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Rifle Scope Product Details
Meopta Optics MEOSTAR 3-12×56 (RD Illuminated) Riflescope
The undisputed “head of the class”; Meopta MeoStar R1 riflescopes are built with advanced technological processes to provide the most exacting optical instrument in its class. A premium grade 30mm internal optics assembly with etched glass reticle is combined with a robust aircraft grade aluminum alloy body to offer the ultimate balance between optical excellence and mechanical durability. Proprietary MeoBrite 5501 Ion Assisted lens coatings are applied to all air-to-glass optical surfaces, resulting in light transmissions that rival the industry’s best
Rifle Scope Product Features
Lifetime Warranty
3-12×56
Fully Multi-Coated for better light Transmission
About the Meopta Company
Meopta is a premium company for firearm scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They style and manufacture their products by making the most of building materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Meopta Optics MEOSTAR 3-12×56 (RD Illuminated) Riflescope by Meopta. For more shooting items, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly align a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They do this through zoom by using a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in for consideration of various natural things like wind speed and elevation increases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are viewing using the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Many modern-day rifle optics have around eleven parts which are located within and on the exterior of the optic. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification dials or turrets, focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of optics.
About Rifle Scope Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Opting for the finest type of rifle scope is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
First Focal Plane Optic Info
Focal plane scopes (FFP) come with the reticle in front of the zoom lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based on the level of zoom being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified range as they are at the non magnified distance. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards with no “zoom” is still the same tick at 100 yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where estimations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who know their aim point “hold over” and “lead” ratios for their firearms
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual sight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass Details
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. This triggers the reticle to remain at the exact same size in connection with the quantity of zoom being used. The effect is that the reticle measurements adjust based on the magnification chosen to shoot over longer ranges considering that the reticle markings represent various increments which differ with the zoom level. In the FFP example with the SFP glass, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These particular kinds of scopes are handy for:
- Long distance forms of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within much shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who select a clearer optic picture with less area used up by the larger size FFP reticle
About Rifle Scope Magnification
The quantity of magnification a scope provides 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.
Single Power Lens Scopes
A single power rifle scope and optic comes with a magnification number designator like 4×32. This indicates the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of optic can not adjust because it is set from the factory.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification levels. These types of scopes will note the zoom degree in a configuration such as 2-10×32. These numbers mean the zoom of the scope could be changed in between 2x and 10x power. This additionally includes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power manipulation is accomplished using the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Power Levels and Range Correlations
Here are some suggested scope power settings and the distances where they may be efficiently used. Consider that high power optics will not be as effective as lower powered glass since too much zoom can be a bad thing. The same idea relates to extended ranges where the shooter needs sufficient power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle.
About Scope Lens Coatings
All contemporary rifle scope and optic lenses are covered in special coatings. There are various types and qualities of lens finishings. When researching high end rifle scope units, Lens finish can be a vital component of a rifle. The lenses are one of the most vital parts of the optic due to the fact that they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The covering on the lenses offers protection to the lens surface and even helps with anti glare from refracted sunrays and color visibility.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some scope brands also use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use various processes, components, polarizations, and chemicals to draw out different colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating for Rifle Optics
Different scope lenses can even have different finishes applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some kind of treatment or coating applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. Due to the fact that the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It becomes part of the carefully tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that it will be efficiently functional in lots of types of environments, degrees of sunshine (full VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less advantageous things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope designer and how much money you spent on it. The scope’s maker and cost are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope makers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. This indicates the lens has numerous treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens gets several treatments, it can prove that a producer is taking multiple steps to fight different environmental factors like an anti-glare finish, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finish, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This additionally doesn’t necessarily indicate the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single coated lens. Being “better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of glass used in creating the rifle optic.
Anti-water Scope Lens Coating
Water on a lens doesn’t help with preserving 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 finish.
Options for Installing Rifle Glass on Firearms
Installing options for scopes come in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also normally come in quick release versions which use throw levers which enable rifle shooters to quickly mount and remove the scope.
Glass Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp type mounting optic rings use hex head screws to position to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on the tops of rifles. These types of scope mounts use a pair of independent rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are designed for far away accuracy shooting. This kind of scope mount is ideal for rifles which need a resilient, rock solid mount which will not shift despite how much the scope is moved about or jarring the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you should get for a dedicated scope setup on a reach out and touch someone scouting or tournament long gun which will pretty much never need to be modified or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the mount screws to keep the hex screws from backing out after they are mounted tightly in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm style from Vortex Optics. The set normally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Scope Ring Mounting Solutions
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly connect and take off a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can even be swapped out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifle platforms which are transferred a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are used between multiple rifles.
Info Around Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle optic can mess up a day of shooting and your costly optic by causing fogging and generating residue within the scope’s tube. A lot of scopes prevent wetness from getting in the scope tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Typically, these water resistant scopes can be submerged under 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be sufficient moisture prevention for standard use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you plan on taking your rifle on boats and are worried about the scope still functioning if it goes overboard and you can still rescue the firearm.
Info on Glass Tube Gas Purging
Another element of avoiding the accumulation of wetness inside of the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this area is already taken up by the gas, the glass is less affected by climate changes and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which could potentially allow water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
