Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Hi-Lux Optics PentaLux Tac-V 2-10 Scope with Illuminated Reticle, Red
Designed for the serious long range tactical shooter or hunter, the Pentax “Five-Ratio” magnification technology of the TAC-V models provides a wider range of power settings without adding unnecessary bulk or length. These new compact models feature more precise MIL adjustment, with each click moving bullet impact just 0. 1 MIL at 100 meters. The new TAC-V models also incorporate a powerful illuminated etched glass ranging reticle, with ranging scales and hold-over graduations in both MRAD and MOA. The TAC-V scopes come with a limited lifetime .
Rifle Scope Product Features
2-10X Magnification
Second Focal Plane
HR1 MOA Reticle
Red Illumination
1/4 MOA/Click Target Turrets
About the Hi-Lux Optics Scope Maker
Hi-Lux Optics is a premium maker for firearm scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and make their products by choosing elements which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Hi-Lux Optics PentaLux Tac-V 2-10 Scope with Illuminated Reticle, Red by Hi-Lux Optics. For additional shooting goods, visit their site.
Optic Info
Rifle scopes enable you to precisely aim a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by utilizing a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in to take into account varied natural considerations like wind speed and elevation increases or decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand exactly where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing with the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Many modern-day rifle optics have about 11 parts which are found internally and outside of the scope body. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment turrets, objective focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of optics.
About Optic Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” kind of scopes. The style of focal plane a scope has decides where the reticle or crosshair is located in connection with the scopes magnification. It literally suggests the reticle is situated behind or before the magnifying lens of the optic. Picking the most effective type of rifle glass depends on what style of hunting or shooting you intend on undertaking.
First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These styles of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where estimations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” and also “lead” ratios for their rifles
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and takes up more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optics
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 measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick.
- Long distance kinds of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within much shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic sight picture without room used up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Magnification for Scopes
The quantity of scope magnification you need depends on the kind of shooting you choose to do. Almost every style of rifle optic gives some amount of magnification. The volume of zoom a scope supplies is identified by the dimension, thickness, and curvatures of the lens glass inside of the rifle scope. The magnifying level of the optic is the “power” of the scope. This implies what the shooter is observing through the scope is amplified times the power element of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
Info on Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Scopes
A single power rifle optic uses 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 zoom of this type of scope can not change given that it is a fixed power scope.
About Variable Power Lens Rifle Glass
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will note the magnification amount in a format such as 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the zoom of the scope can be set in between 2x and 10x power. This also utilizes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power shift is accomplished by employing the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
The Power and Range of Rifle Scopes
Here are some advised scope powers and the distances where they could be efficiently used. High power rifle scope glass will not be as beneficial as lower powered optics because too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same concept applies to longer ranges where the shooter needs increased power to see where to properly aim the rifle.
Glass Lens Finish
All contemporary rifle scope lenses are coated. There are various types and qualities of finishings. Lens finishing can be a crucial aspect of a rifle when considering luxury rifle optics and scope systems. The glass lenses are one of the most significant components of the optic considering that they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The covering on the lenses protects the lens exterior and also helps with anti glare capabilities from refracted natural light and color discernibility.
HD Versus ED Rifle Optic Lens Coatings
Some optic companies will also use “HD” or high-def lens finishings which take advantage of various procedures, components, chemicals, and polarizations to extract separate color ranges and viewable definition through lenses. This high-def finishing is typically used with higher density glass which reduces light’s potential to refract through the lens glass. Some scope brands use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration or difference which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be obvious around things with defined outlines as light hits the object from specific angles.
Info on Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can likewise have various coverings used to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finishing applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less beneficial 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 manufacturers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. This indicates the lens has multiple treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives multiple treatments, it can prove that a company is taking numerous steps to combat various environmental elements like an anti-glare finish, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This additionally doesn’t necessarily mean the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single coated lens. Being “much better” is dependent on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of glass used in developing the rifle optic.
Scope Lens Hydrophobic 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 optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finishing.
Options for Installing Scopes on Firearms
Installing approaches for scopes are available in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are separately mounted to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also generally can be found in quick release versions which use throw levers which allow rifle shooters to rapidly mount and remove the optics.
Hex Key Rifle Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
Basic, clamp-on design mounting optic rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These styles of scope mounts use two separate rings to support the optic, and are usually constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are made for far away precision shooting. This kind of scope mount is excellent for rifles which are in need of a long lasting, rock solid mount which will not move despite just how much the scope is moved about or jarring the rifle takes. These are the style of mounts you should have for a devoted optics setup on a reach out and touch someone scouting or hard target interdiction long gun that will seldom need to be modified or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on the scope mount’s screws to stop the hex screw threads from backing out after they are mounted safely in place. An example of these rings are the 30mm style from Vortex Optics. The set typically costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Ring Mounts
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly connect and remove a scope from a rifle. A wide range of scopes can also be switched out if they all use a similar style mount. The quick detach mount style is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers connect firmly 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 back on the rifle while maintaining accuracy. These types of mounts are useful and practical for shooting platforms which are moved around a lot, to take off the scope glass from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are used in between multiple rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount from the Vortex Optics brand. It typically costs around $250 USD
About Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle glass can ruin a day on the range and your pricey optic by inducing fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. Most optics prevent humidity from going into the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Typically, these optics can be immersed beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be sufficient moisture content prevention for standard use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you anticipate taking your rifle on a boat and are worried about the optic still working if it goes over the side and you can still salvage the rifle.
Info on Rifle Glass Tube Gas Purging
Another part of preventing the accumulation of moisture within the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this space is currently taken up by the gas, the scope is less altered by temp alterations and pressure differences from the external environment which may potentially permit water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
