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Rifle Scope Product Details
Hi-Lux Optics CMR8 1-8×26 FFP Close Medium Range Red Illuminated CW-4 Reticle, 40mm
At Hi-Lux Optics, we pride ourselves upon building high quality, competitively priced precision optics. No longer are you paying for the million dollar advertising campaigns or unnecessary bells and whistles. All your firearms deserve quality optics. Constructed from a solid 34mm aircraft grade aluminum tube, the CMR8 features a wide 8X Magnification range. The featured CW-4 reticle is a FFP reticle that is dedicated for the competitive tactical shooter. The center dot is 1 MOA in size. The outside diameter of the OUTER horseshoe subtends 65 mRads. The inside diameter of the OUTER horseshoe subtends 55mRads. The outer diameter of the INSIDE horseshoe subtends 12 mRads. The inside diameter of the INSIDE horseshoe subtends 10mRads. The hashmarks in the CW-4 reticle are spaced 1mRad apart, with a 0. 1 mRad space indicating every half Mil. There is a small 4mRad by 6mRad “Christmas tree” within the inside horseshoe that can be used for tracing shots, range estimation by milling, or wind holds. The small dots measure 0. 1 mRad and the crosses measure 0. 2mRad by 0. 2mRad. The dots and crosses are spaced 1mRad apart. All glass lenses in the CMR8F-R are fully multi-coated with DiamondTuff14 for maximum light transmission. Argon purging and rubber gasket seals fogproof performance in all temperatures and climates. Zero-LOK turrets prevent the operator from losing his scope’s zero. When a shooting situation gets up close and personal, you need a scope that was designed and built specifically for that kind of shooting – during a tactical engagement or while hunting dangerous big game. To compromise with anything else could prove to be life threatening. The versatile CMR8F-R is the scope that you need.
Rifle Scope Product Features
CW4 CQB Reticle
First Focal Plane
34mm Aluminum Main Tube
ZRO LOK Turrets
Red Illumination
About the Hi-Lux Optics Brand
Hi-Lux Optics is a premium company for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and build their mounts and related products by making the most of elements which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Hi-Lux Optics CMR8 1-8×26 FFP Close Medium Range Red Illuminated CW-4 Reticle, 40mm by Hi-Lux Optics. For more shooting products, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Optics
Rifle scopes allow you to precisely align a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by using a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted for the consideration of many environmental aspects like wind speed and elevation increases or decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand exactly where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing through the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Most modern-day rifle scopes have around 11 parts which are found inside and outside of the scope. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets or dials, focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of scopes.
About Rifle Glass Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Finding the perfect type of rifle scope is based around what type of shooting you plan on doing.
Info on First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where estimations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who know their aim point “hold over” and “lead” equations for their long gun
- 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) feature the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. This triggers the reticle to stay at the very same dimensions in connection with the quantity of magnification being used. The outcome is that the reticle dimensions change based on the zoom chosen to shoot over greater distances considering that the reticle markings present various increments which fluctuate with the zoom. In the FFP example with the SFP glass, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These styles of optics are convenient for:
- Far away styles of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within much shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who like a clearer optic picture without area taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
About Glass Zoom
The quantity of magnification a scope offers is determined by the size, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Power Lens Rifle Optics
A single power rifle optic and scope uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This implies the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of scope can not adjust given that it is set from the factory.
Adjustable Power Lens Optics
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power modification is performed by using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power and Range of Optics
Here are some recommended scope power settings and the ranges where they could be successfully used. Keep in mind that high magnification scopes will not be as efficient as lower powered scope and optics due to the fact that increased magnification can be a bad thing. The same idea applies to extended distances where the shooter needs to have enough power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Lens Coating for Glass
All current rifle scope lenses are layered. Lens finishing can be an important element of a rifle’s setup when looking into high end rifle optics and scope setups.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some rifle scope manufacturers also use “HD” or high-def lense finishings which make the most of different processes, aspects, polarizations, and chemical applications to draw out different color ranges and viewable definition through the lens. This HD coating is typically used with more costly, high density lens glass which reduces light’s opportunity to refract through the lens glass. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to describe “ED” suggesting extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how colors are represented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic difference or aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be visible around objects with hard outlines as light hits the object from particular angles.
Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have different coverings applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some type of treatment or covering applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can offer protection to the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single coated 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 coated or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in building the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Lens Covering
Water on a lens does not help with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and high-end scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic coating.
Options for Mounting Rifle Glass on Firearms
Mounting approaches for scopes are available in a few options. There are the basic scope rings which are separately installed to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also generally can be found in quick release variations which use manual levers which permit rifle operators to rapidly mount and remove the scopes.
Hex Key Glass Ring Mounts
Standard, clamp-on style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on the tops of rifles. These varieties of scope mounts use double detached rings to support the optic, and are normally constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are manufactured for far away accuracy shooting. This kind of scope mount is effective for rifles which are in need of a durable, hard use mount which will not change despite how much the scope is moved about or jarring the rifle takes. These are the type of mounts you really want to have for a faithful optics setup on a reach out and touch someone scouting or sniper competition rifle which will rarely need to be altered or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used to protect against the hex screws from backing out after they are mounted firmly in place. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm style from Vortex Optics. The set normally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly take off a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. If they all use a comparable design mount, several scopes can often be switched on the range. The quick detach mount style is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten nicely to a flat top style Picatinny rail. This lets the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while maintaining accuracy. These types of mounts are useful and practical for rifles which are moved a lot, to remove the glass from the rifle for protection, or for aiming systems which are chosen for use between several rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount from Vortex Optics. It usually costs around $250 USD
Sealing and Gas Purging for Scope Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle glass can destroy a day on the range and your highly-priced optic by resulting in fogging and developing residue within the scope tube. The majority of optics prevent wetness from getting in the optical tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Normally, these water resistant optics can be submerged underneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be ample humidity avoidance for standard use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you anticipate taking your rifle on boats and are worried about the optic still functioning if it is submerged in water and you can still find the rifle.
Gas Purged Rifle Optic Tubes
Another component of preventing the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this space is already occupied by the gas, the glass is less affected by climate shifts and pressure variations from the outside environment which may possibly enable water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
