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Rifle Scope Product Details
Leupold Standard One-Piece Scope Base
Leupold 1 Piece Base For Savage 10-16 Right Hand Round Receiver Md: 55721, Leupold Standard 1-Piece bases fit most rifles. The forward part of the base accepts a dovetail ring, locking it solidly into position. The rear ring is secured by windage adjustment screws., Type: 1-Piece Base MFG/Model: Sav 10 – 16 RH, Round Receiver, Short Action Style: Standard Misc: Designed To Receive Standard Rings Finish: Gloss Black, Manufacturer: LEUPOLD & STEVENS INC, Model: 55721
Rifle Scope Product Features
Model #55721 – Standard One-Piece Base Savage 10 RH-SA Round Rcvr with a Gloss finish
Designed to match up with Leupold STD rings
Forward part of the base accepts a dovetail ring, locking it solidly into position. The rear ring is secured by windage adjustment screws.
Forged and machined steel construction
About the Leupold Brand
Leupold is a premium manufacturer for long gun scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and build their products by using elements which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Leupold Standard One-Piece Scope Base by Leupold. For additional shooting products, visit their site.
Rifle Scope Info
Rifle scopes permit you to specifically aim a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They do this through magnifying the target by employing a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted for the consideration of different ecological elements like wind speed and elevation to make up 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 seeing via the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Many contemporary rifle scopes have about eleven parts which are located inside and on the exterior of the optic. These optic pieces 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 optics.
Rifle Scope Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Opting for the best type of rifle optic depends on what type of shooting you plan to do.
Info About First Focal Plane Glass
First focal plane glass (FFP) include the reticle in front of the magnification lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based upon the level of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified distance as they are at the non amplified range. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards with no “zoom” is still the very same tick at 100 yards by using 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where estimations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their aim point “hold over” and also “lead” correlations for their firearm
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane glass (SFP) come with the reticle behind the magnifying lens. This triggers the reticle to stay at the very same size in connection with the quantity of zoom being used. The result is that the reticle dimensions evolve based on the zoom used to shoot over lengthier ranges considering the reticle measurements present different increments which can vary with the magnification. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement. These kinds of scopes are convenient for:
- Long distance kinds of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within much shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic sight picture without room used up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Optic Zoom
The quantity of zoom a scope offers is determined by the diameter, 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 or scope will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This implies the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of scope can not adjust because it is a set power scope.
About Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Glass
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power change is performed using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power Levels and Range Correlations
Here are some suggested scope powers and the ranges where they could be successfully used. High power rifle scope glass will not be as beneficial as lower magnification level scopes because too much magnification can be a bad thing. The exact same idea goes for extended distances where the shooter needs sufficient power to see where to best aim the rifle at the target.
About Lens Coatings
All modern rifle optic lenses are coated. There are different types and qualities of lens coatings. Lens finish is an important element of a rifle when considering high-end rifle optics and targeting equipment. The lenses are among the most significant parts of the optic given that they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The covering on the lenses protects the lens surface area as well as helps with anti glare capabilities from refracted direct sunlight and color visibility.
About Rifle Optic Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some rifle glass makers additionally use “HD” or high-definition lense coatings that use different processes, elements, chemicals, and polarizations to extract different color ranges and viewable definition through lenses. This high-def covering is often used with more costly high density lens glass which drops light’s ability to refract through the lens glass. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to describe “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how colors are represented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration or difference which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be noticeable over objects with well defined shapes as light hits the object from particular angles.
Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have different coatings applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or finish applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less helpful 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 makers similarly make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in constructing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Finishing for Optics
Water on a lens doesn’t help with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and military grade scope companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering.
Rifle Glass Mounting Alternatives
Installing approaches for scopes can be found in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are separately installed to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also typically come in quick release variations which use manual levers which enable rifle shooters to quickly install and remove the scope.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Rings
Basic, clamp-on design mounting optic rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use two independent rings to support the scope, and are normally made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are made for far away accuracy shooting. This kind of scope mount is great for rifles which are in need of a durable, hard use mount which will not shift no matter how much the scope is moved about or jarring the rifle takes. These are the style of mounts you should have for a dedicated scope setup on a far away hunting or hard target interdiction firearm that will rarely need to be modified or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on the mount screws to keep the hex screws from backing out after they are installed tightly in place. An example of these rings are the 30mm style made by the Vortex Optics brand. The set usually costs around $200 USD
Optic Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly connect and remove a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts come in handy for long guns which are carried a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are used in between multiple rifles or are situationally focused.
Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can ruin a day of shooting and your costly optic by bringing about fogging and producing 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 water resistant.
Glass Gas Purging
Another component of avoiding the buildup of moisture within the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is currently occupied by the gas, the scope is less altered by temp shifts and pressure differences from the external environment which could possibly enable water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
