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Rifle Scope Product Details
Bushnell Elite Tactical Riflescope XRS II, 4.5-30 x 50, G3 Reticle, Flat Dark Earth_ET46305GZA
This is it. This is the scope that’s been to the podium at the King of 2 Miles and countless precision rifle matches. The one that’s used by top shooters across the world to make shots count. This is confidence. The most important thing about any scope is the glass. Every piece of glass is coated multiple times. Chromatic aberrations are a thing of the past because we gave it E. D. Prime glass for enhanced color representation, contrast, and resolution. Topping it all off is our exclusive EXO Barrier to protect your view from stage-robbing elements. Precision shooting requires precision tracking and the XRS II has it. Our exacting turrets are machined to extreme clearances for repeatability you can count on. The locking windage turret s it won’t move when you don’t want it to. Finally, we gave the elevation turret our simple to use true zero stop -the Rev Limiter.
Rifle Scope Product Features
[ELITE TACTICAL] is Bushnell’s flagship optic, crafted to the most exacting standards. Developed for the best, by the best to deliver precision at extreme distances.
Precise – 10 Mils per Revolution on elevation, windage turrets for exact Adjustments
ED prime glass – delivers colorful, high-contrast images in any light
Throw hammer Throw Lever – Removable lever enables quick magnification changes
[KING OF 2 MILE] This is it. The scope that’s been to the podium at the King of 2 Miles and countless precision rifle matches.
About the Bushnell Brand
Bushnell is a premium producer for long gun scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They style and build their products by using materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Bushnell Elite Tactical Riflescope XRS II, 4.5-30 x 50, G3 Reticle, Flat Dark Earth_ET46305GZA by Bushnell. For more shooting products, visit their site.
Rifle Scope Info
Rifle scopes allow you to precisely align a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They do this through magnification by making use of a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted for consideration of different environmental aspects like wind speed and elevation increases or decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand precisely where the bullet will hit 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. A lot of modern rifle scopes and optics have about eleven parts which are found inside and outside of the scope body. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification dials, objective focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of a rifle scope.
Rifle Optic Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Finding the perfect type of rifle glass depends on what type of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These types of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where calculations are minor
- Experienced shooters who recognize their aim point “hold over” plus “lead” relationships for their rifles
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane glass (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. This triggers the reticle to remain at the same overall size in relation to the level of zoom being used. The effect is that the reticle measurements evolve based on the zoom used to shoot over longer ranges due to the fact that the markings represent various increments which fluctuate with the zoom level. In the FFP illustration with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These particular styles of optics are beneficial for:
- Long distance forms of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots happen within shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic picture without space taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Glass
The amount of magnification a scope supplies is identified by the size, thickness, 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 Optic Details
A single power rifle scope comes with a magnification 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 adjust since it is a fixed power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Optics
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will list the magnification amount in a format such as 2-10×32. These numbers suggest the magnification of the scope could be adjusted between 2x and 10x power. This additionally includes the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power shift is accomplished by applying the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Power Levels and Range
Here are some suggested scope powers and the distances where they may be efficiently used. Consider that higher magnification scopes and optics will not be as effective as lower powered optics since increased zoom can be a bad thing. The exact same idea relates to longer distances where the shooter needs to have enough power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle.
Lens Covering for Rifle Optics
All modern rifle optic and scope lenses are layered. There are various types and qualities of glass lens coatings. When looking at luxury rifle targeting setups, Lens covering can be a crucial component of a rifle. The glass lenses are among the most key parts of the glass as they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finish on the lenses safeguards the lens exterior and improves anti glare from excess sunshine and color recognition.
ED Versus HD Rifle Glass
Some scope producers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which use various processes, chemicals, polarizations, and elements to draw out various colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
Optic Lens Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can even have various finishings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some kind 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 carefully tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that it will be efficiently functional 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 minimizing 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 producer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope producers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. Being “better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in building the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Finishing for Rifle Scopes
Water on a lens doesn’t help with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and high-end optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finish.
Rifle Scope Installation Options
Installing solutions for scopes are available in a few choices. There are the standard scope rings which are separately mounted to the scope and one-piece 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 dismount the optics.
Glass Mounts with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp type mounting scope rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on the tops of rifles. These types of scope mounts use a pair of individual rings to support the scope, and are normally made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are manufactured for far away precision shooting. This form of scope mount is good for rifles which need to have a resilient, unfailing mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you want for a dedicated scope setup on a long distance scouting or interdiction firearm that will hardly ever need to be changed or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on screws to stop the hex screw threads from backing out after they are installed securely in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm type made by Vortex Optics. The set normally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Scope 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 even be swapped out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts are convenient for long guns which are transferred a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for optics which are used between numerous rifles or are situationally focused.
Info on Rifle Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can mess up a day of shooting and your expensive optic by bringing about fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. Most scopes prevent moisture from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
About Glass Tube Gas Purging
Another element of avoiding the buildup of moisture within the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this space is already taken up by the gas, the optic is less altered by temperature level shifts and pressure differences from the external environment which could possibly allow water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
