Description
Rifle Scope Accessory Product Details
Hi-Lux Optics Leatherwood Magnification Lever
Hi-Lux Close to Medium Range Scope Magnification Extended Lever. This is only compatible with Hi-Lux Close to Medium Range scopes and the SPG 1-4X24 scope.
Rifle Scope Accessory Product Features
Item Package Dimensions: 1 L X 6.7 W X 8.9 H (Cm)
Product Type: Sporting Goods
Item Package Weight: 0.007 kgs
Country Of Origin: Switzerland
About the Hi-Lux Optics Company
Hi-Lux Optics is a premium manufacturer for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They style and make their mounts, scopes, and related products by using materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Hi-Lux Optics Leatherwood Magnification Lever by Hi-Lux Optics. For additional shooting items, visit their site.
Info About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes allow you to specifically align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They do this through magnification by using a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in to account for various environmental elements like wind speed and elevation to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand exactly where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are viewing via the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Most contemporary rifle scopes and optics have about 11 parts which are located inside and on the exterior of the scope body. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets or dials, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of a rifle scope.
About Optic Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Deciding on the optimal type of rifle optic is based around what type of shooting you plan on doing.
About First Focal Plane Glass
First focal plane optics (FFP) come with the reticle before the magnifying lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based upon the level of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified range as they are at the non amplified range. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards with no “zoom” is still the very same tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where calculations are minor
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” and also “lead” correlations for their long guns
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and requires more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass Facts
Second focal plane glass (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. This triggers the reticle to remain at the exact same scale relative to the volume of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle dimensions alter based on the zoom applied to shoot over lengthier ranges because the markings present various increments which can vary with the zoom. In the FFP illustration with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement. These particular sorts of optics are useful for:
- Far away styles of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic sight picture with less room taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Details on Rifle Optic Zoom
The level of scope zoom you need on your scope depends on the type of shooting you like to do. Just about every kind of rifle optic provides some degree of zoom. The volume of zoom a scope gives is established by the diameter, density, and curvatures of the lenses within the rifle scope. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the scope. This signifies what the shooter is checking out through the scope is magnified times the power element of what can normally be seen by human eyes.
About Fixed Power Lens Rifle Scopes
A single power rifle scope 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 because it is a set power scope.
Info on Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Optics
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power adjustment is handled by making use of the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Power Levels and Range
Here are some recommended scope power settings and the ranges where they may be effectively used. Keep in mind that high power scopes will not be as effective as lower magnification level scope and optics because too much magnification can be a negative thing in certain situations. The exact same concept goes for longer distances where the shooter needs to have enough power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle.
Details on Rifle Scope Lens Covering
All modern-day rifle optic and scope lenses are coated. Lens coating is a significant aspect of a shooting platform when thinking about high end rifle optics and scope equipment.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some scope manufacturers additionally use “HD” or high-definition lense coatings that take advantage of various processes, polarizations, aspects, and chemicals to draw out numerous color ranges and viewable target visibility through the lens. This high-def finish is commonly used with more costly, high density glass which lowers light’s opportunity to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope producers use “HD” to describe “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are presented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic deviance or aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be visible around objects with defined shapes as light hits the item from various angles.
Single Scope Lens Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can even have different finishes applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some kind of treatment or finish applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. Since the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It is part of the carefully tuned optic. It needs to have a coating put on it so that it will be optimally usable in lots of kinds of environments, degrees of sunshine (full VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is usually a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can shield the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single coated lens depends upon the scope designer and how much money you spent on it. The scope’s maker and cost are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope producers likewise make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. This means the lens has multiple treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives numerous treatments, it can indicate that a manufacturer is taking numerous steps to fight different environmental elements like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This additionally doesn’t necessarily indicate the multi-coated lens is better than a single coated lens. Being “better” depends upon the producer’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of glass used in creating the rifle optic.
Anti-water Lens Coatings
Water on a scope’s lens does not support maintaining 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 covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this sort of treatment. It deals with the exterior of the Steiner glass lens so the H2O molecules can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads roll off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Alternatives for Installing Scopes on Long Guns
Installing options for scopes come in a couple of options. There are the basic scope rings which are separately mounted to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also typically come in quick release versions which use throw levers which permit rifle shooters to rapidly install and dismount the scopes.
Hex Key Scope Rings
Standard, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use a couple of different rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are developed for long range precision shooting. This type of scope install is excellent for rifles which need a long lasting, rock solid mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly connect and remove a scope from a rifle. Several 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 connect firmly to a flat top style Picatinny rail. This allows the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted while retaining accuracy. These types of mounts come in practical for rifles which are transferred between vehicles a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are utilized in between a number of rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount from Vortex Optics. It typically costs around $250 USD
Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can ruin a day of shooting and your costly optic by causing fogging and developing residue inside of the scope tube. Most scopes avoid moisture from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
About Rifle Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another component of preventing the accumulation of wetness within the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this area is already occupied by the gas, the optic is less impacted by temperature alterations and pressure differences from the external environment which may possibly permit water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
