Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
PRG Defense 15WOP623353011 Model Wolverine Pro 6 3NL1 Gen 3+”Level 1″ Night Vision Rifle Scope, 6X Magnification, 178mm Objective Lens, 5.7° FOV, 50m to Infinity Focus Range, 30mm Eye Relief
PRG Defense 15WOP623353011 Model Wolverine Pro 6 3NL1 Gen 3+ “Level 1” Night Vision Rifle Scope, 6x Magnification, 178mm Objective Lens, 5.7° FOV, 50m to Infinity Focus Range, 30mm Eye Relief
The Wolverine Pro 6 is a night vision weapon sight based upon the military nomenclature AN/PVS-12/12A. The Wolverine Pro 6 utilizes a high strength aluminum design to service the rugged day to day requirements and ever changing environments. Except for the optical elements, all external surfaces utilize a non-reflective matte black finish. Controls and adjustments are easy to operate and include power on/off switch, reticle brightness, eyepiece focus, range (distance) focus, plus windage and elevation adjustments.
Key Features
Easy to operate
Automatic brightness control
Adjustable projected reticle
Powered by 2 AA batteries
60 hour continuous operation
Made in USA
Specifications
Image Intensifier Tube: Gen 3+ “Level 1″
Magnification: 6x
Objective lens: 178 mm
FOV: 5.7°
Focus range: 50m to infinity
Diopter adjustment: -5 to +2 dpt
Eye relief: 30 mm
Reticle color: Red
Infrared Illuminator: Detachable, long-range
Battery Type: 2 AA Batteries
Battery Life (Operating): Up to 60 hours at 20
Overall Dimensions: 317 x 107 x 107 mm (12.5″ x 4.2″ x 4.2”)
Weight: 2.49 kg (5.8 lbs)
Rifle Scope Product Features
6x Magnification, 178mm Objective Lens, 50m to Infinity Focus Range
Detachable, long-range Infrared Illuminator
Automatic brightness control, Adjustable projected reticle
Powered by 2 AA batteries, 60 hour continuous operation
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About the PRG Defense Brand
PRG Defense is a premium supplier for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They create and build their scopes, mounts, and related products choosing materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the PRG Defense 15WOP623353011 Model Wolverine Pro 6 3NL1 Gen 3+”Level 1″ Night Vision Rifle Scope, 6X Magnification, 178mm Objective Lens, 5.7° FOV, 50m to Infinity Focus Range, 30mm Eye Relief by PRG Defense. For additional shooting items, visit their site.
Info Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly align a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through zoom by utilizing a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted for consideration of varied environmental things like wind speed and elevation increases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand precisely where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are seeing through the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. The majority of modern rifle scopes have around eleven parts which are found within and externally on the scope. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation turrets or dials, objective focus rings, and other components. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle scopes.
Rifle Optic Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Deciding on the optimal type of rifle optic is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
First Focal Plane Optic Details
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These styles of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where computations are small
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their aim point “hold over” and “lead” ratios for their long guns
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual sight room than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to remain at the exact same overall size relative to the volume of magnification being used. The effect is that the reticle dimensions adapt based upon the magnification used to shoot over lengthier distances due to the fact that the reticle measurements represent distinct increments which vary with the zoom level. In the FFP example with the SFP glass, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These particular types of glass work for:
- Long distance forms of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most shots happen within much shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who choose a clearer optic sight picture with less room used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Glass
The amount of magnification a scope offers is figured out 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 Single Power Lens Rifle Scope Info
A single power rifle scope will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This indicates the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of optic can not change because it is fixed.
Adjustable Power Lens Glass Details
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will list the magnification level in a format such as 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the magnification of the scope could be changed between 2x and 10x power. This always utilizes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adaptation is achieved utilizing the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Rifle Glass Power Level and Ranges
Here are some advised scope power settings and the distances where they could be efficiently used. Highly magnified scopes will not be as efficient as lower magnification optics due to the fact that too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The exact same idea applies to extended ranges where the shooter needs sufficient power to see where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Info on Lens Coatings
All modern-day rifle optic lenses are covered in special coatings. There are various types and qualities of lens finishings. When researching luxury rifle scope devices, Lens finishing can be an essential element of a rifle. The glass lenses are one of the most essential components of the scope considering that they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The covering on the lenses safeguards the lens surface area and helps with anti glare capabilities from refracted natural light and color exposure.
HD Versus ED Glass Lens Coatings
Some scope manufacturers even use “HD” or high-definition glass finishes which employ different processes, aspects, polarizations, and chemicals to enhance numerous colors and viewable target definition through the lens. This high-def covering is normally used with more costly, high density glass which reduces light’s capability to refract through the lens glass. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to describe “ED” signifying extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how colors are represented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic aberration or difference which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be obvious around items with defined outlines as light hits the object from particular angles.
Single Optic Lens Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have different finishes 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 protect the lens from scratches while reducing 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 maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. This suggests the lens has had multiple treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens gets numerous treatments, it can prove that a company is taking numerous steps to fight different environmental factors like an anti-glare finishing, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This also doesn’t necessarily indicate the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single coated lens. Being “much better” depends upon the producer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle scope.
What to Know About Hydrophobic Coating
Water on an optic’s lens does not assist with keeping a clear sight picture through an optic at all. Many top of the line and high-end optic manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic coating. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this type of treatment. It treats the exterior of the Steiner glass lens so the H2O 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.
Scope Installing Alternatives
Installing solutions for scopes are available in a couple of options. There are the standard scope rings which are individually installed to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also generally come in quick release versions which use manual levers which permit rifle shooters to rapidly install and remove the optics.
Hex Key Scope Rings
Basic, clamp type mounting optic rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop design Picatinny scope mounting rails on rifles. These kinds of scope mounts use a pair of separate rings to support the scope, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are manufactured for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope mount is ideal for rifles which need a long lasting, rock solid mount which will not move no matter just how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes. These are the type of mounts you really want to have for a specialized scope system on a far away scouting or sniper competition firearm which will almost never need to be changed or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on the screws to keep the hex screws from backing out after they are mounted tightly in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm type made by Vortex Optics. The set generally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Glass Ring Mounts
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly detach a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. If they all use a similar style mount, multiple scopes can often be swapped in the field. The quick detach mount style is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers connect solidly to a flat top style Picatinny rail. This allows the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while retaining the original sighting settings. These kinds of mounts come in beneficial for rifles which are transferred a lot, to take off the scope from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are employed in between numerous rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount from the Vortex Optics brand. It normally costs around $250 USD
Sealing and Gas Purging for Scope Tubes
Wetness inside your rifle scope can ruin a day of shooting and your expensive optic by bringing about fogging and developing residue inside of the scope tube. A lot of scopes avoid moisture from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Gas Purged Rifle Glass Tubes
Another component of preventing the accumulation of wetness within the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this area is already taken up by the gas, the optic is less influenced by temp changes and pressure variations from the external environment which may potentially allow water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
