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Rifle Scope Accessory Product Details
MK Machining Throw Levers Compatible for Kahles Optics
MK is proud to offer a number of polymer throw levers designed specifically for various Kahles Scopes. Upgrade your Kahles optic with one of our throw levers, speeding up magnification changes and target engagements without breaking the bank. Our levers are proudly printed in the USA from durable nylon polymer, and feature a metal thread insert for increased strength when tightening. Easily installs in a minute or less, and has a lifetime warranty.
Rifle Scope Accessory Product Features
PERFECT MATCH: Exact fit to magnification ring dimensions.
LOW PROFILE: This throw lever fits with any mounting setup.
3D PRINTED: This throw lever is made from durable nylon polymer and features a metal thread insert for increased strength.
SIMPLE & QUICK SETUP: This throw lever is a one piece construction, has one bolt to tighten, and installs in one minute or less.
MADE IN USA: This throw lever is proudly manufactured in the US with a lifetime warranty.
About the MK Machining Company
MK Machining is a premium producer for long gun scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They create and supply their scopes, mounts, and related products by using materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the MK Machining Throw Levers Compatible for Kahles Optics by MK Machining. For additional shooting goods, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes enable you to precisely aim a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through zoom using a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in for consideration of separate natural factors like wind speed and elevation increases or decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand precisely where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing with the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. A lot of modern-day rifle optics have about eleven parts which are arranged within and outside of the scope body. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation dials or turrets, focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle optics.
Rifle Optic Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Choosing the optimal type of rifle optic is based on what type of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Optic Info
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are small
- Experienced shooters who recognize their target “hold over” and also “lead” relationships for their firearm
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and occupies more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass Facts
Second focal plane optics (SFP) come with the reticle behind the zoom 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 measurement.
- Far away kinds of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most shots occur within much shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic picture without space taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
About Scope Magnification
The quantity of scope zoom you need is based on the type of shooting you like to do. Pretty much every style of rifle scope provides some level of zoom. The volume of zoom a scope delivers is determined by the dimension, thickness, and curves of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification level of the optic is the “power” of the scope. This implies what the shooter is aiming at through the scope is amplified times the power aspect of what can normally be seen by human eyes.
About Single Power Lens Glass
A single power rifle scope will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This indicates the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not change since it is set from the factory.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will list the magnification level in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the zoom of the scope can be adjusted in between 2x and 10x power. This additionally utilizes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power shift is accomplished using the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Optic Power and Range Correlation
Here are some recommended scope power levels and the ranges where they can be successfully used. High power optics will not be as beneficial as lower magnification optics due to the fact that too much zoom can be a bad thing. The exact same idea goes for longer ranges where the shooter needs adequate power to see where to properly aim the rifle.
Optic Lens Coating
All modern rifle optic lenses are layered. There are various types and qualities of finishes. Lens covering can be an essential element of a rifle when thinking about high end rifle optics and targeting equipment. The lenses are among the most key pieces of the scope given that they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finishing on the lenses protects the lens surface as well as helps with anti glare from refracted daylight and color presence.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some scope producers also use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which use various processes, polarizations, chemicals, and aspects to draw out a wide range of colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
Info on Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have different coatings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or coating applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope producers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. This indicates the lens has had several treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens gets numerous treatments, it can prove that a company is taking multiple actions to fight different natural aspects like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This additionally does not always suggest the multi-coated lens is much better than a single coated lens. Being “much better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle optic.
Hydrophobic Lens Coatings
Water on a lens doesn’t assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and military grade scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic covering.
Choices for Installing Glass on Firearms
Mounting solutions for scopes can be found in a few choices. There are the standard scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also typically come in quick release versions which use manual levers which permit rifle shooters to quickly install and remove the optics.
Rifle Glass Mounts with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use a couple of different rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is created for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope install is wonderful for rifles which require a durable, sound mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Rifle Scope Mounting Solutions with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly take off a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. Several scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a complementary designed mount. The quick detach design is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten solidly to a flat top style Picatinny rail. This enables the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted while preserving the original sighting settings. These types of mounts are useful and beneficial for shooting platforms which are moved around a lot, to take off the optic from the rifle for protection, or for sight systems which are used in between numerous rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It typically costs around $250 USD
About Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can mess up a day of shooting and your costly optic by triggering fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes prevent wetness from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Details on Glass Tube Gas Purging
Another element of preventing the accumulation of moisture within the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this space is currently taken up by the gas, the scope is less impacted by temp alterations and pressure differences from the external environment which could possibly permit water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
