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Last update on July 1, 2022 // Source: Amazon API
Rifle Scope Product Details
Monstrum G2 1-4×24 First Focal Plane FFP Rifle Scope with Illuminated BDC Reticle
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
High precision tactical rifle scope with 1-4x magnification, a 24mm objective lens, and an eye relief of 4-4.5 inches
Functionally designed first focal plane rangefinder reticle, with easy-to-read ranging information that remains constant regardless of magnification, for faster range estimation and holdover correction
Dial controlled reticle illumination in both red and green with multiple brightness intensities, for better reticle visibility at night or in low light in environments
Aircraft grade aluminum construction with a 30mm sealed, nitrogen charged tube for resistance to water and fog
Package also includes set of medium profile picatinny scope rings, a detachable honeycomb filter sunshade, a set of spring loaded flip-up lens covers, a lint free cleaning cloth, and one CR2032 3V battery
Magnification: 1-4x
Objective Diameter: 24 mm
Length: 9.6 in
Weight: 1 lb 0 oz
Reticle: Illuminated BDC
Eye Relief: 4 – 4.5 in
Tube Diameter: 30 mm
Shock Water and Fog Proof Yes. Nitrogen Sealed.
Scope Range: Short-Mid Range. 300+ Yards
Color: Black or FDE
Included: FFPG21424-R Scope, Flip-Up Lens Covers, Heavy Duty Scope Rings, CR2032 Battery, Honeycomb Shade, Manual
SKU: G2-FFPS1424-R
The G2 line of FFP Scopes are built to deliver premium high performance optics at the most affordable prices on the market. The G2-BFFPS1424-R includes a First Focal Plane reticle and an Adjustable Objective (AO) lens. Magnification range of 1-4x, capable of precision mid to long range target at distances of up to 300+ yards.
Included: Heavy-Duty High Profile Scope Rings, Spring-Loaded Flip-Up Lens Covers, CR2032 Battery, Honeycomb Shade, Manual
Scope Adjustments
This scope has a functionally designed first focal plane rangefinder reticle for faster range estimation and holdover correction. The etched black reticle is always visible without illumination or can be lit in red or green for better reticle visibility at night or low light environments. This scope has 1/2 MOA/click windage/elevation adjustments with the ability to reset the zero.
Adjustable objective (AO) lens – allows for a precise focus of the target image, elimination of parallax, and range estimation. Controlled by a side focus dial. Windage and Elevation dials are fast to adjust and the caps can be removed to reset the zero.
Illuminated Rangefinder Reticle
Functionally designed first focal plane rangefinder reticle for faster range estimation and holdover correction. The etched black reticle is always visible without illumination or can be lit red or green for better reticle visibility at night or low light environments. Full Multi-Layer lens coating reduces chromatic aberrations keeping the image sharp and focused. Included Honeycomb Sunshade further reduces glare.
1-4×24 FFP-G2 Scope 1-6×24 FFP-G2 Scope 1-4×24 FFP-G3 Scope 1-6×24 FFP-G3 Scope 1-4×24 FFP-GA Scope 1-6×24 FFP-GA Scope
Reticle BDC BDC BDC Custom Type-C 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 MIL-STD 8625 Type-III Standard Type-II Standard Type-II
Heavy Duty Scope Rings Included
Flip-Up Lens Covers Included
Illuminated Reticle
Fully Multi-Layer Lens Coating
About the Monstrum Brand
Monstrum is a premium supplier for weapon scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and make their products by choosing building materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Monstrum G2 1-4×24 First Focal Plane FFP Rifle Scope with Illuminated BDC Reticle by Monstrum. For more shooting goods, visit their site.
Rifle Glass Facts
Rifle scopes allow you to specifically aim a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through zoom by using a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in to account for various environmental elements 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 hit based upon the sight picture you are viewing with the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. The majority of modern-day rifle optics have around 11 parts which are found inside and outside of the scope. These optic pieces consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets, focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of a scope.
Rifle Glass Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The sort of focal plane a scope has establishes where the reticle or crosshair is located relative to the optic’s zoom. It simply implies the reticle is located behind or in front of the magnifying lens of the optic. Choosing the most reliable sort of rifle optic is based upon what type of hunting or shooting you anticipate undertaking.
First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where computations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who recognize their aim point “hold over” and “lead” ratios for their firearms
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and requires more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) come with the reticle behind the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick.
- Far away kinds of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within shorter spaces and ranges
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic picture with less room used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Glass Magnification
The level of scope zoom you need on your scope is based on the type of shooting you want to do. Pretty much every style of rifle scope offers some amount of magnification. The amount of zoom a scope gives is determined by the size, density, and curvatures of the lenses within the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope. This signifies what the shooter is observing through the scope is amplified times the power element of what can generally be seen by human eyes.
Single Power Lens Glass Details
A single power rifle optic and scope comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of optic can not fluctuate since it is a fixed power optic.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Scope Facts
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will list the zoom amount in a format such as 2-10×32. These numbers imply the zoom of the scope can be changed in between 2x and 10x power. This additionally includes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adaptation is achieved by operating the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
The Power Level and Range of Rifle Optics
Here are some advised scope power settings and the distances where they may be effectively used. Highly magnified glass will not be as beneficial as lower powered scopes because too much magnification can be a bad thing. The very same idea applies to extended ranges where the shooter needs to have enough power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle.
Details on Lens Finish
All top of the line rifle glass lenses are layered. Lens covering is a crucial aspect of a shooting platform when thinking about high end rifle optics and scope setups.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some scope brands likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which use different techniques, polarizations, elements, and chemicals to draw out various colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” to signify the lens has extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Optic Lens Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Different scope lenses can even have different coatings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finishing applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic. Due to the fact that the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It becomes part of the finely tuned optic. It needs to have a finishing placed on it so that the lens will be efficiently usable in numerous types of environments, degrees of sunlight (full VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while decreasing 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 manufacturers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in constructing the rifle scope.
Info on Hydrophobic Coating
Water on a lens does not assist with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and high-end scope companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic covering which is water repellent.
Optic Installation Alternatives
Mounting solutions for scopes can be found in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are individually mounted to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also generally come in quick release variations which use throw levers which permit rifle shooters to rapidly mount and remove the scopes.
Hex Key Glass Rings
Standard, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope installation rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use two separate rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope install is excellent for rifles which need a long lasting, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly attach and take off a scope from a rifle. If they all use a similar style mount, a number of scopes can often be switched on the range. The quick detach mount style is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach tightly to a flat top design Picatinny rail. This enables the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted while retaining the original sighting settings. These types of mounts come in convenient for shooting platforms which are carried a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for sight systems which are adopted between several rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It normally costs around $250 USD
Rifle Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can ruin a day on the range and your highly-priced optic by resulting in fogging and developing residue inside of the scope’s tube. The majority of optics prevent wetness from going into the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Generally, these optics can be immersed beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be ample wetness avoidance for conventional use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you anticipate taking your rifle on boats and are worried about the scope still performing if it is submerged in water and you can still recover the firearm.
Gas Purged Rifle Optic Tubes
Another component of preventing the accumulation of moisture within the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this space is currently occupied by the gas, the optic is less influenced by condition changes and pressure variations from the external environment which could potentially permit water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
