Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Nightforce SHV 4-14×56 .25 MOA Forceplex (Center Only Illumination) C585
NightForce SHV 4-14x56mm .250MOA Riflescope, Forceplex Reticle, Center Only Illumination, Black, C585
Rifle Scope Product Features
56MM OBJECTIVE LENS for maximum light transmission and a large field of view
SECOND FOCAL PLANE RETICLE stays the same size with magnification changes
CAPPED TURRETS to prevent accidental windage and elevation adjustments
WATERPROOF AND FOGPROOF
ILLUMINATED RETICLE for fast target acquisition in low-light conditions
About the NightForce Company
NightForce is a premium producer for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and manufacture their mounts, scopes, and related products by applying materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Nightforce SHV 4-14×56 .25 MOA Forceplex (Center Only Illumination) C585 by NightForce. For additional shooting products, visit their site.
Optic Details
Rifle scopes permit you to precisely aim a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They do this through magnifying the target by making use of a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted for consideration of separate environmental considerations like wind and elevation increases or decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand exactly where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are viewing with the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Most contemporary rifle scopes and optics have around 11 parts which are found internally and externally on the optic. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation turrets or dials, focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of optics.
The Varieties of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Considering the finest type of rifle optic is based on what type of shooting you plan on doing.
Info on First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These types of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where computations are minor
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” as well as “lead” correlations for their firearm
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and requires more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Info About Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. This causes the reticle to stay at the same scale relative to the level of magnification being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements evolve based upon the zoom used to shoot over greater distances considering the reticle markings present various increments which change with the magnification level. In the FFP example with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement. These styles of glass are handy for:
- Far away styles of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within shorter spaces and ranges
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic sight picture without area taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Zoom for Glass
The quantity of zoom 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.
Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Scope Facts
A single power rifle scope or optic comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This suggests the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of optic can not fluctuate considering that it is a fixed power scope.
Variable Power Lens Optics
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power modification is performed by making use of the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power Level and Range Correlation of Rifle Optics
Here are some advised scope power settings and the ranges where they can be efficiently used. High power rifle scope glass will not be as useful as lower powered scopes considering that too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same goes for extended ranges where the shooter needs to have increased power to see precisely where to properly aim the rifle.
Lens Coating for Scopes
All modern-day rifle scope lenses are covered. Lens finishing is a significant aspect of a rifle’s setup when looking at high end rifle optics and scope setups.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some scope makers also use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which use different methods, polarizations, chemicals, and components to draw out separate colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Rifle Optic Lens Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can even have various finishings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or covering applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. Since 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 the lens will be optimally usable in lots of types of environments, degrees of sunshine (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while minimizing 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 manufacturer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. This implies the lens has numerous treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives numerous treatments, it can prove that a maker is taking multiple actions to fight different environmental aspects like an anti-glare finish, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finishing, followed by a hydrophilic coating. This also does not necessarily mean the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single coated lens. Being “better” is dependent on the producer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of products used in constructing the rifle glass.
About Anti-water Covering
Water on a lens doesn’t support preserving a clear sight picture through an optic at all. Numerous top of the line or high-end optic producers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this type of treatment. It deals with the exterior of the Steiner optic lens so the water particles 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.
Alternatives for Mounting Rifle Scopes on Firearms
Mounting solutions for scopes can be found in a couple of options. There are the standard scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also usually come in quick release versions which use toss levers which enable rifle operators to rapidly install and dismount the scope.
Hex Key Optic Rings
Standard, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use two separate rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is created for long range precision shooting. This type of scope mount is wonderful for rifles which need a durable, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Optic Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly connect and take off a scope from a rifle. If they all use a similar design mount, a number of scopes can often be swapped out in the field. The quick detach mount style is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten nicely to a flat top design Picatinny rail. This allows the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted while maintaining the original sighting settings. These kinds of mounts are useful and beneficial for rifles which are moved a lot, to remove the glass from the rifle for protection, or for sight systems which are utilized in between several rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount from Vortex Optics. It typically costs around $250 USD
Sealing and Gas Purging for Rifle Scope Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle scope can destroy a day of shooting and your costly optic by causing fogging and developing residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes prevent wetness from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Scope Gas Purging
Another part of preventing the accumulation of wetness inside of the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this area is currently occupied by the gas, the glass is less influenced by temperature level alterations and pressure distinctions from the external environment which could possibly allow water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
