Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Riton Optics X7 Tactix 1-8×28
Rifle Scope Product Features
Featuring capped, zero resettable turrets / 1/2 MOA Windage and Elevation Adjustment
6 levels of red illumination featuring on/off between each level / Fast-Focus Eyepiece
Assembled in EP-Level Clean Room / 100% Waterproof, Fog Proof and Shockproof (tested up to 1200 G’s)
Aircraft Grade Aluminum with Rugged Design Ready for the Toughest Environments
Reticle: CM1, Illuminated / Adjustment Range: 175 MOA / Battery: CR2032
Born In The Heart Of The Wild West
Straight out of Tucson, Arizona, Riton Optics was founded in 2013 by a Law Enforcement and Military Veteran, Brady Speth, and his wife, Carrie Speth. In designing this Veteran and family owned business, the goal was to bring quality and affordability to the optics industry with the greatest focus being you: the customer and end user.
In the initial years of the business, the focus was on market research, design and testing to ensure the Riton optics line could meet all demands of the end user. With a staff of avid shooters and hunters, the product line originates through practical, real world applications providing you with the quality and functionality needed in a variety of applications. The optics are then put through a series of tests by internal experts, as well as Tier One military personnel, law enforcement officers, competitive shooters and hunters all around the world. Riton has continued to grow their product line and market share each year through the continual development of new product requested by you.
You Will See the Difference
At Riton we have an unwavering passion for offering high quality optics at the industry’s most competitive value and matched by incredible service. With each and every order we strive to surpass your expectations. From your first look through our Riton High Density glass to your interaction with our service team in Tucson, Arizona, we are confident that you will appreciate the quality of our service and products.
You will see the difference in everything we do because we are different, and we developed this company to be exactly that so that you, the consumer, get everything you deserve.
CRAFTING PRECISION OPTICS FOR ALL
We are marksman and hunters, and because we’ve been there, we’ve built an optics line to withstand it all and never let you down. Within the Riton Optics product line, you’ll see the difference in everything we do, including the high quality products at the industry’s best value and unrelenting unmatched service support.
THE RITON PROMISE
As a company founded by Law Enforcement and Military Veterans, we take our commitment to service seriously. Beyond being members of the Riton team, we are also hunters, marksmen, outdoorsmen and women, and ultimately consumers just like you. For that reason, we base our standards for service on the Golden Rule, as we will always provide you with the level of service that we expect to receive as consumers.
We take pride in providing service that exceeds your expectations and reminds you of times when good service was not a rarity.
UNLIMITED LIFETIME PROMISE
As a part of the Riton Promise we believe in providing you with the best possible service, including the industry’s best unlimited lifetime promise. The quality of our products makes this the best unlimited lifetime promise you’ll likely never have to use; however, as hunters and outdoorsmen and women, we know that bad things sometimes happen to even the most cautious.
Our unlimited lifetime promise is simple:
No proof of purchase or registration required for your Riton products.
Unlimited Lifetime Promise regardless of original purchaser.
All unlimited lifetime promise replacements will receive a brand-new product off the shelf. We will not ever replace the product with a repaired or refurbished product.
Replacement product will be shipped within 48 hours of receiving and approving your return.
Loss, theft and/or deliberately worn and damaged products are not covered. Unlimited Lifetime Promise is VOID if damage results from unauthorized repair or alteration.
About the Riton Manufacturer
Riton is a premium company for firearm scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They style and build their products by making the most of building materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Riton Optics X7 Tactix 1-8×28 by Riton. For additional shooting goods, visit their website.
Rifle Optic Details
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly align a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through zoom by employing a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted to account for various natural aspects like wind 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 scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Many contemporary rifle scopes have about 11 parts which are arranged internally and on the exterior of the scope. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment turrets, objective focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of an optic.
The Styles of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The form of focal plane an optic has decides where the reticle or crosshair is located in connection with the optic’s zoom. It literally implies the reticle is situated behind or in front of the magnifying lens of the optic. Picking the most ideal type of rifle scope depends upon what type of shooting you intend on undertaking.
First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are small
- Experienced shooters who recognize their aim point “hold over” and “lead” relationships for their long guns
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual sight area than a SFP reticle
Info About Second Focal Plane Scopes
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” 100 yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick.
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who want a clearer optic sight picture with less area taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Zoom for Glass
The measure of scope magnification you need depends on the style of shooting you wish to do. Almost every type of rifle scope supplies some amount of zoom. The amount of zoom a scope delivers is determined by the diameter, thickness, and curves of the lens glass within the rifle scope. The magnifying level of the scope is the “power” of the scope. This denotes what the shooter is observing through the scope is amplified times the power factor of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Power Lens Scope Facts
A single power rifle optic and scope comes with a magnification number designator like 4×32. This suggests the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of optic can not adjust given that it is a set power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Scope Facts
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification power levels. These types of scopes will note the magnification level in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the zoom of the scope could be adjusted between 2x and 10x power. This also includes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power modification is achieved using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Power and Range
Here are some recommended scope power settings and the ranges where they may be efficiently used. Highly magnified scopes will not be as efficient as lower magnification level rifle scope glass due to the fact that too much zoom can be a bad thing. The exact same concept goes for extended ranges where the shooter needs to have enough power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Info on Glass Lens Finish
All modern rifle scope and optic lenses are coated. There are different types and qualities of glass finishings. Lens coating is an essential element of a rifle’s setup when contemplating high end rifle optics and scope units. The lenses are one of the most crucial parts of the optic considering they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The covering on the lenses shields the lens surface and even improves anti glare capabilities from excess sunlight and color exposure.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some scope manufacturers also use “HD” or high-definition lens coverings which use different techniques, chemicals, elements, and polarizations to draw out separate colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Scope Lens Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Different scope lenses can even have various finishings applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or coating 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 finely tuned optic. It needs to have a coating placed on it so that the lens will be efficiently usable in numerous kinds of environments, degrees of sunshine (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less advantageous 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 makers similarly make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in building the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Finish for Rifle Glass
Water on a lens does not help with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and military grade optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic anti-water coating.
Options for Installing Scopes on Long Guns
Mounting solutions for scopes come in a few choices. There are the standard scope rings which are separately mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also typically are made in quick release versions which use toss levers which allow rifle shooters to rapidly mount and remove the scope.
Hex Key Scope Rings
Basic, clamp design mounting optic rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop design Picatinny scope mounting rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use two detached rings to support the scope, and are normally constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for far away precision shooting. This type of scope mount is great for rifle systems which need to have a resilient, unfailing mount which will not move regardless of how much the scope is moved about or abuse the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you want for a faithful scope setup on a far away scouting or tournament rifle which will hardly ever need to be altered or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used to protect against the hex screws from wiggling out after they are installed securely in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm style from Vortex Optics. The set usually costs around $200 USD
Rifle Optic Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly detach a scope and attach it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a compatible style mount. These types of mounts come in handy for long guns which are carried a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for optics which are used between several rifles.
Info Around Rifle Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can mess up a day of shooting and your expensive optic by triggering fogging and producing 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 water resistant.
Info on Glass Tube Gas Purging
Another part of avoiding the buildup of wetness inside of the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this area is currently occupied by the gas, the glass is less altered by temp alterations and pressure distinctions from the outside environment which may potentially permit 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 look for.
