Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Athlon Optics Ares ETR UHD 4.5-30×56 First Focal Plane Riflescopes
Rifle Scope Product Features
0.25 MOA Click Value, 110 MOA Total Elevation Adjustment, 25 Yard to Infinity Parallax Adjustment, 6 Illumination Settings.
First focal plane reticle stays valid at all power settings allowing you to fully utilize the specially designed reticle that shrinks or grows along with your target as you zoom in or out.
ED glass significantly reduces chromatic aberration giving you an utmost bright and sharp image with true color reproduction.
Precision Zero Stop System The system allows you to lock down your zero position and dial back to it with a sharp and precise stop right at your zero mark.
Advanced Fully Multicoated optics effectively reduces reflected light and increases the transmission of light giving you a brighter image than normal single coated lenses
Ares ETR UHD
Just when you thought we couldn’t improve the Ares BTR, well we did! The Ares ETR First Focal Plane scope is loaded with features that will allow you to take your long range shooting to another level. Featuring a completely revamped turret system, the Ares ETR has a locking Windage turret along with a true zero stop on the elevation turret to make sure your turrets and shots are right on every time. Extra Low dispersion lenses allow for the sharpest and best color image possible. Constructed with an 34mm tube, this riflescope can withstand even the harshest of elements.
Key Features
UHD Glass
Extra-Low Dispersion glass significantly reduces chromatic aberration giving you an utmost bright and sharp image with true color reproduction.
Advanced Fully Multi-coated
Fully Multi-coated optics effectively reduces reflected light and increases the transmission of light giving you a brighter image than normal single coated lenses
XPL Coating
XPL Coating gives you an extra protection on the exterior lenses from dirt, oil and scratches.
Precision Zero Stop System
Precision Zero Stop System allows you to return to your zero position and dial back to it with a sharp and precise stop right at your zero location.
APLR2 FFP IR MOA
APLR2 FFP IR MOA reticle has a large illuminated center with 1 moa hash mark increments and drop lines in 5 moa increment on vertical direction down to 40 moa, both of which help you quickly lock in your target and set holdover positions. The illuminated portion has a 2 moa span center cross with illuminated cross line extends to 40 moa on both vertical and horizontal direction. The unique design of having droplines going down to 40 moa with 5 moa between each drop line and 1 moa hash marks in between provide excellent hold over positions for long precision shooting.
Subtensions in MOA: A1 (0.11); A2 (2); A3 (0.3); B1 (2); B2 (1.5); B3 (0.5); B4 (1); C1 (1); C2 (2); C3 (1); C4 (5); C5 (10); D1 (0.2); D2 (0.3)
4.5-30×56 APRS1 MIL 4.5-30×56 APLR2 MOA 4.5-30×56 APLR5 MOA 4.5-30×56 APRS1 MIL 4.5-30×56 APLR2 MOA
Tube Diameter 34 mm 34 mm 34 mm 34 mm 34 mm
Focal Plane First First First First First
FoV at 100Y 24.5-3.75 ft 24.5-3.75 ft 24.5-3.75 ft 24.5-3.75 ft 24.5-3.75 ft
Eye Relief 3.9″ 3.9″ 3.9″ 3.9″ 3.9″
Turret Style Exposed & Locking Exposed & Locking Exposed & Locking Exposed & Locking Exposed & Locking
Length 15.3″ 15.3″ 15.3″ 15.3″ 15.3″
Weight 36.5 oz 36.5 oz 36.5 oz 36.5 oz 36.5 oz
About the Athlon Optics Scope Maker
Athlon Optics is a premium maker for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and build their products using materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Athlon Optics Ares ETR UHD 4.5-30×56 First Focal Plane Riflescopes by Athlon Optics. For more shooting goods, visit their website.
Information Scopes
Rifle scopes allow you to precisely aim a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They do this through magnifying the target using a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted to take into account many ecological elements like wind speed and elevation increases or decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand precisely where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are viewing through the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. The majority of modern rifle scopes and optics have around 11 parts which are arranged inside and on the exterior of the optic. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification turrets or dials, focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of scopes.
About Rifle Scope Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Deciding upon the best type of rifle optic is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
About First Focal Plane Glass
First focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnifying lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based upon the level of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements are the same at the enhanced range as they are at the non magnified distance. For example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without “zoom” is still the corresponding tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where estimations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who recognize their aim point “hold over” as well as “lead” correlations for their weapon
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and requires more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane optics (SFP) feature the reticle behind 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 styles of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots happen within much shorter spaces and ranges
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic picture without space used up by the larger size FFP reticle
Zoom for Glass
The measure of scope magnification you need depends upon the sort of shooting you plan to do. Practically every style of rifle glass gives some amount of magnification. The amount of zoom a scope provides is determined by the size, thickness, and curvatures of the lens glass inside of the rifle scope. The magnification level of the scope is the “power” of the glass. This implies what the shooter is checking out through the scope is magnified times the power element of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Glass Facts
A single power rifle scope will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This indicates 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 given that it is set from the factory.
About Variable Power Lens Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification levels. It will note the magnification degree in a format such as 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the zoom of the scope can be set in between 2x and 10x power. This additionally utilizes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power shift is achieved by making use of the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Glass Power Level and Ranges
Here are some recommended scope powers and the ranges where they could be successfully used. High power glass will not be as efficient as lower magnification optics since too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same concept goes for extended ranges where the shooter needs adequate power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle.
Lens Finish for Scopes
All modern-day rifle scope lenses are layered. There are different types and qualities of lens finishes. Lens finish is an important element of a rifle’s setup when considering high end rifle optics and scope systems. The glass lenses are among the most critical pieces of the optic given that they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finish on the lenses shields the lens exterior and assists with anti glare capabilities from refracted sunshine and color recognition.
HD Versus ED Glass Lens Coatings
Some scope makers also use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which use different procedures, polarizations, components, and chemicals to draw out a wide range of colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” to signify the lens has extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Different scope lenses can also have various coverings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some kind of treatment or finish applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic. Since the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It is part of the carefully tuned optic. It needs to have a finish applied to it so that the lens will be optimally usable in lots of kinds of environments, degrees of sunlight (full VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while minimizing 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 producer and just how much you spent for it. Both are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope makers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. This means the lens has numerous treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens receives multiple treatments, it can prove that a company is taking numerous actions to fight different environmental elements like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finish, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This additionally does not always mean the multi-coated lens is much better than a single covered lens. Being “much better” hinges on the manufacturer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in constructing the rifle glass.
Rifle Scope Lens Anti-water Finishing
Water on an optic’s lens doesn’t assist with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line or high-end optic manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finishing. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this sort of treatment. It treats the exterior of the Steiner scope lens so the water particles can not bind to it or create surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads slide off of the scope to keep a clear, water free sight picture.
Scope Installation Choices
Installing solutions for scopes come in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are separately mounted to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also usually can be found in quick release versions which use toss levers which enable rifle operators to rapidly install and dismount the scope.
Optic Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp-on design mounting optic rings use hex head screws to position to the flattop design Picatinny scope mounting rails on the tops of rifles. These styles of scope mounts use double individual rings to support the scope, and are normally constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are developed for long distance accuracy shooting. This form of scope mount is good for rifle systems which need to have a long lasting, unfailing mount which will not move no matter just how much the scope is moved about or abuse the rifle takes. These are the type of mounts you should have for a dedicated optics setup on a long distance hunting or interdiction long gun which will rarely need to be altered or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used to keep the hex screw threads from backing out after they are mounted securely in place. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm type from Vortex Optics. The set normally 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 remove a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. If they all use a comparable design mount, multiple scopes can also be swapped out in the field. The quick detach mount style is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers connect solidly to a flat top style Picatinny rail. This enables the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while keeping accuracy. These types of mounts are useful and beneficial for rifles which are hauled around a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for aiming systems which are utilized in between numerous rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount from the Vortex Optics brand. It normally costs around $250 USD
Rifle Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can mess up a day of shooting and your pricey optic by triggering fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. Most scopes prevent moisture from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
What to Know About Glass Tube Gas Purging
Another component of preventing the accumulation of wetness within the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this space is currently taken up by the gas, the scope is less affected by temp shifts and pressure variations from the outside environment which could potentially enable water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
