Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Magnus Illuminated 2.4-16×56(i) – L-4A w/BDC
Leica Magnus 2.4-16×56 Rifle Scope with Illuminated 4A Reticle
Rifle Scope Product Features
30mm Main Tube
Second Focal Plane
Capped Turrets
Waterproof and Fogproof
Illuminated Reticle
About the Leica Brand
Leica is a premium company for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They innovate and make their scopes, mounts, and related products by making the most of elements which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Magnus Illuminated 2.4-16×56(i) – L-4A w/BDC by Leica. For additional shooting products, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Optics
Rifle scopes permit you to precisely align a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by utilizing a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in for consideration of varied ecological factors like wind speed and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help the shooter understand exactly where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are viewing through the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. The majority of modern rifle scopes have about 11 parts which are located inside and externally on the scope body. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation turrets or dials, focus rings, and other components. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle scopes.
Rifle Optic Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Deciding upon the perfect type of rifle glass is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
About First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These styles of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where calculations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” as well as “lead” ratios for their firearm
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and takes up more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature the reticle behind the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick.
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic picture with less room used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Magnification for Glass
The measure of scope zoom you need on your glass is based on the form of shooting you wish to do. Almost every kind of rifle optic provides some degree of zoom. The amount of zoom a scope offers is identified by the diameter, thickness, and curves of the lenses inside of the rifle optic. The zoom of the optic is the “power” of the opic. This signifies what the shooter is looking at through the scope is magnified times the power element of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
Info on Single Power Lens Scopes
A single power rifle optic and scope comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This suggests 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 because it is a fixed power optic.
About Variable Power Lens Rifle Glass
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power modification is performed by using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Power and Range Correlations
Here are some recommended scope power levels and the distances where they can be efficiently used. Consider that higher magnification glass will not be as practical as lower magnification level optics due to the fact that increased magnification can be a negative thing in certain situations. The same goes for extended distances where the shooter needs sufficient power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Details on Glass Lens Finish
All modern rifle scope and optic lenses are coated. There are various types and qualities of glass lens coatings. Lens finish is an important aspect of a rifle when thinking about high end rifle optics and scope systems. The glass lenses are among the most critical parts of the optic considering that they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finishing on the lenses offers protection to the lens exterior and assists with anti glare capabilities from excess sunlight and color discernibility.
About Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope makers also use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which use various methods, polarizations, chemicals, and aspects to draw out different colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating for Scopes
Different scope lenses can also have different coverings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some kind of treatment or finishing applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. Due to the fact that the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It becomes part of the finely tuned optic. It needs to have a finishing placed on it so that the lens will be efficiently usable in lots of types of environments, degrees of light (full VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is normally a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can shield the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends upon the scope maker and just how much you spent for 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 layered or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Optic Lens Coating
Water on an optical lens does not assist with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and high-end scope manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finishing. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this type of treatment. It treats the surface of the Steiner glass lens so the H2O particles can not bind to it or create surface tension. The result is that the water beads sheet off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Scope Installing Choices
Mounting options for scopes come in a couple of choices. There are the standard scope rings which are separately installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also usually are made in quick release versions which use throw levers which permit rifle shooters to rapidly mount and dismount the scope.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Ring Mounts
Basic, clamp-on style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to position to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use two independent rings to support the scope, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are developed for long distance accuracy shooting. This kind of scope mount is effective for rifles which need to have a resilient, rock solid mount which will not move no matter just how much the scope is moved about or jarring the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you want for a dedicated scope system on a reach out and touch someone scouting or tournament rifle that will pretty much never need to be changed or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on the scope mount screws to stop the hex screws from backing out after they are mounted safely in place. An example of these rings are the 30mm type from the Vortex Optics brand. The set usually costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Scope Ring Mounting Solutions
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly remove a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can even be switched out if they all use a compatible design mount. These types of mounts are convenient for long guns which are transported a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for optics which are used in between multiple rifles.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Optic Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle optic can destroy a day of shooting and your pricey optic by triggering fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. A lot of scopes avoid moisture from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Info on Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another component of preventing the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is already taken up by the gas, the scope is less affected by temperature level alterations and pressure differences from the outdoor environment which may potentially allow water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
