Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
ohhunt FFP Rifle Scopes 4-14X44 SFIR First Focal Plane Side Parallax Glass Etched Reticle RG Illuminated Hunting Scope
Specification:
Magnification:4X-14X
Objective Lens (mm):44
Net Weight(g):657
Length(mm):336 with Sunshade 412mm
One”piece Tube: Yes
Eye Relief(inch):3.14-4.13
Tube Diameter(mm):30
Field of View (ft@100yds) 27.5ft@4x-7.9ft@14x
Click Value:1/10MIL
Max.Elevation/Windage(moa): 60 (Example: 50 MOA is roughly 25 MOA from center.)
Parallax Setting:15 to Inf
Rifle Scope Product Features
Focal Plane: First Focal Plane
Parallax Adjustment: Side Parallax Adjustment
Illuminated Reticle: Red/Green
Reticle Construction: Glass Etched Reticle
Windage/Elevation Lock: Yes,Waterproof/Fogproof/Shockproof: Yes
About the ohhunt Manufacturer
ohhunt is a premium producer for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They create and manufacture their mounts, scopes, and related products by choosing elements which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the ohhunt FFP Rifle Scopes 4-14X44 SFIR First Focal Plane Side Parallax Glass Etched Reticle RG Illuminated Hunting Scope by ohhunt. For more shooting goods, visit their website.
Information Glass
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnification by utilizing a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted for the consideration of separate environmental factors like wind speed and elevation to account 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 viewing with the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. A lot of contemporary rifle scopes have around 11 parts which are located inside and on the exterior of the optic. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification turrets or dials, focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of optics.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The style of focal plane a scope has establishes where the reticle or crosshair is located relative to the scopes zoom. It actually means the reticle is situated behind or in front of the magnifying lens of the optic. Considering the most reliable type of rifle scope depends upon what style of hunting or shooting you intend on undertaking.
About First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These types of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are small
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” and also “lead” correlations for their firearm
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and requires more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane glass (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the magnifying lens. This induces the reticle to remain at the same size in connection with the amount of magnification being used. The end result is that the reticle dimensions change based upon the magnification applied to shoot over greater distances due to the fact that the reticle measurements present distinct increments which vary with the magnification level. In the FFP illustration with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These particular varieties of optics work for:
- Long distance forms of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most shots occur within much shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic sight picture without room taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Ins and Outs of Rifle Optic Zoom
The measure of scope magnification you need on your scope depends on the kind of shooting you would like to do. Virtually every style of rifle scope gives some amount of magnification. The level of magnification a scope gives is identified by the diameter, thickness, and curves of the lens glass inside of the rifle optic. The magnification of the optic is the “power” of the glass. This signifies what the shooter is aiming at through the scope is amplified times the power element of what can generally be seen by human eyes.
Single Power Lens Rifle Optics
A single power rifle optic or scope will have 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.
Info on Variable Power Lens Rifle Glass
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification power levels. These types of scopes will note the zoom degree in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers suggest the magnification of the scope could be set in between 2x and 10x power. This always includes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power modification is accomplished by employing the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power Levels and Range
Here are some suggested scope power levels and the ranges where they can be efficiently used. Highly magnified rifle scope glass will not be as efficient as lower magnification scopes because too much zoom can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The exact same concept relates to longer distances where the shooter needs to have enough power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle.
Glass Lens Finish
All current rifle optic and scope lenses are coated. Lens covering is a vital element of a rifle system when looking into high end rifle optics and scope systems.
ED Versus HD Glass
Some scope producers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes which use different methods, chemicals, aspects, and polarizations to draw out separate colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can even have various finishes applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or finish applied to them prior to 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 is part of the carefully tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that it will be efficiently functional in many kinds of environments, degrees of sunlight (full VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope producers likewise make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. This indicates the lens has had several treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives several treatments, it can establish that a producer is taking numerous steps to combat different environmental elements like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This additionally doesn’t necessarily imply the multi-coated lens will perform better than a single coated lens. Being “better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in constructing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Lens Finishes
Water on an optical lens does not support maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope whatsoever. Numerous top of the line and high-end optic producers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this sort 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 maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Optic Mounting Options
Installing approaches for scopes come in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are individually mounted to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also normally come in quick release variations which use manual levers which allow rifle shooters to quickly install and remove the scope.
Hex Key Scope Rings
Standard, clamp type mounting optic rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These kinds of scope mounts use two individual rings to support the optic, and are normally made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for long distance accuracy shooting. This form of scope mount is excellent for rifle systems which need to have a long lasting, unfailing mount which will not shift regardless of how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes. These are the style of mounts you should have for a specialized optics setup on a far away hunting or interdiction rifle that will hardly ever need to be altered or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on the scope mount screws to stop the hex screws from wiggling out after they are mounted safely in place. An example of these rings are the 30mm style from the Vortex Optics brand. The set normally costs around $200 USD
Rifle Scope Mounting Solutions with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly attach and take off a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Several scopes can also be switched out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifles which are transported a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are used between multiple rifles or are situationally focused.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Rifle Optic Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle scope 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 water resistant.
Gas Purged Rifle Glass Tubes
Another element of preventing the buildup of moisture within the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this space is already taken up by the gas, the glass is less impacted by temp changes and pressure distinctions from the outside environment which could potentially permit water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
