Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Konus 7267 3x-9x32mm Zoom .22 Scope with Adjustable Objective
KonusPro units that have the engraved reticle and multi-coated optics but also feature the great advantage of the adjustable objective that enables you to have correction of the parallax from al low as 7 yards to infinity. Comes with mounting rings for the 3/8″ rails.
Rifle Scope Product Features
3-9×32 A.O. 30/30 Reticle
Field of View at 100m/yds: 9.9/32.4ft 3x – 3.8/12.4ft 9x
Length-mm/in: 315/12.4″
Eye Relief mm/in: 76mm/2.9″
Click Value in@100yds: 1/4 MOA mm@100m: 7.25mm
About the Konus Manufacturer
Konus is a premium manufacturer for weapon scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They style and manufacture their mounts and related products choosing building materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Konus 7267 3x-9x32mm Zoom .22 Scope with Adjustable Objective by Konus. For additional shooting goods, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Optics
Rifle scopes allow you to exactly align a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They do this through magnifying the target by utilizing a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted to account for various ecological elements like wind speed and elevation increases or decreases to account 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 viewing via the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. The majority of modern rifle optics have about 11 parts which are located internally and on the exterior of the scope body. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation turrets, focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle glass.
Rifle Glass Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The type of focal plane an optic has identifies where the reticle or crosshair lies in regard to the optic’s zoom. It simply indicates the reticle is situated behind or before the magnification lens of the optic. Picking out the very best type of rifle scope is based on what kind of shooting or hunting you plan on doing.
Info on First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based upon the level of magnification being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the enhanced range as they are at the non amplified distance. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without “zoom” is still the very same tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where estimations are very little
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” and also “lead” relationships for their rifles
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and uses up more visual sight area than a SFP reticle
Info About Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement.
- Far away forms of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots happen within shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who choose a clearer optic picture without room taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Rifle Optic Magnification
The quantity of zoom a scope supplies is determined by the size, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Single Power Lens Glass Info
A single power rifle optic or scope uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This suggests the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of optic can not fluctuate because it is a fixed power scope.
Info on Variable Power Lens Rifle Optics
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power change is accomplished by using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power and Range
Here are some advised scope powers and the ranges where they can be effectively used. Remember that high power scopes and optics will not be as practical as lower magnification level scope and optics since excessive zoom can be a negative thing in certain situations. The same concept applies to extended ranges where the shooter needs increased power to see precisely where to properly aim the rifle.
Details on Lens Finish
All present day rifle scope and optic lenses are coated. Lens finishing is an essential aspect of a rifle system when buying high end rifle optics and scope systems.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some rifle scope suppliers additionally use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which make the most of various procedures, components, compounds, and polarizations to extract numerous color ranges and viewable target visibility through lenses. This high-definition finishing is normally used with higher density glass which lowers light’s capability to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” suggesting extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are presented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic aberration or difference which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration is often visible around items with hard shapes as light hits the object from certain angles.
Rifle Optic Lens Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have various coverings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some kind of treatment or finish applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. This is due to the fact that the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass. It becomes part of the finely tuned optic. It must have a coating placed on it so that the lens will be optimally usable in lots of types of environments, degrees of sunshine (full VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single layered lens depends on the scope manufacturer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope makers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. This indicates the lens has several treatments applied to them. If a lens receives multiple treatments, it can establish that a company is taking numerous actions to combat different environmental aspects like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic coating. This also doesn’t necessarily mean the multi-coated lens will perform better than a single layered lens. Being “much better” hinges on the manufacturer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of products used in building the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Rifle Scope Lens Finishing
Water on a lens doesn’t assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and high-end optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic coating.
Glass Mounting Options
Installing approaches for scopes come in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are individually mounted to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also usually come in quick release versions which use manual levers which permit rifle operators to rapidly install and remove the scope.
Optic Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Normal, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style 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 developed for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is wonderful for rifles which need a resilient, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly remove a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can even be switched out if they all use a compatible design mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifle platforms which are carried a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are used between several rifles or are situationally focused.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Rifle Optic Tubes
Wetness inside your rifle optic can destroy a day on the range and your highly-priced optic by resulting in fogging and developing residue within the scope tube. A lot of optics protect against humidity from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Usually, these water resistant optics can be immersed under 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be plenty of humidity prevention for basic use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you plan on taking your rifle on a boat and are worried about the optic still functioning if it falls overboard and you can still find the rifle.
Gas Purged Scope Tubes
Another element of preventing the buildup of wetness inside of the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is already taken up by the gas, the optic is less impacted by temperature level alterations and pressure distinctions from the external environment which may potentially enable water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
