Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
MINOX 66553 ZE 5i Scope with Illuminated Dot Reticle, 1-5 x 24
Minox has been the leader of optics and Tactical gear for decades. Using only the best materials possible, trust Minox for accuracy, reliability and performance even in the toughest conditions.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Quality tested and designed in Germany
Used by professionals or recreational users worldwide
Redesigning the optics industry with its incredible Focus and accuracy
1 cm adjustment – 30mm aluminum main tube
About the MINOX Brand
MINOX is a premium supplier for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and supply their scopes, mounts, and related products by making the most of materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the MINOX 66553 ZE 5i Scope with Illuminated Dot Reticle, 1-5 x 24 by MINOX. For additional shooting products, visit their site.
Rifle Scope Info
Rifle scopes allow you to specifically align a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They do this through zoom by making use of a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted for consideration of many environmental elements like wind and elevation to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand exactly where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are seeing using the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. The majority of modern rifle scopes and optics have around eleven parts which are located inside and on the exterior of the optic. These optic pieces consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets or dials, focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of a rifle scope.
About Scope Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Deciding on the best type of rifle optic is based around what type of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Glass
First focal plane glass (FFP) feature the reticle before the magnifying lens. This induces the reticle to increase in size based upon the extent of zoom being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the enhanced distance as they are at the non magnified range. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards with no “zoom” is still the very same tick at 100 yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes are valuable for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where computations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who know their aim point “hold over” and “lead” correlations for their long guns
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and takes up more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass Info
Second focal plane optics (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick.
- Far away forms of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within much shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who want a clearer optic sight picture without area used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Scopes
The quantity of magnification a scope offers is figured out by the size, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Single Power Lens Scopes
A single power rifle scope or optic comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This suggests the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of scope can not adjust considering that it is fixed.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Scope Details
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power change is handled by using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power and Range of Glass
Here are some advised scope power levels and the distances where they could be efficiently used. Highly magnified scopes will not be as beneficial as lower magnification rifle scope glass because too much magnification can be a bad thing. The very same idea relates to extended ranges where the shooter needs to have adequate power to see precisely where to properly aim the rifle.
Lens Finish for Rifle Optics
All current rifle glass lenses are layered. Lens covering is an essential element of a rifle system when looking into high end rifle optics and scope setups.
HD Versus ED Rifle Glass Lens Coatings
Some scope brands also use “HD” or high-definition lens coverings which use various methods, polarizations, elements, and chemicals to draw out different colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
Info on Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have different coatings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some kind of treatment or finish applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic. This is since the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass. It becomes part of the finely tuned optic. It must have a covering placed on it so that the lens will be efficiently usable in lots of types of environments, degrees of sunlight (full VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and enhancing multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less advantageous things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope maker and how much you paid for it. Both the manufacturer and amount are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in constructing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Rifle Scope Lens Coating
Water on an optic’s lens doesn’t assist with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope whatsoever. Numerous top of the line and high-end scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finishing. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this kind of treatment. It provides protection for the exterior surfaces of the Steiner glass lens so the water particles can not bind to it or create surface tension. The result is that the water beads roll off of the scope to keep a clear, water free sight picture.
Alternatives for Installing Glass on Long Guns
Installing solutions for scopes come in a few choices. There are the basic scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also generally are made in quick release variations which use toss levers which allow rifle shooters to quickly install and dismount the optics.
Hex Key Scope Ring Mounts
Standard, clamp-on design mounting optic rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on the tops of rifles. These types of scope mounts use double independent rings to support the scope, and are normally constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for long distance accuracy shooting. This kind of scope mount is good for rifle systems which need to have a resilient, unfailing mount which will not change regardless of how much the scope is moved or jarring the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you should get for a faithful scope system on a reach out and touch someone hunting or interdiction rifle that will seldom need to be altered or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the mount screws to keep the hex screw threads from wiggling out after they are installed securely in place. An example of these rings are the 30mm style made by Vortex Optics. The set normally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly connect and detach a scope from a rifle. Multiple scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a complementary style mount. The quick detach design is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach firmly to a flat top type Picatinny rail. This enables the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted while keeping accuracy. These types of mounts come in handy for shooting platforms which are transported a lot, to take off the glass from the rifle for protection, or for sight systems which are employed between a number of rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It typically costs around $250 USD
Rifle Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can mess up a day on the range and your expensive optic by resulting in fogging and making residue inside of the scope tube. Many optics prevent wetness from getting in the optical tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Usually, these scopes can be immersed under 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be more than enough moisture prevention for conventional use rifles, unless you anticipate taking your rifle sailing and are worried about the optic still functioning if it goes over the side and you can still find the firearm.
Optic Gas Purging
Another element of preventing the accumulation of moisture inside of the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this space is currently taken up by the gas, the glass is less altered by temperature level shifts and pressure differences from the external environment which may possibly enable 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 look for.
