Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Victoptics PAC 3-9×40 Rifle Scope -1/4 MOA Adjust,VMD-2 Mil & Ranging Reticle, Wide Field of View
Magnification: 3-9x
Objective Lens Dia: 40mm
Ocular Lens Dia: 33mm
Exit Pupil: 13.3-4.4mm
Optics Coating: Multi coated
Field of View: 6.6-2.4°
Eye Relief: 78mm / 3.1 inch
Length: 310mm / 12.2 inch
Weight: 370g / 13.0 ounce
Tube Dia.: 25.4mm(one inch)
Click Value: 1/4 MOA
Elevation Range: 60 MOA
Windage Range: 60 MOA
Reticle: VMD-2
Finish: Black matte
Shock proof (750g), water resistant and fog proof (nitrogen purged)
High quality aluminum alloy in durable black matte finish
Fitting includes: 25.4mm low weaver (default) or dovetail mount, cleaning cloth & retail package
Rifle Scope Product Features
Precision Aiming: The 3-9x magnification scope features 1/4 MOA click adjustments for precision accuracy.
Quality Construction: The scope comes with 1″ tube amd aluminum alloy in durable black matte finish optics, providing impressive viewing clarity.
The scope comes with VMD-2 for easy targeting.
Field of view: 6.6-2.4° ; windage & elevation click value: 1/4 MOA ,78mm / 3.1 inch eye relief.
Fitting includes: 25.4mm low weaver (default) or dovetail mount, cleaning cloth & retail package
About the VictOptics Company
VictOptics is a premium producer for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They innovate and supply their products by using building materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Victoptics PAC 3-9×40 Rifle Scope -1/4 MOA Adjust,VMD-2 Mil & Ranging Reticle, Wide Field of View by VictOptics. For additional shooting items, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Optics
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly align a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by utilizing a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted to take into account many environmental things 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 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 target. Many contemporary rifle optics have around 11 parts which are arranged internally and outside of the scope body. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification dials, focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of scopes.
Rifle Glass Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Deciding on the best type of rifle optic is based around what type of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Optic Info
First focal plane glass (FFP) include the reticle ahead of the magnifying lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based on the extent of magnification being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified distance as they are at the non amplified range. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without “zoom” is still the identical tick at 100 yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes are valuable for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where computations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” and also “lead” relationships for their long guns
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and requires more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane glass (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the magnifying lens. This induces the reticle to remain at the exact same scale relative to the volume of magnification being used. The result is that the reticle dimensions change based upon the zoom applied to shoot over greater distances considering that the markings present various increments which fluctuate with the zoom. In the FFP illustration with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement. These particular sorts of scopes are convenient for:
- Far away forms of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots happen within shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who like a clearer optic sight picture without space taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Ins and Outs of Scope Zoom
The quantity of zoom a scope supplies is determined by the diameter, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Glass Details
A single power rifle optic will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This implies the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of optic can not adjust since it is fixed.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Glass Details
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power change is accomplished by the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power and Range of Rifle Optics
Here are some recommended scope power settings and the ranges where they could be effectively used. Bear in mind that higher magnification scopes and optics will not be as efficient as lower magnification level scope and optics since increased magnification can be a bad thing. The same concept applies to extended distances where the shooter needs adequate power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Details on Lens Covering
All state-of-the-art rifle scope lenses are covered. Lens covering is an essential aspect of a rifle’s setup when considering high end rifle optics and scope systems.
ED Versus HD Scopes
Some rifle glass makers even use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings that take advantage of different procedures, chemicals, elements, and polarizations to draw out different colors and viewable target definition through the lens. This high-def finish is typically used with higher density glass which lowers light’s potential to refract through the lens glass. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to describe “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are represented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic aberration or difference which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be noticeable over objects with hard outlines as light hits the object from specific angles.
Single Rifle Scope Lens Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have various finishings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finishing used to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is normally a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. 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 upon the scope maker and just how much you spent for it. Both the make and cost are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope makers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. This means the lens has numerous treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens gets multiple treatments, it can show that a producer is taking multiple steps to fight different environmental elements like an anti-glare finishing, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finishing, followed by a hydrophilic coating. This also doesn’t necessarily suggest the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single layered lens. Being “much better” depends upon the manufacturer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle optic.
What to Know About Hydrophobic Covering
Water on a scope lens does not help with keeping a clear sight picture through an optic whatsoever. Many top of the line and high-end scope producers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finish. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this sort of treatment. It treats the surface of the Steiner optic lens so the H2O particles can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads roll off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Options for Installing Rifle Optics on Long Guns
Installing approaches for scopes can be found in a few choices. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also normally come in quick release variations which use throw levers which allow rifle shooters to quickly install and remove the glass.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Ring Mounts
Basic, clamp type mounting optic rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop design Picatinny scope mounting rails on the tops of rifles. These varieties of scope mounts use two separate rings to support the optic, and are normally made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are made for far away precision shooting. This kind of scope mount is ideal for rifle systems which need a long lasting, unfailing mount which will not change regardless of just how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you really want to have for a dedicated scope setup on a far away scouting or tournament rifle that will almost never need to be changed or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on the mount screws to keep the hex screws from backing out after they are mounted safely in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm type made by the Vortex Optics company. The set usually costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly take off a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Several scopes can even be swapped out if they all use a compatible design mount. These types of mounts come in handy for long guns which are carried a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are used between several rifles.
Info Around Rifle Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can ruin a day of shooting and your pricey optic by triggering fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes prevent moisture from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Glass Gas Purging
Another element of preventing the accumulation of wetness inside of the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this area is currently taken up by the gas, the optic is less altered by temp alterations and pressure differences from the external environment which may possibly enable 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.
