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Rifle Scope Product Details
Ade Advanced Optics 4.5-14×44 First Focal Plane FFP Rifle Scope MOA Reticle 30mm
Medium power variable magnification model, designed to aid in the engagement of multiple targets at varying ranges. First focal plane reticle install meaning the reticle maintains MRAD / MOA accuracy across the scopes entire range of magnification, (reticle size remains in the same ratio to the target regardless of magnification setting) The scope retails for $400+ with a major brand name. Model 4.5~14x44SFF Power 4.5~14 Objective Diameter (mm) 44 Ocular lens diameter (mm) 34 Ocular length (mm) 55.8 Field of View (ft@100yds) 25~8 Filed of View (m/100m) 8.3~2.7 F.O.V. angle (°) 4.75°~1.6° Exit Pupil (mm) 9.8~3.1 Focus range (YDS) 10 Coating Green multi coated Number of lens 11 Mount length (mm) 143 Focus type side focus Parallax 0.125 Eye relief (in) 4.9~3.7 long eye relief Type of reticle Front Focal Plan MOA Side Focus Range 10 meters to unlimited Ocular cell diameter (in) 44 Color finish Black matte Eye guard yes Diopter compensation “-3~+2 Windage movement range 30 Elevation movement range 30 MOA/click 0.25 Length (in) 13.5 Construction One piece tube Water proof @ 300mm deep and 54 yes Fog proof(Nitrogen Purged) yes Impact resistance 1000G yes Weight (G) 600 Ade Advanced Optics first made its appearance in the firearms accessory industry by doing private label production for several major manufacturers and retailers. During this period, Ade Advanced Optics began receiving requests from numerous customers for access to the affordable, high quality products that Ade Advanced Optics was capable of producing. By soliciting feedback from both clients and end users, Ade Advanced Optics was able to overcome the challenges a new company often faces when entering a global market and industry, especially one as competitive as the shooting, hunting, and outdoors industry.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Life Time warranty.
First (Front) Focal Plan MOA Reticle
Weight: 21.0 Ounces
Black Matte Finish
Ultra Wide Band Coating and fully multi-coated optics for light transmission and image clarity
About the Ade Advanced Optics Brand
Ade Advanced Optics is a premium supplier for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and supply their mounts and related products by applying building materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Ade Advanced Optics 4.5-14×44 First Focal Plane FFP Rifle Scope MOA Reticle 30mm by Ade Advanced Optics. For more shooting products, visit their site.
Optic Info
Rifle scopes enable you to specifically align a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target over a distance. They do this through zoom by making use of a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be dialed in to take into account many environmental aspects like wind and elevation increases or decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand exactly where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are viewing via the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Many modern-day rifle scopes have about eleven parts which are located internally and outside of the scope. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of a rifle optical system.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Deciding on the best type of rifle glass depends on what type of shooting you plan on doing.
Info on First Focal Plane Scopes
First focal plane glass (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. This induces the reticle to increase in size based upon the level of zoom being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the enhanced distance as they are at the non amplified distance. As an example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards with no “zoom” is still the exact same tick at 100 yards using 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where estimations are low
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their aim point “hold over” and “lead” relationships for their rifles
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and requires more visual sight area than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement.
- Far away kinds of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within much shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic sight picture with less space used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Glass
The quantity of magnification a scope offers is figured out by the size, 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 Rifle Optic Facts
A single power rifle scope will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not adjust because it is fixed.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Scope Info
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power modification is achieved by the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power Level and Range Correlation of Optics
Here are some recommended scope powers and the distances where they can be efficiently used. Highly magnified rifle scope glass will not be as efficient as lower powered optics given that too much zoom can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The exact same idea goes for longer ranges where the shooter needs to have sufficient power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Info on Lens Coverings
All current rifle optic and scope lenses are coated. Lens coating can be an essential element of a shooting platform when thinking about high end rifle optics and scope equipment.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some scope makers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use various techniques, components, chemicals, and polarizations to draw out a wide range of colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” to signify the lens has extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Various scope lenses can even have different finishes applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some kind of treatment or finish applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic. Since the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It becomes part of the finely tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that the lens will be efficiently usable in many types of environments, degrees of light (full light VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and enhancing multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single coated lens depends upon the scope producer and the amount you spent paying for it. Both the manufacturer and amount are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. This suggests the lens has had numerous treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens gets numerous treatments, it can indicate that a maker is taking several actions to combat different natural aspects like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This additionally doesn’t necessarily mean the multi-coated lens will perform better than a single layered lens. Being “better” hinges on the producer’s lens treatment solutions and the quality of materials used in constructing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Rifle Optic Lens Finish
Water on a lens doesn’t help with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and military grade scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finishing.
Choices for Mounting Glass on Long Guns
Mounting approaches for scopes are available in a couple of choices. 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 usually can be found in quick release variations which use manual levers which enable rifle operators to rapidly install and remove the scopes.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Ring Mounts
Normal, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount 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 are designed for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is great for rifles which require a long lasting, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Optic Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly remove a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. If they all use a similar design mount, several scopes can also be swapped on the range. The quick detach design is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten securely to a flat top design Picatinny rail. This enables the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while maintaining the original sighting settings. These types of mounts are useful and beneficial for shooting platforms which are transported a lot, to remove the scope glass from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are adopted in between several rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount from the Vortex Optics brand. It normally costs around $250 USD
Rifle Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can ruin a day of shooting and your costly optic by triggering fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes prevent moisture from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Gas Purged Rifle Glass Tubes
Another component of preventing the accumulation of wetness inside of the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this space is currently taken up by the gas, the optic is less influenced by condition shifts and pressure differences from the outdoor environment which might potentially enable 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 look for.
