Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Atibal XP8 1-8×24 SFP
Rifle Scope Product Features
Lifetime Warranty, Second Focal Plane (SFP), .5 moa center dot with BDC calibrated for 5.56 62gr ammo, 11 Brightness Settings Fully multi-coated lens, Fog Proof, Water Proof, Shock Proof
The Atibal XP8 1-8x is an extremely versatile 1x variable scope featuring FMC glass, low profile turrets, illuminated reticle, and an integrated rapid view lever. The Atibal Rapid View Lever allows the user to make lightning fast magnification changes with speed and accuracy.
FEATURES:
Second Focal Plane (SFP)
Extra battery compartment in windage cap.
5 moa center dot with BDC calibrated for 5.56 62gr ammo
11 Brightness Settings
Fully multi-coated lens providing no less than 85% light transmission
Low profile turrets for windage and elevation adjustment
Fog Proof
Water Proof
Shock Proof
SPECIFICATIONS:
Magnification: 1-8x
Length: 10″
Objective Lens Diameter: 24mm
Eye Relief: 4 inches
Field of View: 105-12.45 ft
Tube Size: 30mm
Turret Style: low profile capped
Adjustment Per Click: 1/2 MOA
Max Elevation Adjustment: 120 MOA
Max Windage Adjustment: 120 MOA
Weight: 17.4 ounces with no mount
Made of 6061-T6 aircraft grade aluminum
Water Proof
Internal o-ring seals prevents water, dirt and debris from penetrating the optic for dependable performance in any environments.
Fully Multi-Coated Lens
FMC coatings increase light transmission with various anti-reflective coatings on all air-to-glass surfaces. Lens coating protects glass and help enhance image quality.
Recoil Proof
Robust construction designed to withstand recoil and impact.
Nitrogen Purged
Nitrogen purging eliminates internal fogging throughout a wide range of temperatures fluctuation.
Diamond Tactical Reticle
The XP8 utilizes the Diamond Tactical Reticle (DTR) with a .5 MOA center red dot with a BDC calibrated for 5.56 62gr. ammo. The DTR reticle allows you to quickly obtain your target with the diamond reticle in CQB scenarios and for more precise shots at longer distance with it’s fine .5 moa center red dot.
Atibal Rapid View Lever
The integrated rapid view lever allows the user to make quick magnification adjustments with speed and confidence. The rapid view lever can be removed without any special tools. Standard rapid view lever included.
Low Profile Capped Turrets
Low profile capped turrets that are finger adjustable with defined audible clicks. Easily index the adjustment dials after zeroing the scope and return to zero functionality.
Illuminated Reticle
11 Reticle Brightness Settings allow the user to select the optimal brightness setting based on current lighting conditions.
Extra Battery Storage
Extra battery compartment hidden inside windage adjustment turret cap. Never lose illumination with an extra battery always at hand.
Atibal XP8 1-8×24 SFP
(30mm TPM scope mount not included)
About the Atibal Company
Atibal is a premium producer for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They innovate and build their scopes and related products by applying building materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Atibal XP8 1-8×24 SFP by Atibal. For more shooting items, visit their site.
Rifle Scope Information
Rifle scopes allow you to specifically align a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by making use of a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be dialed in for consideration of numerous natural factors like wind speed and elevation increases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are seeing with the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Many modern-day rifle scopes have around eleven parts which are arranged inside and externally on the optic. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation dials or turrets, focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of optics.
Rifle Scope Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The style of focal plane a scope has establishes where the reticle or crosshair is located relative to the scopes magnifying adjustments. It actually suggests the reticle is located behind or ahead of the magnifying lens of the scope. Choosing the best form of rifle optic is dependent on what kind of shooting or hunting you plan on undertaking.
About First Focal Plane Optics
First focal plane scopes (FFP) come with the reticle before the magnification lens. This induces the reticle to increase in size based upon the extent of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified distance as they are at the non amplified distance. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards with no “zoom” is still the same tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting situations where estimations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their target “hold over” as well as “lead” correlations for their firearm
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual sight room than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the magnifying lens. This causes the reticle to stay at the very same overall size in relation to the quantity of magnification being used. The outcome is that the reticle dimensions evolve based on the magnification employed to shoot over lengthier ranges because the markings present distinct increments which differ with the magnification. In the FFP illustration with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These kinds of glass are convenient for:
- Long distance types of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within much shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who select a clearer optic picture without room taken up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Rifle Scope Zoom
The quantity of magnification a scope supplies is figured out by the diameter, 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 Rifle Scopes
A single power rifle optic comes with a magnification number designator like 4×32. This indicates 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 set from the factory.
Variable Power Lens Glass Info
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will note the magnification degree in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers suggest the magnification of the scope could be set in between 2x and 10x power. This also includes the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power manipulation is accomplished by employing the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
The Power and Range of Rifle Glass
Here are some suggested scope power settings and the ranges where they can be efficiently used. Remember that high magnification optics and scopes will not be as effective as lower magnification level scope and optics due to the fact that excessive zoom can be a detractor. The exact same idea applies to extended distances where the shooter needs to have enough power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle.
About Lens Covering
All modern rifle optic lenses are coated. There are various types and qualities of glass finishes. Lens finishing can be an essential element of a rifle’s setup when looking into luxury rifle optics and scope equipment. The lenses are one of the most critical pieces of the scope due to the fact that they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The coating on the lenses shields the lens surface and also helps with anti glare capabilities from refracted sunlight and color perception.
HD Versus ED Glass Lens Coatings
Some scope manufacturers will also use “HD” or high-def glass finishes that employ different procedures, chemical applications, polarizations, and elements to enhance separate colors and viewable target definition through the lens. This high-def covering is typically used with more costly, high density glass which drops light’s potential to refract through the lens glass. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are represented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic difference or aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be obvious over items with hard outlines as light hits the object from certain angles.
About Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different scope lenses can also have different finishes applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some type of treatment or finishing applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic. Due to the fact that the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It becomes part of the carefully tuned optic. It must have a coating applied to it so that the lens will be optimally functional in many types of environments, degrees of sunlight (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope producers likewise make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. This suggests the lens has had several treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives numerous treatments, it can prove that a producer is taking numerous actions to combat different natural aspects like an anti-glare finish, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic finishing. This additionally doesn’t always imply the multi-coated lens is much better than a single layered lens. Being “better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle glass.
Anti-water Coating for Rifle Optics
Water on a lens doesn’t help with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and military grade optic makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering.
Alternatives for Installing Glass on Firearms
Mounting solutions for scopes come in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also normally are made in quick release versions which use manual levers which permit rifle operators to rapidly mount and dismount the scopes.
Hex Key Glass Rings
Normal, 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 a couple of different rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for long distance accuracy shooting. This type of scope install is excellent for rifles which need 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 types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly detach a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Several scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a compatible style mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifle platforms which are transported a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are used in between multiple rifles.
Details on Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can mess up a day of shooting and your highly-priced optic by inducing fogging and producing residue within the scope’s tube. Most scopes prevent humidity from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Usually, these scopes can be immersed under 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be sufficient moisture content avoidance for basic use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you intend on taking your rifle sailing and are concerned about the optic still working if it falls overboard and you can still rescue the firearm.
Info on Rifle Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another element of preventing the accumulation of wetness within the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this area is currently occupied by the gas, the scope is less influenced by temp changes and pressure differences from the outside environment which might potentially permit water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
