Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Sig Sauer SOW53015 Whiskey5
Sig Sauer SOW53015 Whiskey5, Riflescope, 3-15X44Mm, 30 Mm, SFP, Moa Milling Hunter Illum Reticle, Levelplex, 0.25 Moa Adj, Lr Turret, Black.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Sig Sauer Sow53015 Whiskey5
Riflescope, 3-15x44mm, 30 mm, sfp
Moa Milling Hunter Illum Reticle, Levelplex, 0.25 Moa Adj, Lr Turret, Black
About the Sig Sauer Company
Sig Sauer is a premium producer for firearm scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They style and supply their products choosing building materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Sig Sauer SOW53015 Whiskey5 by Sig Sauer. For more shooting items, visit their site.
Scope Information
Rifle scopes allow you to precisely aim a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They do this through magnifying the target by utilizing a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted for the consideration of various natural factors like wind speed and elevation increases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are seeing through the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Most contemporary rifle scopes have about eleven parts which are located within and on the exterior of the optic. These optic pieces consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation dials or turrets, objective focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of optics.
About Optic Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The form of focal plane a scope has identifies where the reticle or crosshair lies relative to the scopes magnification. It literally suggests the reticle is located behind or in front of the magnification lens of the optic. Picking out the most reliable style of rifle scope depends upon what type of hunting or shooting you anticipate doing.
First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where computations are small
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their target “hold over” as well as “lead” equations for their long guns
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and occupies more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optic Info
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. This induces the reticle to remain at the exact same size in connection with the quantity of magnification being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements change based on the magnification chosen to shoot over greater distances considering the markings represent distinct increments which vary with the zoom level. In the FFP illustration with the SFP glass, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement. These kinds of optics are handy for:
- Long distance forms of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within much shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who select a clearer optic picture with less area used up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Glass Magnification
The amount of magnification a scope provides is figured out 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 Rifle Scope Facts
A single power rifle optic comes with a magnification number designator like 4×32. This means the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of optic can not adjust since it is a fixed power optic.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Glass Details
Variable power rifle scopes can be modified between magnified levels. The power modification is accomplished by using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Rifle Glass Power and Range Correlation
Here are some advised scope power levels and the distances where they could be successfully used. Always remember that higher magnification glass will not be as effective as lower powered optics because too much zoom can be a detractor. The exact same concept relates to extended ranges where the shooter needs to have enough power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle.
Lens Covering for Optics
All state-of-the-art rifle optic lenses are coated. Lens finish is an essential aspect of a shooting platform when thinking about high end rifle optics and scope systems.
ED Versus HD Scopes
Some scope brands likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use different procedures, chemicals, polarizations, and elements to draw out different colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have different coverings applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some type of treatment or finish used to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can offer protection to 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 layered lens depends on the scope producer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. This suggests the lens has had numerous treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives numerous treatments, it can prove that a maker is taking several actions to fight different natural elements like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic finishing. This also does not necessarily imply the multi-coated lens is much better than a single covered lens. Being “much better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment solutions and the quality of components used in building the rifle glass.
Anti-water Lens Coating
Water on a scope lens doesn’t support preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line or premium optic makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finishing. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this kind of treatment. It deals with the surface of the Steiner glass lens so the H2O particles can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The result is that the water beads move off of the scope to keep a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Optic Installation Options
Installing solutions for scopes can be found in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are individually installed to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also usually are made in quick release versions which use throw levers which enable rifle operators to rapidly mount and remove the scopes.
Optic Mounts with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp style 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 a couple of different rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is developed for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope install is wonderful for rifles which need a long lasting, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Optic Ring Mounts
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly remove a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. A wide range of scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar style mount. The quick detach mount style is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten solidly to a flat top design Picatinny rail. This allows the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while preserving precision. These kinds of mounts are useful and convenient for rifles which are transferred a lot, to take off the scope from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are employed in between numerous rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount from the Vortex Optics manufacturer. It generally costs around $250 USD
Sealing and Gas Purging for Scope Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle optic can spoil a day of shooting and your pricey optic by inducing fogging and creating residue within the scope tube. The majority of scopes protect against wetness from going into the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Typically, these water-resistant optics can be immersed under 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be sufficient wetness avoidance for basic use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you plan on taking your rifle aboard a watercraft and are concerned about the optic still working if it is submerged in water and you can still salvage the rifle.
Details on Glass Tube Gas Purging
Another element of avoiding the accumulation of moisture inside of the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is currently taken up by the gas, the optic is less affected by temperature changes and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which could potentially permit water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
