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Rifle Scope Product Details
US OpticsTS 2.5-20x50mm; 34 mm; FFP GENIIXR Reticle Riflescope TS-20X-MDMOA
U.S. Optics TS-20X Riflescope, 2.5-20x50mm, 34mm Tube, FFP, JVCR Reticle, Elevation and Windage 1/10 MIL Adjustment, Black, Small, TS-20X JVCR
Rifle Scope Product Features
Package quantity: 1
Package weight: 1.641 kg
No batteries required
Product Type: SPORTING GOODS
About the U.S. Optics Manufacturer
U.S. Optics is a premium maker for rifle scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They innovate and make their scopes and related products choosing materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the US OpticsTS 2.5-20x50mm; 34 mm; FFP GENIIXR Reticle Riflescope TS-20X-MDMOA by U.S. Optics. For additional shooting products, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Optics
Rifle scopes allow you to exactly align a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They do this through magnification by utilizing a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted to take into account varied environmental factors like wind speed and elevation increases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand precisely where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are seeing through the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Most modern-day rifle scopes and optics have around 11 parts which are located inside and on the exterior of the optic. These optic pieces consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification turrets or dials, objective focus rings, and other components. 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 type of focal plane an optic has decides where the reticle or crosshair lies in relation to the optic’s magnifying adjustments. It actually suggests the reticle is located behind or ahead of the magnifying lens of the optic. Choosing the most beneficial sort of rifle glass is based upon what type of shooting or hunting you intend on undertaking.
First Focal Plane Glass
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 situations where calculations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who know their aim point “hold over” plus “lead” relationships for their weapon
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and requires more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane optics (SFP) come with the reticle behind the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement.
- Far away types of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most shots occur within much shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic picture with less space taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
About Optic Zoom
The amount of zoom a scope provides is figured out by the size, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Power Lens Scope Details
A single power rifle optic or scope uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This suggests the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of optic can not fluctuate considering that it is a fixed power optic.
Adjustable Power Lens Scope Facts
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power adjustment is achieved using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Power Levels and Range
Here are some advised scope power settings and the ranges where they could be successfully used. High power rifle scope glass will not be as beneficial as lower magnification scopes since too much magnification can be a bad thing. The same concept goes for longer ranges where the shooter needs sufficient power to see where to properly aim the rifle.
Rifle Optic Lens Coating
All current rifle optic lenses are layered. Lens finishing is an essential aspect of a shooting system when buying high end rifle optics and scope equipment.
ED Versus HD Rifle Optics
Some scope manufacturers also use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which use different methods, polarizations, elements, and chemicals to draw out separate colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass.
Glass Lens Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can even have different finishings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or coating applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. This is because the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass. It is part of the finely tuned optic. It must have a coating placed on it so that the lens will be optimally usable in many kinds of environments, degrees of light (full VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope company and just how much you spent on it. Both the make and cost are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Coating for Rifle Scopes
Water on a lens does not assist with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and high-end optic makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finishing which is water repellent.
Alternatives for Installing Rifle Optics on Firearms
Mounting options for scopes come in a couple of choices. There are the standard scope rings which are separately installed to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also normally are made in quick release versions which use toss levers which enable rifle operators to quickly mount and remove the scope.
Optic Mounts with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope installation 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 are developed for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope install is great for rifles which require a long lasting, sound mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly attach and remove a scope from a rifle. If they all use a comparable style mount, multiple scopes can also be switched in the field. The quick detach design is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach solidly to a flat top type Picatinny rail. This enables the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted while preserving precision. These kinds of mounts come in handy for rifles which are moved around a lot, to take off the glass from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are employed in between a number of rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It usually costs around $250 USD
Details on Rifle Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can destroy a day of shooting and your expensive optic by bringing about fogging and developing residue inside of the scope tube. A lot of scopes avoid moisture from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Rifle Optic Gas Purging
Another component of avoiding the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this area is currently taken up by the gas, the optic is less impacted by temperature alterations and pressure differences from the outdoor environment which might possibly enable water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
