Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
AT3 Tactical RD-50 Micro Reflex Red Dot Sight – 2 MOA Compact Red Dot Scope
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
ACCURATE – Crisp 2 MOA red dot sight allows for accurate, both-eyes-open shooting. 11 red dot brightness settings provide optimal visibility in any light conditions. Multi-coated, scratch resistant amber lens provides enhanced image clarity.
DEPENDABLE – Fully waterproof with sealed housing. Lifetime Warranty. Shockproof circuitry resists damage from rough handling. Matte black anodized finish resists scratches while keeping a stealthy profile.
UNBEATABLE VALUE – Exceptional battery life ” up to 50,000 hours at the lowest brightness setting. Genuine Renata CR2032 Lithium battery included. Factory direct pricing – no distributor markup.
INSIDE THE BOX – Red dot sight, CR2032 Battery, Rubber bikini cover, Instruction sheet, Lens cloth, Allen wrench
Rugged and Reliable
Featuring a crisp 2 MOA red dot reticle, waterproof housing with shockproof internals, and weighing in at only 3.6 ounces, the AT3 RD-50 Red Dot sight is ideal for shotguns, hunting rifles, and any other firearm with a Picatinny or Weaver rail system.
Accurate
Crisp 2 MOA red dot allows for accurate, both-eyes-open shooting.
Parallax free design: The red dot stays on target with following the movement of the user’s eye.
11 red dot brightness settings provide optimal visibility in any light conditions.
Multi-coated, scratch resistant amber lens provides enhanced image clarity.
Rugged
Fully waterproof, with rubber gaskets on turrets and battery cover.
Nitrogen filled 6061 T6 aluminum body resists fogging and moisture.
Matte black anodized finish resists scratches while keeping a stealthy profile.
Shockproof circuitry resists damage from rough handling.
Dependable
Exceptional battery life ” up to 50,000 hours at the lowest brightness setting.
Genuine Renata CR2032 Lithium battery included.
Specifications
Power / Obj. Lens: 1x25mm
Reticle: 2 MOA Red Dot
Weight: 3.6 oz
Total Length: 2.4 in / 61.8 mm
Waterproof/Fogproof: Yes
Body material: 6061 Aluminum
Battery life: up to 50,000 hours on lowest setting. Approx. 5,000 hour with typical use
Windage/Elevation Click Value: 1 MOA per click
Adj Range: +/- 35 MOA (total adjustment range 70 MOA)
Eye Relief: Unlimited
Included in the Box
RD-50 Red Dot Sight
Renata CR2032 Battery
Rubber Bikini Cover
Instruction Sheet
Lens Cloth
Allen Wrench
RD-50 PRO Red Dot Sight with Riser and Armor LEOS Red Dot Sight with Laser ARO Micro Red Dot Sight RD-50 Red Dot Sight
Reticle 2 MOA Red Dot 2 MOA Red Dot 3 MOA Red Dot 2 MOA Red Dot
Riser Mount Included – Two Cowitness Options Integrated Included Low Mount
Laser Sight
Brightness Levels 11 6 6 11
Brightness Memory
About the AT3 Tactical Manufacturer
AT3 Tactical is a premium manufacturer for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They create and supply their scopes, mounts, and related products by making the most of building materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the AT3 Tactical RD-50 Micro Reflex Red Dot Sight – 2 MOA Compact Red Dot Scope by AT3 Tactical. For additional shooting items, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Glass
Rifle scopes allow you to specifically aim a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by utilizing a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted to take into account different natural considerations like wind and elevation increases or decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are viewing using the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. The majority of modern-day rifle scopes have about eleven parts which are located internally and outside of the optic. These optic pieces consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets or dials, objective focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of optics.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Deciding on the perfect type of rifle glass is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
First Focal Plane Optic Facts
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These types of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where estimations are very little
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” and also “lead” ratios for their long gun
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual sight room than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement.
- Long distance kinds of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most shots happen within much shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who choose a clearer optic sight picture with less room used up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Scopes
The quantity of zoom a scope supplies is identified by the diameter, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
About Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Optics
A single power rifle optic and scope uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This means the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of optic can not change since it is a fixed power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Scope Info
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will list the magnification level in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers suggest the magnification of the scope can be adjusted in between 2x and 10x power. This also incorporates the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adjustment is accomplished utilizing the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power and Range Correlation of Rifle Glass
Here are some recommended scope powers and the distances where they may be efficiently used. Highly magnified optics will not be as useful as lower magnification glass considering that too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same idea relates to longer distances where the shooter needs to have increased power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Lens Finishing for Rifle Scopes
All modern rifle scope lenses are layered. There are various types and qualities of finishings. Lens coating is an essential element of a rifle when thinking about high end rifle optics and scope units. The lenses are one of the most key components of the optic because they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finish on the lenses shields the lens surface and even assists with anti glare capabilities from excess daylight and color discernibility.
ED Versus HD Glass
Some optic makers additionally use “HD” or high-definition lense finishes that make the most of various processes, polarizations, rare earth compounds, and components to draw out numerous color ranges and viewable target visibility through the lens. This high-def coating is commonly used with increased density glass which reduces light’s capability to refract through the lens glass. Some scope brands use “HD” to refer to “ED” signifying extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how certain colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration or difference which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration is often obvious around items with well defined shapes as light hits the object from specific angles.
Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating for Scopes
Different optic lenses can also have different 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. Since the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It is part of the finely tuned optic. It needs to have a finishing placed on it so that it will be efficiently functional in numerous kinds of environments, degrees of light (full VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less useful 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 the amount you spent on it. Both the make and cost are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope makers similarly make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in building the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Lens Coatings
Water on a lens does not help with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and high-end scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finishing which is water repellent.
Scope Mounting Options
Mounting approaches for scopes can be found in a few options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also generally are made in quick release versions which use manual levers which enable rifle shooters to quickly install and remove the optics.
Hex Key Rifle Optic Rings
Standard, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style 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 are developed for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope install is fine for rifles which require a durable, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Optic Ring Mounts
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly remove a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can even be swapped 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 protection, or for scopes which are used in between multiple rifles or are situationally focused.
Info on Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can destroy a day of shooting and your expensive optic by triggering fogging and creating 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.
Gas Purged Rifle Glass Tubes
Another element of preventing the buildup of wetness within the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this area is currently taken up by the gas, the scope is less altered by condition changes and pressure variations from the outside environment which might potentially permit 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.
