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Rifle Scope Product Details
NightForce ATACR 7-35x56mm F1 ZeroStop .1mrad DigIllum PTL Mil-XT C613
As shooters continue to push the limits of rifle and cartridge performance, Nightforce continues to exceed the needed performance in riflescope technology by introducing the ATACR 7-35 x 56 F1. With its extensive magnification range and legendary ATACR optical performance, via an ED glass package, the ATACR 7-35 x 56 F1 will push the boundaries of even the most capable of today’s long range cartridges. With parallax adjustment down to 10 meters and 100 MOA of elevation travel, precision is attainable from short range distances to as far as any modern extreme long range rifle and cartridge can reach. This riflescope offers an incredible field of view across the entire magnification range, making targets easy to find, identify and engage. Whether the need is for competition like the Precision Rifle Series (PRS), or extreme long range shooting, this riflescope delivers unmatched precision and repeatability.
Rifle Scope Product Features
34mm main tube
First focal plane
Tactical MIL turrets
Waterproof and fogproof
Illuminated Reticle
About the NightForce Company
NightForce is a premium producer for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and make their products using elements which are long lasting and durable. This includes the NightForce ATACR 7-35x56mm F1 ZeroStop .1mrad DigIllum PTL Mil-XT C613 by NightForce. For more shooting goods, visit their website.
Glass Details
Rifle scopes allow you to specifically aim a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by using a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted for consideration of numerous natural aspects like wind speed and elevation to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand exactly where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are seeing through the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. A lot of contemporary rifle optics have about 11 parts which are arranged inside and externally on the optic. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment turrets or dials, 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. Considering the finest type of rifle glass is based around what type of shooting you plan on doing.
Info About First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These styles of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are minor
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” as well as “lead” equations for their firearms
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle behind the zoom 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.
- Far away styles of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within much shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who select a clearer optic picture with less space taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Details on Rifle Glass Magnification
The amount of scope magnification you need on your optic depends upon the form of shooting you would like to do. Practically every kind of rifle scope supplies some degree of magnification. The quantity of zoom a scope provides is determined by the size, density, and curvatures of the lenses within the rifle scope. The magnification level of the optic is the “power” of the scope. This indicates what the shooter is looking at through the scope is amplified times the power aspect of what can usually be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Single Power Lens Glass
A single power rifle optic uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This suggests the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not adjust since it is a fixed power optic.
Info on Variable Power Lens Rifle Glass
Variable power rifle scopes can be tweaked between magnified settings. The power change is accomplished using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power and Range Correlation of Rifle Optics
Here are some suggested scope power levels and the ranges where they can be effectively used. High power rifle scope glass will not be as beneficial as lower powered glass given that too much magnification can be a bad thing. The exact same concept applies to longer distances where the shooter needs to have increased power to see where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Info on Optic Lens Finishing
All cutting-edge rifle glass lenses are coated. Lens coating is a significant aspect of a shooting platform when thinking about high end rifle optics and scope systems.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some scope manufacturers additionally use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which apply various procedures, components, polarizations, and chemical applications to enhance different colors and viewable definition through lenses. This high-definition coating is frequently used with increased density lens glass which drops light’s chance to refract through the lens glass. Some scope corporations 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 or difference which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be noticeable around objects with hard shapes as light hits the item from specific angles.
Single Glass Lens Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can likewise have different coverings used to them. All lenses usually have at least some type of treatment or covering used to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single covered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is normally a protective and boosting 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 scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope maker and just how much you spent on it. The scope’s maker and cost are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. This implies the lens has had several treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives numerous treatments, it can establish that a company is taking several actions to fight various environmental aspects like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finishing, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This additionally doesn’t always imply the multi-coated lens will perform better than a single coated lens. Being “much better” is dependent on the producer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of glass used in developing the rifle optic.
Anti-water Lens Finishing
Water on a lens does not assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope whatsoever. Lots of top of the line or high-end scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this kind of treatment. It deals with the exterior of the Steiner optic lens so the H2O molecules can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The result is that the water beads slide off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Glass Mounting Alternatives
Installing options for scopes are available in a few choices. There are the basic scope rings which are separately installed to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also typically can be found in quick release variations which use throw levers which allow rifle operators to quickly mount and remove the glass.
Rifle Optic Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Basic, clamp design mounting optic rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop style Picatinny scope mounting rails on rifles. These varieties of scope mounts use two separate rings to support the optic, and are normally made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are made for far away accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is very good for rifle systems which require a long lasting, rock solid mount which will not change regardless of how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you should get for a dedicated optics setup on a reach out and touch someone scouting or sniper competition firearm that will pretty much never need to be changed or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the scope mount screws to keep the hex screws from wiggling out after they are installed tightly in place. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm style made by the Vortex Optics brand. The set usually costs around $200 USD
Rifle Optic Mounting Solutions with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly detach a scope and attach it to a different rifle. Several scopes can even be swapped out if they all use a compatible design mount. These types of mounts are handy for long guns which are carried a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are used in between several rifles or are situationally focused.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Scope Tubes
Wetness inside your rifle optic can destroy a day of shooting and your costly optic by bringing about fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. A lot of scopes avoid wetness from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Gas Purged Glass Tubes
Another element of preventing the accumulation of wetness within the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this area is already occupied by the gas, the glass is less impacted by temp alterations and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which could possibly permit water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
