Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Aim Sports 3-12X50 Dual Ill. 30-mm Scope/Rangefinder/Rings, Green Lens (Black, Medium)
3-12X50 DUAL ILL. 30MM SCOPE/RANGEFINDER/RINGS
Rifle Scope Product Features
Reticle is a rangefinder
Finish is matte black
Moa on this scope is 1/8
About the Aim Sports Company
Aim Sports is a premium supplier for weapon scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They innovate and supply their scopes, mounts, and related products using building materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Aim Sports 3-12X50 Dual Ill. 30-mm Scope/Rangefinder/Rings, Green Lens (Black, Medium) by Aim Sports. For additional shooting items, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes allow you to exactly aim a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They do this through magnifying the target by making use of a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted for the consideration of separate ecological considerations like wind and elevation to account 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 scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. The majority of modern rifle scopes and optics have around eleven parts which are found within and externally on the optic. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation turrets, focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of a scope.
The Styles 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 optic is based around what type of shooting you plan on doing.
Info About First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These types of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where computations are very little
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” and also “lead” ratios for their long guns
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optic Info
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick.
- Far away kinds of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots take place within much shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic sight picture without area taken up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Zoom for Rifle Optics
The measure of scope magnification you need on your glass depends on the form of shooting you would like to do. Almost every type of rifle optic offers some level of zoom. The amount of magnification a scope gives is identified by the size, density, and curvatures of the lenses within the rifle scope. The zoom of the optic is the “power” of the scope. This means what the shooter is observing through the scope is magnified times the power aspect of what can usually be seen by human eyes.
About Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Optics
A single power rifle optic or scope comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This implies 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.
Info on Variable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification power levels. It will note the zoom degree in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers imply the zoom of the scope could be set in between 2x and 10x power. This also utilizes the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power manipulation is achieved utilizing the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Rifle Optic Power and Range Correlation
Here are some recommended scope power settings and the distances where they may be effectively used. Highly magnified glass will not be as beneficial as lower magnification scopes given that too much zoom can be a bad thing. The exact same concept goes for extended distances where the shooter needs adequate power to see where to best aim the rifle.
Info on Lens Coverings
All modern-day rifle scope and optic lenses are coated. There are various types and qualities of glass lens finishings. When considering luxury rifle targeting setups, Lens coating can be a very important component of a rifle. The glass lenses are among the most key pieces of the glass given that they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The coating on the lenses shields the lens exterior and even improves anti glare capabilities from refracted light and color discernibility.
HD Versus ED Scope Lens Coatings
Some scope makers also use “HD” or high-definition lens coverings which use different processes, polarizations, chemicals, and components to draw out various colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Rifle Optic Lens Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Various scope lenses can even have various coverings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or covering applied to them before 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 becomes part of the finely tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that it will be efficiently functional in numerous kinds of environments, degrees of light (full VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope producer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope makers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. This suggests the lens has multiple treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives several treatments, it can show that a producer is taking numerous steps to fight different natural aspects like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic finishing. This also does not always suggest the multi-coated lens is much better than a single layered lens. Being “better” hinges on the manufacturer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of glass used in constructing the rifle glass.
Hydrophobic Rifle Optic Lens Coating
Water on an optical lens doesn’t support preserving a clear sight picture through a scope in any way. Numerous top of the line or high-end scope manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finishing. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this sort of treatment. It provides protection for the surface 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 roll off of the scope to keep a clear, water free sight picture.
Options for Installing Optics on Long Guns
Mounting solutions for scopes can be found in a few options. There are the basic scope rings which are separately mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also typically come in quick release versions which use throw levers which permit rifle operators to quickly install and dismount the scope.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Rings
Standard, clamp type mounting optic rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope mounting rails on the tops of rifles. These styles of scope mounts use double individual rings to support the scope, and are usually constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are created for far away accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is very good for rifle systems which are in need of a long lasting, rock solid mount which will not shift despite how much the scope is moved about or jarring the rifle takes. These are the style of mounts you should have for a specialized optics system on a reach out and touch someone scouting or tournament rifle that will rarely need to be altered or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on the screws to prevent the hex screw threads from backing out after they are installed safely in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm type from Vortex Optics. The set typically costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly detach a scope and attach it to a different rifle. Several scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a compatible design mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifles which are carried a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used in between multiple rifles or are situationally focused.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Glass Tubes
Wetness inside your rifle glass can spoil a day on the range and your costly optic by resulting in fogging and creating residue within the scope tube. The majority of optics prevent wetness from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Typically, these scopes can be immersed beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be more than enough moisture prevention for basic use rifles, unless you plan on taking your rifle aboard a watercraft and are worried about the scope still performing if it goes over the side and you can still find the gun.
About Rifle Glass Tube Gas Purging
Another component of preventing the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is already occupied by the gas, the optic is less altered by temperature level changes and pressure variations from the outdoor environment which may possibly allow water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
