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Rifle Scope Product Details
Hi-Lux Optics PentaLux Tac-V 2-10 with Illuminated Reticle, Green
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 warranty.
Rifle Scope Product Features
4-20X Magnification
Second Focal Plane
HR1 MOA Reticle
1/4 MOA/Click Turrets
Green Illumination
About the Hi-Lux Optics Scope Maker
Hi-Lux Optics is a premium manufacturer for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They innovate and build their scopes and related products choosing materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Hi-Lux Optics PentaLux Tac-V 2-10 with Illuminated Reticle, Green by Hi-Lux Optics. For more shooting products, visit their site.
All About Optics
Rifle scopes enable you to specifically aim a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through magnifying the target using a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted for consideration of varied natural factors like wind and elevation increases or decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are viewing through the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Many modern-day rifle optics have around eleven parts which are located inside and on the exterior of the scope. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification dials, focus rings, and other components. Learn about the eleven parts of glass.
Rifle Scope Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Selecting the best type of rifle glass is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
First Focal Plane Optic Details
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. This induces the reticle to increase in size based on the level of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements are the same at the enhanced range as they are at the non magnified distance. For example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards with no “zoom” is still the corresponding tick at 100 yards with 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting situations where computations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” and “lead” equations for their firearms
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and occupies more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to stay at the exact same overall size in connection with the volume of magnification being used. The effect is that the reticle dimensions evolve based upon the magnification employed to shoot over greater distances considering the markings represent different increments which vary with the magnification level. In the FFP example with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement. These sorts of optics are convenient for:
- Far away types of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most shots happen within much shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who select a clearer optic picture without area taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Glass
The amount of magnification a scope offers is determined 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.
About Fixed Power Lens Scopes
A single power rifle optic and scope uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This suggests the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not change because it is a fixed power optic.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Glass Facts
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will list the magnification amount in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers imply the zoom of the scope could be set between 2x and 10x power. This additionally utilizes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adjustment is accomplished by working with the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power and Range Correlations
Here are some advised scope powers and the ranges where they may be effectively used. High power scopes will not be as efficient as lower powered scopes since too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same relates to extended distances where the shooter needs to have enough power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle.
Details on Optic Lens Finishes
All modern rifle scope lenses are coated. There are various types and qualities of glass coatings. When researching luxury rifle scope setups, Lens coating can be an essential aspect of defining the capability of the rifle. The glass lenses are among the most significant components of the optic since they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The covering on the lenses protects the lens surface area as well as improves anti glare from excess light and color discernibility.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some glass suppliers even use “HD” or high-definition glass coverings that apply various processes, polarizations, rare earth compounds, and components to extract numerous color ranges and viewable definition through the lens. This high-definition covering is normally used with more costly high density glass which reduces light’s capability to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope suppliers use “HD” to describe “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how certain 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 noticeable over objects with hard edges and outlines as light hits the item from particular angles.
Rifle Optic Lens Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can even have different finishings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or finishing applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. This is since the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass. It is part of the finely tuned optic. It needs to have a finish applied to it so that the lens will be efficiently usable in lots of types of environments, degrees of sunshine (full VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less advantageous things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single layered lens depends on the scope maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope producers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Glass Lens Coating
Water on a lens does not help with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and high-end scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic anti-water finish.
Choices for Mounting Optics on Long Guns
Mounting approaches for scopes can be found in a couple of choices. There are the standard scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also usually are made in quick release versions which use toss levers which enable rifle shooters to rapidly install and dismount the scopes.
Hex Key Scope Rings
Normal, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount 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 precision shooting. This type of scope mount is perfect for rifles which need a long lasting, sound mounting solution 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 rapidly attach and remove a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can even be swapped out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifle platforms which are transferred a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are used between several rifles.
About Rifle Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can mess up a day of shooting and your expensive optic by triggering fogging and developing residue inside of the scope tube. A lot of scopes avoid wetness from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
About Rifle Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another component of preventing the accumulation of moisture within the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is already taken up by the gas, the optic is less impacted by temperature changes and pressure distinctions from the outside 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 look for.
