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Rifle Scope Product Details
BARSKA AC13026 Level HD 1-6×24 FFP Rifle Scope Illuminated HRS MOA Reticle
The 1-6×24 Level HD Rifle Scope by Barska is an advanced scope designed for accurate close to mid-range targeting with both hunting and tactical rifles. The 1-6×24 Level HD scope features a First Focal Plane (FFP) Illuminated HRS MOA Reticle, which turns into a red dot at 1x magnification and has accurate MOA measurements through all other magnifications allowing easy ranging and quick target acquisition. his Illuminated HRS MOA Reticle (IR) can also be switched to either a red or green reticle with adjustable brightness settings for accurate targeting in any lighting situation with impressive viewing clarity. Scope rings sold separately.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Precision Aiming: The 1-6x magnification scope features 1/2 MOA click adjustments and side adjustable parralax to improve accuracy.
Quality Construction: The scope comes with fully multi-coated optics, providing impressive viewing clarity. Tube diameter 30mm.
Illuminated Reticle: The glass-etched illuminated HRS MOA reticle with adjustable brightness and color settings can be used to target with ease.
External Locking Knobs: The easy-grip external locking windage and elevation prevents the knobs from accidental adjustments.
Robust Design: The scope is built with extra-rigid construction, being waterproof, fogproof, and shockproof.
1-6x24mm Level HD FFP Rifle Scope
By Barska
Give your rifle a huge boost in accuracy with the 1-6×24 Level HD Rifle Scope by Barska. The 1-6×24 Level HD scope features a First Focal Plane (FFP) Illuminated HRS MOA Reticle, which allows for accurate MOA measurements throughout all other magnifications for quick target acquisition. This Illuminated HRS MOA Reticle (IR) can also be switched to either a red or green reticle with adjustable brightness settings for accurate targeting in any lighting situation with impressive viewing clarity.
1-6x Magnification
24mm Objective Lens
Red/Green Illuminated HRS MOA Reticle
Lockable Windage / Elevation Turrets
Waterproof, Fogproof, and Shockproof
Features:
HD Optics
Turret Adjustment
Zoom
Reticle
HD Optics
Scope comes with high definition glass offering exceptional clarity even in low light conditions.
Turret Adjustment
1/2 MOA Solid External Lockable Windage and Elevation Adjustment, which can be reset to zero.
Zoom Adjustment
1-6x Adjustable zoom allows user to get up close to the target.
Reticle
Scope features an Illuminated Red / Green HRS .223 BDC Reticle.
About the BARSKA Scope Maker
BARSKA is a premium company for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They innovate and manufacture their products working with materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the BARSKA AC13026 Level HD 1-6×24 FFP Rifle Scope Illuminated HRS MOA Reticle by BARSKA. For additional shooting products, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Optics
Rifle scopes allow you to precisely align a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through zoom by making use of a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted to account for different natural aspects like wind speed and elevation to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand exactly where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are viewing through the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Most contemporary rifle optics have around 11 parts which are arranged inside and externally on the optic. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation dials or turrets, objective focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of a rifle optical system.
The Varieties of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Deciding upon the perfect type of rifle scope is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
About First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where calculations are minor
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” as well as “lead” relationships for their weapon
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and occupies more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement.
- Long distance types of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots occur within shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic picture with less space taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
About Rifle Optic Magnification
The extent of scope zoom you need on your optic depends upon the form of shooting you want to do. Pretty much every type of rifle scope gives some level of magnification. The amount of magnification a scope gives is established by the size, density, and curvatures of the lens glass inside of the rifle optic. The magnification level of the scope is the “power” of the glass. This suggests what the shooter is aiming at through the scope is amplified times the power aspect of what can usually be seen by human eyes.
Single Power Lens Rifle Scope Facts
A single power rifle scope and optic comes with a magnification number designator like 4×32. This means the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of scope can not adjust given that it is a fixed power optic.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Glass
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will note the zoom level in a format such as 2-10×32. These numbers suggest 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 adjustment is accomplished using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Rifle Optic Power Level and Ranges
Here are some recommended scope power settings and the ranges where they could be efficiently used. High power scopes will not be as beneficial as lower magnification level optics since too much zoom can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same applies to longer ranges where the shooter needs to have increased power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle.
Glass Lens Coating
All cutting-edge rifle scope lenses are coated. Lens finishing is a significant element of a rifle’s setup when buying high end rifle optics and scope systems.
Details on Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope makers also use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use various techniques, polarizations, chemicals, and components to draw out different colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have various finishes applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some kind of treatment or finish applied to them prior to 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 it will be optimally usable in numerous types of environments, degrees of light (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single layered lens depends on the scope maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope producers likewise make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. This suggests the lens has numerous treatments applied to them. If a lens gets numerous treatments, it can establish that a company is taking multiple steps to combat various natural aspects like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finish, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This also doesn’t necessarily suggest the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single layered lens. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of glass used in developing the rifle glass.
Anti-water Lens Finishes
Water on a lens doesn’t help with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and high-end scope companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic anti-water finishing.
Scope Installation Options
Mounting options for scopes are available in a couple of options. There are the standard scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also normally are made in quick release variations which use toss levers which allow rifle operators to quickly install and remove the scopes.
Rifle Glass Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Basic, clamp-on type mounting optic rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope mounting rails on the tops of rifles. These types of scope mounts use a pair of individual rings to support the scope, and are normally constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are developed for far away accuracy shooting. This form of scope mount is ideal for rifles which require a long lasting, rock solid mount which will not shift no matter just how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you want for a devoted scope system on a long distance hunting or sniper competition long gun which will rarely need to be modified or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the screws to prevent the hex screws from backing out after they are mounted securely in position. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm style made by the Vortex Optics company. The set generally costs around $200 USD
Rifle Glass Mounting Solutions with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly remove a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Several 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 several rifles or are situationally focused.
Info on Rifle Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can ruin a day of shooting and your pricey optic by triggering fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes avoid moisture from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Info on Rifle Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another element of preventing the buildup of wetness within the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this space is already occupied by the gas, the optic is less influenced by climate shifts and pressure distinctions from the outside environment which might possibly allow water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
