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Rifle Scope Product Details
Aimpoint 200183 Standard Micro H-2, 4 MOA, Complete
Aimpoint Micro H-2 redefines everything you thought you knew about compact Red dot sights. Inside the sight housing are advanced optical lenses that takes optical performance to a higher level. Cutting edge lens coatings radically improve the shape and clarity of the 2 MOA Red dot. Unique features of the Aimpoint Micro H-2: – advanced optical lenses for even better light transmission – can be used on shotguns, rifles, handguns or archery tackle – transparent front Flip-up lens cover is included – transparent rear Flip-up lens cover is included – reinforced protection of the turrets for even greater ruggedness – 1x (non-magnifying) Parallax free optic – 1 off position and 12 daylight settings – fully waterproof – Weaver-/Picatinny-Style base allows easy attachment to any rail – ACET technology allows 50, 000 hours (over 5 years) of constant operation with one battery – can be “piggybacked” on larger magnifying optics using an adapter. – standard features for all Aimpoint sights. Standard features for Aimpoint sights: – Unlimited field of view – Parallax-free and Unlimited eye relief – Unaffected by extreme weather conditions – rugged, durable construction – no hazardous materials – no laser emission that could be harmful to your eyes – Mechanical switch for speed and reliability – increased aiming confidence. Specifications: optical data: – light source: LED (light Emitting Diode) totally eye-safe – Red dot size in minutes of angle (MOA): 4 – Parallax: absence of Parallax – no centering required – eye relief: Unlimited – night vision compatibility: no – anti reflex coating all surfaces and multi layer coating objective lens: yes – magnification: no magnification 1x
Rifle Scope Product Features
Advanced optical lenses for even better light transmission
Can be used on shotguns, rifles, handguns or archery tackle
Transparent front Flip-up lens cover is included
About the Aimpoint Manufacturer
Aimpoint is a premium manufacturer for rifle scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and manufacture their mounts and related products by making the most of building materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Aimpoint 200183 Standard Micro H-2, 4 MOA, Complete by Aimpoint. For additional shooting items, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Optics
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly aim a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by employing a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be dialed in for consideration of different ecological aspects like wind and elevation decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing through the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Many modern rifle scopes and optics have around eleven parts which are arranged inside and externally on the scope. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification dials or turrets, focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of optics.
Rifle Optic Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Choosing the perfect type of rifle scope is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) come with the reticle in front of the magnifying lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based on the extent of zoom being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified range as they are at the non amplified distance. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards without “zoom” is still the exact same tick at one hundred yards by using 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where computations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their target “hold over” and also “lead” ratios for their weapon
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and occupies more visual sight room than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) include the reticle behind 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.
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most shots take place within much shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who want a clearer optic picture with less room taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
Scope Zoom
The quantity of zoom a scope provides is identified by the size, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Power Lens Rifle Scope Info
A single power rifle scope or optic comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This suggests 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 considering that it is fixed.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Optics
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will list the zoom level in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers suggest the magnification of the scope could be set between 2x and 10x power. This additionally incorporates the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adaptation is accomplished using the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell piece.
The Power Level and Range of Rifle Scopes
Here are some suggested scope powers and the distances where they may be successfully used. Highly magnified scopes will not be as beneficial as lower magnification level rifle scope glass due to the fact that too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The exact same idea goes for extended ranges where the shooter needs sufficient power to see where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Info on Rifle Scope Lens Coverings
All modern-day rifle glass lenses are layered. Lens covering can be a significant aspect of a shooting platform when purchasing high end rifle optics and scope systems.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some scope manufacturers even use “HD” or high-definition lense finishes that make the most of various processes, polarizations, aspects, and chemicals to enhance separate colors and viewable target visibility through the lens. This HD finish is often used with increased density lens glass which lowers light’s opportunity to refract through the lens glass. Some scope suppliers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how certain colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic deviance or aberration which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be visible over items with hard edges and shapes as light hits the item from various angles.
Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have various coverings used to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or covering used to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is generally a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can shield the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single covered lens depends upon the scope company and the amount you spent for it. Both are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. This suggests the lens has had several treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens gets several treatments, it can prove that a company is taking several actions to fight different environmental aspects like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This also does not always mean the multi-coated lens is better than a single covered lens. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in creating the rifle glass.
Info on Anti-water Coating
Water on a lens does not assist with retaining a clear sight picture through an optic at all. Numerous top of the line or premium optic manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this sort of treatment. It treats the surface area of the Steiner scope lens so the water molecules can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads roll off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Scope Mounting Choices
Installing approaches for scopes are available in a couple of options. There are the standard scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also normally come in quick release variations which use throw levers which enable rifle operators to rapidly mount and remove the glass.
Hex Key Rifle Scope Rings
Normal, clamp style 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 separate rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is designed for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope mount is perfect for rifles which need a resilient, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Scope Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly remove a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can even be swapped out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts are convenient for long guns which are transferred a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used between multiple rifles.
What to Know About Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can destroy a day on the range and your pricey optic by causing fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. A lot of scopes prevent wetness from entering the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Usually, these water-resistant scopes can be immersed within 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be sufficient wetness prevention for standard use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you anticipate taking your rifle on boats and are concerned about the optic still working if it is submerged in water and you can still find the firearm.
Gas Purged Rifle Optic Tubes
Another component of preventing the accumulation of wetness inside of the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this area is already taken up by the gas, the optic is less altered by temp alterations and pressure differences from the outdoor environment which may possibly allow water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
