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Rifle Scope Product Details
Monstrum Alpha Series 1-4×24 First Focal Plane FFP Rifle Scope | ZR300 H-Series Offset Scope Mount | Flat Dark Earth | Bundle
Rifle Scope Product Features
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High performance tactical rifle scope with 1-4x magnification for close to mid distance shooting out to 300+ yards
Functionally designed first focal plane MOA reticle, with easy-to-read ranging information that remains constant regardless of magnification, for faster range estimation and holdover correction
6061 grade aluminum construction with a rugged MIL-STD 8625 type III hard anodized outer finish
A set of spring loaded flip-up lens covers for protecting your scope lenses when not in use
Product Bundle includes Monstrum H-Series One Piece Offset Scope Mount; comparable in weight to a pair of scope rings while maintaining the added rigidity and convenience of a one piece mount; Includes hardened steel Torx mounting hardware for mounting to any Picatinny rail platform.
Magnification: 1-4x
Objective Diameter: 24 mm
Length: 10.1 in
Weight: 1 lb 0 oz
Reticle: Custom Type-C (Non-Illuminated)
Eye Relief: 4 – 4.5 in
Tube Diameter: 30 mm
Shock Water and Fog Proof Yes. Nitrogen Sealed.
Scope Range: Close-Mid Range. 300+ Yards
Color: Black or FDE
Included: FFPA1424-R Scope, Flip-Up Lens Covers, Honeycomb Shade, Manual
Exceptional Design
Meet the Alpha Series from Monstrum – a new line of first focal plane rifle scopes for shooters that want reliable first focal plane optics without the bells and whistles or the costs that come with them.
Crystal Clear Optics
All Alpha FFP Scopes come with full multi-coated lens to reduce glare, and loss of light due to reflection. This allows for better light transmission and sharper contrast. The coating also helps prevents scratches on the lens.
Fully Sealed, nitrogen-filled tube that is completely Waterproof and Fog-proof.
Butter Smooth Turrets
Engineered from the same platform and components as our G3 line of premium first focal plane scopes, we have stripped away nonessential features based on customer feedback to bring the cost point down” way down. All without sacrificing the performance and build quality our customers have come to expect from Monstrum Tactical.
1-4×24 FFP-GA Scope 1-6×24 FFP-GA Scope 1-4×24 FFP-G2 Scope 1-6×24 FFP-G2 Scope 1-4×24 FFP-G3 Scope 1-6×24 FFP-G3 Scope
Reticle BDC Custom Type-C BDC BDC Custom Type-C Custom Type-C
Magnification 1-4x 1-6x 1-4x 1-6x 1-4x 1-6x
Objective Diameter 24mm 24mm 24mm 24mm 24mm 24mm
Scope Range Short-Mid, 300+ Yards Short-Mid, 400+ Yards Short-Mid, 300+ Yards Short-Mid, 400+ Yards Short-Mid, 300+ Yards Short-Mid, 400+ Yards
Brass Internals
Anodization Type Standard Type-II Standard Type-II Standard Type-II Standard Type-II Standard Type-II MIL-STD 8625 Type-III
Heavy Duty Scope Rings Included
Flip-Up Lens Covers Included
Illuminated Reticle
Fully Multi-Layer Lens Coating
About the Monstrum Company
Monstrum is a premium company for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They create and manufacture their scopes and related products by making the most of building materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Monstrum Alpha Series 1-4×24 First Focal Plane FFP Rifle Scope | ZR300 H-Series Offset Scope Mount | Flat Dark Earth | Bundle by Monstrum. For more shooting goods, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Optics
Rifle scopes permit you to specifically align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnification by employing a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted for consideration of numerous natural elements like wind speed and elevation decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand exactly where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are seeing through the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Many modern rifle scopes have about eleven parts which are found within and on the exterior of the scope body. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment dials or turrets, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of an optic.
The Styles of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The kind of focal plane a scope has determines where the reticle or crosshair is located relative to the optic’s magnifying adjustments. It actually implies the reticle is behind or ahead of the magnifying lens of the scope. Deciding upon the most ideal form of rifle optic depends on what form of shooting you plan on undertaking.
First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These types of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where calculations are small
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” and “lead” ratios for their firearm
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and requires more visual sight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane optics (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick.
- Far away forms of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within much shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who like a clearer optic picture with less area used up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Zoom for Optics
The quantity of magnification a scope supplies is identified by the diameter, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Single Power Lens Glass
A single power rifle optic or scope comes with 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 magnification of this type of scope can not adjust considering that it is a fixed power optic.
Adjustable Power Lens Scope Info
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification levels. It will list the zoom degree in a configuration such as 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the zoom of the scope could be changed in between 2x and 10x power. This additionally involves the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power adjustment is achieved by operating the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power and Range
Here are some advised scope powers and the distances where they may be efficiently used. High power glass will not be as beneficial as lower powered scopes given that too much zoom can be a bad thing. The very same idea goes for longer distances where the shooter needs to have adequate power to see where to best aim the rifle.
Lens Coating for Rifle Scopes
All contemporary rifle scope lenses are layered. Lens coating can be a significant aspect of a rifle when buying high end rifle optics and scope systems.
ED Versus HD Rifle Scopes
Some scope makers also use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes which use various processes, aspects, chemicals, and polarizations to draw out different 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 Coating Versus Multi-Coating for Rifle Glass
Various optic lenses can also have different coatings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finish used to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can offer protection to the lens from scratches while reducing 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 maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope manufacturers similarly make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of products used in building the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Lens Finishing
Water on an optical lens does not help with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope whatsoever. Lots of top of the line and high-end optic manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finish. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this kind of treatment. It treats the exterior of the Steiner glass lens so the H2O molecules can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads move off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Glass Mounting Options
Mounting options for scopes come in a couple of options. There are the standard scope rings which are separately mounted to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also normally are made in quick release variations which use toss levers which permit rifle operators to rapidly mount and dismount the optics.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Ring Mounts
Normal, clamp style 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 a couple of different rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are designed for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope mount is great for rifles which require a resilient, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Scope Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly connect and remove a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can even be switched out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts come in handy for rifles which are carried a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for optics which are used between multiple rifles or are situationally focused.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Rifle Scope Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle optic can ruin a day on the range and your expensive optic by resulting in fogging and developing residue inside of the scope’s tube. Many optics protect against moisture from getting in the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Typically, these water resistant optics can be immersed underneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be ample moisture prevention for standard use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you anticipate taking your rifle aboard watercrafts and are concerned about the optic still functioning if it goes overboard and you can still recover the gun.
Info Around Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another part of avoiding the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is already taken up by the gas, the scope is less impacted by temperature shifts and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which could potentially enable water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
