Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Letra HD3-9X32 Rifle Scope Fits with Air Gun, Airsoft Gun, Rifle, Powder Shotgun, Water & Fog-Proof
Magnification: 3-9x
Objective Lens Diameter (Millimeters): 32
Field of View (ft. @ 100 yds): 39′-13′
Eye Relief (inches): 3
Exit Pupil (Millimeters): 3.5-6
Tube diameter: 25.4mm/1inch
Length (inches): 12.3
Weight (ounces): 15.9
Click Value (MOA): 1/4
Adjustment (Range): 60/60
Reticle: Mil dot
Rifle Scope Product Features
FIRST AND SECOND FOCAL PLANES: 3-9x magnification and 32mm objective lens; Mil dot Reticle
PRECISE TARGET ACQUISITION: Hold zero and 1/4 MOA fingertip windage and elevation adjustments
FAST FOCUS WITH GENEROUS EYE RELIEF: Fast-focus eyepiece with 3.25 inches of eye relief. Fully multi-coated objective lens ensures a clear sight picture
CRAFTED FROM AIRCRAFT GRADE ALUMINUM: The hard anodized single-piece aircraft-grade aluminum tube is nitrogen purged and o-ring sealed for waterproof and fogproof performance
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About the Letra Brand
Letra is a premium supplier for weapon scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They create and manufacture their products choosing elements which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Letra HD3-9X32 Rifle Scope Fits with Air Gun, Airsoft Gun, Rifle, Powder Shotgun, Water & Fog-Proof by Letra. For additional shooting goods, visit their site.
Glass Info
Rifle scopes enable you to specifically aim a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They do this through magnifying the target by employing a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted for the consideration of many ecological considerations like wind 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 seeing through the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Many modern-day rifle scopes have around 11 parts which are found internally and on the exterior of the scope body. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification turrets or dials, objective focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of optics.
Rifle Glass Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The sort of focal plane an optic has determines where the reticle or crosshair lies in regard to the scopes magnification. It simply suggests the reticle is located behind or before the magnification lens of the optic. Selecting the most effective form of rifle glass is dependent on what form of hunting or shooting you anticipate undertaking.
Info on First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. This induces the reticle to increase in size based upon the level of magnification being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified distance as they are at the non amplified distance. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards with no “zoom” is still the identical tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where computations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” plus “lead” equations for their firearm
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and occupies more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane glass (SFP) come with the reticle behind the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to remain at the exact same scale relative to the level of zoom being used. The result is that the reticle measurements alter based upon the zoom employed to shoot over lengthier ranges considering that the reticle measurements present different increments which differ with the magnification level. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These particular styles of scopes work for:
- Far away kinds of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots occur within much shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic picture without room used up by the larger sized FFP reticle
About Rifle Optic Zoom
The amount of zoom a scope provides 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 Scope Facts
A single power rifle scope or optic will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This indicates the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not adjust given that it is fixed.
Info About Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes can be modified between magnified settings. The power modification is achieved using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Optic Power and Ranges
Here are some recommended scope power settings and the ranges where they may be efficiently used. Always remember that high magnification optics will not be as practical as lower powered optics since increased magnification can be a detractor. The same concept goes for extended distances where the shooter needs to have increased power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Optic Lens Coating
All contemporary rifle scope and optic lenses are layered. There are different types and qualities of glass coverings. When thinking about high end rifle scope units, Lens covering can be a significant element of a rifle. The glass lenses are among the most significant components of the glass given that they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finishing on the lenses shields the lens surface and assists with anti glare from refracted daylight and color recognition.
HD Versus ED Rifle Glass Lens Coatings
Some scope makers also use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use different methods, chemicals, polarizations, and elements to draw out separate colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass.
Optic Lens Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can likewise have various coverings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finish applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and enhancing multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends upon the scope producer and the amount you paid for it. Both are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. This implies the lens has had multiple treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens gets multiple treatments, it can indicate that a producer is taking multiple steps to fight different natural factors like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic coating. This additionally does not always imply the multi-coated lens is better than a single layered lens. Being “better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in building the rifle glass.
Hydrophobic Lens Finishes
Water on an optic’s lens doesn’t assist with preserving a clear sight picture through an optic in any way. Many top of the line and premium optic manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic coating. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this sort of treatment. It treats the surface area of the Steiner scope lens so the H2O molecules can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The result is that the water beads slide off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Optic Installing Choices
Installing approaches for scopes can be found in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are separately mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also normally come in quick release versions which use toss levers which permit rifle operators to rapidly mount and remove the optics.
Rifle Optic Mounts with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope installation 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 are designed for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope install is excellent for rifles which require a durable, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly remove a scope and attach it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can also be switched out if they all use a compatible design mount. These types of mounts are convenient for rifles which are carried a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used between numerous rifles.
Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can mess up a day of shooting and your pricey optic by bringing about fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes prevent moisture from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Gas Purged Rifle Optic Tubes
Another part of avoiding the buildup of wetness within the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is already taken up by the gas, the scope is less impacted by climate shifts and pressure distinctions from the external environment which could potentially permit water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
