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Rifle Scope Product Details
ATN 5X Mil-Spec Magnifier Lens 6015
ATN’s 5X Mil-Spec Magnifier Lens is a high-performance Galilean a focal telescope that easily mounts to the objective lens of many night vision devices. The lens can be threaded or snapped onto the objective lens. Incorporates very fast optics (F/1.5) with field of view 7.5°. Includes: – Snap On Adapter – Convenient Flip Up Objective Lens Cover – Removable Rear Lens Cap – Carrying Case (Waterproof). Specifications: – Fits: ATN 6015, PVS14 Monoculars and PVS-7 Goggles
Rifle Scope Product Features
Limited Lifetime Warranty
Made in the USA
The lens can be threaded or snapped onto the objective lens
About the ATN Company
ATN is a premium maker for firearm scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and supply their mounts and related products working with materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the ATN 5X Mil-Spec Magnifier Lens 6015 by ATN. For more shooting products, visit their website.
All About Glass
Rifle scopes allow you to exactly aim a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target using a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in to take into account different ecological factors like wind and elevation to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are seeing with the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Most modern-day rifle scopes and optics have about eleven parts which are found within and on the exterior of the scope. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification turrets or dials, objective focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of glass.
The Varieties of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Finding the optimal type of rifle optic depends on what type of shooting you plan to do.
Info About First Focal Plane Glass
First focal plane glass (FFP) feature the reticle ahead of the zoom lens. This induces the reticle to increase in size based upon the amount of magnification being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified range as they are at the non magnified distance. For example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards without any “zoom” is still the very same tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes are practical for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are small
- Experienced shooters who recognize their aim point “hold over” and also “lead” relationships for their rifles
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and requires more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement.
- Long distance types of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within much shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic sight picture without space used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Ins and Outs of Optic Magnification
The extent of scope magnification you need on your scope is based on the sort of shooting you desire to do. Just about every kind of rifle scope gives some amount of zoom. The volume of zoom a scope delivers is established by the dimension, thickness, and curves of the lens glass within the rifle scope. The zoom of the optic is the “power” of the scope. This implies what the shooter is looking at through the scope is amplified times the power element of what can generally be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Power Lens Optics
A single power rifle scope or optic comes with a magnification number designator like 4×32. This implies the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of optic can not fluctuate because it is set from the factory.
Info on Variable Power Lens Glass
Variable power rifle scopes can be changed between magnification power levels. It will list the magnification degree in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers imply the zoom of the scope can be adjusted between 2x and 10x power. This additionally involves the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power manipulation is accomplished by employing the power ring component of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power Level and Range Correlation of Rifle Scopes
Here are some advised scope power levels and the distances where they could be efficiently used. High power rifle scope glass will not be as beneficial as lower magnification level 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 precisely where to properly aim the rifle.
Lens Finish for Rifle Scopes
All modern-day rifle optic and scope lenses are coated. There are various types and qualities of glass lens coatings. When looking at high end rifle optics and scope systems, Lens covering can be a crucial aspect of defining the rifle’s capability. The lenses are one of the most crucial components of the optic since they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The finish on the lenses protects the lens surface and also helps with anti glare from refracted light and color discernibility.
ED Versus HD Rifle Glass
Some scope makers also use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use different processes, polarizations, aspects, and chemicals to draw out a wide range of colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating for Rifle Glass
Various scope lenses can also have different coatings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some kind of treatment or finishing applied to them before they are 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 becomes part of the finely tuned optic. It needs to have a finish put on it so that it will be optimally usable in numerous kinds of environments, degrees of sunshine (full VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is generally a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope company and the amount you spent paying for it. Both the make and cost are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope producers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of products used in building the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Lens Finish
Water on a lens does not assist with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and high-end optic makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finishing.
Alternatives for Installing Rifle Optics on Firearms
Mounting options for scopes are available in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also normally come in quick release versions which use toss levers which enable rifle shooters to quickly mount and dismount the glass.
Hex Key Rifle Optic Rings
Normal, clamp style 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 separate 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 fine for rifles which require a resilient, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Rifle Scope Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly take off a scope and attach it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can also be switched out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifles which are transported a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for optics which are used between multiple rifles or are situationally focused.
Info on Rifle Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can ruin a day of shooting and your costly optic by causing fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. A lot of scopes avoid moisture from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Optic Gas Purging
Another element of preventing 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 taken up by the gas, the glass is less impacted by climate changes and pressure distinctions from the external environment which could potentially allow water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
