Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
TAC Vector Optics Stinger 1×28 Red Dot Scope with Cantilever Weaver Mount
Model: SCRD-05 Stinger
Magnification: 1.0x
Objective Lens Dia: 28mm
Red Dot Size: 6-8 MOA
Exit Pupil: 28 mm
Length: 125mm (4.9 inch)
Weight (net): 200g (7.1 ounce)
Eye Relief: Free
Field of View (@100yds): 57′
Optics Coating: Multi Coated
Reticle: 5 levels Red and 5 levels green dot
Battery:CR2032(NOT INCLUDED)
Elevation Range: 30MOA
Windage Range: 30MOA
30mm Monotube
Shock proof, Water Proof and Fog Proof
High quality aluminum alloy in durable black matte finish
Feature 1/2″ windage and elevation at 50 yards
Free fitting: 30mm cantilever picatinny mount, flip-up caps
Rifle Scope Product Features
6-8 MOA Red / Green Dot,
Free Honeycomb Sunshade
Cantilever Weaver Mount
Fit for Real Fire Caliber and Ammunition
About the TAC Vector Optics Brand
TAC Vector Optics is a premium manufacturer for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and supply their mounts, scopes, and related products working with elements which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the TAC Vector Optics Stinger 1×28 Red Dot Scope with Cantilever Weaver Mount by TAC Vector Optics. For additional shooting goods, visit their website.
Glass Information
Rifle scopes enable you to specifically align a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by making use of a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted to account for many ecological 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 scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. The majority of modern-day rifle scopes have about eleven parts which are arranged within and outside of the scope body. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment dials or turrets, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of an optic.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The kind of focal plane a scope has decides where the reticle or crosshair is located relative to the optic’s zoom. It simply means the reticle is located behind or ahead of the magnifying lens of the scope. Deciding upon the most desired type of rifle optic is based on what variety of hunting or shooting you intend on undertaking.
About First Focal Plane Glass
First focal plane scopes (FFP) come with the reticle before the magnifying lens. This induces the reticle to increase in size based on the amount of magnification being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified range as they are at the non magnified range. For instance, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards without having “zoom” is still the same tick at one hundred yards using 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are small
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their target “hold over” and also “lead” correlations for their weapon
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane optics (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. This triggers the reticle to stay at the exact same dimensions in relation to the quantity of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle dimensions shift based on the zoom used to shoot over longer distances given that the reticle measurements present different increments which fluctuate with the zoom level. In the FFP example with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These styles of scopes are handy for:
- Far away kinds of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who want a clearer optic picture without space taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
Magnification for Optics
The quantity of scope magnification you need on your glass depends on the form of shooting you choose to do. Virtually every kind of rifle scope gives some level of magnification. The level of magnification a scope provides is identified by the dimension, density, and curves of the lens glass inside of the rifle optic. The zoom of the optic is the “power” of the scope. This means what the shooter is checking out through the scope is amplified times the power element of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
About Fixed Power Lens Scopes
A single power rifle scope and optic uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of scope can not fluctuate because it is a fixed power optic.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes can be changed between magnification increments. It will list the zoom amount in a configuration such as 2-10×32. These numbers mean the magnification of the scope can be changed between 2x and 10x power. This additionally incorporates the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adjustment is achieved by making use of the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Rifle Optic Power and Ranges
Here are some recommended scope power levels and the distances where they may be effectively used. Keep in mind that high magnification glass will not be as effective as lower magnification level scope and optics due to the fact that too much magnification can be a negative thing in certain situations. The same concept relates to longer ranges where the shooter needs increased power to see where to properly aim the rifle.
Lens Coating for Rifle Optics
All contemporary rifle optic lenses are layered. Lens covering can be a crucial element of a rifle’s setup when looking into high end rifle optics and scope equipment.
Info on Optic Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope brands likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes which use different techniques, chemicals, aspects, and polarizations 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.
About Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have various finishings applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or finish used to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less advantageous things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope producer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope producers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Lens Coating
Water on a lens does not assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and high-end scope companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic anti-water finishing.
Options for Mounting Scopes on Long Guns
Installing approaches for scopes are available in a couple of options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also typically can be found in quick release variations which use throw levers which allow rifle shooters to quickly mount and remove the optics.
Hex Key Scope Ring Mounts
Standard, clamp-on type mounting scope rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These forms of scope mounts use two separate rings to support the scope, and are normally constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are developed for far away accuracy shooting. This form of scope mount is great for rifle systems which need a durable, rock solid mount which will not shift regardless of just how much the scope is moved about or jarring the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you really want to have for a dedicated optics system on a reach out and touch someone hunting or competition long gun that will rarely need to be altered or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the scope mount’s screws to prevent the hex screw threads from wiggling out after they are mounted firmly in place. An example of these rings are the 30mm type from Vortex Optics. The set usually costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Ring Mounting Solutions
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly detach a scope and attach it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can also be switched out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts come in handy for rifles which are transferred a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used between multiple rifles or are situationally focused.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Optic Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle scope can ruin a day of shooting and your expensive optic by bringing about fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. Most scopes prevent moisture from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Rifle Glass Gas Purging
Another element of avoiding the buildup of wetness inside of the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is currently taken up by the gas, the glass is less influenced by temperature changes and pressure distinctions from the external environment which may possibly allow water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
