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Rifle Scope Product Details
Monstrum Alpha Series 1-6×24 First Focal Plane FFP Rifle Scope
Meet the Alpha series from Monstrum Tactical – 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).
Engineered from the same platform and components as our best selling G3 line of premium first focal plane scopes, we have stripped away nonessential features based on customer feedback to bring the price point down” way down. All without sacrificing the performance and build quality our customers have come to expect from Monstrum Tactical.
The Alpha Series GA1624 FFP Rifle Scope comes equipped with:
* Adjustable 1-6x magnification * Etched first focal plane reticle visible in black * 1/2 MOA/click windage and adjustment knobs with resettable zeroes * Aircraft grade 6061 aluminum construction * A sealed, nitrogen charged scope tube for resistance to fog and water * A functionally designed first focal plane MOA reticle for faster range estimation and holdover correction * Brass internals for windage, elevation, and magnification dial mechanisms allowing for smoother yet controlled adjustment * A more 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 * A two year replacement warranty
The Alpha Series DOES NOT come equipped with:
* Reticle Illumination * Locking windage and elevation turrets * Detachable honeycomb killflash * Rifle scope rings
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
High performance tactical rifle scope with 1-6x magnification for close to mid distance shooting out to 400+ 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
Aircraft grade aluminum construction with a 30mm sealed, nitrogen charged tube for resistance to water and fog
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
About the Monstrum Scope Maker
Monstrum is a premium company for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and make their mounts and related products by making the most of building materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Monstrum Alpha Series 1-6×24 First Focal Plane FFP Rifle Scope by Monstrum. For additional shooting products, visit their site.
Rifle Scope Details
Rifle scopes enable you to exactly align a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by utilizing a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted for the consideration of separate natural factors like wind speed and elevation increases or decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are seeing via the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. A lot of contemporary rifle scopes and optics have around 11 parts which are arranged internally and outside of the scope body. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation dials or turrets, focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of optics.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Going for the best type of rifle optic is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
First Focal Plane Optics
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 scenarios where estimations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who know their aim point “hold over” and also “lead” ratios for their weapon
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and uses up more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane glass (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. This induces the reticle to remain at the same dimensions relative to the level of magnification being used. The effect is that the reticle measurements evolve based on the magnification applied to shoot over longer distances due to the fact that the markings represent distinct increments which change with the magnification level. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement. These particular sorts of scopes work for:
- Far away styles of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who want a clearer optic picture without space taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Rifle Optic Zoom
The measure of scope magnification you need on your optic depends on the type of shooting you want to do. Practically every kind of rifle glass supplies some level of magnification. The quantity of zoom a scope offers is established by the diameter, thickness, and curves of the lenses within the rifle optic. The magnifying level of the scope is the “power” of the glass. This indicates what the shooter is observing through the scope is magnified times the power aspect of what can normally be seen by human eyes.
About Fixed Power Lens Glass
A single power rifle scope uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This suggests the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of scope can not fluctuate because it is a set power scope.
Info on Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification increments. These types of scopes will note the zoom degree in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers imply the magnification of the scope could be changed between 2x and 10x power. This also includes the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power manipulation is achieved by working with the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Optic Power Level and Range Correlation
Here are some advised scope powers and the distances where they could be successfully used. Keep in mind that higher magnification optics and scopes will not be as effective as lower powered optics and scopes due to the fact that too much zoom can be a negative thing in certain situations. The very same idea goes for longer distances where the shooter needs increased power to see where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Info on Rifle Optic Lens Coverings
All contemporary rifle optic lenses are coated. There are different types and qualities of lens coverings. Lens finishing is an important aspect of a rifle when looking at luxury rifle optics and scope systems. The glass lenses are one of the most crucial components of the scope given that they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The covering on the lenses offers protection to the lens surface area and assists with anti glare from excess daylight and color visibility.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some optic makers also use “HD” or high-def lens finishes that take advantage of various processes, polarizations, chemicals, and aspects to draw out various color ranges and viewable definition through the lens. This HD finishing is often used with increased density glass which lowers light’s potential to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope brands use “HD” to refer to “ED” suggesting extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how colors are represented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration or difference which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be noticeable around items with hard shapes as light hits the item from certain angles.
Rifle Scope Lens Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have different finishes applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some kind of treatment or coating applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic. This is due to the fact that the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass. It is part of the finely tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that the lens will be optimally usable in numerous kinds of environments, degrees of sunlight (full VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can offer protection to the lens from scratches while decreasing 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 on the scope producer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. This implies the lens has had several treatments applied to them. If a lens gets multiple treatments, it can prove that a company is taking several actions to combat different environmental aspects like an anti-glare finishing, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This also doesn’t necessarily indicate the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single coated lens. Being “much better” hinges on the producer’s lens treatment solutions and the quality of components used in creating the rifle scope.
Details on Anti-water Finish
Water on a lens does not help with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and military grade scope companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic covering.
Rifle Optic Installing Options
Installing solutions for scopes are available in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are separately installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also generally can be found in quick release versions which use toss levers which enable rifle shooters to quickly install and remove the scope.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Rings
Standard, clamp-on design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on the tops of rifles. These styles of scope mounts use double detached rings to support the scope, and are normally constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are developed for long distance precision shooting. This kind of scope mount is ideal for rifle systems which are in need of a long lasting, unfailing mount which will not change regardless of just how much the scope is moved or jarring the rifle takes. These are the type of mounts you should have for a devoted optics setup on a long distance scouting or tournament long gun that will pretty much never need to be modified or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the scope mount screws to prevent the hex screw threads from wiggling out after they are mounted tightly in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm style made by Vortex Optics. The set generally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly attach and detach a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can also be switched out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts are convenient for rifles which are carried a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for optics which are used in between multiple rifles.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Scope Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle optic can ruin a day of shooting and your costly optic by bringing about fogging and developing residue inside of the scope tube. A lot of scopes prevent moisture from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Gas Purged Scope Tubes
Another component of avoiding the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this space is currently occupied by the gas, the glass is less impacted by temperature level changes and pressure variations from the external environment which might potentially enable water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
