Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Athlon Optics, Argos BTR, Riflescope, 6-24×50 First Focal Plane (FFP) Illuminated ATMR MOA Reticle with Medium Rings
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. Athlon Optics Argos BTR Riflescope has a 6-24x magnification range that makes it versatile in multiple shooting disciplines. It has advanced fully-multi coated optics that deliver crystal clear, bright images even in dark environments. The riflescope comes with an exclusive XPL coating that protects your lenses from dirt, grease and harsh weather conditions. It has built in features that make easy to adjust for any shot you have to take. It has also has a side parallax adjustment to give you the ability to adjust to any ranged right at your fingertips.
First Focal Plane
The Athlon Optics Argos BTR 6-24×50 Riflescope comes with an ATMR IR first focal plane illuminated MOA reticle. The 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.
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.
Bundle Includes:
Athlon Optics Argos BTR Riflescope, 6-24×50, (DD, SF, 30mm, FFP, ATMR IR-MOA)
Hawke Sport Optics 22116 Riflescope Rings – Weaver 30mm Medium 2 pieces (Black)
Rifle Scope Product Features
BUNDLE INCLUDES: Athlon Optics Argos BTR Riflescope, 6-24×50, (DD, SF, 30mm, FFP, ATMR IR-MOA) with Hawke Sport Optics 22116 Riflescope Rings – Weaver 30mm Medium 2 pieces (Black)
FIRST FOCAL PLANE RETICLE: The riflescope comes with an ATMR IR first focal plane illuminated MOA reticle. The 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
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
About the Athlon Optics Scope Maker
Athlon Optics is a premium company for firearm scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and build their mounts and related products making the most of materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Athlon Optics, Argos BTR, Riflescope, 6-24×50 First Focal Plane (FFP) Illuminated ATMR MOA Reticle with Medium Rings by Athlon Optics. For more shooting goods, visit their site.
Optic Facts
Rifle scopes permit 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 by utilizing a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted for the consideration of varied ecological factors like wind and elevation decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand exactly where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are viewing using the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Many modern-day rifle optics have around 11 parts which are arranged within and externally on the scope. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification turrets or dials, focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of scopes.
Rifle Scope Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Picking the perfect type of rifle scope is based on what type of shooting you plan on doing.
About First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These styles of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where computations are minor
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” as well as “lead” equations for their firearm
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and takes up more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane optics (SFP) feature the reticle behind the magnifying lens. This induces the reticle to remain at the same size relative to the level of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements change based on the zoom applied to shoot over greater distances because the reticle markings present distinct increments which vary with the zoom. In the FFP example with the SFP glass, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These particular sorts of scopes are convenient for:
- Far away kinds of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who select a clearer optic picture with less area used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Details on Rifle Scope Magnification
The quantity of scope zoom you need on your optic is based on the form of shooting you plan to do. Virtually every style of rifle optic supplies some level of magnification. The quantity of zoom a scope delivers is determined by the size, density, and curves of the lens glass inside of the rifle optic. The zoom of the optic is the “power” of the glass. This suggests what the shooter is aiming at through the scope is magnified times the power element of what can generally be seen by human eyes.
Info About Single Power Lens Optics
A single power rifle optic or scope comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of optic can not change since it is a set power scope.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Glass
Variable power rifle scopes can be modified between magnified levels. The power adjustment is accomplished by making use of the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Rifle Optic Power and Range Correlation
Here are some suggested scope powers and the distances where they could be efficiently used. Remember that high magnification glass will not be as efficient as lower powered scopes since increased zoom can be a detractor. The exact same idea goes for extended ranges where the shooter needs to have enough power to see where to best aim the rifle.
Rifle Optic Lens Finishing
All modern-day rifle scope lenses are covered in special coatings. There are various types and qualities of glass coverings. Lens covering is an important aspect of a rifle’s setup when looking into luxury rifle optics and targeting equipment. The lenses are one of the most crucial pieces of the glass considering they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finishing on the lenses offers protection to the lens surface and even assists with anti glare from excess light and color presence.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some rifle scope makers additionally use “HD” or high-definition glass coverings which make the most of various processes, elements, polarizations, and chemicals to enhance various color ranges and viewable definition through the lens. This high-def finish is normally used with more costly, high density glass which brings down light’s opportunity to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope corporations use “HD” to describe “ED” signifying extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic deviance or aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be obvious around things with well defined outlines as light hits the object from certain angles.
Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have various finishings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finish applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single covered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is usually a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can shield 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 layered lens depends upon the scope company and just how much you paid for it. Both the make and cost are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. This suggests the lens has several treatments applied to them. If a lens receives multiple treatments, it can establish that a maker is taking multiple actions to fight various environmental elements like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic coating. This also doesn’t always indicate the multi-coated lens is much better than a single layered lens. Being “much better” is dependent on the manufacturer’s lens treatment solutions and the quality of components used in developing the rifle optic.
Hydrophobic Covering for Rifle Scopes
Water on an optic’s lens doesn’t help with maintaining a clear sight picture through an optic in any way. Many top of the line and premium scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finishing. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this kind of treatment. It treats the exterior surfaces of the Steiner scope lens so the H2O molecules can not bind to it or create surface tension. The result is that the water beads move off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Choices for Mounting Optics on Firearms
Installing approaches for scopes come 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 various kinds of mounts also typically come in quick release variations which use manual levers which enable rifle operators to quickly mount and remove the scopes.
Hex Key Glass Ring Mounting Solutions
Basic, clamp-on type mounting scope rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These styles of scope mounts use double individual rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are developed for long distance accuracy shooting. This kind of scope mount is great for rifle systems which are in need of a resilient, rock solid mount which will not change regardless of how much the scope is moved or jarring the rifle takes. These are the style of mounts you want for a specialized optics system on a long distance hunting or sniper competition long gun which will pretty much never need to be altered or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used to protect against the hex screws from backing out after they are installed tightly in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm type made by Vortex Optics. The set typically costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Ring Mounting Solutions
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly detach a scope and attach it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts come in handy for rifle platforms which are transported a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are used between numerous rifles or are situationally focused.
Details on Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can ruin a day of shooting and your pricey optic by bringing about fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes avoid moisture from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Scope Gas Purging
Another part of avoiding the accumulation of moisture within the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this space is currently taken up by the gas, the optic is less altered by temperature alterations and pressure distinctions from the external environment which could possibly allow 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.
