Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
NPZ Russian PU 3,5×22 Mosin-Nagant Scope German Post 1 inch Tube
Genuine NPZ modern made PU 3,5×22 scope for Mosin-Nagant rifle. This one features standard 1 inch tube for regular rings.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Living legend: the exact copy of WW2 scope made in Russia
1 inch tube for modern rings. Can be used on SKS
Indestructible construction, steel case
German post reticle
3,5x magnification
About the NPZ Manufacturer
NPZ is a premium supplier for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They style and supply their products making the most of building materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the NPZ Russian PU 3,5×22 Mosin-Nagant Scope German Post 1 inch Tube by NPZ. For additional shooting products, visit their website.
Rifle Glass Information
Rifle scopes allow 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 set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted to take into account many natural factors like wind and elevation to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are seeing with the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Most contemporary rifle scopes have about 11 parts which are arranged within and externally on the scope body. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation turrets or dials, objective focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of scopes.
About Rifle Optic Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The sort of focal plane a scope has determines where the reticle or crosshair lies in regard to the optic’s magnifying adjustments. It literally implies the reticle is located behind or in front of the magnification lens of the optic. Picking out the most suitable form of rifle scope is based upon what type of hunting or shooting you anticipate undertaking.
First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These kinds of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where estimations are small
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” and also “lead” relationships for their rifles
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. This triggers the reticle to stay at the same scale in connection with the level of zoom being used. The result is that the reticle dimensions change based on the zoom applied to shoot over greater distances since the reticle markings present different increments which vary with the zoom. In the FFP illustration with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement. These sorts of scopes work for:
- Far away forms of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within much shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who like a clearer optic picture with less area used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Magnification for Scopes
The quantity of magnification a scope provides is determined by the diameter, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Power Lens Rifle Glass Facts
A single power rifle optic comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This implies the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of scope can not adjust considering that it is a fixed power optic.
Info on Adjustable Power Lens Optics
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power change is handled by using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power and Range of Scopes
Here are some recommended scope powers and the ranges where they could be successfully used. Bear in mind that high magnification optics and scopes will not be as efficient as lower magnification level scopes since excessive zoom can be a detractor. The same idea relates to longer distances where the shooter needs enough power to see where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Optic Lens Coating
All contemporary rifle optic and scope lenses are coated. There are various types and qualities of lens coatings. Lens coating is an important element of a rifle when thinking about high-end rifle optics and targeting equipment. The lenses are one of the most critical pieces of the optic considering they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The coating on the lenses safeguards the lens exterior and assists with anti glare capabilities from excess sunlight and color presence.
ED Versus HD Rifle Optics
Some rifle scope manufacturers even use “HD” or high-def glass coatings that use various procedures, aspects, polarizations, and chemicals to enhance a wide range of color ranges and viewable target definition through the lens. This HD coating is frequently used with increased density lens glass which lowers light’s potential to refract through the lens glass. Some scope corporations use “HD” to describe “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how colors are represented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic deviance or aberration which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be obvious around objects with hard outlines as light hits the object from particular angles.
Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Various scope lenses can also have various coatings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or finishing applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. Because the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It becomes part of the carefully tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that the lens will be optimally usable in many types of environments, degrees of light (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can offer protection to the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single layered lens depends on the scope maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope producers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. Being “better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in constructing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Lens Finish
Water on an optic’s lens doesn’t help with retaining a clear sight picture through a scope in any way. Lots of top of the line or high-end scope manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic coating. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this type of treatment. It deals with the exterior of the Steiner optic lens so the water molecules can not bind to it or create surface tension. The result is that the water beads move off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Glass Mounting Options
Installing options for scopes are available 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 kinds of mounts also usually can be found in quick release variations which use throw levers which allow rifle shooters to quickly mount and dismount the glass.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Rings
Standard, clamp design mounting optic rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop design Picatinny scope mounting rails on the tops of rifles. These types of scope mounts use a pair of independent rings to support the optic, and are normally constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are made for far away precision shooting. This kind of scope mount is great for rifles which need a long lasting, unfailing mount which will not move regardless of just how much the scope is moved about or abuse the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you should get for a faithful optics setup on a reach out and touch someone scouting or competitors long gun which will almost never need to be changed or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on screws to protect against the hex screws from wiggling out after they are installed securely in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm type from Vortex Optics. The set normally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly connect and take off a scope from a rifle. If they all use a similar style mount, a number of scopes can also be swapped out in the field. The quick detach design is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers connect nicely to a flat top design Picatinny rail. This allows the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted while maintaining accuracy. These types of mounts are useful and beneficial for shooting platforms which are transported a lot, to take off the scope from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are employed between a number of rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount from Vortex Optics. It typically costs around $250 USD
Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle optic can ruin a day of shooting and your pricey optic by causing fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. A lot of scopes prevent moisture from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Gas Purged Rifle Glass Tubes
Another part of avoiding the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is already taken up by the gas, the glass is less impacted by temp alterations and pressure variations from the external environment which could potentially allow water vapor to seep 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.
