Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
FOLEY 1.5-4X30 Tri-Illuminated Mil Dot or Horseshoe or Chevron Reticle Riflescope with Locking Turrets
Reticles: Mil-dot, 3/4 circle(Horseshoe), Arrow(Chevron) Features: One piece aircraft grade aluminum body built to withstand constant recoil Nitrogen charged with water resistant seals Laser etched glass for clear and sharp image Green fused multi coated lens provide anti-fog capacity, improved light transmission and scratch resistance Tri-illuminated (Red, Green, and Blue) reticles for low light conditions 4 inch eye relief provides safety from heavy recoil and enables fast target acquisition Specifications: MAGNIFICATION: 1.5 – 4X OBJECTIVE DIA. (MM) 30 TUBE DIAMETER (MM) 30 FOV (FEET AT 100 YARDS) 85 – 25 EYE RELIEF (in) 4 – 5 EXIT PUPIL(MM) 20 ” 7.5 RETICLE: MIL DOT or 3/4 Circle or Arrow N.W. (OZ.) 21 LENGTH (in) 10.75 CLICK VALUE : 1/2 M.O.A EXTERIOR FINISH: MATTE BLACK LENS COATING: GREEN
Rifle Scope Product Features
1.5-4X30 scope Tri-Illuminated (Green/Red/Blue)
Reticles: Mil-dot, 3/4 circle(Horseshoe), Arrow(Chevron)
One piece aircraft grade aluminum body built to withstand constant recoil
Green fused multi coated lens provide anti-fog capacity, improved light transmission and scratch resistance
4 inch eye relief provides safety from heavy recoil and enables fast target acquisition
About the FOLEY Scope Maker
FOLEY is a premium manufacturer for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and manufacture their mounts, scopes, and related products by choosing building materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the FOLEY 1.5-4X30 Tri-Illuminated Mil Dot or Horseshoe or Chevron Reticle Riflescope with Locking Turrets by FOLEY. For more shooting goods, visit their site.
All About Glass
Rifle scopes enable you to precisely align a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They do this through magnification by using a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be dialed in to take into account varied environmental considerations like wind and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand precisely 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. Many modern-day rifle optics have around 11 parts which are found inside and externally on the scope. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment dials, focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle scopes.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” kind of scopes. The form of focal plane an optic has identifies where the reticle or crosshair is located in connection with the scopes magnification. It actually means the reticle is situated behind or in front of the magnification lens of the optic. Picking out the most reliable sort of rifle glass is based upon what sort of shooting you anticipate undertaking.
First Focal Plane Optic Info
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These styles of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where computations are low
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their target “hold over” and “lead” relationships for their rifles
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and takes up more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) come with the reticle behind the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick 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 shots occur within shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who like a clearer optic sight picture with less room used up by the bigger FFP reticle
About Optic Magnification
The level of scope zoom you need is based on the style of shooting you desire to do. Nearly every type of rifle glass offers some level of zoom. The quantity of magnification a scope gives is identified by the diameter, thickness, and curves of the lenses inside of the rifle optic. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the glass. This means what the shooter is observing through the scope is amplified times the power element of what can normally be seen by human eyes.
Single Power Lens Rifle Glass Details
A single power rifle scope or optic will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This means the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of optic can not change considering that it is fixed.
About Adjustable Power Lens Optics
Variable power rifle scopes can be modified between magnified levels. The power modification is performed by the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power and Range Correlation of Optics
Here are some advised scope power settings and the distances where they could be efficiently used. Always remember that high magnification optics will not be as effective as lower magnification level scope and optics since increased magnification can be a bad thing. The same applies to extended distances where the shooter needs to have increased power to see where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Rifle Glass Lens Finishing
All modern-day rifle scope and optic lenses are coated. Lens coating can be an important element of a shooting platform when thinking about high end rifle optics and scope equipment.
HD Versus ED Rifle Glass Lens Coatings
Some scope makers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use various methods, elements, chemicals, and polarizations to draw out a wide range of colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Glass Lens Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have various coverings used to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or finishing used to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is normally a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can preserve the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less advantageous things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope maker and the amount you spent on it. Both are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope producers similarly make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in constructing the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Lens Finishing
Water on a lens doesn’t assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and high-end scope companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic coating.
Options for Installing Rifle Glass on Long Guns
Mounting approaches for scopes are available in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are separately installed to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also generally come in quick release versions which use manual levers which enable rifle operators to quickly mount and remove the optics.
Hex Key Rifle Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
Standard, clamp type mounting optic rings use hex head screws to position to the flattop style Picatinny scope mounting rails on rifles. These varieties of scope mounts use double detached rings to support the scope, and are usually constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are designed for far away precision shooting. This type of scope mount is great for rifle systems which require a resilient, unfailing mount which will not shift despite how much the scope is moved or jarring the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you should have for a devoted optics system on a far away scouting or competition rifle that will pretty much never need to be changed or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the mount’s screws to prevent the hex screw threads from backing out after they are installed safely in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm style from the Vortex Optics company. The set normally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Scope Ring Mounts
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly remove a scope and attach it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can also be switched out if they all use a compatible style mount. These types of mounts are convenient for rifle platforms which are transported a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for optics which are used between several rifles or are situationally focused.
Rifle Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can ruin a day of shooting and your costly optic by causing fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. A lot of scopes prevent wetness from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Gas Purged Glass Tubes
Another component of avoiding the buildup of wetness within the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is already taken up by the gas, the glass is less impacted by temp alterations and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which might possibly allow water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
