Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
MY 4MOA Red and Green Dot Reflex Sight Low Profile Micro 20MM Picatinny Mount
4MOA Red and Green Dot Reflex Sight Low Profile Micro 20MM Picatinny Mount
Black Anodized Finish
Both Red and Green Dot Reflex Sight
Micro 4MOA, Low Profile, Integrated Weaver / Picatinny 1913 mounting system
Aircraft grade aluminum to withstand constant heavy recoil
Fog proof and shock-resistant housing
Nitrogen charged with weather resistant seals
Coated lens provides superior light transmission, resolution and scratch resistance
Unlimited eye relief for quick target acquisition
Illuminated Red 4 MOA dot reticle with adjustable rheostat for brightness control
Integrated Weaver / Picatinny 1913 mounting system
2,000 hours of battery life on low setting
Includes protective lens cover
Specification: Magnification-1X; Objective Aperture:- 20 mm; Battery- CR2032; Length-2.25″ ; Weight- 4.5 oz.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Excellent choice for hunting, sport shooting and other heavy duty applications
“Two-eyes open” sighting design enhances target acquisition speed and situational awareness
The Parallax designed red dot eliminates any need for centering
Allen head screw type windage and elevation click adjustments with locking screw
Built-in picatinny mount base for easy sight remounting
About the MY Brand
MY is a premium producer for weapon scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and manufacture their products by choosing building materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the MY 4MOA Red and Green Dot Reflex Sight Low Profile Micro 20MM Picatinny Mount by MY. For more shooting products, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Scopes
Rifle scopes enable you to specifically aim a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by making use of a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted for consideration of many environmental aspects like wind speed and elevation increases 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 with the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. A lot of contemporary rifle scopes and optics have about eleven parts which are located internally and on the exterior of the optic. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets, objective focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of scopes.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Considering the finest type of rifle glass is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) come with the reticle in front of the zoom lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based on the extent of zoom being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the enhanced distance as they are at the non magnified distance. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards with no “zoom” is still the same tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting situations where computations are minor
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their aim point “hold over” plus “lead” relationships for their weapon
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and requires more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Info About Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement.
- Far away forms of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within much shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic picture without area used up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Glass Magnification
The measure of scope magnification you need on your scope depends upon the style of shooting you desire to do. Just about every kind of rifle glass provides some level of magnification. The quantity of magnification a scope provides is identified by the size, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses within the rifle optic. The magnifying level of the optic is the “power” of the glass. This suggests what the shooter is looking at through the scope is magnified times the power element of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Power Lens Scope Details
A single power rifle scope or 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 magnification of this type of scope can not adjust since it is set from the factory.
Adjustable Power Lens Glass
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification increments. These types of scopes will note the zoom degree in a configuration such as 2-10×32. These numbers imply the magnification of the scope can be adjusted between 2x and 10x power. This additionally involves the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power adjustment is accomplished using the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Power and Range Correlations
Here are some advised scope powers and the ranges where they may be successfully used. High power glass will not be as beneficial as lower magnification glass given that too much magnification can be a bad thing. The exact same idea relates to extended distances where the shooter needs to have sufficient power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle at the target.
About Rifle Optic Lens Finishes
All contemporary rifle scope and optic lenses are covered. Lens finish is an essential element of a rifle’s setup when buying high end rifle optics and scope setups.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some scope brands also use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use various 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 Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can likewise have different finishings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finish used to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope producer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope makers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. Being “better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in building the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Lens Coating
Water on a lens doesn’t support maintaining a clear sight picture through an optic at all. Lots of top of the line and premium scope manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this kind of treatment. It provides protection for the surface area of the Steiner scope lens so the H2O molecules can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads sheet off of the scope to keep a clear, water free sight picture.
Alternatives for Installing Rifle Scopes on Firearms
Mounting solutions for scopes come in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are separately mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also generally are made in quick release versions which use toss levers which allow rifle shooters to quickly install and dismount the scope.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Ring Mounts
Standard, clamp design 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 accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is great for rifles which require a long lasting, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Optic Ring Mounts
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly attach and remove a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can also be switched out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts are handy for long guns which are transferred a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are used between several rifles or are situationally focused.
Info on Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can ruin a day of shooting and your pricey optic by causing fogging and developing residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes avoid moisture from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Gas Purged Rifle Glass Tubes
Another component of avoiding the buildup of wetness within the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this area is already occupied by the gas, the scope is less altered by temperature alterations and pressure differences from the outside environment which may possibly allow water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
