Description
Rifle Scope Mount Product Details
Evolution Gun Works EGW Hunter Remington 700, 722 SA 20 MOA Scope Mount – 50002
Rifle Scope Mount Product Features
Picatinny Scope Mount Black
Hardware Included
About the Evolution Gun Works Brand
Evolution Gun Works is a premium manufacturer for weapon scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and supply their products choosing building materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Evolution Gun Works EGW Hunter Remington 700, 722 SA 20 MOA Scope Mount – 50002 by Evolution Gun Works. For more shooting goods, visit their site.
Info Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes enable you to specifically aim a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through zoom by utilizing a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted for the consideration of separate natural factors like wind speed and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are seeing with the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. A lot of contemporary rifle optics have around 11 parts which are arranged inside and externally on the scope body. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment turrets, focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle optics.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Finding the best type of rifle glass is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These kinds of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where calculations are very little
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” and also “lead” relationships for their firearms
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and requires more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane optics (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement.
- Long distance forms of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most shots take place within much shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic picture with less area used up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Rifle Glass Magnification
The amount of zoom a scope provides is figured out 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.
Info on Single Power Lens Optics
A single power rifle optic uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This implies the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of optic can not fluctuate considering that it is set from the factory.
About Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Optics
Variable power rifle scopes can be tweaked between magnified levels. The power change is handled using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power and Range Correlations
Here are some advised scope power levels and the distances where they may be efficiently used. Keep in mind that higher power glass will not be as effective as lower magnification level optics because too much zoom can be a bad thing. The exact same idea goes for extended distances where the shooter needs increased power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Lens Finishing for Glass
All contemporary rifle scope lenses are layered. There are various types and qualities of glass coverings. When thinking about luxury rifle scope setups, Lens finish can be a crucial element of defining the capability of the rifle. The lenses are among the most important components of the optic given that they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finish on the lenses shields the lens surface and helps with anti glare capabilities from excess light and color perception.
ED Versus HD Optics
Some scope producers also use “HD” or high-def lense finishings that apply different procedures, chemical applications, polarizations, and aspects to enhance separate colors and viewable definition through the lens. This high-def covering is normally used with more costly, high density lens glass which lowers light’s capability to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to describe “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how colors are represented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration or difference which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration is often noticeable around objects with hard shapes as light hits the object from particular angles.
Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating for Scopes
Different scope lenses can also have different 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. This is since the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass. It is part of the carefully tuned optic. It needs to have a coating 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 maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope makers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. This suggests the lens has several treatments applied to them. If a lens gets numerous treatments, it can indicate that a manufacturer is taking several steps to fight different natural elements like an anti-glare finish, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic finishing. This also does not always imply the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single covered lens. Being “better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of components used in constructing the rifle scope.
Details on Hydrophobic Covering
Water on a scope lens does not improve preserving a clear sight picture through a scope whatsoever. Lots of top of the line or high-end optic producers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic coating. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this kind of treatment. It deals with the exterior of the Steiner glass lens so the H2O particles can not bind to it or create surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads sheet off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Optic Installing Alternatives
Installing solutions for scopes come in a few choices. There are the standard scope rings which are individually installed to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also typically are made in quick release versions which use throw levers which allow rifle operators to rapidly mount and remove the scope.
Hex Key Rifle Scope Ring Mounts
Standard, clamp style 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 two separate rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are designed for long distance accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is fine for rifles which need a resilient, 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 types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly take off a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. If they all use a comparable style mount, a number of scopes can often be switched on the range. The quick detach mount style is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers connect securely to a flat top type Picatinny rail. This enables the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted while retaining the original sighting settings. These types of mounts come in practical for shooting platforms which are moved around a lot, to take off the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are used between a number of rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount from the Vortex Optics brand. It normally costs around $250 USD
Info on Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can wreck a day of shooting and your costly optic by resulting in fogging and making residue inside of the scope’s tube. Many scopes protect against moisture from getting in the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Generally, these water resistant optics can be submerged under 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be sufficient moisture avoidance for basic use rifles, unless you anticipate taking your rifle sailing and are worried about the optic still working if it goes over the side and you can still salvage the rifle.
Details on Rifle Optic Tube Gas Purging
Another part of preventing the accumulation of moisture inside of the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is currently occupied by the gas, the glass is less impacted by temp alterations and pressure variations from the outdoor environment which might possibly enable water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
