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Rifle Scope Product Details
PRG Defense 15WOP423353011 Model Wolverine Pro 4 3NL1 Gen 3+”Level 1″ Night Vision Rifle Scope, 4X Magnification, 125mm Objective Lens, 8° FOV, 25m to Infinity Focus Range, 30mm Eye Relief
PRG Defense 15WOP423353011 Model Wolverine Pro 4 3NL1 Gen 3+ “Level 1” Night Vision Rifle Scope, 4x Magnification, 125mm Objective Lens, 8° FOV, 25m to Infinity Focus Range, 30mm Eye Relief
The Wolverine Pro 4 is a night vision weapon sight based upon the military nomenclature AN/PVS-12/12A. The Wolverine Pro 4 utilizes a high strength aluminum design to service the rugged day to day requirements and ever changing environments. Except for the optical elements, all external surfaces utilize a non-reflective matte black finish. Controls and adjustments are easy to operate and include power on/off switch, reticle brightness, eyepiece focus, range (distance) focus, plus windage and elevation adjustments.
Key Features
Easy to operate
Automatic brightness control
Adjustable projected reticle
Powered by 2 AA batteries
60 hour continuous operation
Specifications
Image Intensifier Tube: Gen 3+ “Level 1″
Magnification: 4x
Objective lens: 125mm
FOV: 8°
Focus range: 25m to infinity
Diopter adjustment: -5 to +2 dpt
Eye relief: 30mm
Reticle color: Red
Infrared Illuminator: Detachable, long-range
Battery Type: 2 AA Batteries
Battery Life (Operating): Up to 60 hours at 20
Overall Dimensions: 262 x 87 x 87 mm (10.3″ x 3.4″ x 3.4”)
Weight: 1.74 kg (3.8 lbs)
Rifle Scope Product Features
4x Magnification, 125mm Objective Lens, 8° FOV, 25m to Infinity Focus Range
Automatic brightness control, Adjustable projected reticle
Powered by 2 AA batteries, 60 hour continuous operation
Detachable, long-range Infrared Illuminator
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About the PRG Defense Scope Maker
PRG Defense is a premium manufacturer for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They style and make their scopes, mounts, and related products working with materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the PRG Defense 15WOP423353011 Model Wolverine Pro 4 3NL1 Gen 3+”Level 1″ Night Vision Rifle Scope, 4X Magnification, 125mm Objective Lens, 8° FOV, 25m to Infinity Focus Range, 30mm Eye Relief by PRG Defense. For additional shooting goods, visit their site.
All About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes enable you to exactly align a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They do this through magnification by employing a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in to take into account separate natural aspects like wind speed and elevation to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand precisely where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are seeing with the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. The majority of contemporary rifle scopes and optics have about 11 parts which are located inside and on the exterior of the scope body. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment turrets or dials, objective focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of glass.
Rifle Glass Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The sort of focal plane an optic has establishes where the reticle or crosshair lies in connection with the optic’s zoom. It simply suggests the reticle is behind or in front of the magnification lens of the scope. Picking the most beneficial form of rifle scope depends on what style of shooting you intend on doing.
Info on First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) come with the reticle in front of the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based upon the extent of zoom being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the magnified range as they are at the non amplified range. For instance, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without “zoom” is still the same tick at 100 yards with 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting situations where estimations are small
- Experienced shooters who know their aim point “hold over” as well as “lead” correlations for their weapon
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and takes up more visual sight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature the reticle behind the magnification 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.
- Long distance types of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who want a clearer optic sight picture with less space taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
About Optic Zoom
The quantity of scope zoom you need on your optic depends on the type of shooting you would like to do. Almost every type of rifle glass delivers some amount of zoom. The level of magnification a scope supplies is identified by the size, density, and curvatures of the lens glass within the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the opic. This signifies what the shooter is checking out through the scope is amplified times the power element of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
Info on Fixed Power Lens Rifle Glass
A single power rifle optic or scope uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This suggests the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of optic can not adjust since it is a fixed power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Glass
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will note the zoom degree in a format such as 2-10×32. These numbers imply the magnification of the scope could be set in between 2x and 10x power. This additionally involves the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power adaptation is accomplished using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Power and Range
Here are some suggested scope power settings and the distances where they may be efficiently used. Remember that higher magnification optics will not be as efficient as lower magnification level glass because excessive zoom can be a detractor. The exact same concept goes for extended distances where the shooter needs sufficient power to see where to properly aim the rifle.
Rifle Optic Lens Finish
All contemporary rifle scope lenses are coated. There are various types and qualities of finishes. When looking at luxury rifle targeting units, Lens finishing can be a vital element of a rifle. The lenses are among the most key parts of the scope since they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The covering on the lenses safeguards the lens surface and also assists with anti glare from excess light and color presence.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some scope producers even use “HD” or high-def glass finishes that employ various procedures, polarizations, components, and chemicals to draw out separate colors and viewable definition through lenses. This HD coating is often used with more costly, high density glass which reduces light’s ability to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope vendors use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how certain colors are presented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration is often noticeable around objects with hard shapes as light hits the object from particular angles.
Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating for Rifle Scopes
Various optic lenses can also have various coatings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some kind of treatment or finish applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. This is due to the fact that the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass. It is part of the finely tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that the lens will be optimally functional in many types of environments, degrees of sunlight (full light VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is normally a protective and enhancing multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can preserve the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single layered lens depends on the scope designer and the amount you spent paying for it. Both the make and cost are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers likewise make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. This indicates the lens has multiple treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives numerous treatments, it can indicate that a manufacturer is taking multiple steps to combat various natural elements like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finish, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This additionally does not always suggest the multi-coated lens will perform better than a single layered lens. Being “better” is dependent on the producer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in constructing the rifle glass.
Hydrophobic Rifle Optic Lens Coating
Water on a lens does not assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope whatsoever. Numerous top of the line and premium optic producers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this type of treatment. It deals with the surface of the Steiner scope lens so the water molecules can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The result is that the water beads roll off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Scope Installing Choices
Installing approaches for scopes are available in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are separately installed to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also typically are made in quick release versions which use throw levers which allow rifle shooters to rapidly mount and remove the optics.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Rings
Normal, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope installation 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 developed for long distance accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is excellent for rifles which require a resilient, sound mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Glass Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly connect and detach a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can even 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 protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used between numerous rifles or are situationally focused.
Rifle Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can destroy a day of shooting and your expensive optic by triggering fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes avoid moisture from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
About Glass Tube Gas Purging
Another part of preventing the accumulation of moisture inside of the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this space is currently taken up by the gas, the optic is less altered by climate alterations and pressure variations from the external environment which may possibly permit water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
