Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Nightforce Optics Magmount, One Piece Mount with 34mm Rings, 1.44″ 0 MOA, 3 Jaw/Nut
The Nightforce Optics A162 Ultralite MagMount adds a third crossbolt for even greater protection against recoil. The height of the Ultralite MagMount allows clearance of 56mm objective riflescopes when mounted on a continuous rail. MagMount have a zero degree taper.
Rifle Scope Product Features
One-piece Mil-Std. 1913 mounting system
“Zero” MOA of taper, with true mounting alignment
Three-jaw clamping system
About the NightForce Brand
NightForce is a premium company for weapon scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They style and build their mounts and related products using elements which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Nightforce Optics Magmount, One Piece Mount with 34mm Rings, 1.44″ 0 MOA, 3 Jaw/Nut by NightForce. For additional shooting goods, visit their site.
All About Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes allow you to exactly align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by employing a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in for consideration of numerous ecological factors like wind and elevation decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing using the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. A lot of modern rifle scopes and optics have around 11 parts which are arranged within and externally on the optic. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification dials or turrets, objective focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of scopes.
About Glass Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Deciding upon the perfect type of rifle optic is based on what type of shooting you plan to do.
Info on First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These styles of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where estimations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” as well as “lead” relationships for their firearms
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) come with the reticle behind the magnification lens. This induces the reticle to stay at the exact same dimensions relative to the amount of magnification being used. The outcome is that the reticle dimensions shift based upon the magnification employed to shoot over lengthier ranges because the reticle measurements present distinct increments which change with the magnification level. In the FFP illustration with the SFP glass, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These particular varieties of glass are handy for:
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic picture without area taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Magnification for Optics
The extent of scope zoom you require is based on the style of shooting you wish to do. Just about every style of rifle optic offers some level of magnification. The level of zoom a scope offers is identified by the size, density, and curves of the lens glass within the rifle optic. The magnifying level of the scope is the “power” of the glass. This signifies what the shooter is checking out through the scope is magnified times the power factor of what can generally be seen by human eyes.
Single Power Lens Scope Details
A single power rifle scope or optic comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This suggests the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of scope can not adjust given that it is fixed.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Glass Info
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power adjustment is handled by the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Rifle Scope Power Level and Range Correlation
Here are some advised scope powers and the ranges where they could be successfully used. High power optics will not be as useful as lower powered optics considering too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The exact same idea relates to extended distances where the shooter needs sufficient power to see precisely where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
About Lens Finish
All modern-day rifle optic lenses are covered in special coatings. There are different types and qualities of finishings. Lens finishing is an important element of a rifle’s setup when considering luxury rifle optics and scope systems. The lenses are one of the most key parts of the glass considering that they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finishing on the lenses protects the lens surface and even helps with anti glare capabilities from excess sunshine and color profiles.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some scope brands also use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use different procedures, components, polarizations, and chemicals to draw out different colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” to signify the lens has extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Rifle Scope Lens Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Various scope lenses can even have various coverings applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some type of treatment or finishing applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. Due to the fact that the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It is part of the carefully tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that the lens will be efficiently functional in numerous kinds of environments, degrees of sunlight (full light VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is generally a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less advantageous things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single coated lens depends upon the scope company and just how much you paid for it. The scope’s maker and cost are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. This means the lens has had multiple treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens gets numerous treatments, it can show that a manufacturer is taking numerous steps to combat various natural factors like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finishing, followed by a hydrophilic coating. This also doesn’t always indicate the multi-coated lens is better than a single coated lens. Being “better” hinges on the producer’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of components used in constructing the rifle optic.
Rifle Scope Lens Hydrophobic Covering
Water on an optical lens does not assist with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope whatsoever. Lots of top of the line or high-end optic manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this kind of treatment. It provides protection for the exterior of the Steiner optic lens so the water molecules can not bind to it or create surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads slide off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Alternatives for Installing Rifle Scopes on Long Guns
Mounting options for scopes are available in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are separately mounted to the optic and one-piece 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 quickly install and remove the optics.
Glass Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These kinds of scope mounts use two independent rings to support the scope, and are normally made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are developed for far away accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is very good for rifles which are in need of a resilient, unfailing mount which will not change despite just how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you should get for a dedicated scope system on a far away hunting or competition long gun that will rarely need to be altered or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the mount’s screws to protect against the hex screw threads from wiggling out after they are installed tightly in place. An example of these rings are the 30mm type from the Vortex Optics company. The set usually costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly attach and detach a scope from a rifle. If they all use a comparable design mount, multiple scopes can also be swapped out on the range. The quick detach design is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach tightly to a flat top style Picatinny rail. This allows the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted while preserving accuracy. These kinds of mounts come in handy for shooting platforms which are carried a lot, to remove the scope from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are employed in between multiple rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It typically costs around $250 USD
Details on Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can destroy a day of shooting and your costly optic by resulting in fogging and developing residue inside of the scope tube. Many optics prevent wetness from going into the scope tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Usually, these optics can be immersed underneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be plenty of humidity prevention for basic use rifles, unless you anticipate taking your rifle boating and are concerned about the optic still functioning if it goes overboard and you can still find the rifle.
Gas Purged Rifle Glass Tubes
Another component of avoiding the accumulation of wetness within the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this area is currently occupied by the gas, the optic is less impacted by temperature shifts and pressure differences from the outside environment which may potentially enable water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
