Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Athlon Optics Ares BTR GEN2 HD 4.5-27×50 First Focal Plane Riflescopes
Rifle Scope Product Features
0. 25 MOA Click Value, 100 MOA Total Elevation Adjustment, 25 Yard to Infinity Parallax Adjustment, 6 Illumination Settings.
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.
Precision Zero Stop System. The system allows you to lock down your zero position and dial back to it with a sharp and precise stop right at your zero mark even you are turning it in pitch-dark or blinded folded.
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.
Fully Multicoated optics effectively reduces reflected light and increases the transmission of light giving you a brighter image than normal single coated lenses
Sport type: Hunting
Included components: Instruction Manual
Ares BTR GEN2 HD
Built off the success of the 1st generation Ares BTR, the GEN2 is still a top-tier riflescope, without the cost. The Ares BTR GEN2 acquires a new stainless steel turret design, just like the Midas TAC and Ares ETR lines. The new turret design features sharper, more tactile clicks. Featuring HD glass, a new optical system provides an even brighter and clearer image throughout the magnification range. A one-piece, precision machined aircraft grade aluminum scope body, precision zero stop, and impeccable tracking will deliver precise, accurate results in any field.
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
XPL Coating
XPL Coating gives you an extra protection on the exterior lenses from dirt, oil and scratches.
Precision Zero Stop System
Precision Zero Stop System allows you to return to your zero position and dial back to it with a sharp and precise stop right at your zero location.
APLR3 FFP IR MOA
APLR3 FFP IR MOA reticle has a large illuminated center with 1 moa hash mark increments and drop lines in 5 moa increment on vertical direction down to 40 moa, both of which help you quickly lock in your target and set holdover positions. The illuminated portion has a 2 moa span center cross with illuminated cross line extends to 40 moa on both vertical and horizontal direction. The unique design of having droplines going down to 40 moa with 5 moa between each drop line and 1 moa hash marks in between provide excellent hold over positions for long precision shooting.
Subtensions in MOA: A1 (0.14); A2 (2); A3 (0.3); B1 (2); B2 (1.5); B3 (0.5); B4 (1); C1 (1); C2 (2); C3 (1); C4 (5); C5 (10); D1 (0.2); D2 (0.3).
2.5-15×50 APLR3 MOA 2.5-15×50 APLR3 MIL 4.5-27×50 APLR3 MOA 4.5-27×50 APLR3 MIL 4.5-27×50 APRS5 MIL
Tube Diameter 30 mm 30 mm 30 mm 30 mm 30 mm
Focal Plane First First First First First
FoV at 100Y 41.8-6.8 ft 41.8-6.8 ft 22.7-3.8 ft 22.7-3.8 ft 22.7-3.8 ft
Eye Relief 3.9″ 3.9″ 3.9″ 3.9″ 3.9″
Turret Style Exposed & Locking Exposed & Locking Exposed & Locking Exposed & Locking Exposed & Locking
Length 13.8″ 13.8″ 13.8″ 13.8″ 13.8″
Weight 27.3 oz 27.3 oz 27.3 oz 27.3 oz 27.3 oz
About the Athlon Optics Manufacturer
Athlon Optics is a premium supplier for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They style and build their scopes and related products by choosing elements which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Athlon Optics Ares BTR GEN2 HD 4.5-27×50 First Focal Plane Riflescopes by Athlon Optics. For additional shooting goods, visit their site.
Info About Glass
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly aim a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through zoom by employing a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted for the consideration of many environmental factors like wind speed and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are viewing with the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. The majority of contemporary rifle optics have about 11 parts which are located internally and outside of the scope body. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation dials or turrets, focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of optics.
Rifle Optic Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Deciding on the best type of rifle optic is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
About First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) come with the reticle in front of the zoom lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based on the amount of magnification being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified distance as they are at the non magnified distance. For instance, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without any “zoom” is still the exact 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 estimations are small
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” and “lead” ratios for their rifles
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and occupies more visual sight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scope Details
Second focal plane optics (SFP) come with the reticle behind the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement.
- Far away kinds 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 picture without room taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
Rifle Scope Magnification
The quantity of zoom a scope offers is identified by the diameter, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Info About Fixed Power Lens Glass
A single power rifle optic or scope will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This implies the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of optic can not adjust considering that it is a fixed power scope.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power change is achieved by the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power Level and Range Correlation of Optics
Here are some advised scope power levels and the ranges where they could be successfully used. Keep in mind that high magnification optics will not be as efficient as lower magnification level scope and optics due to the fact that too much zoom can be a bad thing. The exact same idea relates to extended distances where the shooter needs increased power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Details on Scope Lens Covering
All contemporary rifle optic lenses are coated. There are different types and qualities of lens finishings. When shopping for high end rifle optics and scope units, Lens covering can be an essential aspect of a rifle. The glass lenses are among the most essential pieces of the glass considering that they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finish on the lenses shields the lens surface area and even assists with anti glare capabilities from excess direct sunlight and color exposure.
Info on Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope manufacturers also use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes which use different methods, chemicals, polarizations, and aspects to draw out various colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” to signify the lens has extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can even have various coatings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finishing applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. This is because the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass. It becomes part of the carefully tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that it will be efficiently usable in numerous kinds of environments, degrees of sunlight (full VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope manufacturer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope makers similarly make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle scope.
About Anti-water Coating
Water on an optical lens doesn’t improve retaining a clear sight picture through an optic whatsoever. Numerous top of the line and premium scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finishing. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this type of treatment. It deals with the exterior surfaces of the Steiner scope lens so the water particles can not bind to it or create surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads move off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Scope Installing Alternatives
Mounting approaches for scopes can be found in a few choices. There are the basic scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also normally can be found in quick release variations which use toss levers which enable rifle operators to quickly install and dismount the scope.
Rifle Scope Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design 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 are created for long distance accuracy shooting. This type of scope install is fine for rifles which require a durable, sound mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Rifle Scope Mounting Solutions with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly take off a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can even be switched out if they all use a similar style 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 in between multiple rifles or are situationally focused.
Rifle Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can destroy a day of shooting and your costly optic by bringing about fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes prevent wetness from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Glass Gas Purging
Another component of avoiding the accumulation of moisture within the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is already taken up by the gas, the glass is less altered by temperature level changes and pressure distinctions from the outside environment which could potentially allow water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
