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Konus 10 x 42mm Emperor Waterproof Binocular
Konus 10X42mm Water Proof Binocular is a fully-multicoated and phase coated binocular with open hinge. The green rubber finish makes them not only stylish, but the rubberized coating makes them easy to grip. The open hinge makes them easily adjustable to for many different users at the same event.
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About the Konus Scope Maker
Konus is a premium company for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and build their products by using materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Konus 10 x 42mm Emperor Waterproof Binocular by Konus. For additional shooting goods, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly align a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnification by employing a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in to take into account varied natural things like wind speed and elevation to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand exactly where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are viewing using the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. A lot of contemporary rifle scopes have about eleven parts which are found within and outside of the scope. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation dials or turrets, objective focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle optics.
The Varieties of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Opting for the finest type of rifle optic depends on what type of shooting you plan on doing.
About First Focal Plane Optics
First focal plane optics (FFP) include the reticle ahead of the magnification lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based on the extent of magnification being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified distance as they are at the non magnified range. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards without “zoom” is still the identical tick at one hundred yards by using 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where computations are small
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their target “hold over” plus “lead” equations for their firearm
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and occupies more visual sight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scope Facts
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) come with the reticle behind the magnification 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 measurement.
- Long distance forms of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who like a clearer optic sight picture without area taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Ins and Outs of Optic Magnification
The level of scope magnification you need on your optic depends upon the type of shooting you would like to do. Virtually every type of rifle optic supplies some amount of zoom. The amount of magnification a scope supplies is identified by the diameter, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the optic is the “power” of the glass. This signifies what the shooter is observing through the scope is magnified times the power factor of what can normally be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Single Power Lens Glass Facts
A single power rifle scope comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This implies the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of scope can not adjust given that it is a set power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Glass Facts
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power modification is achieved by using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Glass Power and Ranges
Here are some suggested scope power levels and the distances where they may be effectively used. Keep in mind that high power scopes will not be as practical as lower magnification level glass because too much zoom can be a bad thing. The same concept goes for longer distances where the shooter needs enough power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Optic Lens Coating
All cutting-edge rifle glass lenses are layered. Lens covering can be a crucial aspect of a shooting system when looking into high end rifle optics and scope equipment.
ED Versus HD Optics
Some scope brands likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use various processes, chemicals, polarizations, and components to draw out separate colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass.
What to Know About Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can likewise have various 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.
Single covered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is normally a protective and enhancing multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can preserve the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less advantageous things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single covered lens depends upon the scope producer and how much you paid for it. Both are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope producers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. This implies the lens has multiple treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens receives multiple treatments, it can show that a maker is taking numerous actions to fight various natural elements like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This additionally does not necessarily suggest the multi-coated lens will perform better than a single coated lens. Being “better” hinges on the manufacturer’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of glass used in creating the rifle glass.
Hydrophobic Rifle Scope Lens Covering
Water on a lens does not help with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and military grade scope companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering.
Optic Mounting Choices
Mounting solutions for scopes come in a few options. There are the basic scope rings which are separately mounted to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also usually come in quick release variations which use throw levers which allow rifle shooters to rapidly install and remove the glass.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Rings
Standard, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope installation rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use a couple of separate rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are designed for long range precision shooting. This type of scope install is excellent for rifles which need a durable, sound mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Optic Ring Mounts
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly take off a scope and attach it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can even be switched out if they all use a compatible design mount. These types of mounts are convenient for rifles which are transported a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are used in between several rifles.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Rifle Optic Tubes
Wetness inside your rifle optic can wreck a day on the range and your costly optic by resulting in fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes protect against wetness from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Generally, these optics can be immersed underneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be plenty of humidity prevention for conventional use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you plan on taking your rifle on a boat and are concerned about the optic still working if it falls overboard and you can still retrieve the gun.
Gas Purged Optic Tubes
Another element of avoiding the buildup of wetness inside of the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is already occupied by the gas, the optic is less influenced by temp changes and pressure differences from the outside environment which might possibly permit water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
