Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
EGW Savage Picatinny Scope Mount, Flat Back, Long Action, 20 MOA
Rail Type: One Piece Picatinny
Machined from: Domestic 6061 T6 Extruded Aluminum
Finish: Matte Black Anodizing
Center Spread: 4.63″
Overall Length: 7.458″
Height: .4″ (Top of Receiver to Top of Picatinny)
Weight: 2 oz.
Quick Disconnect Ring Compatible: No
Ambidextrous: Yes
Torque Specs: 20 in/lbs
Mounting Hardware: #6-48 X 1/4 Screws and T-10 Bit Included
This mount comes standard with a bevel on both sides making it ambidextrous.
We recommend measuring the hole spacing in your receiver to confirm it matches with the dimensions we have published.
Picatinny cross slots run the full length of the rail, which gives the shooter flexibility when mounting scope rings and other accessories. The channel in the center reduces the overall mass of the mount. Also, in many cases, it will not obstruct usage of factory iron sights. Our one-piece scope mounts are the obvious choice for hunters and tactical shooters alike.
We machine these in our shop using one of our machining centers. After machining, the mounts are tumbled, sand blasted, and Type II anodized for long lasting durability.
Installation: We recommend 20 inch lbs of torque and a drip of blue loctite (loctite is available through our website and is sold separately).
We recommend:
0 MOA – if shooting 0-500 yards
20 MOA – if shooting 500-1000 yards
When zeroing your rifle with a 20 MOA mount, we recommend zeroing at 200 yards.
The entire mount and accessories (from the mounting screws and wrench down to the packaging) are made in the USA.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Rail Type: One Piece Picatinny
Machined from: Domestic 6061 T6 Extruded Aluminum
Finish: Matte Black Anodizing
Center Spread: 4.63″
Overall Length: 7.458″
About the EGW Manufacturer
EGW is a premium company for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and make their mounts, scopes, and related products by applying elements which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the EGW Savage Picatinny Scope Mount, Flat Back, Long Action, 20 MOA by EGW. For additional shooting products, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Scopes
Rifle scopes permit you to precisely align a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by making use of a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted to account for numerous natural things like wind speed and elevation to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand exactly where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are viewing using the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Most modern-day rifle scopes and optics have around 11 parts which are arranged within and on the exterior of the scope body. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation turrets, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of scopes.
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 around what type of shooting you plan on doing.
Info About First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnifying lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based on the extent of zoom being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified range as they are at the non magnified distance. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without “zoom” is still the same tick at 100 yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where computations are minor
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” and also “lead” equations for their firearms
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and uses up more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass Facts
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature the reticle behind the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement.
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most shots occur within shorter spaces and ranges
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic picture without room used up by the larger size FFP reticle
Rifle Scope Magnification
The amount of magnification a scope offers is identified by the size, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
About Fixed Power Lens Optics
A single power rifle scope and optic uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This indicates the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of optic can not adjust given that it is a set power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will list the zoom degree in a format such as 2-10×32. These numbers suggest the zoom of the scope could be changed in between 2x and 10x power. This additionally involves the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power modification is achieved by operating the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power and Range
Here are some suggested scope power levels and the ranges where they can be successfully used. Keep in mind that high power scopes will not be as effective as lower magnification level optics since too much magnification can be a detractor. The exact same concept applies to extended ranges where the shooter needs to have increased power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Details on Scope Lens Coatings
All contemporary rifle optic lenses are layered. There are various types and qualities of glass lens coatings. When considering luxury rifle optics and scope devices, Lens covering can be a crucial element of defining the capability of the rifle. The lenses are among the most essential parts of the optic since they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finishing on the lenses offers protection to the lens surface and assists with anti glare capabilities from refracted sunlight and color discernibility.
Details on Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope makers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes which use different processes, chemicals, polarizations, and components to draw out a wide range of colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
What to Know About Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Different scope lenses can also have various finishings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some kind 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 just a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It becomes part of the carefully tuned optic. It needs to have a finishing placed on it so that the lens will be optimally functional in many types of environments, degrees of sunshine (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can protect 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 producer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope producers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. This indicates the lens has had multiple treatments applied to them. If a lens receives multiple treatments, it can establish that a manufacturer is taking several steps to fight various natural factors like an anti-glare finishing, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finishing, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This additionally does not always imply the multi-coated lens will perform better than a single covered lens. Being “better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of components used in creating the rifle optic.
Anti-water Finishing for Rifle Scopes
Water on an optical lens does not help with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope whatsoever. Lots of top of the line and high-end scope manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic coating. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this sort of treatment. It treats the surface area of the Steiner glass lens so the water particles can not bind to it or create surface tension. The result is that the water beads slide off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Glass Installation Options
Mounting options for scopes can be found in a couple of options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also normally come in quick release variations which use manual levers which enable rifle shooters to quickly install and remove the optics.
Hex Key Glass Ring Mounts
Normal, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use a couple of different rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is developed for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope install is perfect for rifles which require a resilient, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Scope Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly attach and detach a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts come in handy for rifles which are transported a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are used in between several rifles or are situationally focused.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Rifle Optic Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle scope can mess up a day of shooting and your expensive optic by causing fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes avoid wetness from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Gas Purged Rifle Scope Tubes
Another element of preventing the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this area is currently occupied by the gas, the glass is less impacted by temp alterations and pressure variations from the external environment which could 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.
