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Rifle Scope Accessory Product Details
Millett Magni-Lever Riflescope Fits Burris XTR Power Change Ring
Every second, every shot counts. The equipment you use is just as important. With avid shooters in mind, Millett has precision engineered the Magni-Lever. CNC machined from solid aircraft quality aluminum billet and finished with Type II hard coat anodizing, Millett’s power change throw lever balances appearance and performance. The Magni-Lever easily attaches to the power change ring on a variety of scopes to help shooters make quick, precise adjustments. Made in the USA.
Rifle Scope Accessory Product Features
Highly machined for a precision fit
CNC machined from solid aircraft aluminum billet with a type II hard coat anodized finish
Makes it easier and quicker for competitive shooters to change magnification levels and more rapidly acquire targets
Magni-Lever easily attaches to the power change ring using four torx screws
Guaranteed not to crush scope tube
About the Millett Manufacturer
Millett is a premium manufacturer for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They innovate and supply their products by using building materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Millett Magni-Lever Riflescope Fits Burris XTR Power Change Ring by Millett. For more shooting items, visit their site.
Information About Glass
Rifle scopes allow you to specifically aim a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They do this through magnification by making use of a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in to take into account different environmental things like wind and elevation decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand precisely where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are viewing using the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Many modern rifle scopes have around 11 parts which are located internally and outside of the scope body. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment turrets or dials, objective focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of glass.
The Styles of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The type of focal plane a scope has decides where the reticle or crosshair lies in connection with the optic’s magnification. It literally means the reticle is situated behind or ahead of the magnifying lens of the optic. Deciding upon the most ideal style of rifle glass depends on what form of shooting you anticipate undertaking.
First Focal Plane Glass Details
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These styles of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where computations are minor
- Experienced shooters who recognize their aim point “hold over” and “lead” correlations for their weapon
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and occupies more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optic Details
Second focal plane optics (SFP) feature the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to remain at the exact same overall size relative to the level of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle dimensions adjust based upon the magnification chosen to shoot over longer distances considering that the markings present different increments which vary with the magnification. In the FFP example with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These particular sorts of glass are useful for:
- Long distance types of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots happen within shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic sight picture with less space taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
About Optic Zoom
The amount of magnification a scope supplies is determined by the diameter, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Power Lens Glass Facts
A single power rifle scope or optic will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This indicates the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of optic can not adjust since it is a fixed power optic.
Adjustable Power Lens Optics
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will note the magnification level in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers mean the zoom of the scope could be adjusted between 2x and 10x power. This additionally incorporates the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adjustment is achieved by applying the power ring component of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Rifle Optic Power and Range Correlation
Here are some suggested scope power levels and the distances where they could be effectively used. Highly magnified scopes will not be as efficient as lower magnification scopes due to the fact that too much magnification can be a bad thing. The same applies to extended ranges where the shooter needs to have increased power to see where to best aim the rifle.
Info on Lens Finishing
All modern-day rifle scope and optic lenses are coated. There are various types and qualities of coatings. When thinking about high end rifle scope devices, Lens finish can be a crucial component of defining the rifle’s capability. The lenses are one of the most crucial parts of the scope because they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finish on the lenses protects the lens surface and assists with anti glare capabilities from refracted daylight and color discernibility.
ED Versus HD Rifle Scopes
Some scope manufacturers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which use different processes, elements, chemicals, and polarizations to draw out a wide range of colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” to signify the lens has extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating for Glass
Various optic lenses can also have various coatings used to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or covering used to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can offer protection to the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope manufacturer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope manufacturers likewise make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. This suggests the lens has numerous treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives multiple treatments, it can prove that a company is taking numerous steps to fight various natural factors like an anti-glare finish, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This additionally doesn’t necessarily indicate the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single layered lens. Being “much better” hinges on the manufacturer’s lens treatment solutions and the quality of components used in developing the rifle glass.
Hydrophobic Lens Covering
Water on a lens doesn’t help with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and military grade optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic coating.
Optic Installation Options
Mounting approaches for scopes can be found in a few options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also generally are made in quick release versions which use throw levers which permit rifle shooters to quickly mount and remove the optics.
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 two different rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are developed for long distance accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is perfect for rifles which require a durable, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Ring Mounts
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly detach a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. If they all use a comparable style mount, a number of scopes can often be swapped on the range. The quick detach design is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten solidly to a flat top type Picatinny rail. This lets the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while maintaining the original sighting settings. These kinds of mounts are useful and convenient for rifles which are moved a lot, to take off the scope glass from the rifle for protection, or for aiming systems which are adopted between numerous rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It generally costs around $250 USD
Sealing and Gas Purging for Rifle Glass Tubes
Wetness inside your rifle optic can mess up a day of shooting and your costly optic by triggering fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. Most scopes avoid wetness from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Gas Purged Rifle Optic Tubes
Another part of preventing the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is currently occupied by the gas, the optic is less impacted by condition changes and pressure distinctions from the outside environment which might potentially allow 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.
