Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Pride Fowler PFI Rapid-Reticle RR Evolution 3-12x42mm, Illuminated Rapid Ranging 5.56/7.62×51 Reticle RRE002
PRIDE FOWLER PFI Rapid-Reticle RR Evolution 3-12x42mm with Rapid Ranging .22LR Reticle (RRE001), Rapid Reticle BDC for 7.62NATO holdovers to 900yards and featuring Rapid Ranging (9″ and 18″ objects), wind holds up to 10mph, and elevation differential (175gr 7.62NATO);Nitrogen filled one piece 30mm diameter 6061 T6 aluminum tube with matte black anodized finish; Shock, fog, and water proof multi-coated lenses;3-12x42mm with fast focus ocular and objective parallax adjustment; First focal plane reticle with true ballistic holds throughout the magnification range Positive MOA adjustments on low profile target turrets with reset to zero feature
Rifle Scope Product Features
Rapid Reticle BDC for 7.62NATO holdovers to 900yards and featuring Rapid Ranging (9″ and 18″ objects), wind holds up to 10mph, and elevation differential (175gr 7.62NATO)
Nitrogen filled one piece 30mm diameter 6061 T6 aluminum tube with matte black anodized finish
Shock, fog, and water proof multi-coated lenses
3-12x42mm with fast focus ocular and objective parallax adjustment
First focal plane reticle with true ballistic holds throughout the magnification range Positive MOA adjustments on low profile target turrets with reset to zero feature
About the Pride Fowler Industries Company
Pride Fowler Industries is a premium producer for long gun scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They create and manufacture their products making the most of elements which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Pride Fowler PFI Rapid-Reticle RR Evolution 3-12x42mm, Illuminated Rapid Ranging 5.56/7.62×51 Reticle RRE002 by Pride Fowler Industries. For additional shooting items, visit their website.
About Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes allow you to specifically align a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target over a range. They do this through zoom using a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted to account for varied ecological elements like wind speed and elevation to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand exactly where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are viewing using the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. A lot of contemporary rifle scopes and optics have around 11 parts which are found inside and outside of the scope. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment turrets or dials, focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of scopes.
About Rifle Scope Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The type of focal plane a scope has establishes where the reticle or crosshair lies in connection with the optic’s zoom. It simply suggests the reticle is behind or ahead of the magnifying lens of the scope. Selecting the most beneficial kind of rifle scope is based on what style of shooting or hunting you plan on undertaking.
First Focal Plane Scope Info
First focal plane scopes (FFP) come with the reticle ahead of the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based on the extent of magnification being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified range as they are at the non magnified range. For instance, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards with no “zoom” is still the corresponding tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where estimations are small
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” and also “lead” relationships for their long gun
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane optics (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement.
- Far away forms of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most shots take place within much shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic picture without room used up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Rifle Glass Magnification
The quantity of scope zoom you need on your scope depends upon the kind of shooting you desire to do. Nearly every kind of rifle glass delivers some level of magnification. The level of zoom a scope offers is determined by the dimension, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses within the rifle scope. The magnification of the optic is the “power” of the scope. This indicates what the shooter is checking out through the scope is amplified times the power aspect of what can generally be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Power Lens Rifle Glass Info
A single power rifle optic and scope will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This indicates the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of optic can not fluctuate since it is fixed.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes can be modified between magnified levels. The power adjustment is accomplished by using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Rifle Scope Power and Ranges
Here are some recommended scope power settings and the distances where they could be effectively used. Keep in mind that higher power glass will not be as practical as lower powered optics and scopes due to the fact that too much magnification can be a detractor. The very same idea goes for extended ranges where the shooter needs enough power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle.
About Glass Lens Finish
All modern rifle scope lenses are layered. There are various types and qualities of finishings. When thinking about high end rifle optical setups, Lens covering can be a critical aspect of defining the capability of the rifle. The lenses are one of the most crucial pieces of the glass due to the fact that they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The covering on the lenses shields the lens surface area and helps with anti glare from excess light and color recognition.
Details on Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope makers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use different procedures, elements, polarizations, and chemicals to draw out various colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” to signify the lens has extra-low dispersion glass.
Rifle Scope Lens Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have different finishings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finishing used to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single covered lens depends upon the scope designer and just how much you spent on it. Both the manufacturer and amount are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope producers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. This indicates the lens has multiple treatments applied to them. If a lens receives numerous treatments, it can prove that a manufacturer is taking numerous actions to fight various environmental elements like an anti-glare finish, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finish, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This also does not always imply the multi-coated lens will perform better than a single covered lens. Being “much better” depends upon the producer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of products used in building the rifle glass.
About Hydrophobic Coating
Water on a lens doesn’t help with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and high-end scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic coating.
Scope Mounting Choices
Mounting options for scopes are available in a few choices. There are the basic scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also usually come in quick release versions which use manual levers which enable rifle operators to rapidly install and dismount the scope.
Hex Key Glass Rings
Standard, clamp-on type mounting optic rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These forms of scope mounts use a pair of independent rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are developed for far away accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is great for rifle systems which require a resilient, hard use mount which will not change regardless of just how much the scope is moved about or jarring the rifle takes. These are the style of mounts you should have for a specialized optics system on a far away hunting or competition firearm which will pretty much never need to be altered or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used to stop the hex screws from backing out after they are mounted tightly in position. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm style from Vortex Optics. The set usually costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Optic Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly attach and detach a scope from a rifle. If they all use a similar design mount, several scopes can also be switched out. The quick detach design is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach solidly to a flat top style Picatinny rail. This permits the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted while keeping precision. These types of mounts are useful and handy for shooting platforms which are carried a lot, to take off the scope glass from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are chosen for use in between several rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount from the Vortex Optics brand. It usually costs around $250 USD
Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can wreck a day of shooting and your costly optic by resulting in fogging and generating residue within the scope tube. Most optics prevent wetness from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Normally, these scopes can be immersed under 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be more than enough humidity prevention for standard use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you intend on taking your rifle sailing and are worried about the scope still performing if it is submerged in water and you can still rescue the firearm.
Gas Purged Glass Tubes
Another element of preventing the accumulation of wetness inside of the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this area is already taken up by the gas, the optic is less altered by condition alterations and pressure variations from the outside environment which might potentially enable water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
