Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Aimpoint Professional 3XMag-1 Magnifier – No Mount – 200271
Rifle Scope Product Features
Compatible with Aimpoint red dot sights for longer range aiming or observation
Variable (-3 to + 3) dioptric setting; Can also be used as a handheld 3x monocular
No re-zeroing needed when shifting between non-magnified and magnified aiming
Ergonomic design for sure grip when used as a handheld observation tool; Shockproof and Waterproof
3XMag-1 Magnifier only ” NO MOUNT INCLUDED
Aimpoint Professional 3XMag-1 Magnifier – No Mount – 200271
Compatible with Aimpoint red dot sights for longer range aiming or observation
Variable (-3 to +3) dioptric setting
Can also be used as a handheld 3x monocular
No re-zeroing needed when shifting between non-magnified and magnified aiming
Ergonomic design for sure grip when used as a handheld observation tool
Shockproof and Waterproof
3XMag-1 Magnifier only ” NO MOUNT INCLUDED
Aimpoint PRO Aimpoint Micro T-2 Aimpoint Micro H-2 TwistMount FlipMount with TwistMount Base
Product Code 12841 200170 200185 12234 200251
About the Aimpoint Company
Aimpoint is a premium manufacturer for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They create and manufacture their mounts, scopes, and related products choosing materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Aimpoint Professional 3XMag-1 Magnifier – No Mount – 200271 by Aimpoint. For more shooting goods, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Optics
Rifle scopes allow you to specifically align a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through magnification by utilizing a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted to account for various ecological things like wind and elevation increases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are seeing via the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. A lot of modern rifle scopes and optics have around eleven parts which are located inside and externally on the scope. These optic pieces consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets, objective focus rings, and other components. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle glass.
About Rifle Optic Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The kind of focal plane a scope has decides where the reticle or crosshair is located in relation to the optic’s zoom. It literally means the reticle is behind or ahead of the magnification lens of the optic. Choosing the most suitable style of rifle optic depends upon what type of shooting or hunting you anticipate doing.
First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These types of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where computations are small
- Experienced shooters who recognize their target “hold over” and “lead” equations for their rifles
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and uses up more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) include the reticle behind the magnification lens. This induces the reticle to remain at the exact same scale in connection with the quantity of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle dimensions evolve based upon the magnification used to shoot over lengthier ranges given that the reticle measurements present various increments which differ with the magnification. In the FFP illustration with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement. These particular kinds of scopes are handy for:
- Far away types of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most shots happen within much shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic picture without space used up by the larger sized FFP reticle
About Rifle Optic Magnification
The level of scope magnification you need on your optic depends upon the kind of shooting you choose to do. Just about every style of rifle scope delivers some amount of zoom. The level of zoom a scope supplies is identified by the dimension, density, and curvatures of the lens glass inside of the rifle optic. The magnifying level of the scope is the “power” of the opic. This implies what the shooter is observing through the scope is amplified times the power aspect of what can generally be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Optics
A single power rifle scope and optic will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of optic can not fluctuate since it is a fixed power optic.
Info About Variable Power Lens Glass
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will note the zoom amount in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers suggest the zoom of the scope can be adjusted between 2x and 10x power. This additionally involves the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power adaptation is achieved by making use of the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Rifle Optic Power Level and Range Correlation
Here are some recommended scope power levels and the distances where they can be effectively used. Remember that higher magnification optics and scopes will not be as effective as lower magnification level scopes since excessive zoom can be a bad thing. The same applies to longer distances where the shooter needs sufficient power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle.
Details on Lens Covering
All modern rifle scope lenses are covered in special coatings. There are various types and qualities of glass finishings. Lens finishing can be an essential aspect of a rifle’s setup when considering high end rifle optics and scope units. The glass lenses are one of the most crucial components of the scope considering that they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finishing on the lenses offers protection to the lens exterior and even assists with anti glare from excess natural light and color profiles.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some rifle scope producers additionally use “HD” or high-definition glass finishes that employ different processes, polarizations, elements, and chemicals to extract separate color ranges and viewable definition through lenses. This high-definition finishing is normally used with increased density lens glass which lowers light’s ability to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope brands use “HD” to describe “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are represented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic difference or aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be noticeable over things with defined shapes as light hits the object from various angles.
Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have different coatings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or covering applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic. 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 carefully tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that the lens will be optimally usable in numerous types of environments, degrees of light (full VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope manufacturer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope makers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. This means the lens has had several treatments applied to them. If a lens gets several treatments, it can indicate that a manufacturer is taking numerous actions to combat different natural aspects like an anti-glare finish, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This additionally does not always indicate the multi-coated lens will perform better than a single covered lens. Being “better” depends upon the manufacturer’s lens treatment solutions and the quality of components used in creating the rifle optic.
Hydrophobic Lens Finish
Water on a lens doesn’t help with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and high-end optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic coating which is water repellent.
Choices for Mounting Optics on Long Guns
Mounting approaches for scopes come in a couple of options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually mounted to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also usually come in quick release variations which use manual levers which enable rifle shooters to rapidly mount and remove the scopes.
Optic Mounts with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp design 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 a couple of separate rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is excellent for rifles which require a long lasting, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Optic Ring Mounts
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly detach a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can also be switched out if they all use a compatible style mount. These types of mounts are convenient for rifles which are transferred a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are used between several rifles or are situationally focused.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Optic Tubes
Wetness inside your rifle scope can destroy a day of shooting and your expensive optic by bringing about fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes avoid moisture from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Gas Purged Scope Tubes
Another element of avoiding the buildup of moisture within the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this area is currently taken up by the gas, the scope is less influenced by temperature level shifts and pressure variations from the outdoor environment which might possibly permit 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.
