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Rifle Scope Product Details
Burris Optics Fullfield E1 Riflescope 4.5-14x42mm
The Full field E1 4. 5-14x42mm is designed to slot into the lineup with a significant increase in magnification over the 3-9x, but still keeping a small lower end magnification of 4. 5, which allows for a significantly wider field of view than the larger 6. 5-20x. This model of Full field E1 features side-adjusting parallax focus. There are two models available in this size, one with the Ballistic Plex E1 reticle, and one with the Long Range MOA reticle. The Ballistic Plex E1 is a variation on the highly-engineered and extremely popular Burris hunting reticle. The Long Range MOA reticle offers details and enough ultra-fine precision to get this scope into the long range competition market. It’s also very popular with folks sniping predators and varmints from significant distances. The riflescope is resistant to a lifetime of field use, heavy recoil, and harsh vibration. It is protected by the Burris Forever Warranty.
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
High magnification extends your long-range shooting capability
Features the Long Range MOA reticle, offering details and enough ultra-fine precision to get this scope into the long-range competition
Trajectory-compensating technology and cascading dots to compensate for wind drift
Designed for enthusiasts who want a simple, yet sophisticated, reticle for supreme accuracy
Ergonomic side focus allows easy-to-reach parallax adjustment from 50 yds. to infinity
About the Burris Optics Company
Burris Optics is a premium company for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and make their mounts and related products choosing materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Burris Optics Fullfield E1 Riflescope 4.5-14x42mm by Burris Optics. For additional shooting items, visit their website.
Rifle Scope Information
Rifle scopes allow you to exactly align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They do this through zoom using a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be dialed in to take into account different natural considerations like wind and elevation increases or decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are seeing with the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Many modern rifle scopes have about eleven parts which are found internally and outside of the optic. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets, objective focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of a scope.
The Styles of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The kind of focal plane a scope has decides where the reticle or crosshair lies in regard to the optic’s zoom. It simply means the reticle is behind or ahead of the magnification lens of the optic. Looking for the best type of rifle scope depends on what type of shooting you intend on doing.
Info on First Focal Plane Glass
First focal plane glass (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnifying lens. This induces the reticle to increase in size based on the level of magnification being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the enhanced range as they are at the non magnified range. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards with no “zoom” is still the identical tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where calculations are very little
- Experienced shooters who know their aim point “hold over” and also “lead” relationships for their long gun
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and occupies more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optic Info
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the magnifying lens. This induces the reticle to stay at the exact same dimensions in connection with the quantity of zoom being used. The result is that the reticle measurements shift based upon the zoom used to shoot over greater ranges considering that the markings represent distinct increments which change with the zoom level. In the FFP illustration with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement. These particular varieties of scopes work for:
- Far away kinds of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most shots take place within shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic sight picture with less area taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
About Glass Magnification
The measure of scope magnification you need on your glass is based on the kind of shooting you want to do. Almost every kind of rifle scope delivers some degree of zoom. The quantity of magnification a scope provides is established by the diameter, thickness, and curves of the lenses within the rifle optic. The magnifying level of the scope is the “power” of the opic. This suggests what the shooter is aiming at through the scope is amplified times the power factor of what can usually be seen by human eyes.
Info About Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Scopes
A single power rifle optic or scope will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This suggests the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of scope can not change given that it is a fixed power scope.
About Variable Power Lens Optics
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power adjustment is handled using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power and Range
Here are some recommended scope power settings and the ranges where they could be efficiently used. High power scopes will not be as effective as lower magnification level scopes considering that too much zoom can be a bad thing. The exact same idea goes for longer ranges where the shooter needs enough power to see precisely where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Lens Coating for Optics
All contemporary rifle scope and optic lenses are layered. There are various types and qualities of lens coverings. When looking at luxury rifle targeting devices, Lens covering can be an important element of defining the capability of the rifle. The glass lenses are one of the most critical parts of the glass as they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The covering on the lenses protects the lens exterior and even improves anti glare capabilities from refracted light and color recognition.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some scope brands likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes which use various procedures, components, chemicals, and polarizations to draw out different colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” to signify the lens has extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Rifle Glass Lens Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have different finishings applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or finishing applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic. Due to the fact that the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It becomes part of the finely tuned optic. It must have a covering placed on it so that the lens will be efficiently usable in lots of types of environments, degrees of sunshine (full VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is normally a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can shield the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less advantageous things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope designer and the amount you spent paying for it. Both the manufacturer and amount are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope makers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. This suggests the lens has several treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens receives numerous treatments, it can prove that a manufacturer is taking multiple steps to fight various natural elements like an anti-glare finishing, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finish, followed by a hydrophilic coating. This additionally doesn’t necessarily imply the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single covered lens. Being “better” depends upon the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in building the rifle scope.
Anti-water Finishing for Scopes
Water on a lens does not assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and high-end scope companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finish which is water repellent.
Rifle Optic Installation Alternatives
Installing solutions for scopes can be found in a few choices. There are the basic scope rings which are separately installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also normally are made in quick release versions which use manual levers which allow rifle operators to rapidly mount and dismount the scopes.
Hex Key Rifle Scope Rings
Standard, clamp-on style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope mounting rails on the tops of rifles. These styles of scope mounts use double separate rings to support the scope, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for far away precision shooting. This form of scope mount is effective for rifle systems which are in need of a long lasting, rock solid mount which will not change despite how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes. These are the type of mounts you really want to have for a dedicated scope system on a far away scouting or sniper competition long gun which will rarely need to be changed or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used to prevent the hex screw threads from backing out after they are mounted tightly in place. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm type from Vortex Optics. The set usually costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Glass Ring Mounting Solutions
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly attach and take off a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a compatible style mount. These types of mounts are convenient for rifle platforms which are carried 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.
Rifle Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle glass can wreck a day on the range and your pricey optic by causing fogging and making residue inside of the scope’s tube. Many scopes prevent moisture from entering the optical tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Normally, these water resistant scopes can be submerged beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be ample moisture prevention for common use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you intend on taking your rifle aboard a watercraft and are concerned about the optic still performing if it falls overboard and you can still salvage the firearm.
Scope Gas Purging
Another part of preventing the accumulation of moisture inside of the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is currently occupied by the gas, the scope is less affected by temp shifts and pressure differences from the outside environment which might possibly permit water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
