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Rifle Scope Product Details
Bushnell Elite Tactical Riflescope XRS II, 4.5-30 x 50, G3 Reticle_ET46305GZ
This is it. This is the scope that’s been to the podium at the King of 2 Miles and countless precision rifle matches. The one that’s used by top shooters across the world to make shots count. This is confidence. The most important thing about any scope is the glass. Every piece of glass is coated multiple times. Chromatic aberrations are a thing of the past because we gave it E. D. Prime glass for enhanced color representation, contrast, and resolution. Topping it all off is our exclusive EXO Barrier to protect your view from stage-robbing elements. Precision shooting requires precision tracking and the XRS II has it. Our exacting turrets are machined to extreme clearances for repeatability you can count on. The locking windage turret s it won’t move when you don’t want it to. Finally, we gave the elevation turret our simple to use true zero stop -the Rev Limiter.
Rifle Scope Product Features
[ELITE TACTICAL] is Bushnell’s flagship optic, crafted to the most exacting standards. Developed for the best, by the best to deliver precision at extreme distances.
Precise – 10 Mils per Revolution on elevation, windage turrets for exact Adjustments
ED prime glass – delivers colorful, high-contrast images in any light
Throw hammer Throw Lever – Removable lever enables quick magnification changes
[KING OF 2 MILE] This is it. The scope that’s been to the podium at the King of 2 Miles and countless precision rifle matches.
About the Bushnell Scope Maker
Bushnell is a premium maker for long gun scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and make their scopes, mounts, and related products by making the most of building materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Bushnell Elite Tactical Riflescope XRS II, 4.5-30 x 50, G3 Reticle_ET46305GZ by Bushnell. For additional shooting goods, visit their website.
Optic Info
Rifle scopes enable you to precisely align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They do this through zoom using a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted for consideration of separate environmental things like wind speed and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are seeing through the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. A lot of contemporary rifle scopes and optics have about 11 parts which are located inside and outside of the scope. These optic pieces consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation dials or turrets, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of optics.
Rifle Optic Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Choosing the best type of rifle glass is based on what type of shooting you plan on doing.
About First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based upon the amount of magnification being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the magnified range as they are at the non magnified range. As an example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without “zoom” is still the very same tick at 100 yards using 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes are valuable for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where computations are low
- Experienced shooters who know their aim point “hold over” as well as “lead” relationships for their long guns
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and occupies more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass Facts
Second focal plane optics (SFP) feature the reticle behind the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement.
- Long distance types of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within much shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who like a clearer optic sight picture without room used up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Zoom for Scopes
The extent of scope zoom you need on your glass is based on the kind of shooting you plan to do. Almost every style of rifle glass offers some level of zoom. The quantity of zoom a scope provides is established by the size, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnifying level of the scope is the “power” of the scope. This signifies what the shooter is aiming at through the scope is magnified times the power aspect of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
About Single Power Lens Rifle Optics
A single power rifle optic comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not fluctuate since it is a set power scope.
About Adjustable Power Lens Glass
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification increments. It will note the magnification amount in a configuration such as 2-10×32. These numbers mean the magnification of the scope can be set in between 2x and 10x power. This also involves the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adjustment is achieved by making use of the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Glass Power and Range Correlation
Here are some advised scope powers and the distances where they may be effectively used. High power optics will not be as useful as lower magnification level scopes given that too much zoom can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same concept applies to extended distances where the shooter needs to have adequate power to see precisely where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
About Rifle Scope Lens Coatings
All contemporary rifle optic and scope lenses are covered in special coatings. There are different types and qualities of lens finishings. When researching luxury rifle optics and scope units, Lens finish can be a critical aspect of defining the rifle’s capability. The glass lenses are one of the most key parts of the scope since they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The covering on the lenses offers protection to the lens exterior and helps with anti glare from excess light and color visibility.
Details on Scope Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some rifle scope suppliers also use “HD” or high-definition lense coatings which employ various procedures, polarizations, rare earth compounds, and elements to draw out various color ranges and viewable definition through the lens. This HD finish is frequently used with more costly, high density glass which decreases light’s potential to refract through the lens glass. Some scope brands use “HD” to refer to “ED” suggesting extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be obvious over items with well defined shapes as light hits the item from various angles.
Rifle Glass Lens Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can likewise have various coverings applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or finish used to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and enhancing multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can preserve the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single layered lens depends on the scope company and how much you paid for it. Both the manufacturer and amount are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope producers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in constructing the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Lens Finishes
Water on a lens doesn’t help with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and military grade optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finishing.
Alternatives for Installing Scopes on Firearms
Installing options for scopes can be found in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are separately mounted to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also normally can be found in quick release versions which use throw levers which allow rifle operators to quickly install and remove the scopes.
Rifle Glass Mounts with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp-on type mounting optic rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on the tops of rifles. These types of scope mounts use two individual rings to support the scope, and are normally constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are made for far away accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is effective for rifle systems which need a durable, rock solid mount which will not move despite just how much the scope is moved or jarring the rifle takes. These are the type of mounts you want for a specialized scope system on a far away hunting or hard target interdiction firearm that will hardly ever need to be changed or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on screws to keep the hex screw threads from backing out after they are installed firmly in place. An example of these rings are the 30mm style made by the Vortex Optics brand. The set normally costs around $200 USD
Glass Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types 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. If they all use a comparable style mount, multiple scopes can often be switched in the field. The quick detach design is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach firmly to a flat top style Picatinny rail. This allows the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while maintaining precision. These types of mounts are useful and convenient for rifles which are hauled around a lot, to remove the scope glass from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are chosen for use between multiple rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount from Vortex Optics. It usually costs around $250 USD
About Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can mess up a day of shooting and your expensive optic by triggering fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. Most scopes prevent moisture from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Gas Purged Rifle Optic Tubes
Another component of preventing the buildup of moisture within the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this space is already taken up by the gas, the glass is less impacted by condition alterations and pressure differences from the outside environment which may potentially 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 look for.
