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Rifle Scope Product Details
LUCID Optics MLX Rifle Scope, 4.5-18X44, 30mm, MLX Etched Glass Reticle, Black Finish L-MLX-451844
Lucid Optics offers an excellent Limited Lifetime on all products. TheMLX 4. 5-18 x 44 scope is a durable, waterproof and easy to use hunting and long distance shooting scope. The glass is exceptionally clear and is a good value for the price.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Fully Multi-Coated Lenses
100% Shockproof & Waterproof
4.5-18 x 44 magnification
Limited Lifetime Warranty
About the LUCID Manufacturer
LUCID is a premium manufacturer for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They style and supply their mounts and related products using building materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the LUCID Optics MLX Rifle Scope, 4.5-18X44, 30mm, MLX Etched Glass Reticle, Black Finish L-MLX-451844 by LUCID. For additional shooting goods, visit their website.
Information About Scopes
Rifle scopes allow you to precisely aim a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through zoom by using a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in to account for separate natural factors like wind speed and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are seeing through the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. A lot of modern rifle scopes and optics have about eleven parts which are arranged inside and externally on the optic. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation dials, objective focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle optics.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” kind of scopes. The type of focal plane an optic has determines where the reticle or crosshair lies in relation to the scopes magnification. It actually means the reticle is behind or ahead of the magnification lens of the scope. Looking for the most effective style of rifle scope is dependent on what style of shooting or hunting you anticipate doing.
About First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These styles of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where calculations are minor
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their target “hold over” and also “lead” equations for their firearms
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature the reticle behind the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement.
- Long distance forms of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most shots take place within shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who select a clearer optic picture without room used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Ins and Outs of Scope Zoom
The extent of scope magnification you need is based on the sort of shooting you would like to do. Pretty much every type of rifle scope provides some degree of zoom. The volume of magnification a scope provides is determined by the dimension, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses within the rifle scope. The magnification level of the scope is the “power” of the opic. This suggests what the shooter is checking out through the scope is amplified times the power element of what can normally be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Power Lens Rifle Scope Facts
A single power rifle scope will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This suggests the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of optic can not change since it is a set power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Optic Facts
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power change is performed using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power Levels and Range Correlations
Here are some suggested scope powers and the ranges where they may be efficiently used. Always remember that higher power scopes and optics will not be as effective as lower magnification level optics and scopes because excessive zoom can be a bad thing. The very same idea goes for extended distances where the shooter needs to have enough power to see where to best aim the rifle at the target.
About Glass Lens Finish
All modern-day rifle glass lenses are layered. Lens covering is a vital element of a rifle system when buying high end rifle optics and scope systems.
Details on Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope producers also use “HD” or high-definition lens coverings which use different methods, aspects, polarizations, and chemicals to draw out different colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Rifle Glass Lens Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Various scope lenses can also have different coatings applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some kind of treatment or coating applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic. This is due to the fact that the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass. It is part of the finely tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that it will be efficiently usable in lots of kinds of environments, degrees of sunlight (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is usually a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while lowering 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 manufacturer and how much money you paid for it. Both the manufacturer and amount are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of products used in building the rifle scope.
Info on Hydrophobic Covering
Water on a lens does not assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and high-end optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finish which is water repellent.
Choices for Installing Glass on Firearms
Installing options for scopes are available in a couple of options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also generally are made in quick release variations which use manual levers which allow rifle operators to rapidly mount and dismount the optics.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Ring Mounting Solutions
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 distance accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is great for rifles which require a durable, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Scope Ring Mounting Solutions
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly detach a scope and attach it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can also be switched out if they all use a compatible style mount. These types of mounts come in handy for long guns which are carried a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for optics which are used between numerous rifles or are situationally focused.
Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture 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. A lot of scopes prevent moisture from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Scope Gas Purging
Another part of avoiding the buildup of wetness inside of the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this space is already occupied by the gas, the scope is less affected by climate changes and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which could 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 good rifle scope to look for.
