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Rifle Scope Product Details
Konus 10-40X52mm Riflescope for Mil-Dot Reticle
Turrets are not only lockable but with 1/10 Mil adjustments too, which is an ideal combination when paired with a mil-dot reticle. These models really stand out as the best and ultimate riflescopes and will give every avid sportsman the chance to step on the field knowing that they can now successfully take even the most prohibitive shot. Features: – Waterproof, fog proof, shockproof – Locking tactical turrets knob – Nitrogen filled – Fully multi coated optics – Flip-up covers included – Locking fast focus ocular – 45° Offset illuminator switch with 5 intensities for color – Mid sized parallax wheel (down to 10 yards) – Precision 1/10 Mill adjustments – Reticle placed in the second focal plane – Built-in anti canting bubble system Specifications: – Magnification x objective : 10-40×52 – Reticle: Mil-Dot engraved illuminated – F.O.V. m@100m-ft@100yds: 3.3m/11ft at 10x – 0.8m/2.8ft at 40x – Weight: 910gr./32oz. – Length: 463mm/18.2″ – Eye relief: 101mm/3.9″” at 10x – 88mm/3.4″” at 40x – Exit pupil: 5.2mm at 10x – 1.4mm at 40x – Click value mm@100M/in@100yds: 1/10 MIL (10mm) – ADJ. Range m@100M/in@100yds: 0.7m/27.5″” – Mounting length: 174mm/6.8″”.”
Rifle Scope Product Features
Waterproof, Fog proof, Shockproof
Locking tactical turrets knob
Flip-up covers included
About the Konus Brand
Konus is a premium maker for firearm scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They innovate and make their products using building materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Konus 10-40X52mm Riflescope for Mil-Dot Reticle by Konus. For more shooting products, visit their site.
Information Optics
Rifle scopes permit you to specifically align a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They do this through magnification using a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be dialed in for the consideration of varied ecological considerations like wind speed and elevation decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand precisely where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are viewing via the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Many contemporary rifle scopes and optics have around 11 parts which are located internally and on the exterior of the optic. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation turrets, focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle glass.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” kind of scopes. The type of focal plane a scope has establishes where the reticle or crosshair lies in regard to the optic’s magnifying adjustments. It actually suggests the reticle is situated behind or in front of the magnification lens of the scope. Selecting the very best type of rifle optic is dependent on what variety of shooting or hunting you anticipate undertaking.
Info About First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These styles of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where calculations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who know their aim point “hold over” and also “lead” relationships for their long gun
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and occupies more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane glass (SFP) feature the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. This induces the reticle to stay at the exact same scale relative to the quantity of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle dimensions change based on the magnification chosen to shoot over longer ranges considering that the markings present distinct increments which differ with the zoom. In the FFP illustration with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement. These styles of scopes work for:
- Long distance kinds of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within much shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who choose a clearer optic sight picture without area taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
About Optic Magnification
The quantity of scope zoom you need on your scope depends upon the style of shooting you wish to do. Practically every style of rifle optic offers some level of magnification. The volume of magnification a scope offers is determined by the size, thickness, and curves of the lens glass within the rifle scope. The magnifying level of the optic is the “power” of the glass. This means what the shooter is looking at through the scope is magnified times the power element of what can normally be seen by human eyes.
Info About Single Power Lens Rifle Scopes
A single power rifle scope or optic uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This suggests the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not fluctuate given that it is a fixed power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Optics
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power modification is achieved by the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Rifle Scope Power Level and Range Correlation
Here are some recommended scope power levels and the ranges where they can be effectively used. Consider that high power scopes and optics will not be as efficient as lower powered scope and optics due to the fact that increased zoom can be a detractor. The exact same idea applies to extended distances where the shooter needs to have adequate power to see where to best aim the rifle.
Rifle Scope Lens Covering
All state-of-the-art rifle optic lenses are layered. Lens finish is a significant element of a rifle when considering high end rifle optics and scope equipment.
HD Versus ED Rifle Scope Lens Coatings
Some rifle scope producers even use “HD” or high-def lense finishes which apply different procedures, polarizations, rare earth compounds, and components to extract various colors and viewable target definition through the lens. This high-def coating is frequently used with higher density lens glass which reduces light’s opportunity to refract through the lens glass. Some scope suppliers use “HD” to describe “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how colors are represented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic difference or aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration is often obvious over objects with well defined outlines as light hits the object from certain angles.
Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating for Optics
Various optic lenses can likewise have different coatings used to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or coating used to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while reducing 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 producer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle scope.
Optic Lens Hydrophobic Finish
Water on a scope’s lens doesn’t assist with retaining a clear sight picture through a scope in any way. Numerous top of the line and premium optic manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finish. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this sort of treatment. It provides protection for the surface of the Steiner scope lens so the H2O molecules can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The result is that the water beads slide off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Choices for Installing Rifle Optics on Firearms
Installing options for scopes can be found in a couple of options. There are the standard scope rings which are individually installed to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also usually are made in quick release versions which use throw levers which enable rifle operators to quickly install and remove the scopes.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Rings
Basic, clamp-on design mounting optic rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop design Picatinny scope mounting rails on rifles. These varieties of scope mounts use double detached rings to support the optic, and are normally made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are manufactured for far away accuracy shooting. This form of scope mount is very good for rifle systems which require a resilient, hard use mount which will not shift despite how much the scope is moved about or jarring the rifle takes. These are the style of mounts you really want to have for a dedicated scope system on a long distance scouting or hard target interdiction rifle that will seldom need to be modified or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on screws to stop the hex screw threads from backing out after they are installed securely in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm type from the Vortex Optics company. The set usually costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly connect and remove a scope from a rifle. Several scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar designed mount. The quick detach mount style is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach solidly to a flat top type Picatinny rail. This allows the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while maintaining the original sighting settings. These types of mounts are useful and convenient for rifles which are transported a lot, to remove the scope from the rifle for protection, or for sight systems which are chosen for use in between numerous rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It generally costs around $250 USD
Sealing and Gas Purging for Optic Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle scope can wreck a day on the range and your expensive optic by resulting in fogging and making residue inside of the scope’s tube. The majority of scopes prevent wetness from entering the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Typically, these scopes can be submerged within 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be more than enough wetness avoidance for common use rifles, unless you intend on taking your rifle aboard a watercraft and are concerned about the optic still performing if it is submerged in water and you can still recover the rifle.
Details on Rifle Optic Tube Gas Purging
Another component of preventing the buildup of wetness inside of the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this space is already taken up by the gas, the glass is less influenced by temperature level changes and pressure variations from the external environment which could potentially allow water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
