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Rifle Scope Product Details
Meopta MeoStar R1 3-12X56 First Focal Plane 30mm 4D DichroTech
No light No worries. Designed to collect the maximum amount of light from early dawn to well past dusk and during rapidly changing conditions the MeoStar R1 3-12×56 promises to keep you in the game. Proprietary MB5501™ ion assisted lens multi-coatings deliver maximum brightness and edge to edge clarity and our MeoShield™ coating protects exposed lens surfaces from abrasion. MeoTrackII™ posi-click finger adjustable turrets offer precise ¼ MOA increments for precise windage and elevation adjustments and shot after shot repeatability. Quality, precision and durability converge to provide you a clear advantage when others have packed and called it a day. Features: MeoBrightTM: A proprietary ion-assisted lens multi-coating applied to all air-to-glass optical surfaces. Developed by Meopta, MeoBrightTM ion- assisted multi-coatings eliminate glare and reflections and delivers an industry leading 99.8% light transmission per lens surface. MeoShieldTM: MeoShield TM ion-assisted coating protects external lens surfaces and delivers enhanced resistance to scratching or abrasion in extreme conditions. MeoShieldTM meets military specifications for durability and surface hardness. Etched Glass Reticle: Precision etched glass reticle delivers exceptional target definition for all shooting applications. MeoTrak IITM Elevation and Windage Control: MeoTrak IITM posi-click finger adjustable windage and elevation turrets deliver precise, click adjustment with superior repeatability, unparalleled tracking capability and ultimate accuracy. Positive tactile and audible clicks ensure accurate zeroing and adjustability in the field. Erector System: Developed to provide maximum holding force to withstand heavy caliber recoil. MeoQuickTM: MeoQ
Rifle Scope Product Features
MeoBrightTM: A proprietary ion-assisted lens multi-coating applied to all air-to-glass optical su
MeoShieldTM: MeoShield TM ion-assisted coating protects external lens surfaces and delivers enhan
Etched Glass Reticle: Precision etched glass reticle delivers exceptional target definition for a
MeoTrak IITM Elevation and Windage Control: MeoTrak IITM posi-click finger adjustable windage and
Erector System: Developed to provide maximum holding force to withstand heavy caliber recoil.
About the Meopta Brand
Meopta is a premium manufacturer for long gun scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and make their mounts and related products by applying materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Meopta MeoStar R1 3-12X56 First Focal Plane 30mm 4D DichroTech by Meopta. For additional shooting goods, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes allow you to exactly align a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They do this through magnification by employing a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted for the consideration of separate natural elements like wind speed and elevation increases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand exactly 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 target. Most modern rifle scopes and optics have around 11 parts which are found internally and outside of the scope body. These optic pieces consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets or dials, focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of a rifle optical system.
Rifle Scope Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Selecting the best type of rifle glass is based on what type of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These styles of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where estimations are small
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their aim point “hold over” and also “lead” correlations for their long guns
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual sight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane scopes (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 measurement.
- Far away kinds of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within much shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic sight picture with less area taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Zoom for Rifle Glass
The extent of scope zoom you need is based on the kind of shooting you choose to do. Virtually every kind of rifle optic supplies some degree of magnification. The level of zoom a scope gives is established by the dimension, density, and curves of the lens glass within the rifle scope. The magnification level of the optic is the “power” of the glass. This indicates what the shooter is aiming at through the scope is magnified times the power factor of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
About Single Power Lens Rifle Glass
A single power rifle optic and scope comes with a magnification number designator like 4×32. This indicates the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of scope can not change considering that it is a fixed power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Glass Facts
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will list the magnification degree in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers suggest the zoom of the scope can be adjusted in between 2x and 10x power. This additionally includes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power shift is achieved by applying the power ring component of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Power and Range
Here are some suggested scope power levels and the ranges where they may be effectively used. High power scopes will not be as beneficial as lower powered glass considering that too much magnification can be a bad thing. The exact same concept applies to longer ranges where the shooter needs to have increased power to see where to properly aim the rifle.
Info on Glass Lens Finishes
All modern rifle scope lenses are layered. There are various types and qualities of glass coverings. When shopping for luxury rifle optics and scope units, Lens finish can be a significant element of defining the capability of the rifle. The lenses are one of the most essential components of the optic as they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The covering on the lenses safeguards the lens surface area and even improves anti glare from excess light and color presence.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some scope producers even use “HD” or high-definition glass finishes which take advantage of various processes, polarizations, rare earth compounds, and components to enhance a wide range of color ranges and viewable definition through the lens. This high-definition finishing is typically used with increased density glass which decreases light’s chance to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how certain colors are represented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic deviance or aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be noticeable over items with hard edges and shapes as light hits the object from particular angles.
Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have various finishes applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or finish used to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope producers similarly make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. Being “better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in constructing the rifle scope.
Rifle Optic Lens Anti-water Covering
Water on a lens does not help with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and military grade scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finishing.
Options for Mounting Rifle Scopes on Firearms
Installing solutions for scopes can be found in a few options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also normally are made in quick release variations which use toss levers which enable rifle shooters to rapidly install and remove the scope.
Hex Key Scope Rings
Basic, clamp design mounting optic rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on the tops of rifles. These forms of scope mounts use two separate rings to support the scope, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for far away precision shooting. This kind of scope mount is exceptional for rifles which require a resilient, rock solid mount which will not shift despite just how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes. These are the style of mounts you should get for a devoted optics setup on a long distance scouting or competition rifle that will almost never need to be modified or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the mount screws to keep the hex screw threads from wiggling out after they are installed securely in place. An example of these rings are the 30mm style from Vortex Optics. The set generally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Rings
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. Multiple scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts come in handy for long guns which are transferred a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for optics which are used in between multiple rifles or are situationally focused.
Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can mess up a day of shooting and your expensive optic by triggering fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes avoid wetness from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Optic Gas Purging
Another component of preventing the buildup of moisture within the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is already taken up by the gas, the glass is less influenced by temperature level alterations and pressure differences from the outdoor environment which might potentially allow water vapor to leak 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.
