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Rifle Scope Product Details
LUCID 2-5x Variable Magnifier
LUCID is proud to offer the world’s first variable magnifier for Red dot sights. Now the operator is able to transition quickly between a CQB operation to a designated Marksman capability in an instant with the same weapons platform. LUCID 2x-5x variable magnifier mounts behind any Red dot sight (with the right mount). this high quality optic offers crystal clear optical performance, and maintains an expansive field of view with a comfortable eye relief through the entire magnification range.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Fully multi-coated lenses
100% shockproof & waterproof
2x – 5x magnification
About the LUCID Brand
LUCID is a premium producer for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and manufacture their mounts and related products by using elements which are long lasting and durable. This includes the LUCID 2-5x Variable Magnifier by LUCID. For additional shooting items, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Glass
Rifle scopes enable you to specifically align a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through magnification using a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted for consideration of numerous environmental elements like wind speed and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand exactly where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing using the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Many modern-day rifle scopes have around eleven parts which are located internally and externally on the scope. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment dials, focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle scopes.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The style of focal plane an optic has determines where the reticle or crosshair is located in relation to the scopes magnifying adjustments. It simply indicates the reticle is situated behind or ahead of the magnifying lens of the scope. Choosing the most ideal type of rifle optic is based on what type of shooting you intend on undertaking.
First Focal Plane Scope Info
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based on the amount of zoom being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the enhanced range as they are at the non amplified distance. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards with no “zoom” is still the very same tick at 100 yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where estimations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” plus “lead” relationships for their long gun
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and requires more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scope Facts
Second focal plane glass (SFP) feature the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to remain at the exact same overall size in relation to the volume of zoom being used. The effect is that the reticle dimensions adjust based upon the magnification employed to shoot over greater distances due to the fact that the reticle markings present distinct increments which vary with the zoom level. In the FFP illustration with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These sorts of glass work for:
- Far away styles of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most shots occur within much shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who want a clearer optic picture with less space taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Glass
The amount of zoom a scope provides is identified 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 Optics
A single power rifle optic or scope will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This means the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of optic can not fluctuate considering that it is set from the factory.
Adjustable Power Lens Scope Facts
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification power levels. It will list the magnification level in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the magnification of the scope could be set in between 2x and 10x power. This also includes the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power adaptation is achieved utilizing the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Power and Range Correlations
Here are some advised scope power levels and the ranges where they could be efficiently used. Remember that higher power glass will not be as practical as lower magnification level optics due to the fact that increased zoom can be a bad thing. The same concept applies to extended ranges where the shooter needs increased power to see where to best aim the rifle.
Lens Coating for Rifle Scopes
All cutting-edge rifle optic and scope lenses are covered. Lens coating can be a crucial element of a rifle’s setup when buying high end rifle optics and scope systems.
Details on Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some glass manufacturers also use “HD” or high-definition lense finishings which employ different processes, rare earth compounds, polarizations, and elements to extract various color ranges and viewable definition through the lens. This high-definition finish is commonly used with more costly, high density glass which decreases light’s chance to refract through the lens glass. Some scope vendors use “HD” to refer to “ED” signifying extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are represented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration or difference which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration is often obvious around objects with hard shapes as light hits the item from particular angles.
Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating for Optics
Different optic lenses can likewise have different coatings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or coating applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can preserve the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single layered lens depends upon the scope designer and how much you spent on it. Both the manufacturer and amount are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope makers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. This indicates the lens has had numerous treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives numerous treatments, it can establish that a manufacturer is taking numerous actions to combat different environmental factors like an anti-glare finish, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This also doesn’t necessarily mean the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single covered lens. Being “much better” hinges on the manufacturer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle optic.
Anti-water Lens Finishes
Water on an optic’s lens doesn’t improve preserving a clear sight picture through a scope in any way. Lots of top of the line and premium scope producers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic coating. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this kind of treatment. It deals with the surface of the Steiner optic lens so the water particles can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads roll off of the scope to keep a clear, water free sight picture.
Choices for Installing Rifle Optics on Firearms
Installing options for scopes are available in a couple of options. There are the basic scope rings which are separately installed to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also usually can be found in quick release versions which use toss levers which enable rifle operators to quickly mount and remove the scopes.
Scope Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style 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 are created for long range precision shooting. This type of scope install is fine for rifles which require a long lasting, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly connect and take off a scope from a rifle. If they all use a similar design mount, a number of scopes can often be swapped out. The quick detach mount style is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach securely to a flat top style Picatinny rail. This lets the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted while keeping precision. These kinds of mounts come in beneficial for shooting platforms which are moved a lot, to take off the glass from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are employed in between multiple rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount designed by the Vortex Optics brand. It typically costs around $250 USD
Details on Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can mess up a day on the range and your highly-priced optic by resulting in fogging and generating residue within the scope’s tube. A lot of scopes prevent moisture from entering the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Typically, these water resistant optics can be submerged under 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be sufficient wetness prevention for standard use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you plan on taking your rifle on your motorboat and are concerned about the optic still functioning if it goes overboard and you can still rescue the gun.
Scope Gas Purging
Another component of avoiding the accumulation of wetness inside of the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is currently taken up by the gas, the glass is less affected by temperature level alterations and pressure differences from the external environment which might potentially permit 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.
