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BARSKA AC11874 Contour .223 BDC Rifle Scope 3-9×40 Lockable Turrets, Mil-Dot Reticle with Rings
Product Description
The 3-9×40 Contour Riflescope meets the hunter’s demands by combining performance and innovation in a compact riflescope without sacrificing ruggedness, dependability and craftsmanship. This scope offers low magnification combined with long eye relief making them ideal for close range action, from cross-bow hunting to pistol shooting even down to simple rimfire action. This scope is engineered with extra rigid shockproof construction to handle the demands of pistols, shotguns and other types of high recoil firearms. This scope features a Mil-Dot Reticle. Lockable external windage and elevation capabilities allow you to stay locked on target despite your firearms recoil. . 233 multi-grain bullet drop compensation elevation turret, chart features grains: 50 grain, 55 grain and 62 grain. Specifications: Magnification: 3-9x; Objective Lens: 40mm; Waterproof/ Fogproof: Yes; Reticle: Mil Dot; Exit Pupil: 4. 44mm@3x, 13. 33mm@9x; Optical Coating: Fully-Coated; Field of View (ft@100yds/m@100m): 36/10@3x, 13/3. 9@9x; Eye Relief: 4 Inches; Click Value: 1/4 Inch; Adjustment Knob: B. D. C Elevation Turret, Windage and Elevation Adjustments; Tube Diameter: 1 Inch; Weight: 16 oz; Length: 9 Inches; Included Accessories: 7/8 Inch Picatinny/ Weaver Style Rings, Scope Caps and Lens Cloth; : Limited Lifetime.
From the Manufacturer
The 3-9×40 Contour Riflescope meets the hunter’s demands by combining performance and innovation in a compact riflescope without sacrificing ruggedness, dependability and craftsmanship. This scope offers low magnification combined with long eye relief making them ideal for close range action, from cross-bow hunting to pistol shooting even down to simple rim fire action. This scope is engineered with extra rigid shockproof construction to handle the demands of pistols, shotguns and other types of high recoil firearms. This scope features a Mil-Dot Reticle. Lockable external windage and elevation capabilities allow you to stay locked on target despite your firearms recoil..233 multi-grain bullet drop compensation elevation turret, chart features grains: 50 grain, 55 grain and 62 grain. Specifications: Magnification: 3-9x; Objective Lens: 40mm; Waterproof/Fog proof: Yes; Reticle: Mil Dot; Exit Pupil: 4.44mm@3x, 13.33mm@9x; Optical Coating: Fully-Coated; Field of View (ft@100yds/m@100m): 36/10@3x, 13/3.9@9x; Eye Relief: 4 Inches; Click Value: 1/4 Inch; Adjustment Knob: B.D.C Elevation Turret, Windage and Elevation Adjustments; Tube Diameter: 1 Inch; Weight: 16 oz.; Length: 9 Inches; Included Accessories: 7/8 Inch Picatinny/Weaver Style Rings, Scope Caps and Lens Cloth; Warranty: Limited Lifetime.
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
Mil-Dot Reticle
Low magnification and long eye relief, ideal for close range action, from cross-bow hunting to pistol shooting even down to simple rim fire action
Extra rigid shockproof construction to handle the demands of pistols, shotguns and other types of high recoil firearms
Lockable external windage and elevation capabilities allow you to stay locked on target despite your firearms recoil
.233 multi-grain bullet drop compensation elevation turret, chart features grains: 50 grain, 55 grain and 62 grain
AC11874
Specs
Item: AC11874
Field of View(ft @ 100yds): 36-13
Eye Relief: 4″
Exit Pupil: 4.44-13.33 mm
Click Value: 1/4 MOA
Focal Plane: Second
Length: 9″ ; Weight: 16 oz ; 1″ Tube Diameter
Included: Scope Caps and Lens Cloth
3-9x40mm Contour Compact .22 BDC Rifle Scope
by Barska
The Contour 3-9x40mm .22 BDC Riflescope from Barska combines a weather-resistant housing and fully coated optics to create a day optic for close to mid-range targets. This scope features a Mil-Dot reticle as well as a bullet drop compensating (BDC) elevation turret that is specially calibrated for a .22 multi-grain round. Locking turrets enable impact point correction in 1/4″ clicks.
3-9x Magnification
40mm Objective Lens
Fully-coated Optics
Mil-Dot Reticle
.22 BDC Elevation Turret For 36GR, 38GR, And 40GR
Lockable Windage / Elevation Adjustments
Waterproof, Fogproof and Shockproof
Durable, Light Weight Riflescope
This 3-9×40 Contour riflescope is durable and lightweight, perfect for hunting or target practice.
BDC Elevation
The scope comes with a .223 multi-grain bullet drop compensation chart on the exterior elevation knob, featuring 3 .223 bullet grains: 36 grain, 38 grain, and 40grain.
Zoom Adjustment
3-9x adjustable zoom allows users to get up close to the target, suitable for mid- to short-range targeting.
Mil Dot Reticle
This scope features a Mil-Dot Reticle for accurate range estimation as well providing holdover reference points to compensate for bullet drop and wind drift.
AC11874 AC10846 AC10848 AC11386 AC10634 AC11392
Magnification 3-9x 2-7x 3-12x 3-9x 3-9x 6-24x
Objective Lens 40mm 32mm 40mm 40mm 42mm 40mm
Lens Coating Multi-Coated Multi-Coated Multi-Coated Fully Multi-Coated Fully Coated Fully Multi-Coated
Click Value 1/4 MOA 1/4 MOA 1/4 MOA 1/4 MOA 1/4 MOA 1/8 MOA
Reticle Mil-Dot 30/30 30/30 3G Illuminated 4A Mil-plex Illuminated 3G
Turret .223 BDC .17 HMR / .22 BDC .17 HMR / .22 BDC .223 BDC Capped BDC .223 BDC
Length 9″ 12″ 13.75″ 12.5″ 9.8″ 14.25″
Product Weight 16 oz 16.64 oz 18.88 oz 21.16 oz 16 oz 21.89 oz
About the BARSKA Scope Maker
BARSKA is a premium maker for rifle scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and make their mounts, scopes, and related products using building materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the BARSKA AC11874 Contour .223 BDC Rifle Scope 3-9×40 Lockable Turrets, Mil-Dot Reticle with Rings by BARSKA. For more shooting items, visit their site.
Info Scopes
Rifle scopes allow you to exactly align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target over a distance. They do this through magnification by making use of a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in to take into account many ecological things like wind and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing through the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. A lot of modern-day rifle scopes have around eleven parts which are located within and on the exterior of the scope body. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment dials, focus rings, and other components. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle optics.
About Rifle Glass Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Considering the perfect type of rifle optic is based on what type of shooting you plan to do.
Info About First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are low
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” plus “lead” relationships for their long guns
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and requires more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass Facts
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) include the reticle behind the zoom lens. This induces the reticle to remain at the same dimensions in relation to the quantity of zoom being used. The final result is that the reticle dimensions adjust based on the magnification applied to shoot over longer ranges since the markings present various increments which fluctuate with the zoom level. In the FFP illustration with the SFP glass, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These varieties of optics are beneficial for:
- Far away kinds of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots take place within shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic sight picture with less room taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Details on Rifle Glass Magnification
The quantity of magnification a scope provides is determined by the diameter, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Info on Fixed Power Lens Glass
A single power rifle optic or scope uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This implies the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of scope can not change given that it is set from the factory.
Info About Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Optics
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will list the zoom level in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers mean the zoom of the scope could be changed in between 2x and 10x power. This additionally incorporates the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adjustment is accomplished utilizing the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power and Range
Here are some suggested scope power settings and the ranges where they can be effectively used. Highly magnified optics will not be as effective as lower magnification optics considering that too much magnification can be a bad thing. The same idea relates to extended ranges where the shooter needs adequate power to see precisely where to properly aim the rifle.
Lens Finish for Rifle Optics
All contemporary rifle optic lenses are covered in special coatings. There are various types and qualities of glass finishings. Lens finishing is a crucial aspect of a rifle when thinking about high-end rifle optics and targeting systems. The lenses are one of the most key components of the scope considering they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The finish on the lenses offers protection to the lens exterior and even improves anti glare from refracted sunshine and color presence.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some optic companies even use “HD” or high-def glass coatings that make the most of different procedures, aspects, polarizations, and chemical applications to enhance different color ranges and viewable target visibility through lenses. This high-definition finish is frequently used with greater density lens glass which lowers light’s ability to refract through the lens glass. Some scope corporations use “HD” to describe “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how colors are presented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic aberration which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be noticeable around items with hard edges and shapes as light hits the item from particular angles.
Rifle Optic Lens Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Different scope lenses can even have various coverings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or finish applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic. Because the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It is part of the finely tuned optic. It must have a finish applied to it so that it will be efficiently usable in lots of kinds of environments, degrees of light (full VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope makers likewise make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. This means the lens has had several treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens gets numerous treatments, it can establish that a producer is taking numerous actions to combat different environmental aspects like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This also does not necessarily suggest the multi-coated lens is much better than a single layered lens. Being “better” depends upon the maker’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of glass used in creating the rifle glass.
Hydrophobic Lens Finishing
Water on a lens doesn’t assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and high-end optic makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic anti-water coating.
Options for Mounting Rifle Glass on Firearms
Installing approaches for scopes come in a couple of choices. There are the standard scope rings which are separately installed to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also generally are made in quick release versions which use manual levers which enable rifle operators to rapidly install and remove the glass.
Scope Mounts with Hex Key Rings
Normal, clamp design 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 made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are designed for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope mount is fine for rifles which require a resilient, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly connect and detach a scope from a rifle. If they all use a similar style mount, multiple scopes can also be switched on the range. The quick detach design is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach tightly 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 back on the rifle while preserving precision. These types of mounts are useful and beneficial for rifles which are transferred a lot, to take off the optic from the rifle for protection, or for aiming systems which are used between a number of rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount from the Vortex Optics brand. It usually costs around $250 USD
Sealing and Gas Purging for Rifle Glass Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle optic can ruin a day of shooting and your expensive optic by triggering fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes avoid moisture from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
What to Know About Rifle Optic Tube Gas Purging
Another element of avoiding the accumulation of moisture within the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this space is already taken up by the gas, the optic is less impacted by climate shifts and pressure differences from the outside environment which might possibly enable water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
