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Rifle Scope Product Details
Nightforce Optics 5-25×56 ATACR Series Riflescope, Matte Black with First Focal Plane H59 Reticle, 34mm Tube Diameter, .1 Mil-Radian, Side Parallax Adjust
Rugged. Reliable. Repeatable. The Nightforce ATACR F1 5-25×56 rifle scope with ZeroStop Horus H59 reticle is far and away the best, most versatile scope in it’s class. Providing unbeatable performance and reliability even in the harshest of conditions. Backed by the Nightforce Limited Lifetime Warranty.
Rifle Scope Product Features
56mm objective lens
1st focal plane
Tactical MIL turrets
Waterproof and fogproof
ZeroStop Horus H59 reticle
About the NightForce Brand
NightForce is a premium producer for rifle scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They style and build their mounts and related products by applying building materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Nightforce Optics 5-25×56 ATACR Series Riflescope, Matte Black with First Focal Plane H59 Reticle, 34mm Tube Diameter, .1 Mil-Radian, Side Parallax Adjust by NightForce. For more shooting goods, visit their site.
Rifle Scope Info
Rifle scopes enable you to exactly align a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by utilizing a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in for consideration of various ecological things like wind speed and elevation to account 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 using the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Many modern rifle scopes and optics have around eleven parts which are found internally and externally on the scope. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification dials, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of an optic.
About Rifle Glass Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The sort of focal plane an optic has determines where the reticle or crosshair lies in regard to the optic’s magnification. It simply implies the reticle is situated behind or ahead of the magnification lens of the optic. Picking the best style of rifle optic is based on what sort of shooting you anticipate undertaking.
Info on First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These kinds of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where estimations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who know their aim point “hold over” and “lead” equations for their long gun
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and requires more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle behind the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement.
- Long distance forms of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic picture with less room used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Ins and Outs of Glass Magnification
The amount of scope magnification you need on your optic depends upon the type of shooting you plan to do. Just about every type of rifle optic supplies some amount of zoom. The quantity of magnification a scope delivers is identified by the size, thickness, and curves of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification level of the scope is the “power” of the glass. This denotes what the shooter is checking out through the scope is amplified times the power factor of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Glass
A single power rifle optic or scope uses 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 magnification of this type of scope can not fluctuate considering that it is a fixed power optic.
Variable Power Lens Glass Facts
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will note the zoom degree in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the magnification of the scope can be set in between 2x and 10x power. This additionally utilizes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adjustment is accomplished using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power Level and Range of Optics
Here are some advised scope powers and the distances where they may be successfully used. High power optics will not be as effective as lower magnification glass since too much zoom can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same idea goes for extended ranges where the shooter needs to have adequate power to see where to properly aim the rifle.
Optic Lens Coating
All contemporary rifle optic and scope lenses are covered in special coatings. There are various types and qualities of glass lens coverings. Lens finish can be an important element of a rifle when thinking of luxury rifle optics and targeting equipment. The lenses are among the most crucial parts of the optic as they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The finishing on the lenses shields the lens surface area and even helps with anti glare capabilities from refracted direct sunlight and color recognition.
HD Versus ED Optic Lens Coatings
Some glass makers additionally use “HD” or high-def lens finishings which take advantage of various procedures, elements, polarizations, and chemical applications to draw out various color ranges and viewable target visibility through the lens. This HD finishing is normally used with higher density lens glass which brings down light’s ability to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope producers use “HD” to describe “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how certain colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be obvious around objects with well defined shapes as light hits the item from various angles.
Optic Lens Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have various finishes used to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or coating used to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single covered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and enhancing multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can preserve the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single coated lens depends upon the scope maker and just how much you spent paying for it. Both the make and cost are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in constructing the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Covering for Rifle Optics
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 military grade optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finishing which is water repellent.
Glass Installing Choices
Installing options for scopes come in a few choices. There are the standard scope rings which are separately mounted to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also typically can be found in quick release versions which use manual levers which enable rifle shooters to quickly mount and remove the scope.
Hex Key Glass Ring Mounting Solutions
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 is developed for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope install is great for rifles which need a long lasting, rock solid mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Scope Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly detach a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. Several scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a complementary style mount. The quick detach mount style is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers connect nicely to a flat top type Picatinny rail. This permits the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while retaining the original sighting settings. These types of mounts are useful and handy for rifles which are transferred a lot, to remove the scope from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are adopted between a number of rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount designed by the Vortex Optics manufacturer. It typically costs around $250 USD
What to Know About Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle glass can mess up a day on the range and your pricey optic by resulting in fogging and making residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes prevent moisture from getting in the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Generally, these water-resistant optics can be submerged underneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be more than enough humidity prevention for common use rifles, unless you intend on taking your rifle on a boat and are concerned about the scope still functioning if it is submerged in water and you can still retrieve the firearm.
Info Around Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another component of avoiding the accumulation of wetness inside of the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is currently occupied by the gas, the glass is less impacted by climate alterations and pressure distinctions from the external environment which might potentially enable water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
