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Rifle Scope Product Details
Athlon Optics , Argos BTR, Riflescope, 6-24 x 50 First Focal Plane (FFP) 30 mm Tube, Illuminated APMR MIL Reticle,
Specification Magnification 6-24 Objective Lens Diameter 50mm Reticle APMR FFP IR MIL, Glass Etched Surface Finish Matte Lens Coating Wide Band Fully Multicoated Extra Coating Xtra Protective Coating Tube Material 6061 Aluminium Tube Diameter 30 mm Exit Pupil 8.2-2.1 mm Eye Relief 3.3 inches Field of View @100 yards 16.7-4.5 feet Click Value 0.1MIL Adjustment range per rotation 5MIL Total Elevation Adjustment 18 MIL Total Windage Adjustment 18 MIL Turret Style Exposed Parallax Adjustment Side Focus ” 10 yards to infinity Purging Material Argon Length 14.1 inches Weight 29.6 ounces
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
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.
Advanced Fully Multi-Coated lenses gives you better light transmission to bring optimum brightness and true color across the entire light spectrum.
Reticle etched on the glass that provides excellent backing support for complex reticle design and offers great durability and much higher shock resistance to recoil
The 6061T6 aircraft grade aluminum tube that has exceptional strength and superior mechanical integrity will protect these world class optics no matter what punishment you throw at it
Argon purging gives you better waterproofing and thermal stability
Athlon Optics , Argos BTR, Riflescope, 6-24 x 50 First Focal Plane
For those of you that are just getting started in the PRS or are looking to start, take a close look at the Argos BTR family of scopes. These scopes have features normally only found on high-end scopes. It has a 4x magnification that makes it versatile in multiple shooting disciplines. It has our Advanced Fully-Multi Coated Optics that delivers a crystal clear bright image in in dark environments. The Argos BTR also has our exclusive XPL coating that protects your lenses from dirt, grease and harsh weather conditions. The 6061T6 aircraft grade aluminum tube will protect these world class optics no matter what punishment you throw at it.
We just didn’t build the Argos BTR Rifle Scope to just perform well optically we also built in features that make easy to adjust for any shot you have to take. These scopes have Side Parallax Adjustment to give you the ability to adjust to any ranged right at your fingertips. This along with the variety of first focal plane reticles give you easy elevation and windage adjustments.
Features
First Focal Plane Reticle First focal plane design allows you to fully utilize specially designed reticles that shrink or grow along with your target as you zoom in or out. These reticles offer quick target engagement at low power while offering precise holdover positions with finer details.
Illuminated Reticle The illuminated reticle provides greater visibility during dusk and dawn and other low ambient light environment.
Etched Glass Reticle Reticle etched on the glass that provides excellent backing support for complex reticle design and offers great durability and much higher shock resistance to recoil.
Fully Multicoated Fully Multicoated optics effectively reduces reflected light and increases the transmission of light giving you a brighter image than normal single coated lenses.
6061 T6 Aluminum The 6061T6 aircraft grade aluminum tube that has exceptional strength and superior mechanical integrity will protect these world class optics
Heat Treated One Piece Tube Construction Heat treated one piece tube gives the scope extra strength over multi-piece tubes. A one piece tube also is better at keeping moisture out thus keeping your scope fog proof for the life of the product.
Waterproof Waterproof to protect the scope in the harshest weather conditions or if accidentally submerged underwater.
Shockproof Robust mechanical system with special designs on both control and erector system that give you the ultimate recoil resistance to withstand 1000G recoil for 1000 times.
Argon Purged Argon Purging uses the inertia gas with bigger size molecules to purge any moisture out of the tube giving you better waterproofing and thermal stability .
About the Athlon Optics Scope Maker
Athlon Optics is a premium producer for weapon scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They style and build their mounts, scopes, and related products using building materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Athlon Optics , Argos BTR, Riflescope, 6-24 x 50 First Focal Plane (FFP) 30 mm Tube, Illuminated APMR MIL Reticle, by Athlon Optics. For more shooting products, visit their website.
Rifle Optic Information
Rifle scopes enable you to exactly aim a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through zoom by making use of a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted for consideration of numerous environmental 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 hit based upon the sight picture you are viewing using the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Many modern-day rifle scopes have about 11 parts which are arranged internally and externally on the scope. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment turrets or dials, focus rings, and other components. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle scopes.
Rifle Optic Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” kind of scopes. The sort of focal plane a scope has determines where the reticle or crosshair is located relative to the optic’s magnifying adjustments. It simply means the reticle is situated behind or ahead of the magnifying lens of the optic. Picking the very best style of rifle glass depends upon what style of shooting or hunting you intend on undertaking.
First Focal Plane Scopes
First focal plane glass (FFP) feature the reticle before the magnifying lens. This induces the reticle to increase in size based on the level of magnification being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements are the same at the magnified range as they are at the non magnified distance. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards with no “zoom” is still the very same tick at 100 yards with 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where estimations are minor
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” and “lead” correlations for their long guns
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and uses up more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optic Facts
Second focal plane optics (SFP) feature the reticle behind the magnification lens. This triggers the reticle to stay at the very same dimensions in relation to the volume of magnification being used. The end result is that the reticle dimensions alter based on the magnification applied to shoot over greater ranges considering that the reticle markings represent various increments which fluctuate with the zoom. In the FFP illustration with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These types of optics work for:
- Long distance types of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots occur within much shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic sight picture without room taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Zoom for Rifle Scopes
The level of scope magnification you need on your scope depends upon the sort of shooting you wish to do. Almost every kind of rifle optic delivers some degree of magnification. The volume of magnification a scope supplies is established by the size, thickness, and curvatures of the lens glass inside of the rifle scope. The magnifying level of the optic is the “power” of the scope. This denotes 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 Glass
A single power rifle scope will have 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 zoom of this kind of scope can not change considering that it is a set power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Scope Facts
Variable power rifle scopes can be modified between magnified settings. The power modification is accomplished by the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Glass Power Level and Range Correlation
Here are some suggested scope powers and the distances where they may be efficiently used. Highly magnified optics will not be as beneficial as lower magnification glass since too much magnification can be a bad thing. The exact same concept relates to extended distances where the shooter needs to have sufficient power to see precisely where to properly aim the rifle.
Rifle Optic Lens Covering
All top teir rifle optic lenses are covered. Lens covering is an important aspect of a rifle when purchasing high end rifle optics and scope systems.
About Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some rifle scope manufacturers even use “HD” or high-def lens finishings which take advantage of various procedures, rare earth compounds, polarizations, and elements to draw out various color ranges and viewable definition through lenses. This HD finish is typically used with greater density glass which lowers light’s chance to refract through the lens glass. Some scope suppliers use “HD” to describe “ED” suggesting extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how 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 around items with well defined outlines as light hits the item from various angles.
Details on Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Various scope lenses can even have different coverings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some kind of treatment or finishing applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. This is because the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass. It is part of the carefully tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that it will be efficiently functional in lots of types of environments, degrees of light (full VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less advantageous 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 manufacturers similarly make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in constructing the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Lens Coverings
Water on a scope lens doesn’t help with preserving a clear sight picture through an optic in any way. Many top of the line or premium scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finishing. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this kind of treatment. It treats the surface of the Steiner scope 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 preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Options for Mounting Rifle Scopes on Long Guns
Installing options for scopes come in a few choices. There are the basic scope rings which are separately installed to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also normally are made in quick release versions which use throw levers which permit rifle shooters to rapidly install and dismount the scope.
Optic Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp style 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 two separate rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is created for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope mount is great for rifles which require a resilient, rock solid mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Scope Ring Mounting Solutions
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly remove a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can also be switched out if they all use a complementary designed mount. The quick detach mount style is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach solidly to a flat top type Picatinny rail. This lets the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted while preserving precision. These kinds of mounts come in practical for rifles which are carried a lot, to take off the optic from the rifle for protection, or for sight systems which are used between several rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It normally costs around $250 USD
Sealing and Gas Purging for Rifle Optic Tubes
Wetness inside your rifle scope can destroy a day on the range and your pricey optic by causing fogging and developing residue within the scope’s tube. The majority of scopes protect against wetness from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Generally, these water-resistant scopes can be submerged beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be ample moisture content avoidance for common use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you plan on taking your rifle on boats and are worried about the optic still working if it goes over the side and you can still find the rifle.
Optic Gas Purging
Another component of avoiding the accumulation of moisture within the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this space is currently occupied by the gas, the optic is less impacted by condition alterations and pressure differences from the external environment which might potentially enable water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
