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Rifle Scope Product Details
Sig Sauer SOT61003 TANGO6 1-6x24mm Riflescope with MOA Milling Reticle
The Tango6 super-zoom 6x riflescope line has you covered from close quarter battle operations to long range shooting, from 3-Gun competitions to hunting dangerous game, from bolt-actions to mar’s. This premium scope is complete with our hex optical system for extreme clarity and low-light performance, hellfire fiber optic and glass-etched illuminated reticles, first or second Focal Plane designs, innovative lock down zero system turrets with zero stop and reset and an intuitive rotation counter for extreme long range shooting.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Moa milling reticle
0.5 MOA adjustment
Field of view: 107 ft at 100 yards on low
Eye relief: 3.6 inches
9 daytime Illumination setting/2 nv
About the Sig Sauer Brand
Sig Sauer is a premium supplier for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and supply their products by applying materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Sig Sauer SOT61003 TANGO6 1-6x24mm Riflescope with MOA Milling Reticle by Sig Sauer. For more shooting goods, visit their website.
Information About Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly aim a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They do this through magnification using a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted for consideration of various environmental aspects like wind and elevation increases or decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are seeing with the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Many contemporary rifle optics have around 11 parts which are located inside and externally on the optic. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification turrets or dials, objective focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of optics.
About Glass Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” kind of scopes. The type of focal plane a scope has identifies where the reticle or crosshair is located in relation to the optic’s zoom. It literally indicates the reticle is behind or ahead of the magnifying lens of the optic. Selecting the best style of rifle scope is dependent on what form of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Glass Facts
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where estimations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” and “lead” equations for their long gun
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane optics (SFP) feature the reticle behind the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement.
- Far away kinds of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within much shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic sight picture with less space used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Glass
The level of scope magnification you require is based on the type of shooting you intend to do. Virtually every style of rifle optic gives some degree of magnification. The quantity of zoom a scope delivers is established by the diameter, thickness, and curves of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the opic. This implies what the shooter is aiming at through the scope is magnified times the power factor of what can usually be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Power Lens Optics
A single power rifle optic and scope will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This indicates the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of optic can not fluctuate because it is a set power scope.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Glass Details
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification power levels. It will list the magnification level in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers imply the zoom of the scope could be set between 2x and 10x power. This also utilizes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adjustment is achieved by working with the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell piece.
The Power and Range of Rifle Optics
Here are some recommended scope power settings and the ranges where they may be efficiently used. Highly magnified optics will not be as useful as lower powered glass given that too much magnification can be a bad thing. The exact same concept goes for longer distances where the shooter needs enough power to see where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Lens Finish for Scopes
All modern-day rifle optic lenses are layered. There are different types and qualities of coverings. When considering luxury rifle optical systems, Lens finishing can be a significant element of defining the rifle’s capability. The glass lenses are among the most important pieces of the optic as they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The finishing on the lenses shields the lens exterior and also assists with anti glare from refracted natural light and color visibility.
Info on Scope Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope producers also use “HD” or high-definition lens coverings which use different processes, polarizations, chemicals, and elements to draw out separate colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
Rifle Optic Lens Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have different finishings used to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or coating applied to them before they are 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 layered lens depends on the scope maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope producers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in building the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Lens Finish
Water on a lens doesn’t help with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and high-end scope companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering.
Rifle Glass Mounting Alternatives
Installing options for scopes come in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are separately installed to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also generally come in quick release variations which use manual levers which permit rifle shooters to quickly install and remove the optics.
Glass Mounts with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp style 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 two different 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 perfect for rifles which require a long lasting, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Scope Mounting Solutions with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly connect and remove a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Multiple 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 transferred a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are used in between multiple rifles or are situationally focused.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Rifle Scope Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle scope can ruin a day of shooting and your costly optic by causing fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes avoid moisture from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Gas Purged Glass Tubes
Another part of preventing the accumulation of wetness within the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this area is currently taken up by the gas, the scope is less affected by temperature alterations and pressure differences from the outside environment which might possibly allow water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
