Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Nightforce Optics 4-14×56 SHV Riflescope, Matte Black Finish with Non-Illuminated MOAR Reticle, .250 MOA, Capped, 30mm Tube Diameter
NightForce SHV 4-14×56 .250 MOA 30mm Riflescope, Black, MOAR Non Illumintated Reticle, C520
Rifle Scope Product Features
56mm objective lens
Waterproof and fogproof
Side parallax adjustment
2nd focal plane
Capped turrets
About the NightForce Company
NightForce is a premium supplier for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and build their scopes and related products by using building materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Nightforce Optics 4-14×56 SHV Riflescope, Matte Black Finish with Non-Illuminated MOAR Reticle, .250 MOA, Capped, 30mm Tube Diameter by NightForce. For additional shooting items, visit their website.
Information About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes enable you to specifically aim a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target over a distance. They do this through zoom by making use of a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be dialed in to take into account different ecological considerations like wind and elevation increases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are viewing through the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Many contemporary rifle optics have about 11 parts which are arranged within and on the exterior of the optic. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets or dials, focus rings, and other components. Learn about the eleven parts of glass.
The Styles of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The kind of focal plane a scope has decides where the reticle or crosshair lies in connection with the scopes magnifying adjustments. It simply indicates the reticle is situated behind or in front of the magnification lens of the scope. Picking out the most reliable kind of rifle scope is based on what kind of shooting or hunting you anticipate undertaking.
First Focal Plane Scope Facts
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These styles of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting situations where computations are very little
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” plus “lead” relationships for their weapon
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and requires more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. This triggers the reticle to stay at the very same scale relative to the level of magnification being used. The effect is that the reticle measurements alter based upon the zoom employed to shoot over lengthier ranges considering that the reticle markings present distinct increments which change with the magnification. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement. These varieties of scopes work for:
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most shots happen within shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who choose a clearer optic picture with less area taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
Rifle Scope Magnification
The amount of zoom a scope supplies is determined by the diameter, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
About Single Power Lens Rifle Optics
A single power rifle optic or scope comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This implies the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not adjust because it is a fixed power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Glass
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 zoom of the scope could be set between 2x and 10x power. This also includes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power manipulation is achieved by employing 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 recommended scope power settings and the ranges where they may be successfully used. Always remember that high magnification scopes will not be as efficient as lower powered scopes due to the fact that excessive zoom can be a bad thing. The exact same concept goes for extended ranges where the shooter needs to have enough power to see where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Rifle Optic Lens Coating
All state-of-the-art rifle optic and scope lenses are covered. Lens finishing is a significant aspect of a shooting system when looking into high end rifle optics and scope equipment.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some optic companies even use “HD” or high-definition glass finishings that take advantage of different processes, rare earth compounds, aspects, and polarizations to enhance different color ranges and viewable target definition through lenses. This high-def coating is often used with increased density glass which reduces light’s potential to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope corporations use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic deviance or aberration which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be visible around objects with well defined outlines as light hits the item from certain angles.
Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can even have different coatings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some kind of treatment or coating applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic. Since the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It is part of the finely tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that the lens will be efficiently usable in lots of types of environments, degrees of sunshine (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less advantageous 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 similarly make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in building the rifle scope.
Anti-water Lens Coatings
Water on an optic’s lens does not improve retaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and premium optic manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this sort of treatment. It treats the exterior surfaces of the Steiner optic lens so the H2O molecules can not bind to it or create surface tension. The result is that the water beads roll off of the scope to keep a clear, water free sight picture.
Alternatives for Installing Rifle Glass on Firearms
Installing options for scopes are available in a couple of choices. There are the standard scope rings which are individually 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 manual levers which permit rifle operators to quickly mount and dismount the scopes.
Rifle Scope Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Basic, clamp-on type mounting scope rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These varieties of scope mounts use a pair of separate rings to support the optic, and are normally made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are designed for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope mount is effective for rifle systems which need a resilient, hard use mount which will not change despite how much the scope is moved or jarring the rifle takes. These are the style of mounts you really want to have for a dedicated scope system on a reach out and touch someone hunting or sniper competition rifle which will almost never need to be modified or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on screws to keep the hex screws from wiggling out after they are mounted tightly in place. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm style from Vortex Optics. The set generally costs around $200 USD
Glass Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly detach a scope and attach it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can even be switched out if they all use a compatible design mount. These types of mounts come in handy for rifle platforms which are transported a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are used between several rifles or are situationally focused.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Rifle Optic Tubes
Wetness inside your rifle optic can spoil a day of shooting and your pricey optic by resulting in fogging and making residue within the scope tube. A lot of scopes prevent moisture from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Typically, these water-resistant optics can be submerged underneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be plenty of wetness prevention for standard use rifles, unless you anticipate taking your rifle on your motorboat and are worried about the scope still performing if it is submerged in water and you can still find the gun.
Rifle Glass Gas Purging
Another part of avoiding the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this space is currently occupied by the gas, the glass is less influenced by climate shifts and pressure variations from the outside environment which may potentially allow water vapor to leak 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.
