Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
ACOG 6 X 48 Scope Dual Illuminated Chevron .223 Ballistic Reticle
Includes 1 Picatinny Rail Adapter (TA75) 1 Large sized Pelican Case (TA89) 1 LENSPEN (LENSPEN) 1 Trijicon Logo Sticker (PR15) 1 Manual 1 Warranty Card
Rifle Scope Product Features
The military’s need for a magnified, self-luminous tactical sight that enhances target identification and increases hit probability on extended range shots has given rise to the new Trijicon ACOG 6×48
Incorporates a bullet drop compensator (BDC) with additional aiming points estimated for trajectory of the .50BMG round out to 1800 meters To further improve target acquisition and hit potential
The new ACOG 6×48 is battery free and waterproof to 328 feet
Includes 1 Picatinny Rail Adapter (TA75) 1 Large sized Pelican Case (TA89) 1 LENSPEN (LENSPEN) 1 Trijicon Logo Sticker (PR15) 1 Manual 1 Warranty Card
With TA75 Mount
About the Trijicon Company
Trijicon is a premium producer for rifle scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They innovate and make their scopes, mounts, and related products by choosing elements which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the ACOG 6 X 48 Scope Dual Illuminated Chevron .223 Ballistic Reticle by Trijicon. For additional shooting goods, visit their site.
Rifle Glass Information
Rifle scopes enable you to exactly aim a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They do this through magnification by using a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted for the consideration of numerous natural elements like wind speed and elevation decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand exactly where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are seeing via the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. A lot of modern rifle scopes have around eleven parts which are located internally and on the exterior of the scope. These optic pieces consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets, focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of glass.
Rifle Optic Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Choosing the optimal type of rifle scope is based around what type of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Glass Details
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based on the amount of magnification being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements are the same at the magnified range as they are at the non magnified distance. For example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards without having “zoom” is still the same tick at 100 yards using 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes are valuable for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are low
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” and “lead” correlations for their weapon
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optic Details
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) come with the reticle behind the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick.
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within much shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic picture without room used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Details on Rifle Glass Magnification
The extent of scope zoom you require depends upon the style of shooting you would like to do. Pretty much every type of rifle optic gives some amount of magnification. The level of magnification a scope provides is established by the diameter, thickness, and curvatures of the lens glass within the rifle scope. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the opic. This means what the shooter is looking at through the scope is amplified times the power factor of what can usually be seen by human eyes.
Info on Fixed Power Lens Rifle Optics
A single power rifle scope or optic comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This implies the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of optic can not fluctuate because it is a fixed power optic.
Variable Power Lens Optic Info
Variable power rifle scopes can be modified between magnified levels. The power change is achieved by using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Power Levels and Range Correlations
Here are some suggested scope power settings and the ranges where they could be successfully used. Always remember that higher magnification optics will not be as effective as lower powered scopes since excessive magnification can be a negative thing in certain situations. The exact same concept goes for longer distances where the shooter needs to have adequate power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle.
Info on Rifle Glass Lens Finish
All top teir rifle optic and scope lenses are covered. Lens coating is an essential aspect of a rifle system when purchasing high end rifle optics and scope setups.
ED Versus HD Optics
Some scope companies additionally use “HD” or high-definition lens coverings that make the most of different processes, chemicals, elements, and polarizations to draw out different colors and viewable definition through the lens. This HD coating is frequently used with more costly high density lens glass which brings down light’s chance to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope suppliers use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic difference or aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be obvious over things with well defined shapes as light hits the item from specific angles.
Single Rifle Scope Lens Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can likewise have various finishings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finishing used to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single layered 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 reducing glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope company and just how much you spent paying for it. The scope’s maker and cost are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope makers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. This indicates the lens has had multiple treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens gets numerous treatments, it can show that a manufacturer is taking several actions to fight various environmental aspects like an anti-glare finish, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This also doesn’t always suggest the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single coated lens. Being “better” depends upon the maker’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle optic.
Anti-water Lens Coating
Water on a scope’s lens doesn’t support preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line or premium optic makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finish. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this kind of treatment. It deals with the surface of the Steiner optic lens so the H2O molecules can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The result is that the water beads slide off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Glass Installation Choices
Mounting solutions for scopes come in a couple of options. There are the standard scope rings which are separately installed to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also normally come in quick release variations which use toss levers which permit rifle operators to quickly mount and remove the optics.
Hex Key Glass Ring Mounting Solutions
Standard, clamp design mounting optic rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use a pair of independent rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are designed for long distance accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is excellent for rifles which need a long lasting, unfailing mount which will not shift regardless of how much the scope is moved about or abuse the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you should get for a faithful optics system on a far away hunting or competitors long gun which will almost never need to be altered or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on the mount screws to stop the hex screws from wiggling out after they are installed firmly in place. An example of these rings are the 30mm style made by the Vortex Optics company. The set usually costs around $200 USD
Optic Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
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. Multiple scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a compatible style mount. These types of mounts come in handy for rifles which are transferred a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for optics which are used in between several rifles or are situationally focused.
Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can ruin a day of shooting and your costly optic by bringing about fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes avoid moisture from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Details on Rifle Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another component of avoiding the accumulation of wetness inside of the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this space is currently occupied by the gas, the optic is less impacted by condition shifts and pressure differences from the external environment which might potentially enable water vapor to leak 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.
