Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
NightForce SHV 5-20x56mm Riflescope,30mm,.250 MOA,MOAR Non-Illuminated Reticle
NightForce SHV 5-20x56mm Riflescope,30mm, .250 MOA,MOAR Non-Illuminated Reticle, C534
Rifle Scope Product Features
56mm Objective lens for maximum light transmission
Second focal plane: reticle remaind the same size no matter the magnification
Tactical MOA turrets for easy adjustments
Waterproof and fogproof
Non-Illuminated MOAR Reticle
About the NightForce Company
NightForce is a premium supplier for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They create and make their products working with building materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the NightForce SHV 5-20x56mm Riflescope,30mm,.250 MOA,MOAR Non-Illuminated Reticle by NightForce. For additional shooting items, visit their site.
Optic Information
Rifle scopes permit you to specifically align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They do this through magnifying the target by utilizing a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted for the consideration of different environmental factors like wind and elevation increases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are seeing using the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Many modern rifle scopes have about 11 parts which are arranged inside and on the exterior of the scope. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment turrets or dials, focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of optics.
The Styles of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Deciding upon the best type of rifle optic depends on what type of shooting you plan to do.
Info About First Focal Plane Optics
First focal plane optics (FFP) include the reticle before the magnification lens. This induces the reticle to increase in size based on the extent of magnification being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the magnified range as they are at the non amplified range. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without “zoom” is still the identical tick at 100 yards by using 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where computations are low
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” and also “lead” equations for their firearms
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and takes up more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) include the reticle behind the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement.
- Far away types of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most shots happen within much shorter spaces and ranges
- Shooters who want a clearer optic sight picture with less room taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Glass
The amount of scope magnification you need depends on the sort of shooting you wish to do. Just about every type of rifle optic provides some degree of magnification. The quantity of zoom a scope provides is identified by the dimension, density, and curvatures of the lenses within the rifle optic. The magnification of the optic is the “power” of the opic. This implies what the shooter is observing through the scope is amplified times the power aspect of what can normally be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Power Lens Optics
A single power rifle scope will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This indicates the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of optic can not fluctuate since it is a set power scope.
Variable Power Lens Glass Info
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power modification is handled by using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Glass Power Level and Ranges
Here are some advised scope power levels and the distances where they may be effectively used. High power glass will not be as beneficial as lower magnification scopes considering too much zoom can be a bad thing. The same goes for longer ranges where the shooter needs to have increased power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Glass Lens Finishing
All cutting-edge rifle optic lenses are layered. Lens covering can be an essential aspect of a rifle’s setup when purchasing high end rifle optics and scope systems.
HD Versus ED Optic Lens Coatings
Some optic manufacturers will also use “HD” or high-def glass coverings which apply different processes, polarizations, chemicals, and elements to extract a wide range of color ranges and viewable target visibility through lenses. This high-def finishing is typically used with more costly high density glass which brings down light’s capability to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how certain colors are represented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic deviance or aberration which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration is often obvious over things with hard shapes as light hits the object from certain angles.
Glass Lens Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can likewise have various coatings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or covering used to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less helpful 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 manufacturers similarly make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in constructing the rifle scope.
Details on Hydrophobic Covering
Water on a lens doesn’t assist with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and high-end optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finishing which is water repellent.
Rifle Scope Mounting Options
Installing solutions for scopes can be found in a couple of choices. There are the standard scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also generally come in quick release versions which use manual levers which permit rifle shooters to quickly install and dismount the optics.
Hex Key Rifle Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
Standard, 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 two different rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are designed for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is great for rifles which require a resilient, rock solid mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Glass Ring Mounting Solutions
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly take off a scope and attach it to a different rifle. Several scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts come in handy for rifles which are transferred a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are used between numerous rifles.
Info on Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can mess up a day of shooting and your costly optic by causing fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes avoid wetness from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Gas Purged Rifle Glass Tubes
Another component of preventing the accumulation of wetness within the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this area is currently taken up by the gas, the optic is less affected by condition changes and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which could potentially allow water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
