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Rifle Scope Mount Product Details
EGW Winchester Picatinny Rail Scope Mount, 20 MOA
Machined from: domestic 6061 t6 extruded aluminum. Finish: matte black. Mounting hardware: hex head screws and wrench provided. Center spread: 2.45″. Overall length: 5.882″. Our winchester 88 mount is made specific to the gun. These mounts are available in 0 or 20 moa. Please see our faq section for more information on deciding which moa is right for you. 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, weighing in at 2-3oz on average. Also, in many cases, it will not obstruct usage of factory iron sights. Egw’s one piece scope mounts are the obvious choice for hunters and tactical shooters alike. Add egw’s practical or hd scope rings to make it a complete overhaul! available in matte black. Custom silver anodizing is available upon request, at an additional charge of $15 (there is also a 3 month lead time associated with silver anodizing. Please give us a call if you’d like to place a custom order). This mount is a picatinny-style base and compatible with picatinny or weaver scope rings. Installation: egw recommends 20 inch lbs of torque and a drip of blue loctite (loctite is available through our website and is sold separately).
Rifle Scope Mount Product Features
Winchester 88, 100 Picatinny Rail Scope Mount 20 MOA
About the EGW Company
EGW is a premium supplier for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They style and build their scopes and related products by applying elements which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the EGW Winchester Picatinny Rail Scope Mount, 20 MOA by EGW. For more shooting products, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Optics
Rifle scopes allow you to precisely aim a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through magnification by utilizing a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted to take into account numerous ecological elements like wind and elevation increases or decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand exactly where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are viewing with the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. A lot of modern-day rifle optics have around 11 parts which are located within and externally on the scope body. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification dials, objective focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of a scope.
Rifle Scope Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Deciding on the best type of rifle scope is based on what type of shooting you plan to do.
Info on First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These styles of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where estimations are small
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” plus “lead” equations for their long guns
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle behind the magnification lens. This triggers the reticle to stay at the exact same dimensions in relation to the level of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements evolve based upon the magnification chosen to shoot over longer ranges due to the fact that the markings represent different increments which vary with the magnification. In the FFP example with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement. These varieties of scopes work for:
- Far away types of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within much shorter spaces and ranges
- Shooters who want a clearer optic picture without area taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Optics
The amount of zoom a scope provides 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.
About Fixed Power Lens Rifle Glass
A single power rifle scope will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This implies the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of optic can not fluctuate since it is a fixed power scope.
Variable Power Lens Glass
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification levels. It will list the zoom amount in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers mean the zoom of the scope could be set between 2x and 10x power. This always incorporates the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power shift is achieved using the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Power and Range
Here are some recommended scope power settings and the ranges where they may be successfully used. Highly magnified rifle scope glass will not be as beneficial as lower magnification glass because too much zoom can be a bad thing. The same relates to extended ranges where the shooter needs to have enough power to see precisely where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Details on Lens Coverings
All modern-day rifle scope and optic lenses are coated. There are different types and qualities of glass coatings. Lens finishing is an essential element of a rifle’s setup when contemplating high end rifle optics and scope units. The glass lenses are among the most vital components of the glass given that they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finish on the lenses offers protection to the lens exterior and even improves anti glare capabilities from refracted sunrays and color perception.
Info on Scope Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some glass companies even use “HD” or high-definition lense finishes which make the most of different procedures, aspects, polarizations, and chemicals to draw out separate color ranges and viewable target definition through the lens. This high-def coating is normally used with more costly high density glass which brings down light’s opportunity to refract through the lens glass. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how colors are presented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic deviance or aberration which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be obvious over objects with hard outlines as light hits the item from specific angles.
Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating for Rifle Glass
Various optic lenses can likewise have various finishings used to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or covering used to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while reducing 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 producers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. This means the lens has had numerous treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens receives multiple treatments, it can establish that a manufacturer is taking multiple steps to combat different environmental factors like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This also doesn’t always indicate the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single covered lens. Being “better” is dependent on the maker’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of components used in building the rifle optic.
Glass Lens Anti-water Finishing
Water on a lens doesn’t assist with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and military grade optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic covering.
Rifle Scope Mounting Options
Installing approaches for scopes can be found in a few options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also usually are made in quick release variations which use manual levers which permit rifle operators to rapidly mount and dismount the optics.
Rifle Optic Mounts with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope installation rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use a couple of different rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is developed for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope install is excellent 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 Rifle Scope Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly attach and remove a scope from a rifle. If they all use a comparable style mount, several scopes can often be swapped out on the range. The quick detach design is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten tightly to a flat top type Picatinny rail. This lets the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted while maintaining accuracy. These types of mounts come in handy for shooting platforms which are transferred between vehicles a lot, to take off the glass from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are chosen for use between multiple rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount from Vortex Optics. It generally costs around $250 USD
Sealing and Gas Purging for Scope Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle scope can mess up a day of shooting and your pricey optic by bringing about fogging and developing residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes prevent moisture from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Info on Rifle Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another component of avoiding the buildup of wetness inside of the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this space is already taken up by the gas, the glass is less impacted by temperature level alterations and pressure variations from the external environment which might potentially permit water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
