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Rifle Scope Accessory Product Details
MK Machining Throw Levers Compatible for Vortex Optics
The original, most durable, and widest selection of printed throw levers! Use our throw levers to speed up magnification changes and for faster and more accurate shot placement. Our levers are made from a custom nylon alloy with metal threads and bolts. You will be impressed at both our part finish and strength. We take pride in professionally printed products superior to copycat’s products and stand behind all our printed items 100%. MAKE SURE to order the correct throw lever for your optic, these are a precise fit and we offer many different models to accommodate magnification ring diameters and shapes. DO NOT over-tighten. These throw levers are extremely durable, but most sensitive to excessive torque. The metal bolt and threads will crush the polymer, when the lever is installed with no slipping under operation there is no need to continue tightening. Sizing Guide: Viper Gen I PST & HST | Razor Gen I: Fits Viper Gen I PST, HST, Razor Gen I, and many other optics with a 1.74″ magnification ring diameter. Gen I Viper with Rubber Magnification Ring: Fits Gen I Vipers with rubber magnification rings that are gray and stippled, Diamond HP, and other Vortex scopes with 1.68″ magnification ring diameters. Viper PST Gen II | Strike Eagle 3-18x | Strike Eagle 4-24x: Fits Viper PST Gen II, Strike Eagle 3-18x, and Strike Eagle 4-24x. Viper PA 6.5-20x: Fits ONLY vipers with 6.5-20x magnification range. Crossfire II With 1″ Scope Tube: Fits Vortex Crossfire II with 1″ scope tube. Crossfire II With 30mm Scope Tube: Fits Vortex Crossfire II with 30mm scope tube. Strike Eagle 1-6x: Fits ONLY Strike Eagle with 1-6x magnification. Strike Eagle 1-8x: Fits ONLY Strike Eagle with 1-8x magnification. Golden Eagle: Fits ONLY Golden Eagle. Razor AMG: Fits ONLY Razor AMG. Razor LH: Fits ONLY Razor LH. Razor Gen II: Fits ONLY Razor Gen II.
Rifle Scope Accessory Product Features
About this item
LOW PROFILE: Fits with any mounting setup.
SIMPLE & QUICK SETUP: One piece construction, one bolt to tighten, and one minute installation on this vortex throw lever.
DURABLE CONSTRUCTION: This MK Machining throw lever is made with nylon material to leave your scope unscratched.
MADE IN USA: This MK throw lever is proudly manufactured in the US with a lifetime warranty.
SIZE: Fits exactly to magnification ring dimensions. Ensure you purchase the correct size. Fits with any mounting setup.
About the MK Machining Company
MK Machining is a premium supplier for long gun scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and manufacture their products working with elements which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the MK Machining Throw Levers Compatible for Vortex Optics by MK Machining. For more shooting products, visit their site.
Rifle Glass Info
Rifle scopes permit you to precisely align a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target over a range. They do this through zoom by employing a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted to account for many natural aspects like wind speed and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand exactly where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are seeing with the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Most modern rifle optics have around eleven parts which are located internally and on the exterior of the scope body. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets or dials, objective focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle optics.
Rifle Scope Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The kind of focal plane an optic has establishes where the reticle or crosshair lies in connection with the scopes zoom. It literally indicates the reticle is located behind or ahead of the magnification lens of the optic. Selecting the most effective sort of rifle scope is dependent on what kind of shooting you anticipate doing.
About First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnifying lens. This induces the reticle to increase in size based upon the level of magnification being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the enhanced distance as they are at the non magnified range. As an example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without having “zoom” is still the very same tick at one hundred yards using 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting situations where estimations are low
- Experienced shooters who recognize their target “hold over” as well as “lead” correlations for their weapon
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and takes up more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane optics (SFP) feature the reticle behind the zoom lens. This induces the reticle to stay at the same overall size in connection with the quantity of zoom being used. The result is that the reticle measurements shift based on the magnification used to shoot over longer ranges given that the markings present different increments which differ with the magnification. In the FFP illustration with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These particular varieties of optics work for:
- Far away kinds of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic picture with less room taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
Scope Zoom
The quantity of scope zoom you require depends on the form of shooting you like to do. Virtually every type of rifle optic gives some level of zoom. The quantity of magnification a scope provides is established by the dimension, thickness, and curvatures of the lens glass within the rifle optic. The magnifying level of the optic is the “power” of the glass. This signifies what the shooter is looking at through the scope is magnified times the power aspect of what can usually be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Power Lens Rifle Scope Info
A single power rifle scope and optic uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of scope can not adjust since it is a set power scope.
Info About Adjustable Power Lens Optics
Variable power rifle scopes can be changed between magnification increments. These types of scopes will list the zoom amount in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers mean the magnification of the scope can be changed between 2x and 10x power. This also involves the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power manipulation is achieved by applying the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Power Levels and Range
Here are some suggested scope powers and the ranges where they may be effectively used. Bear in mind that higher power scopes will not be as efficient as lower magnification level glass because increased zoom can be a bad thing. The very same idea relates to extended ranges where the shooter needs sufficient power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle.
Rifle Scope Lens Covering
All state-of-the-art rifle scope and optic lenses are covered. Lens finishing can be an important element of a shooting platform when thinking about high end rifle optics and scope setups.
About Optic Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope manufacturers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes which use different methods, polarizations, elements, and chemicals to draw out various colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Scope Lens Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can likewise have various coverings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or covering used to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is normally a protective and enhancing multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single layered lens depends upon the scope manufacturer and just how much you spent for it. Both are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers similarly make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. Being “much better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Glass Lens Finishing
Water on a lens doesn’t help with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and military grade optic makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic coating.
Options for Installing Optics on Firearms
Mounting approaches for scopes can be found in a few choices. There are the standard scope rings which are separately installed to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also typically are made in quick release variations which use throw levers which permit rifle shooters to quickly mount and remove the glass.
Rifle Glass Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope installation rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use a couple of different rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are developed for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is excellent for rifles which require a resilient, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Glass Mounts 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. If they all use a similar style mount, a number of scopes can also be swapped out in the field. The quick detach mount style is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten solidly to a flat top style Picatinny rail. This permits the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while preserving accuracy. These kinds of mounts are useful and practical for shooting platforms which are transported a lot, to take off the scope from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are adopted in between numerous rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It normally costs around $250 USD
Rifle Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can ruin a day of shooting and your costly optic by bringing about fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes prevent wetness from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Glass Gas Purging
Another element of preventing the buildup of wetness within the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is already occupied by the gas, the glass is less altered by condition changes and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which might 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 good rifle scope to seek out.
