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Rifle Scope Product Details
Bushnell Engage 3-12X56 RIFLESCOPE German NO. 4 Reticle
The perfect scope for low-light hunters, the 3-12×56 Engage can’t be beat on brightness for your dollar. If you’re looking for a classic 3-12x magnification but want to guarantee the brightest viewing possible, look no further than this 3-12×56 Engage. The massive 56mm objective lens delivers unmatched light gathering for its class. The large objective also gives it an extremely forgiving and large eyebox so you can get a sight picture very quickly, even with a thick coat on. This Engage has a rugged and robust 30mm main tube to deliver confidence in the field. We gave it capped turrets to prevent losing your zero due to scraps and bumps. The low-profile illumination knob has 6 settings and has an position between each setting for quick and easy operation. To increase light transmission even further we full multi-coated every lens, then gave them our Ultrawide Band Coating to take it to the next level, while also controlling unwanted light flaring that can obscure your shot. On top of that, we’ve coated the external elements with our exclusive EXO Barrier to give you clear views no matter if rain or shine. Fully IPX7 waterproof and fog proof, the 3-12×56 Engage needs to be on your short list if you’re a hunter looking for the brightest image possible at dusk, dawn, and everything in between. Note: This optic was built for the European market, but we are now bringing it to you here in the States. As a result, the turrets are in CM.
Rifle Scope Product Features
GERMAN #4 RETICLE Illuminated center dot allows for easier target acquisition.
EXO BARRIER PROTECTION EXO Barrier bonds to exterior lens surfaces, and repels water, oil, fog, dust and debris making sure you can see your target in any condition.
COMPACT & LIGHTWEIGHT optic without sacrificing resolution and contrast.
DIMENSIONS weight: 25.8 oz./730.7g length: 393.7 mm
About the Bushnell Company
Bushnell is a premium maker for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and make their scopes, mounts, and related products making the most of materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Bushnell Engage 3-12X56 RIFLESCOPE German NO. 4 Reticle by Bushnell. For more shooting goods, visit their site.
Rifle Optic Facts
Rifle scopes allow you to exactly aim a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target over a range. They do this through magnification by utilizing a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted for the consideration of numerous natural aspects like wind and elevation to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are seeing via the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Many modern-day rifle optics have about eleven parts which are arranged internally and externally on the optic. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation turrets or dials, focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of scopes.
Rifle Optic Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Deciding on the best type of rifle optic is based around what type of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Glass
First focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle ahead of the magnification lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based on the level of magnification being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified distance as they are at the non magnified range. As an example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards with no “zoom” is still the same tick at 100 yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where computations are small
- Experienced shooters who recognize their aim point “hold over” plus “lead” equations for their weapon
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and requires more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane glass (SFP) feature the reticle behind the zoom lens. This induces the reticle to stay at the same overall size in connection with the level of magnification being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements adapt based upon the magnification applied to shoot over longer ranges due to the fact that the reticle measurements represent various increments which change with the magnification. In the FFP illustration with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement. These varieties of scopes are handy for:
- Far away types of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots happen within much shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic picture with less space used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Magnification for Glass
The quantity of magnification a scope supplies is identified 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 Single Power Lens Optic Details
A single power rifle scope and optic will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This indicates the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of optic can not change because it is a set power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Optic Info
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification increments. It will note the magnification amount in a format such as 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the zoom of the scope could be set in between 2x and 10x power. This always includes the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power shift is achieved by operating the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Power Levels and Range
Here are some suggested scope power levels and the ranges where they could be effectively used. Highly magnified rifle scope glass will not be as beneficial as lower magnification scopes because too much magnification can be a bad thing. The exact same concept goes for longer ranges where the shooter needs to have sufficient power to see precisely where to properly aim the rifle.
About Lens Finishing
All contemporary rifle optic and scope lenses are coated. There are different types and qualities of glass finishings. When thinking about luxury rifle optics and scope units, Lens coating can be an important component of defining the capability of the rifle. The glass lenses are one of the most crucial components of the optic due to the fact that they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The covering on the lenses safeguards the lens surface and helps with anti glare capabilities from refracted sunshine and color presence.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some glass producers even use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes which apply various processes, components, chemicals, and polarizations to draw out a wide range of color ranges and viewable definition through lenses. This high-definition finish is commonly used with greater density glass which drops light’s capability to refract through the lens glass. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how colors are presented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic aberration or difference which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be visible around objects with well defined shapes as light hits the item from specific angles.
About Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can likewise have different coatings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finish applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can offer protection to the lens from scratches while lowering 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 on the scope producer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope makers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in developing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Lens Covering
Water on an optical lens doesn’t assist with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope whatsoever. Many top of the line or premium optic makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this type of treatment. It treats the surface area of the Steiner optic lens so the water molecules can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads sheet off of the scope to keep a clear, water free sight picture.
Options for Installing Glass on Firearms
Mounting options for scopes can be found in a few options. There are the basic scope rings which are separately mounted to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also generally can be found in quick release variations which use toss levers which enable rifle operators to quickly install and remove the scopes.
Hex Key Rifle Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
Standard, clamp-on design mounting optic rings use hex head screws to position to the flattop design Picatinny scope mounting rails on the tops of rifles. These styles of scope mounts use a pair of separate rings to support the scope, and are normally constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for far away accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is great for rifle systems which need a resilient, rock solid mount which will not change regardless of how much the scope is moved about or jarring the rifle takes. These are the style of mounts you should get for a specialized optics system on a long distance scouting or interdiction rifle which will pretty much never need to be altered or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used to prevent the hex screws from wiggling out after they are installed tightly in place. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm style made by Vortex Optics. The set generally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Ring Mounts
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly connect and remove a scope from a rifle before reattaching 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 rifles which are carried a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used between several rifles or are situationally focused.
Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle optic can ruin a day of shooting and your highly-priced optic by inducing fogging and producing residue inside of the scope’s tube. Most optics prevent wetness from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Normally, these water-resistant optics can be immersed beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be more than enough wetness prevention for common use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you intend on taking your rifle boating and are concerned about the scope still functioning if it goes over the side and you can still salvage the gun.
Glass Gas Purging
Another part of preventing the buildup of moisture within the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is already taken up by the gas, the scope is less affected by temp alterations and pressure variations from the outdoor environment which may possibly allow water vapor to permeate 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.
