats the exterior of the Steiner scope lens so the water particles can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The result is that the water beads move off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Glass Installing Alternatives
Installing solutions for scopes are available in a couple of choices. There are the standard scope rings which are individually mounted to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also generally are made in quick release versions which use throw levers which enable rifle shooters to quickly mount and dismount the glass.
Rifle Glass Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Normal, clamp design 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 separate rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is designed for long range precision shooting. This type of scope install is great for rifles which need a durable, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Optic Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly take off a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a complementary style mount. The quick detach design is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten nicely to a flat top type Picatinny rail. This enables the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while keeping accuracy. These kinds of mounts come in practical for shooting platforms which are shipped a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are utilized in between multiple rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It usually costs around $250 USD
Sealing and Gas Purging for Rifle Optic Tubes
Wetness inside your rifle glass can mess up a day on the range and your highly-priced optic by triggering fogging and making residue within the scope tube. A lot of scopes prevent humidity from getting in the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Normally, these water resistant optics can be submerged under 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be more than enough wetness avoidance for conventional use rifles, unless you intend on taking your rifle on a boat and are worried about the scope still functioning if it goes overboard and you can still rescue the gun.
Gas Purged Scope Tubes
Another part of avoiding the accumulation of moisture within the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this area is currently occupied by the gas, the scope is less impacted by climate changes and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which may possibly allow water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
