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Rifle Scope Product Details
DB TAC INC SVD Dragunov Scope SVD 4×24 First Focal Plane Hunting FFP Illuminated Rangefinding Reticle
DB TAC INC High Quality
Anti-reflective, fully multi-coated lenses provide bright and clear views for the user.
Fits Dragunov and AK Series guns by Side Mount Rail.
The reticle is red illuminated.
Completely sealed and nitrogen filled for waterproof, fogproof and shockproof performance. Shock tested to 2000g.
100% Fogproof, waterproof and shockproof
Rifle Scope Product Features
Anti-reflective, fully multi-coated lenses provide bright and clear views for the user.
Fits Dragunov and AK Series guns by Side Mount Rail.
The reticle is red illuminated.
Completely sealed and nitrogen filled for waterproof, fogproof and shockproof performance. Shock tested to 2000g.
100% Fogproof, waterproof and shockproof
About the DB TAC INC Brand
DB TAC INC is a premium manufacturer for weapon scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They create and make their mounts and related products using building materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the DB TAC INC SVD Dragunov Scope SVD 4×24 First Focal Plane Hunting FFP Illuminated Rangefinding Reticle by DB TAC INC. For more shooting goods, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Scopes
Rifle scopes permit you to specifically aim a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They do this through magnification by using a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted to account for varied natural factors like wind speed and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help the shooter understand exactly where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are viewing through the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. A lot of modern rifle optics have around eleven parts which are located within and on the exterior of the optic. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment turrets, objective focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of a scope.
Rifle Glass Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” kind of scopes. The sort of focal plane an optic has identifies where the reticle or crosshair is located relative to the optic’s magnification. It actually indicates the reticle is behind or before the magnification lens of the optic. Choosing the best type of rifle scope depends upon what type of shooting or hunting you anticipate doing.
Info on First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These kinds of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where computations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” as well as “lead” relationships for their rifles
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual sight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) include the reticle behind the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick.
- Far away kinds of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within much shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who select a clearer optic sight picture with less space used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Details on Optic Magnification
The quantity of magnification a scope provides is determined 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.
Info on Single Power Lens Rifle Glass
A single power rifle optic comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of scope can not change because it is a fixed power optic.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Scope Details
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification power levels. It will note the zoom degree in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the magnification of the scope can be set between 2x and 10x power. This also incorporates the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power modification is accomplished by making use of the power ring component of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Power Levels and Range Correlations
Here are some advised scope powers and the distances where they can be effectively used. High power rifle scope glass will not be as efficient as lower magnification level glass because too much magnification can be a bad thing. The same goes for extended ranges where the shooter needs sufficient power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Rifle Glass Lens Finish
All current rifle scope lenses are covered. Lens coating can be a significant element of a shooting system when considering high end rifle optics and scope setups.
ED Versus HD Scopes
Some scope manufacturers also use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which use different processes, chemicals, polarizations, and elements to draw out different colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Rifle Scope Lens Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have various coverings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some kind of treatment or coating applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. This is since the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass. It is part of the finely tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that it will be optimally usable in numerous kinds of environments, degrees of sunshine (full VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can offer protection to the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope manufacturer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope makers similarly make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. Being “much better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of products used in constructing the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Finish for Glass
Water on a lens doesn’t assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and military grade scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finishing.
Glass Installation Options
Mounting approaches for scopes come in a few choices. There are the basic scope rings which are separately installed to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also usually can be found in quick release variations which use manual levers which enable rifle shooters to quickly mount and remove the scopes.
Hex Key Rifle Optic Rings
Standard, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on the tops of rifles. These varieties of scope mounts use double independent rings to support the optic, and are normally made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are created for long distance precision shooting. This form of scope mount is exceptional for rifle systems which need a resilient, hard use mount which will not shift no matter how much the scope is moved about or abuse the rifle takes. These are the type of mounts you really want to have for a dedicated scope setup on a far away hunting or competitors firearm which will pretty much never need to be altered or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the screws to stop the hex screws from wiggling out after they are installed safely in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm type from the Vortex Optics brand. The set typically costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Ring Mounts
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly attach and remove a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Several scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a compatible style mount. These types of mounts come in handy for long guns which are transported a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used between several rifles.
Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle glass can wreck a day of shooting and your expensive optic by triggering fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. A lot of optics protect against wetness from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Normally, these optics can be submerged beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be sufficient moisture content prevention for common use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you plan on taking your rifle on boats and are worried about the optic still functioning if it is submerged in water and you can still recover the gun.
Info on Rifle Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another component of preventing the buildup of moisture within the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this space is already occupied by the gas, the glass is less impacted by temperature alterations and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which could potentially enable water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
