Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
ohhunt 1-6X24 Riflescope Red Illuminated Reticle Second Focal Plane Optical Sight
Magnification:1X-6X
Objective Lens (mm):24
Net Weight(g):423
Length(mm):250
One”piece Tube: Yes
Eye Relief(inch):3.98
Field of View @ 100 yards: 109.2ft@1X,18.2ft@6X
Tube Diameter(mm/inch):30/1.18
Diopter Range: +/- 2
Click Value:1/5MIL
Parallax Setting:100yds
Max.Elevation/Windage(moa): 120 (Example: 50 MOA is roughly 25 MOA from center.)
Sealing gas usedNitrogen
Rifle Scope Product Features
High precision tactical rifle scope with 1-6x magnification, a 24mm objective lens, and an eye relief of 3.98 inches
Functionally designed second focal plane rangefinder reticle
Aircraft grade aluminum construction with a 30mm sealed, nitrogen charged tube for resistance to water and fog
About the ohhunt Manufacturer
ohhunt is a premium company for weapon scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and build their scopes, mounts, and related products by using elements which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the ohhunt 1-6X24 Riflescope Red Illuminated Reticle Second Focal Plane Optical Sight by ohhunt. For more shooting items, visit their website.
About Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes permit you to specifically align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target over a distance. They do this through magnification by employing a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted to account for different environmental aspects like wind speed and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand precisely where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are viewing through the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. The majority of modern-day rifle scopes and optics have around 11 parts which are found within and on the exterior of the scope body. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets, focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of glass.
The Varieties of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” kind of scopes. The style of focal plane an optic has identifies where the reticle or crosshair is located relative to the optic’s magnification. It simply means the reticle is behind or before the magnifying lens of the scope. Deciding upon the most ideal style of rifle optic depends upon what type of shooting you intend on doing.
First Focal Plane Glass
First focal plane optics (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based on 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 magnified distance. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards with no “zoom” is still the same tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where estimations are minor
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their aim point “hold over” as well as “lead” correlations for their firearm
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and occupies more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane glass (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. This induces the reticle to stay at the same scale in connection with the amount of magnification being used. The result is that the reticle measurements adapt based on the zoom chosen to shoot over lengthier ranges considering the reticle markings present distinct increments which differ with the zoom. In the FFP illustration with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement. These types of glass are useful for:
- Long distance types of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots happen within shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic picture with less room used up by the larger sized FFP reticle
About Optic Zoom
The quantity of zoom a scope offers is identified 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 Glass Info
A single power rifle optic uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of optic can not change given that it is a set power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Glass
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification levels. It will list the magnification level in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the magnification of the scope could be adjusted between 2x and 10x power. This always involves the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adaptation is achieved utilizing the power ring component of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power Level and Range of Glass
Here are some suggested scope powers and the distances where they can be effectively used. Highly magnified glass will not be as effective as lower powered glass considering too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The exact same concept relates to extended ranges where the shooter needs increased power to see precisely where to properly aim the rifle.
Info on Lens Finish
All present day rifle glass lenses are layered. Lens finish is a crucial aspect of a rifle system when buying high end rifle optics and scope setups.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some scope makers even use “HD” or high-def glass coatings that take advantage of different procedures, chemicals, aspects, and polarizations to extract separate color ranges and viewable target definition through the lens. This HD covering is frequently used with more costly, high density glass which lowers light’s chance to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope corporations use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how certain colors are represented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic aberration which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be obvious around items with well defined shapes as light hits the object from certain angles.
Single Rifle Optic Lens Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have various coverings used to them. All lenses usually have at least some type of treatment or coating applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single covered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is normally a protective and enhancing multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less useful 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 money you spent paying for it. Both the manufacturer and amount are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope producers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. This indicates the lens has had numerous treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens gets numerous treatments, it can prove that a company is taking multiple steps to combat different environmental factors like an anti-glare finishing, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This additionally doesn’t necessarily indicate the multi-coated lens will perform better than a single layered lens. Being “much better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of materials used in building the rifle scope.
Anti-water Rifle Glass Lens Finishing
Water on an optic’s lens does not assist with preserving a clear sight picture through an optic at all. Lots of top of the line and premium scope manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this kind of treatment. It provides protection for the exterior surfaces of the Steiner scope lens so the H2O particles can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads move off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Scope Installation Choices
Installing options for scopes are available in a couple of options. 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 are made in quick release versions which use throw levers which allow rifle operators to quickly mount and remove the scope.
Rifle Scope Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Normal, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope installation rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use two different rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope mount is fine for rifles which require a resilient, rock solid mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly connect and detach a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Several scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifle platforms which are transported a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for optics which are used between multiple rifles.
Details on Rifle Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can mess up a day of shooting and your costly optic by causing fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. Most scopes prevent wetness from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
About Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another part of preventing the accumulation of wetness within the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is already taken up by the gas, the glass is less influenced by condition alterations and pressure variations from the outside environment which may potentially allow water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
