Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Athlon Optics Midas HMR HD 2.5-15×50 Second Focal Plane Riflescopes
Rifle Scope Product Features
0.25 MOA Click Value, 15MOA Adjustment Per Rotation, 60 MOA Total Elevation and Windage Adjustment, 10 yard to infinity parallax adjustment
HD Glass gives you better light transmission, brighter, and sharper image.
The illuminated reticle provides greater visibility during dusk and dawn and other low ambient light environment.
Fully Multicoated optics effectively reduces reflected light and increases the transmission of light giving you a brighter image than normal single coated lenses
The high precision erector system processed by high precision CNC machine with +/- 0.0001mm tolerance level to provide you the most accurate power settings and smoothest magnification change
Midas HMR HD
Attention all hunters, attention all hunters! We have great news for you! We would like to introduce the Midas HMR Second Focal Plane riflescope line made by hunters, for hunters.
Featuring HD Glass and advanced fully multicoated optics deliver crisp bright images for taking a shot, short or long. This one piece tube, precision-machined from aircraft grade aluminum will deliver precise, accurate results all day long. Both elevation and windage turrets are capped to make sure nothing gets bumped after you set your zero. You can always count on it to deliver the final punch.
Key Features
HD Glass
HD Glass gives you better light transmission, brighter, and sharper image.
Advanced Fully Multi-coated
Fully Multi-coated optics effectively reduces reflected light and increases the transmission of light giving you a brighter image than normal single coated lenses
Argon Purged
Argon Purging uses the inertia gas with bigger size molecules to purge any moisture out of the tube giving you better waterproofing and thermal stability.
XPL Coating
XPL Coating gives you an extra protection on the exterior lenses from dirt, oil and scratches.
BDC 600A IR
BDC 600A IR reticle can be used effectively with a variety of firearms giving your accurate ranges and reference marks which can be used to compensate for bullet drift in windy conditions or range distances. The user can sight in at 100 yards on any magnification setting, but for the ballistic reticle feature to function properly, the scope’s magnification must be set to the correct power as follows: 2.5-15×50 (15x power)
Subtensions in MOA: A1 (0.15); A2 (0.6); B1 (0.8); B2 (1); B3 (1.2); C1 (1.5); C2 (3.5); C3 (6.25); C4 (9.5); C5 (13.6); C6 (4); C7 (1).
2.5-15×50 AHMR MOA 2.5-15×50 BDC 600A IR
Tube Diameter 30 mm 30 mm
Focal Plane Second Second
FoV at 100Y 41.8-6.8 ft 41.8-6.8 ft
Eye Relief 3.9″ 3.9″
Turret Style Capped Capped
Length 13.8″ 13.8″
Weight 26 oz 26 oz
About the Athlon Optics Brand
Athlon Optics is a premium company for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and build their scopes, mounts, and related products using building materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Athlon Optics Midas HMR HD 2.5-15×50 Second Focal Plane Riflescopes by Athlon Optics. For additional shooting items, visit their website.
Rifle Glass Information
Rifle scopes enable you to precisely aim a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through zoom by utilizing a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted for the consideration of many ecological considerations like wind and elevation increases or decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand precisely where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are seeing through the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Most modern-day rifle scopes have about eleven parts which are arranged within and externally on the scope body. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage dials, focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of a rifle optical system.
Rifle Optic Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Finding the finest type of rifle optic is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These types of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where estimations are small
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” plus “lead” relationships for their long guns
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and occupies more visual sight area than a SFP reticle
Info About Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature the reticle to the rear of the zoom 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 types of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within much shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who select a clearer optic sight picture with less area used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Ins and Outs of Rifle Optic Magnification
The quantity of scope zoom you need on your scope depends upon the form of shooting you want to do. Almost every kind of rifle optic supplies some level of zoom. The amount of magnification a scope supplies is established by the size, density, and curves of the lens glass inside of the rifle scope. The magnifying level of the optic is the “power” of the scope. This suggests what the shooter is checking out through the scope is amplified times the power factor of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Single Power Lens Optics
A single power rifle optic or scope will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This indicates the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of scope can not adjust given that it is set from the factory.
Info on Adjustable Power Lens Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will note the magnification level in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the magnification of the scope can be adjusted in between 2x and 10x power. This always incorporates the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adaptation is accomplished utilizing the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Power and Range Correlations
Here are some recommended scope powers and the ranges where they may be successfully used. Bear in mind that higher magnification optics and scopes will not be as efficient as lower magnification level optics and scopes since excessive magnification can be a detractor. The same goes for longer distances where the shooter needs to have sufficient power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle at the target.
About Glass Lens Finishing
All top of the line rifle scope lenses are covered. Lens covering can be a vital aspect of a rifle’s setup when looking at high end rifle optics and scope setups.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some scope manufacturers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use various methods, chemicals, aspects, and polarizations to draw out various colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
Details on Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Different scope lenses can even have various finishes applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some type of treatment or finishing applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic. Because the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It is part of the finely 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 light (full VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is generally 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 layered lens depends upon the scope designer and how much money you spent paying for it. Both are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope producers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. This suggests the lens has had several treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives multiple treatments, it can show that a company is taking numerous actions to combat various natural elements like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finishing, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This additionally does not necessarily indicate the multi-coated lens is better than a single covered lens. Being “better” hinges on the maker’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of materials used in building the rifle scope.
Anti-water Coating for Optics
Water on a lens does not assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line or premium scope manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this kind of treatment. It provides protection for the exterior of the Steiner optic lens so the water particles can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The result is that the water beads move off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Choices for Mounting Rifle Optics on Long Guns
Mounting options for scopes are available in a couple of options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also normally come in quick release variations which use throw levers which allow rifle operators to quickly mount and dismount the glass.
Rifle Glass Mounts with Hex Key Rings
Standard, 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 two different rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is designed for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope install is wonderful for rifles which need a long lasting, rock solid mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Glass Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly 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 attach firmly 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 back on the rifle while keeping accuracy. These types of mounts are useful and practical for shooting platforms which are moved around a lot, to remove the scope from the rifle for protection, or for aiming systems which are employed between numerous rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount designed by the Vortex Optics brand. It usually costs around $250 USD
Rifle Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can ruin a day on the range and your highly-priced optic by triggering fogging and making residue within the scope tube. A lot of scopes protect against moisture from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Normally, these water-resistant scopes 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 moisture prevention for standard use rifles, unless you plan on taking your rifle aboard a watercraft and are concerned about the optic still working if it goes overboard and you can still rescue the firearm.
Rifle Glass Gas Purging
Another part of preventing the accumulation of moisture within the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this area is already occupied by the gas, the glass is less altered by condition changes and pressure variations from the outdoor environment which could possibly allow water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
