Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
AIMPRO ALFA Red Dot Sight with Flip to Side Magnifier Combo
The Aimpro ALFA Sight is the Newest Addition to our line of Red Dot Rifle Scopes, using the latest Advanced Circuit Efficiency technology ACET which provides superior reliability and battery life. Designed for the avid sportsmen all Aimpro products are built to the highest degree of precision unmatched by our competitors. The Aimpro Alfa is a testament for all our hard work and research offering the latest in ergonomics, function and reliability.Aimpro 3x magnifier with flip to side mount for red dot sights. The Aimpro flip to side magnifier is ideal for red dot sights that are absolute co-witness with iron sights (36mm center height) but the mount is adjustable so it can be used with 1/3 co-witness sights as well with a center height of 40mm. With superior multi coated glass lenses the Aimpro FTS magnifier provides unparalleled clarity and a wide field of view.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Crisp 4 MOA Red or Green Dot with 1/2 MOA per Click W/E Adjustments and Precise digital controls with 8 Brightness Levels, Perfect for Close Quarters Situations and Home Defense
Powerful Red Targeting Laser with Precise Tool-Free W/E Adjustments of 1 MOA Per Click. Class IIIA Laser Product, 5mW power output
Sealed and Nitrogen Filled, Waterproof, Fog Proof and Shockproof, Rated for 800G of Impact so its Ideal for Heavy Recoil Shotgun or Rifle Applications, Wont loose Zero
Control the Laser and Red Dot Independently with Digital Push Button Controls, The Red Dot and Laser are Powered by 1 CR2 Battery With ACET Technology for Long Battery Life
3x Magnifier with Flip to Side Mount, External Tool Free W/E Adjustment turrets, Superior Quality Multi Coated Glass Lenses provide Crisp Clear Image
About the AIMPRO Brand
AIMPRO is a premium supplier for long gun scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They style and supply their mounts, scopes, and related products by choosing materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the AIMPRO ALFA Red Dot Sight with Flip to Side Magnifier Combo by AIMPRO. For additional shooting items, visit their website.
Optic Information
Rifle scopes enable you to exactly aim a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through zoom by utilizing a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in for the consideration of various ecological aspects like wind speed and elevation increases or decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand exactly where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are viewing via the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. A lot of contemporary rifle scopes and optics have around 11 parts which are arranged within and on the exterior of the scope body. These optic pieces consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation dials or turrets, focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of scopes.
About Rifle Scope Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Picking the optimal type of rifle optic is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
Info About First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based upon 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 magnified range. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards without “zoom” is still the same tick at one hundred yards by using 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are very little
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their aim point “hold over” plus “lead” correlations for their weapon
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and uses up more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Info About Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane optics (SFP) come with the reticle behind the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement.
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most shots happen within much shorter spaces and ranges
- Shooters who want a clearer optic picture with less space taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Rifle Optic Magnification
The extent of scope zoom you need on your optic is based on the form of shooting you want to do. Virtually every style of rifle scope provides some amount of zoom. The amount of magnification a scope delivers is determined by the dimension, thickness, and curves of the lens glass inside of the rifle optic. The magnifying level of the optic is the “power” of the glass. This indicates what the shooter is observing through the scope is magnified times the power aspect of what can normally be seen by human eyes.
Info About Fixed Power Lens Glass
A single power rifle scope uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This suggests 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 a fixed power scope.
Variable Power Lens Glass
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will note the zoom level in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers imply the magnification of the scope can be adjusted between 2x and 10x power. This additionally utilizes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power shift is achieved using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power and Range of Rifle Glass
Here are some recommended scope powers and the ranges where they can be efficiently used. Highly magnified scopes will not be as useful as lower magnification level glass since too much zoom can be a bad thing. The same idea relates to extended ranges where the shooter needs to have increased power to see where to best aim the rifle.
Lens Finishing for Glass
All current rifle optic lenses are coated. Lens covering is an essential aspect of a shooting platform when buying high end rifle optics and scope equipment.
Details on Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope producers also use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes which use various techniques, chemicals, aspects, and polarizations to draw out separate colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Scope Lens Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Different scope lenses can also have various finishes applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some kind of treatment or finishing applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic. This is because the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass. It becomes part of the finely tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that it will be optimally usable in lots of types of environments, degrees of sunshine (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less useful 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 producers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in building the rifle scope.
Rifle Optic Lens Hydrophobic Coating
Water on an optical lens doesn’t improve retaining a clear sight picture through an optic at all. Numerous top of the line and high-end optic manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic coating. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this type of treatment. It deals with the exterior surfaces of the Steiner glass lens so the water particles can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads move off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Alternatives for Installing Rifle Optics on Firearms
Installing solutions for scopes are available in a couple of choices. 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 normally can be found in quick release variations which use manual levers which enable rifle shooters to rapidly install and remove the scope.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Rings
Standard, clamp style mounting optic rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on the tops of rifles. These styles of scope mounts use double detached rings to support the optic, and are usually constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are developed for far away accuracy shooting. This form of scope mount is great for rifles which need to have a resilient, unfailing mount which will not shift regardless of how much the scope is moved about or jarring the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you want for a dedicated optics system on a reach out and touch someone hunting or competitors firearm which will seldom need to be changed or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used to stop the hex screws from backing out after they are installed securely in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm type made by Vortex Optics. The set usually costs around $200 USD
Rifle Optic Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly attach and detach a scope from a rifle. If they all use a comparable style mount, several scopes can also be swapped in the field. The quick detach design is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten tightly to a flat top design Picatinny rail. This allows the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while keeping the original sighting settings. These types of mounts are useful and beneficial for shooting platforms which are hauled around a lot, to remove the scope glass from the rifle for protection, or for sight systems which are used in between multiple rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount designed by the Vortex Optics brand. It normally costs around $250 USD
Sealing and Gas Purging for Glass Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle glass can destroy a day of shooting and your highly-priced optic by triggering fogging and creating residue within the scope tube. Many optics prevent humidity from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Typically, these water resistant optics can be submerged under 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be more than enough moisture content avoidance for conventional use rifles, unless you plan on taking your rifle on boats and are concerned about the optic still functioning if it is submerged in water and you can still find the rifle.
Optic Gas Purging
Another element of preventing the accumulation of wetness inside of the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this space is currently taken up by the gas, the scope is less influenced by temperature shifts and pressure distinctions from the outside environment which may possibly enable 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 look for.
