Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
BARSKA AC13356 Varmint 5-20×50 Rifle Scope Illuminated Trace MOA Reticle Adjustable Objective
The 5-20×50 AO varmint rifle scope will elevate your hunting and target shooting experience to the next level. The 5-20x magnification features a 4-time zoom ratio perfectly suited for close to mid-range, as well as precision long range shooting. The second focal plane glass etched trace MOA IR reticle illuminates in red & green with five brightness settings for each color, and only the Center of the Crosshair will illuminate to prevent potential washout of your target and sight picture. The capped target turrets are precision designed with tactile & audible MOA adjustments, and include a zero reset feature to bring you back to your Original zero after adjusting your elevation for extended ranges. The adjustable objective on the bell housing will focus from 50 yards to infinity eliminating any parallax issues. The large 50mm objective lens provides impressive low-light clarity, and all air-to-glass lenses are fully multi-coated for superior light transmission. The 5-20×50 AO varmint rifle scope is as at-home on the range as it is in the field. Backed by Baraka limited lifetime.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Precision Aiming: The 5-20x magnification scope features 1/8 MOA click adjustments for precision accuracy.
Quality Construction: The scope comes with multi-coated optics, providing impressive viewing clarity. Tube diameter 30mm.
Illuminated Reticle: The illuminated Trace MOA reticle can be used to target with ease, while the adjustable objective provides the adjustments for multi-range parallax error.
Rug Design: The scope is ideal for all types of shooting including varmint hunting, target shooting, long-range and precision shooting. Waterproof, fogproof and shockproof.
Accessories: The scope comes with scope caps and lens cloth.
AC13356
Specs
Item: AC13356
FOV: 13.88ft / 4.23m @ 6x, 4.13ft / 1.25m @ 24x
Tube Diameter: 30mm
Eye Relief: 4.01in – 3.03in
Exit Pupil: 1.9mm – 6.5mm
Focal Plane: Second
Parallax Adjustment: Yes
5-20x 50mm AO Varmint Rifle Scope with Trace MOA IR Reticle
by Barska
BARSKA’s 5-20×50 AO Varmint Rifle Scope is the one you want when precision is a critical factor. The 50mm objective lens and Fully Multi-Coated optics allow this scope to provide extreme clarity. Engineered with Adjustable Objective for parallax correction and easy-grip high turrets, it has twice the precision for varmint hunting or long-range tactical shooting. The scope is waterproof, fogproof and shockproof making it a versatile scope that is capable of withstanding all types of environments.
5-20x Magnification
50mm Objective Lens
Trace MOA IR Glass Etched Illuminated Reticle
5 levels of brightness for the red/green illumination
Zero Reset Elevation and Windage Turrets
Adjustable Objective (AO) for Parallax Correction
Fully Multi-Coated Optics
Waterproof, Fogproof, and Shockproof
Features
Adjustable Objective
The Adjustable Objective allows the user to correct for parallax error according to the distance they are shooting at.
Turret Adjustment
1/8 Moa Solid Windage and Elevation Adjustment with Turret Caps.
Zoom Adjustment
6 ” 24x Adjustable zoom allows user to get up close to the target.
Glass-Etched Reticle
The scope comes with illuminated Red / Green Trace MOA Glass-Etched Reticle with adjustable brightness, allowing the shooter to estimate in different lighting environments with high accuracy.
Stylish Precision
AC13356 AC10050 AC10700 AC12464 AC10776 AC10778
Magnification 5-20x 6-24x 6-24x 6-24x 6-20x 6.5-20x
Objective Lens 50mm 50mm 60mm 50mm 50mm 40mm
Lens Coating Fully Multi-Coated Multi-Coated Fully Multi-Coated Fully Multi-Coated Fully Multi-Coated Fully Multi-Coated
Click Value 1/8 MOA 1/8 MOA 1/8 MOA 1/4 MOA 1/4 MOA 1/4 MOA
Focal Plane Second Second Second Second First First
Reticle Illuminated Trace MOA Mil-Dot Illuminated Mil-Dot Illuminated Mil-Dot Illuminated Mil-Dot Illuminated Mil-Dot
Length 14″ 16.42″ 15.75″ 15″ 16.3″ 16.0″
Product Weight 21 oz 21.98 oz 28.9 oz 20.2 oz 26.87 oz 21.87 oz
About the BARSKA Scope Maker
BARSKA is a premium supplier for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They create and build their mounts and related products by using building materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the BARSKA AC13356 Varmint 5-20×50 Rifle Scope Illuminated Trace MOA Reticle Adjustable Objective by BARSKA. For more shooting items, visit their site.
Rifle Optic Details
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 utilizing a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be dialed in to take into account various environmental factors like wind and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand exactly where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are seeing through the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Many contemporary rifle scopes have about 11 parts which are arranged internally and outside of the scope. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation turrets, focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of optics.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Deciding upon the best type of rifle scope is based on what type of shooting you plan to do.
About First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These kinds of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where computations are small
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” as well as “lead” relationships for their firearms
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and uses up more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) include the reticle behind the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement.
- Far away kinds of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who like a clearer optic picture with less space taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Ins and Outs of Glass Magnification
The measure of scope magnification you need on your glass is based on the kind of shooting you wish to do. Almost every type of rifle scope offers some amount of magnification. The volume of magnification a scope supplies is determined by the size, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification level of the optic is the “power” of the opic. This indicates what the shooter is looking at through the scope is magnified times the power factor of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
Info on Fixed Power Lens Scopes
A single power rifle optic and scope will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of optic can not change because it is a set power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Glass Info
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power adjustment is accomplished by making use of the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power Level and Range Correlation of Optics
Here are some suggested scope power levels and the ranges where they could be effectively used. High power glass will not be as efficient as lower magnification level glass considering that too much magnification can be a bad thing. The exact same concept applies to extended distances where the shooter needs adequate power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle.
Lens Finish for Glass
All state-of-the-art rifle optic and scope lenses are coated. Lens finish is an important element of a rifle system when thinking about high end rifle optics and scope systems.
Info on Glass Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope makers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens coverings which use different processes, chemicals, aspects, and polarizations to draw out different colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” to signify the lens has extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Rifle Scope Lens Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can even have different finishes applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some kind of treatment or finishing applied to them before they are 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 finely tuned optic. It needs to have a coating placed on it so that the lens will be efficiently functional 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 typically a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can preserve the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope designer and how much money you spent on it. Both the manufacturer and amount are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope makers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in constructing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Lens Finishes
Water on a scope lens does not help with keeping a clear sight picture through an optic in any way. Many top of the line or premium scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this type of treatment. It treats the surface area of the Steiner glass lens so the H2O molecules can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The result is that the water beads move off of the scope to keep a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Scope Installation Options
Installing options for scopes come in a few choices. There are the standard scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also usually are made in quick release variations which use manual levers which enable rifle operators to rapidly mount and remove the scopes.
Hex Key Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
Normal, 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 is designed for long range precision shooting. This type of scope install is fine for rifles which need a durable, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Optic Ring Mounts
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly remove a scope and attach it to a different rifle. Several scopes can even be switched out if they all use a compatible style mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifles which are carried 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 Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can destroy a day of shooting and your pricey optic by causing fogging and developing 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 water resistant.
Info on Rifle Glass Tube Gas Purging
Another part of preventing the accumulation of moisture within the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this space is already occupied by the gas, the optic is less affected by condition alterations and pressure differences from the outside environment which could possibly allow water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
