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Rifle Scope Product Details
Bushnell Legend Ultra HD Monocular with Mil-Hash Reticle, 10 x 42-mm, Tan
Bushnell leads the industry with its high quality scopes and view finders. Trusted by the world over, whether you’re an avid huntsman, military, or recreational user, Bushnell will fit the mold for everything.
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
Quality optics with stunning HD clarity
100% quality materials used and tested extensively
Beautiful design and durability built to last
10x magnification, 42-millimeter objective compact roof prism monocular
Exceptional optics with BaK-4 prisms, fully multi-coated optics, ED Prime Glass, and PC-3 Phase Coated prism
100% waterproof/fogproof construction
Mil-Hash reticle
Comfortable twist-up eyecups; includes Picatinny rail and carry clip
About the Bushnell Manufacturer
Bushnell is a premium company for firearm scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They create and manufacture their mounts, scopes, and related products working with elements which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Bushnell Legend Ultra HD Monocular with Mil-Hash Reticle, 10 x 42-mm, Tan by Bushnell. For more shooting items, visit their website.
Rifle Optic Facts
Rifle scopes allow you to precisely align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through magnification by employing a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in to account for different environmental aspects like wind speed and elevation increases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand precisely where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are viewing with the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. A lot of modern-day rifle scopes and optics have about 11 parts which are arranged within and on the exterior of the optic. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation turrets, focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of optics.
About Rifle Scope Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Considering the finest type of rifle glass is based on what type of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Scope Info
Focal plane scopes (FFP) come with the reticle in front of the magnifying lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based on the level of magnification being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the magnified range as they are at the non magnified distance. For example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without having “zoom” is still the very same tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are low
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” and “lead” ratios for their long gun
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and uses up more visual sight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane glass (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. This triggers the reticle to remain at the very same scale relative to the volume of magnification being used. The end result is that the reticle dimensions adapt based upon the magnification chosen to shoot over lengthier distances due to the fact that the reticle markings present various increments which differ with the zoom level. In the FFP illustration with the SFP glass, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement. These particular kinds of glass work for:
- Long distance kinds of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who like a clearer optic sight picture without room taken up by the enlarged FFP reticle
About Rifle Glass Zoom
The amount of zoom a scope supplies is determined by the size, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Single Power Lens Optics
A single power rifle scope will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This indicates the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of optic can not change considering that it is fixed.
Adjustable Power Lens Optics
Variable power rifle scopes can be changed between magnification levels. These types of scopes will list the zoom amount in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers mean the zoom of the scope could be set in between 2x and 10x power. This additionally involves the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power modification is accomplished by operating the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell piece.
The Power and Range of Glass
Here are some suggested scope power settings and the ranges where they may be successfully used. Bear in mind that higher magnification optics and scopes will not be as efficient as lower magnification level scope and optics since too much zoom can be a negative thing in certain situations. The exact same concept goes for longer ranges where the shooter needs to have enough power to see where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Optic Lens Finish
All modern rifle scope lenses are coated. There are different types and qualities of glass finishings. When considering high end rifle targeting systems, Lens finishing can be a crucial element of defining the rifle’s capability. The glass lenses are one of the most important pieces of the glass 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 surface and also assists with anti glare capabilities from refracted sunshine and color discernibility.
HD Versus ED Rifle Scope Lens Coatings
Some scope producers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens coverings which use different procedures, aspects, chemicals, and polarizations to draw out separate colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
Rifle Scope Lens Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have different coverings applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some type of treatment or covering applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single layered lens depends upon the scope company and the amount you paid for it. Both the manufacturer and amount are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope producers similarly make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of products used in constructing the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Rifle Scope Lens Finish
Water on a lens doesn’t help with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and military grade scope companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic covering.
Options for Installing Optics on Long Guns
Mounting solutions for scopes come in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are separately mounted to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also typically come in quick release variations which use manual levers which allow rifle shooters to quickly mount and dismount the optics.
Hex Key Rifle Optic Ring Mounts
Normal, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use two different rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is developed for long range precision shooting. This type of scope install is wonderful for rifles which require a durable, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Scope Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly attach and take off a scope from a rifle. If they all use a similar design mount, a number of scopes can often be swapped out on the range. The quick detach design is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten nicely to a flat top style Picatinny rail. This lets the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while maintaining accuracy. These types of mounts are useful and practical for rifles which are transferred between vehicles a lot, to take off the scope glass from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are chosen for use in between multiple rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount from Vortex Optics. It typically costs around $250 USD
What to Know About Scope 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. Many scopes avoid moisture from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Rifle Scope Gas Purging
Another part of avoiding the accumulation of wetness within the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this area is already taken up by the gas, the optic is less impacted by temperature level shifts and pressure distinctions from the outside environment which might possibly enable 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 look for.
