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Rifle Scope Product Details
CCOP Tactical Rifle Scope 6x-24x 1 inch tube Red Green Mil Dot Retic – SP-62450si
Type/name: SP-62450SI Magnification: 6X-24X Tube Dia: 1 inch Objective Dia: 50mm Field of view @100yards: 4.6-18.3ft Eye Relief: 4″-3.5″ Exit Pupil: 2.1-8.3mm Click Value: 1/8 Reticle: Mil Dot Type IR: R & G IR W/E: 25′ Focus Type: side focus
Rifle Scope Product Features
About the CCOP Scope Maker
CCOP is a premium producer for long gun scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and make their mounts and related products by making the most of building materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the CCOP Tactical Rifle Scope 6x-24x 1 inch tube Red Green Mil Dot Retic – SP-62450si by CCOP. For more shooting products, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Glass
Rifle scopes permit you to precisely aim a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They do this through zoom by employing a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted for the consideration of numerous ecological things like wind and elevation increases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand exactly where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are seeing via the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. The majority of modern-day rifle optics have about eleven parts which are located internally and on the exterior of the optic. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification dials or turrets, objective focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of a rifle scope.
Rifle Optic Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The form of focal plane a scope has establishes where the reticle or crosshair is located in relation to the optic’s magnification. It literally implies the reticle is situated behind or ahead of the magnifying lens of the scope. Picking out the most reliable form of rifle glass depends on what type of shooting or hunting you anticipate doing.
Info on First Focal Plane Scopes
First focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle before the zoom lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based upon the amount of magnification being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the magnified range as they are at the non magnified range. As an example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without any “zoom” is still the same tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes are practical for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where calculations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who know their aim point “hold over” and also “lead” correlations for their long gun
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and occupies more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. This induces the reticle to stay at the exact same scale in relation to the level of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle dimensions evolve based upon the magnification chosen to shoot over longer ranges given that the markings present different increments which change with the magnification level. In the FFP illustration with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement. These styles of optics are convenient for:
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who select a clearer optic sight picture without room used up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Zoom for Optics
The quantity of magnification 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 Scopes
A single power rifle scope and optic uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This implies the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not fluctuate because it is a fixed power optic.
Info About Variable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification levels. It will note the zoom degree in a configuration such as 2-10×32. These numbers mean the zoom of the scope could be changed in between 2x and 10x power. This also utilizes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power shift is accomplished utilizing the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
The Power and Range of Rifle Scopes
Here are some recommended scope powers and the distances where they may be effectively used. Keep in mind that high power optics will not be as practical as lower magnification level optics because excessive magnification can be a negative thing in certain situations. The very same idea goes for longer distances where the shooter needs enough power to see precisely where to properly aim the rifle.
Rifle Glass Lens Finish
All cutting-edge rifle optic lenses are layered. Lens finishing can be a significant element of a rifle when considering high end rifle optics and scope systems.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some scope makers even use “HD” or high-definition glass coatings which employ different processes, polarizations, rare earth compounds, and aspects to extract a wide range of colors and viewable target visibility through lenses. This high-definition covering is frequently used with increased density glass which decreases light’s ability to refract through the lens glass. Some scope brands use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how certain colors are represented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic deviance or aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be visible over things with hard edges and outlines as light hits the object from certain angles.
Single Rifle Scope Lens Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can likewise have various coatings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or coating applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can preserve 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 covered lens depends on the scope developer and just how much you spent on it. Both the make and cost are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers similarly make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in constructing the rifle scope.
Details on Hydrophobic Covering
Water on an optic’s lens does not help with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line or premium optic manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this sort of treatment. It deals with the exterior of the Steiner glass lens so the water particles can not bind to it or create surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads move off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Glass Mounting Choices
Installing options for scopes come in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also normally come in quick release variations which use manual levers which permit rifle shooters to quickly install and dismount the scopes.
Hex Key Scope Ring Mounts
Normal, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope installation rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use two separate rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is designed for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope install is great for rifles which require a durable, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly attach and detach a scope from a rifle. If they all use a comparable design mount, multiple scopes can also be swapped on the range. The quick detach design is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach solidly to a flat top type Picatinny rail. This allows the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while maintaining accuracy. These kinds of mounts are useful and practical for rifles which are carried a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for aiming systems which are chosen for use in between numerous rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It usually costs around $250 USD
Info on Rifle Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can destroy a day of shooting and your costly optic by causing fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes prevent moisture from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
About Rifle Glass Tube Gas Purging
Another component of preventing the buildup of moisture within the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this area is currently taken up by the gas, the scope is less altered by temperature level changes and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which might possibly enable water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
