Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Schmidt & Bender PM II 5-25×56 34mm L/P MTC LT FFP .1 MRAD MSR Illumi. Riflescope
True 2000-meter capability. Unlike most long-range variables that offer only a 4x magnification multiple, the 5-25×56 provides a full 5x and a wider field of view. Parallax adjustment in a separate turret, completely adjustable from 10 meters to infinity are standard.
The illuminated reticle has 11 graduated settings offering precise control relative to ambient light. The scope includes Schmidt and Bender-s unique color coded Double Turn elevation knob that gives the shooter instant reference to where the elevation is set. The entire adjustment range can be covered in just two turns of the knob so the user will never become lost within the adjustment range.
Item Condition: New
Scope Weight: 38.57 ounces
Scope Length: 416.56mm/16.4″
Magnification Range: 5-25x
Scope Objective Diameter: 56mm
Scope Tube Size / Mount: 34mm
Turret Adjustment (Click Value): .1mRad CW adjustment 22 mRad elevation travel 6 mRad windage Elevation Turret Details: DT MTC LT (Double Turn; More Tactile Clicks; Locking Turret) 0-26 mrad
Windage Turret Details: ST ZS LT (Single Turn; Zero Stop; Locking Turret) 6 mrad
Parallax Adjustment: Side Focus Parallax 10m – Inf
Reticle Position: First Focal Plane
Reticle Details: MSR Reticle
Field of View: 5.3 – 1.5 meters @ 100 meters
Eye Relief: 90mm/3.54″
Twilight Factor: 14.1 – 37.4
Light Transmission 90 percent
Illuminated Reticle: Yes
Scope Finish: Matte Black
Scope Turret Rotation: Clockwise (CW)
UPC: 191992004746
MPN: 677-911-842-B8-B4
Rifle Scope Product Features
5-25x zoom magnification; 56mm objective lens; index-matched anti-reflection fully multicoated optics; 5.3 – 1.5M @ 100M wide field of view
MSR Illuminated Second Focal Plane ranging reticle
Equipped with MTC (More Tactile Clicks) function, which makes it easier for the shooter to count the necessary clicks when adjusting the reticle
34mm one-piece aluminum main-tube; corrosion and scratch-resistant matte black anodized finish
Nitrogen-filled, fog and waterproof
About the Schmidt & Bender Scope Maker
Schmidt & Bender is a premium producer for long gun scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They style and make their products working with building materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Schmidt & Bender PM II 5-25×56 34mm L/P MTC LT FFP .1 MRAD MSR Illumi. Riflescope by Schmidt & Bender. For more shooting products, visit their site.
Information Scopes
Rifle scopes allow you to precisely aim a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target over a range. They do this through magnification by making use of a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted for consideration of many ecological elements like wind and elevation increases or decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand exactly where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are seeing using the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Many modern-day rifle scopes have around eleven parts which are found inside and on the exterior of the scope body. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets or dials, focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of optics.
Rifle Optic Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The kind of focal plane a scope has establishes where the reticle or crosshair lies relative to the scopes zoom. It actually means the reticle is situated behind or in front of the magnifying lens of the scope. Looking for the most reliable style of rifle optic is based on what variety of shooting you anticipate doing.
About First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based upon the amount of magnification being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the enhanced range as they are at the non magnified range. As an example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without any “zoom” is still the very same tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting situations where estimations are small
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their target “hold over” and “lead” equations for their long gun
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and requires more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane glass (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. This triggers the reticle to remain at the same scale relative to the quantity of zoom being used. The effect is that the reticle measurements adjust based on the zoom chosen to shoot over lengthier ranges considering the reticle measurements represent various increments which vary with the magnification level. In the FFP example with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement. These particular sorts of glass work for:
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most shots happen within much shorter spaces and ranges
- Shooters who choose a clearer optic picture without space taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
Rifle Glass Magnification
The level of scope zoom you need on your scope is based on the kind of shooting you want to do. Virtually every style of rifle scope gives some degree of zoom. The volume of magnification a scope gives is established by the size, thickness, and curves of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification level of the scope is the “power” of the scope. This suggests what the shooter is looking at through the scope is magnified times the power factor of what can normally be seen by human eyes.
Single Power Lens Glass Info
A single power rifle scope will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This means the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of optic can not fluctuate since it is fixed.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will note the magnification amount in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers mean the zoom of the scope can be adjusted between 2x and 10x power. This also includes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power modification is achieved by employing the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Rifle Scope Power Level and Ranges
Here are some suggested scope power settings and the ranges where they could be efficiently used. Keep in mind that high power scopes and optics will not be as effective as lower magnification level optics and scopes due to the fact that increased zoom can be a negative thing in certain situations. The exact same idea applies to extended ranges where the shooter needs increased power to see where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Lens Finish for Rifle Glass
All state-of-the-art rifle optic lenses are covered. Lens covering can be a crucial element of a shooting system when buying high end rifle optics and scope systems.
Details on Rifle Optic Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some glass suppliers also use “HD” or high-def lense coatings which use different procedures, components, compounds, and polarizations to draw out various color ranges and viewable definition through lenses. This high-definition finishing is commonly used with increased density glass which reduces light’s potential to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope corporations use “HD” to describe “ED” suggesting extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are represented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic aberration or deviance which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be obvious around things with hard outlines as light hits the item from specific angles.
Single Glass Lens Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Different scope lenses can also have various finishes applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some kind of treatment or finish applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. This is since the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass. It becomes part of the finely tuned optic. It needs to have a covering put on it so that the lens will be optimally functional in lots of types of environments, degrees of sunlight (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is normally a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can shield the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single covered lens depends upon the scope maker and the amount you paid for it. Both the make and cost are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope makers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. Being “much better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in constructing the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Lens Finish
Water on a scope lens doesn’t assist with preserving a clear sight picture through an optic at all. Lots of top of the line and high-end optic manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this sort of treatment. It deals with the exterior surfaces of the Steiner scope lens so the water particles can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The result is that the water beads roll off of the scope to keep a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Glass Installing Alternatives
Mounting solutions 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 mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also typically are made in quick release variations which use throw levers which permit rifle operators to rapidly mount and remove the scopes.
Hex Key Rifle Scope Rings
Standard, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to position to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use double detached rings to support the scope, and are normally constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are designed for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope mount is effective for rifles which are in need of a resilient, unfailing mount which will not move no matter just how much the scope is moved about or abuse the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you really want to have for a faithful scope setup on a far away hunting or interdiction long gun which will hardly ever need to be modified or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on the scope mount’s screws to keep the hex screw threads from backing out after they are mounted securely in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm style from Vortex Optics. The set generally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Scope Ring Mounts
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly take off a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can even be switched out if they all use a compatible style mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifles which are transported a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used in between multiple rifles or are situationally focused.
Info on Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can mess up a day of shooting and your pricey optic by bringing about fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes avoid wetness from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Gas Purged Optic Tubes
Another component of preventing the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is already occupied by the gas, the glass is less impacted by temperature level alterations and pressure variations from the outside environment which could possibly permit water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
