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Rifle Scope Product Details
AXEON Optics 4-16x44mm EDR Etched Dot Reticle Adjustable Parallax Rifle Scope for Hunting – Includes 11mm Gun Scope Mounting Rings, Black
Axeon Optics 4-16X44 EDR scope is loaded down with features, yet lightweight on your rifle. This scope satisfies target shooters and small game hunters because of its precise Etched Dot Reticle set to 2 MOA between dots, side adjust parallax, and excellent light transmission through the multi-coated lenses. This and each Axeon rifle scope comes with flip up lens caps to keep the dust off your lenses from day one. Rounding out the package are a set of 11mm dovetail rings that rimfire shooters and airgun shooters will appreciate.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Objective Lens Diameter: 44mm / Magnification: 4-16x
Etched Dot Reticle / Field of View, Linear: 5. 9-22. 4 ft @ 100 yds
Adjustment Click Value: . 25 MOA
Multiple lens coatings / Durably shockproof
Zero reset turrets / Side parallax focus knob
AIRCRAFT-GRADE ALUMINUM
Tough, 1-inch tube made of aircraft-grade aluminum; A 1-inch EDR (Etched Dot Reticle) and adjustable parallax provide outstanding accuracy
MULTI-COATED LENSES
Large field of view and long eye relief; Multi-coated lenses transmit light with the efficiency you need for low-light conditions; Includes spring-loaded flip-up dust caps and 11mm scope mounting rings
AXEON Optics 4-16x44mm EDR Etched Dot Reticle Adjustable Parallax Rifle Scope for Hunting
WATER & FOG PROOF
Nitrogen filled to prevent the scope from fogging and shock tested to ensure it will withstand your outdoor adventures in all weather conditions; Waterproof and fog proof
ADJUSTMENT PRECISION
Low-profile turrets with precision machined aluminum caps are easily adjusted with your fingers at 1/4 MOA
NON-SLIP GRIP
Adjustment rings are attractively machined for a non-slip grip, and the focus ring locks to ensure your sight picture remains clear
About the AXEON Scope Maker
AXEON is a premium company for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and manufacture their scopes and related products using building materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the AXEON Optics 4-16x44mm EDR Etched Dot Reticle Adjustable Parallax Rifle Scope for Hunting – Includes 11mm Gun Scope Mounting Rings, Black by AXEON. For additional shooting goods, visit their website.
About Glass
Rifle scopes permit you to precisely align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They do this through zoom using a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in for the consideration of varied natural factors like wind and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help the shooter understand exactly where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are seeing through the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Most contemporary rifle scopes have about 11 parts which are located within and outside of the scope. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets, focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of optics.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The kind of focal plane an optic has establishes where the reticle or crosshair lies relative to the scopes magnification. It literally suggests the reticle is situated behind or in front of the magnifying lens of the scope. Deciding upon the most desired kind of rifle scope depends upon what type of shooting or hunting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Optic Info
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These styles of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where calculations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” and also “lead” ratios for their firearm
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and occupies more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane optics (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. This induces the reticle to stay at the same overall size relative to the quantity of zoom being used. The end result is that the reticle dimensions adjust based on the magnification applied to shoot over lengthier distances due to the fact that the reticle markings represent distinct increments which differ with the magnification level. 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 varieties of glass work for:
- Far away types of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic sight picture with less area taken up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Zoom for Rifle Glass
The amount of zoom a scope provides is figured out by the diameter, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Power Lens Rifle Glass Info
A single power rifle scope and optic uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This suggests the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of optic can not change considering that it is a fixed power scope.
About Variable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power change is achieved by using the power ring part 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 may be effectively used. Always remember that higher power scopes and optics will not be as efficient as lower magnification level optics and scopes because increased magnification can be a detractor. The same goes for extended distances where the shooter needs adequate power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
About Lens Finishing
All modern rifle optic lenses are covered in special coatings. There are different types and qualities of glass lens finishes. When researching high end rifle targeting units, Lens finishing can be an essential element of a rifle. The lenses are one of the most key pieces of the glass considering that they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finishing on the lenses safeguards the lens surface and even helps with anti glare capabilities from excess natural light and color recognition.
ED Versus HD Rifle Optics
Some optic companies even use “HD” or high-definition lense finishes that use various processes, elements, polarizations, and chemicals to draw out different color ranges and viewable definition through lenses. This high-definition finish is often used with more costly, high density glass which reduces light’s opportunity to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope suppliers use “HD” to describe “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how certain colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic difference or aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be obvious around things with hard shapes as light hits the item from certain angles.
Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating for Optics
Various optic lenses can also have various coatings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or finishing applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope manufacturer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope producers similarly make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. Being “better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in constructing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Finishing for Optics
Water on a lens does not help with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and military grade scope companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic anti-water finishing.
Options for Mounting Rifle Scopes on Long Guns
Installing approaches for scopes can be found in a few choices. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also typically come in quick release versions which use throw levers which allow rifle operators to rapidly install and remove the scope.
Hex Key Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
Normal, 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 separate rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are developed for long range precision shooting. This type of scope install is great for rifles which need a resilient, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Rifle Scope Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly take off a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. If they all use a similar style mount, multiple scopes can also be switched out in the field. The quick detach mount style is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten firmly to a flat top style Picatinny rail. This permits the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while maintaining the original sighting settings. These kinds of mounts are useful and handy for rifles which are shipped a lot, to take off the scope glass from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are adopted between several rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It normally costs around $250 USD
Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle glass can destroy a day of shooting and your pricey optic by triggering fogging and making residue within the scope’s tube. The majority of scopes prevent wetness from getting in the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Usually, these water-resistant optics can be submerged underneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be more than enough moisture content avoidance for standard use rifles, unless you intend on taking your rifle aboard a watercraft and are worried about the scope still performing if it is submerged in water and you can still retrieve the firearm.
Rifle Glass Gas Purging
Another part of preventing the accumulation of moisture inside of the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this space is currently taken up by the gas, the optic is less affected by climate changes and pressure variations from the external environment which might potentially permit water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
