Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Athlon Optics , Cronus , Riflescope , 4.5-29 x 56 First Focal Plane (FFP) 34mm Tube, Illuminated APLR MIL Reticle ,
Specifications Magnification 4.5-29 Objective Lens Diameter 56 mm Reticle APLR FFP IR MIL, Glass Etched Surface Finish Matte Lens Coating Advanced Fully Multicoated Extra Coating Xtra Protective Coating Tube Material 6061 Aluminum Tube Diameter 34 mm Exit Pupil 8.8-1.9mm Eye Relief 3.6-3.8″ Field of View @100 yards 24.8-3.83 ft Click Value 0.1 MIL Adjustment range per rotation 10 MIL Total Elevation Adjustment 33 MIL Total Windage Adjustment 18 MIL Turret Style Exposed Direct Dial Parallax Adjustment Side Focus ” 25 yards to infinity Purging Material Argon Length 14.3″ Weight 35.8 oz
Rifle Scope Product Features
Hd Glass gives you the utmost contrast, light transmission, and the sharpest image
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
Argon purging gives you better waterproofing and thermal stability
About the Athlon Optics Company
Athlon Optics is a premium manufacturer for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and make their scopes, mounts, and related products choosing materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Athlon Optics , Cronus , Riflescope , 4.5-29 x 56 First Focal Plane (FFP) 34mm Tube, Illuminated APLR MIL Reticle , by Athlon Optics. For more shooting goods, visit their website.
Info Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes enable you to specifically align a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through magnification by employing a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in for consideration of separate natural aspects like wind speed and elevation increases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand precisely where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are seeing via the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Many contemporary rifle optics have around 11 parts which are arranged within and outside of the scope body. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation dials, focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle scopes.
Rifle Scope Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Considering the optimal type of rifle glass depends on what type of shooting you plan to do.
First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are small
- Experienced shooters who recognize their aim point “hold over” plus “lead” correlations for their rifles
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass Info
Second focal plane optics (SFP) come with the reticle behind the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement.
- Far away forms of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who select a clearer optic sight picture with less room used up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Glass
The quantity of zoom a scope provides is identified by the size, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Scope Details
A single power rifle optic uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This suggests the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of scope can not change since it is set from the factory.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Optics
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will note the magnification degree in a format such as 2-10×32. These numbers mean the magnification of the scope could be set between 2x and 10x power. This also includes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adjustment is accomplished by operating the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Power Levels and Range
Here are some suggested scope power levels and the ranges where they can be effectively used. High power optics will not be as effective as lower magnification scopes considering that too much zoom can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same relates to longer distances where the shooter needs to have sufficient power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle.
Info on Lens Finish
All contemporary rifle scope lenses are covered. Lens coating can be a crucial element of a rifle’s setup when thinking about high end rifle optics and scope setups.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some optic companies even use “HD” or high-def lens coatings that make the most of different processes, polarizations, elements, and chemicals to enhance various colors and viewable target definition through the lens. This HD coating is frequently used with more costly high density lens glass which brings down light’s ability to refract through the lens glass. Some scope corporations use “HD” to describe “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are presented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be noticeable around objects with defined outlines as light hits the item from specific angles.
Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Various scope lenses can also have various coverings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or finish applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. This is due to the fact that the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass. It is part of the carefully tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that the lens will be efficiently usable in lots of types of environments, degrees of sunlight (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
Single covered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is usually a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can shield the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope company and how much money you spent paying for it. Both the make and cost are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope producers similarly make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in constructing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Lens Finishes
Water on a lens does not help with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and military grade scope companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finishing.
Choices for Installing Glass on Long Guns
Installing approaches for scopes can be found in a few choices. There are the standard scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also usually can be found in quick release variations which use toss levers which permit rifle shooters to rapidly mount and remove the scope.
Optic Mounts 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 a couple of different rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is created for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope install is perfect for rifles which need a durable, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Scope Ring Mounts
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly take off a scope and attach it to a different rifle. Several scopes can also be switched out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifle platforms which are transferred a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are used between multiple rifles.
Info Around Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle optic can ruin a day of shooting and your costly optic by triggering fogging and developing residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes prevent moisture from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Gas Purged Rifle Glass Tubes
Another element of preventing the accumulation of wetness within the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this space is currently occupied by the gas, the scope is less impacted by temp alterations and pressure differences from the outdoor environment which may potentially allow water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
