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Rifle Scope Product Details
MK Machining Athlon Optics – Cronus BTR w Free Billet Throw Lever and Level
Whether you want to engage in precision long-range shooting, tactical applications, or extreme long-range hunting adventures, the new Athlon Cronus BTR scope is built for the challenge. Loaded with features this scope will not let you down when you need it most. This first focal plane scope features ED glass, advanced fully multi-coated lenses, argo purging, a true precision zero stop, and much more. The ultra-strong one-piece tube is hammer-forged from an aircraft aluminum alloy for more strength than standard aluminum, multi-piece scope tubes. The 6x magnification ratio eliminates the needs for multiple scopes. When you need the best, the Cronus BTR is the answer.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Made in USA: Includes Free Billet Throw Lever and Level
HD Glass: Gives You Better Light Transmission, Brighter, and Sharper Image
Etched Glass Reticle: Provides Excellent backing Support for Complex Reticle Design and Offers Great Durability
Illuminated Reticle: Provides Greater Visibility During Dusk and Dawn and Other Low Ambient Light Environments
Precision Zero Stop System: Lock Down Your Zero Position and Dial Back to it With a Sharp and Precise Stop
About the MK Machining Scope Maker
MK Machining is a premium company for rifle scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They innovate and build their scopes and related products choosing building materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the MK Machining Athlon Optics – Cronus BTR w Free Billet Throw Lever and Level by MK Machining. For additional shooting items, visit their website.
Information About Optics
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly align a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through zoom by utilizing a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be dialed in to account for various environmental factors like wind and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose 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 intended point of impact. The majority of contemporary rifle optics have about 11 parts which are found inside and externally on the scope. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage dials or turrets, objective focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle optics.
About Rifle Optic Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The sort of focal plane an optic has identifies where the reticle or crosshair lies in connection with the scopes magnifying adjustments. It simply means the reticle is located behind or ahead of the magnification lens of the scope. Considering the most desired style of rifle optic is based upon what style of shooting or hunting you plan on undertaking.
First Focal Plane Glass Details
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based on 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. For example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without any “zoom” is still the very same tick at 100 yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who recognize their target “hold over” plus “lead” correlations for their long guns
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and requires more visual sight area than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. This causes the reticle to stay at the same size in relation to the amount of magnification being used. The result is that the reticle measurements alter based on the zoom chosen to shoot over longer ranges due to the fact that the reticle measurements represent different increments which differ with the zoom. In the FFP illustration with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement. These styles of glass work for:
- Far away forms of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic sight picture with less area taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
About Rifle Optic Magnification
The quantity of scope zoom you need depends upon the kind of shooting you desire to do. Practically every type of rifle glass delivers some level of zoom. The volume of magnification a scope provides is identified by the size, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle optic. The magnifying level of the optic is the “power” of the glass. This suggests what the shooter is observing through the scope is magnified times the power element of what can usually be seen by human eyes.
Single Power Lens Rifle Glass
A single power rifle optic will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This means 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 since it is a set power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Optics
Variable power rifle scopes can be changed between magnification increments. These types of scopes will note the zoom degree in a format such as 2-10×32. These numbers mean the zoom of the scope could be changed in between 2x and 10x power. This also utilizes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adaptation is accomplished utilizing the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Rifle Glass Power and Ranges
Here are some suggested scope powers and the distances where they can be successfully used. Consider that higher magnification scopes and optics will not be as practical as lower powered scopes due to the fact that excessive magnification can be a detractor. The very same idea relates to longer distances where the shooter needs adequate power to see precisely where to properly aim the rifle.
About Lens Finish
All present day rifle scope and optic lenses are coated. Lens covering is a significant element of a rifle’s setup when looking into high end rifle optics and scope systems.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some optic producers will also use “HD” or high-def lense coatings that apply different procedures, elements, chemical substances, and polarizations to enhance different color ranges and viewable definition through the lens. This HD coating is typically used with greater density glass which reduces light’s chance to refract through the lens glass. Some scope makers use “HD” to describe “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration or difference which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be visible around items with hard outlines as light hits the object from certain angles.
What to Know About Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have different coatings applied to them. All lenses normally 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 safeguard the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less advantageous things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope producer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope manufacturers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. This means the lens has had several treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives multiple treatments, it can prove that a maker is taking multiple actions to combat various natural aspects like an anti-glare finishing, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finish, followed by a hydrophilic finishing. 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 producer’s lens treatment solutions and the quality of components used in constructing the rifle scope.
What to Know About Hydrophobic Coating
Water on a lens doesn’t assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and high-end scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic coating.
Alternatives for Installing Rifle Scopes on Long Guns
Mounting approaches for scopes are available in a couple of options. There are the standard 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 variations which use manual levers which permit rifle shooters to rapidly mount and remove the scope.
Glass Mounts with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp-on style mounting optic rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These varieties of scope mounts use two individual rings to support the scope, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are developed for long distance accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is good for rifle systems which are in need of a resilient, unfailing mount which will not move despite just how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you want for a dedicated optics system on a reach out and touch someone scouting or competition long gun which will almost never need to be changed or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on screws to keep the hex screws from backing out after they are mounted firmly in position. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm type from Vortex Optics. The set typically costs around $200 USD
Scope Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly connect and take off a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifle platforms which are carried a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used in between multiple rifles.
About Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can spoil a day on the range and your expensive optic by inducing fogging and developing residue inside of the scope’s tube. The majority of scopes prevent moisture from entering the scope tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Typically, these water-resistant optics can be immersed under 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be sufficient humidity prevention for standard use rifles, unless you intend on taking your rifle sailing and are worried about the optic still performing if it goes over the side and you can still salvage the rifle.
Rifle Scope Gas Purging
Another element of avoiding the buildup of wetness inside of the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this space is already occupied by the gas, the scope is less altered by temperature level shifts and pressure variations from the outside environment which may possibly enable water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
