Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
AT3 Tactical ARO Micro Red Dot Sight – Direct Mount, Low Mount, Optional Riser Mount – 3 MOA Compact Reflex Sight
ARO Red Dot Sight Specs:
Power / Obj. Lens: 1x23mm
Reticle: 3 MOA Red Dot
Lens Coating: Multi-coated
Weight: 1.8 oz
Mounting Length: 1.1 inch / 28 mm
Total Length: 7.8 in / 46 mm
Objective Lens Area: 23mm x 21 mm
Battery Type: CR1632 (Battery Included)
Battery life: Approximately 5,000 Hours on Medium Setting
Auto Shut-off: 6 Hours
Windage/Elevation Click Value: 1 MOA per click
Adj Range: +/- 50 MOA (total adjustment range 100 MOA)
Eye Relief: Unlimited
Parallax Adjustment: Fixed
Field of View: Unlimited
Night Vision Compatible: No
Nitrogen filled: Yes
Waterproof/Fogproof: Yes
Recoil resistance – Certified up to 500g’s. Certified for use with large-caliber rifles, pistol, and shotguns, as well as “springer” airguns with 2-way recoil
Body material: 6061 Aluminum
Finish: Matte black anodized
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
ACCURATE – Sharp 3 MOA Red Dot + multicoated lens keeps your view clear & on-target, without the deep blue tint found in other micro sights. Tactile “click” adjustments for easy sight-in.
ADAPTABLE ” Perfect for rifles, shotguns,& pistols. Top-loading battery and picatinny mount included. Compatible with Burris Fastfire / Vortex Venom mounts and handgun slide adapters.
LIGHTWEIGHT, BIG VIEW ” Compact design + weight of only 1.8oz. Extra-large field of view for quick target acquisition.
DEPENDABLE – Waterproof with sealed electronics. Lifetime Warranty. Shockproof components to unfailingly maintain zero. Stealthy, scratch-resistant matte anodized finish.
INSIDE THE BOX – ARO Red Dot Sight, Rubber Lens Cover, CR1632 Battery, Low Picatinny Mount, Instruction sheet, Lens cloth, Allen wrench for Windage Adjustment, Torx Wrench for Mounting Screws, Flathead Screwdriver for Battery Cap
About the AT3 Tactical Manufacturer
AT3 Tactical is a premium company for long gun scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and make their products by making the most of elements which are durable and long lasting. This includes the AT3 Tactical ARO Micro Red Dot Sight – Direct Mount, Low Mount, Optional Riser Mount – 3 MOA Compact Reflex Sight by AT3 Tactical. For more shooting items, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Glass
Rifle scopes enable you to precisely aim a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnification by using a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted to take into account numerous environmental aspects like wind and elevation 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 scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. A lot of contemporary rifle scopes have about eleven parts which are found within and externally on the scope. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets, focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of a scope.
Rifle Optic Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” kind of scopes. The form of focal plane a scope has identifies where the reticle or crosshair is located in regard to the scopes magnifying adjustments. It literally means the reticle is behind or in front of the magnifying lens of the scope. Picking out the most desired kind of rifle scope is based on what kind of hunting or shooting you intend on doing.
Info on First Focal Plane Scopes
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 level of magnification being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the enhanced range as they are at the non amplified distance. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without “zoom” is still the same tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where computations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” and “lead” ratios for their long guns
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and occupies more visual sight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass Facts
Second focal plane optics (SFP) feature 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 reticle measurement.
- Long distance kinds of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most shots occur within shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic picture without room taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Details on Optic Zoom
The quantity of magnification a scope supplies is identified by the size, density, 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 Glass Info
A single power rifle scope uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This implies the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of optic can not fluctuate since it is set from the factory.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Optic Facts
Variable power rifle scopes can be changed between magnification increments. These types of scopes will list the zoom degree in a configuration such as 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the zoom of the scope could be adjusted in between 2x and 10x power. This also incorporates the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power manipulation is accomplished by making use of the power ring component of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power and Range of Optics
Here are some suggested scope power settings and the distances where they can be successfully used. Remember that higher magnification scopes and optics will not be as practical as lower powered optics because increased magnification can be a detractor. The exact same idea applies to longer ranges where the shooter needs increased power to see where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Info on Lens Finishes
All current rifle scope lenses are coated. Lens covering can be a significant element of a rifle system when thinking about high end rifle optics and scope systems.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some rifle glass companies even use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes which apply various procedures, polarizations, elements, and chemicals to enhance various color ranges and viewable target visibility through the lens. This high-definition finish is frequently used with more costly high density glass which drops light’s ability to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope suppliers use “HD” to refer to “ED” signifying extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how certain colors are represented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic deviance or aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be noticeable around items with hard edges and shapes as light hits the object from various angles.
Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have different coverings used to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or covering applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is generally a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can preserve the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less advantageous things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope developer and just how much you spent on it. Both the manufacturer and amount are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope makers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. This implies the lens has numerous treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives several treatments, it can show that a producer is taking several actions to fight different environmental aspects like an anti-glare finish, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic finishing. This also does not necessarily imply the multi-coated lens is much better than a single covered lens. Being “better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment solutions and the quality of products used in developing the rifle glass.
Anti-water Covering for Glass
Water on an optical lens doesn’t assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and premium optic producers 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 optic lens so the H2O particles can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads move off of the scope to keep a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Glass Mounting Options
Installing options for scopes are available in a couple of options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also normally are made in quick release versions which use manual levers which enable rifle shooters to rapidly install and dismount the scope.
Scope Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Standard, 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 is designed for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope install is fine for rifles which require a resilient, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Optic Mounting Solutions with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly remove a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can also be switched out if they all use a compatible design mount. These types of mounts are convenient for long guns which are transferred a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used in between numerous rifles or are situationally focused.
Details on Rifle Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can destroy a day of shooting and your expensive optic by causing fogging and developing residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes avoid moisture from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Info Around Rifle Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another element of preventing the buildup of wetness inside of the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this space is currently taken up by the gas, the glass is less influenced by condition changes and pressure variations from the external environment which might possibly permit water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
