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Rifle Scope Product Details
Vortex Optics Razor HD Gen II First Focal Plane Riflescopes
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
The Razor HD Gen II 3-18×50 riflescope is feature rich and deadly accurate; perfect for advanced precision shooting and tactical operations. The glass-etched EBR-2C MOA reticle has 11 illumination intensities and ensures subtensions stay accurate.
Built for dialing in long-range, precision shots, the L-TEC Turret System features a locking mechanism that prevents accidental elevation adjustments. A visual rotation indicator allows shooters to easily keep track of revolutions on the turret.
A 6x zoom range offers magnification versatility while the fast focus eyepiece adjusts the reticle into sharp focus. Side parallax adjustment and illumination controls have been integrated into one knob for easy access and streamlined performance.
The APO optical system delivers stunning image quality through premium, high density, extra-low dispersion glass. All lenses are fully multi-coated with XR plus anti-reflective coatings to increase light transmission for amazing brightness.
O-ring sealed and argon purged, the Razor delivers waterproof and fogproof performance while the single-piece, aircraft-grade aluminum construction gives shooters a durable platform. Armortek coatings protect the lenses from scratches, oil, and dirt.
About the Vortex Manufacturer
Vortex is a premium company for rifle scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They style and make their scopes and related products using elements which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Vortex Optics Razor HD Gen II First Focal Plane Riflescopes by Vortex. For more shooting goods, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes enable you to exactly align a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They do this through zoom by making use of a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted to take into account different environmental things like wind speed and elevation increases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter 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 modern rifle optics have around eleven parts which are found within and externally on the optic. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment turrets or dials, focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of an optic.
Rifle Glass Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” kind of scopes. The form of focal plane a scope has identifies where the reticle or crosshair is located in regard to the optic’s magnifying adjustments. It literally means the reticle is behind or in front of the magnifying lens of the scope. Picking the best type of rifle glass is based on what style of shooting or hunting you plan on undertaking.
Info About First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These styles of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where estimations are very little
- Experienced shooters who recognize their target “hold over” and “lead” correlations for their long guns
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and occupies more visual sight room than a SFP reticle
Info About Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) come with the reticle behind the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to stay at the same dimensions in relation to the quantity of magnification being used. The result is that the reticle measurements shift based upon the zoom applied to shoot over greater distances since the markings present distinct increments which differ with the magnification. In the FFP example with the SFP glass, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement. These particular sorts of scopes work for:
- Far away forms of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within much shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who select a clearer optic sight picture without room taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Magnification for Optics
The measure of scope magnification you require depends on the type of shooting you would like to do. Virtually every type of rifle scope gives some amount of magnification. The volume of zoom a scope provides is identified by the size, thickness, and curvatures of the lens glass within the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the opic. This implies what the shooter is observing through the scope is amplified times the power factor of what can usually be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Glass Info
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 while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not adjust considering that it is fixed.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Scope Facts
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power adjustment is achieved using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power Levels and Range
Here are some suggested scope powers and the distances where they may be successfully used. Bear in mind that higher magnification glass will not be as efficient as lower magnification level scope and optics since increased zoom can be a bad thing. The exact same idea relates to longer distances where the shooter needs to have enough power to see where to best aim the rifle.
Info on Glass Lens Finishing
All cutting-edge rifle scope lenses are layered. Lens covering is a significant element of a rifle system when looking at high end rifle optics and scope setups.
HD Versus ED Rifle Scope Lens Coatings
Some optic manufacturers will also use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which employ various procedures, chemicals, polarizations, and components to extract various color ranges and viewable target definition through lenses. This high-def finishing is commonly used with greater density glass which brings down light’s ability to refract through the lens glass. Some scope brands use “HD” to describe “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be noticeable around things with hard edges and outlines as light hits the object from specific angles.
Single Rifle Optic Lens Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have different finishings applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or finishing 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 useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope manufacturers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. This implies the lens has had numerous treatments applied to them. If a lens gets multiple treatments, it can establish that a maker is taking several actions to fight various natural factors like an anti-glare finish, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finishing, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This additionally does not always suggest the multi-coated lens is better than a single coated lens. Being “much better” depends upon the maker’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of glass used in developing the rifle optic.
Details on Hydrophobic Covering
Water on a scope lens does not help with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope in any way. Many top of the line and high-end scope producers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this kind of treatment. It provides protection for the exterior surfaces of the Steiner optic lens so the H2O particles can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The result is that the water beads sheet off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Scope Installation Alternatives
Installing approaches for scopes are available in a few options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also generally come in quick release variations which use throw levers which allow rifle shooters to quickly install and remove the optics.
Hex Key Optic Ring Mounts
Normal, 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 separate rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is created for long distance accuracy shooting. This type of scope install is wonderful for rifles which require a durable, rock solid mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Glass Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly attach and detach a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can even be switched out if they all use a compatible style mount. These types of mounts are convenient for long guns which are transported a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used in between several rifles.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Glass Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle optic can mess up a day of shooting and your costly optic by causing fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes avoid wetness from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Info on Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another element of avoiding the accumulation of moisture within the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this area is already occupied by the gas, the scope is less influenced by temperature alterations and pressure variations from the outside environment which might possibly enable water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
