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Rifle Scope Product Details
Sig Sauer WHISKEY5 Scope, 3-15x52mm, 30mm, SFP, Mrad Milling Hunter Illum Reticl
Sig Sauer Whiskey5 3-15x52mm 30mm Riflescope, SFP, MRAD MILLING HUNTER Illuminated Reticle, LEVELPLEX, 0.1 MRAD ADJ, Black, SOW53018
Rifle Scope Product Features
About the Sig Sauer Scope Maker
Sig Sauer is a premium manufacturer for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and manufacture their products by making the most of building materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Sig Sauer WHISKEY5 Scope, 3-15x52mm, 30mm, SFP, Mrad Milling Hunter Illum Reticl by Sig Sauer. For additional shooting items, visit their site.
Information Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes allow you to specifically aim a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They do this through zoom by employing a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted to take into account numerous environmental considerations like wind speed and elevation increases or decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing via the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Many modern rifle optics have around eleven parts which are arranged inside and externally on the scope. These optic pieces consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment turrets, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of a scope.
Rifle Scope Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Considering the best type of rifle optic depends on what type of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Scope Details
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where estimations are small
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” as well as “lead” correlations for their firearms
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and requires more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane optics (SFP) come with the reticle behind the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement.
- Long distance kinds of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within much shorter spaces and ranges
- Shooters who like a clearer optic picture without room taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
About Rifle Scope Zoom
The amount of magnification a scope provides is identified by the size, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Single Power Lens Rifle Glass
A single power rifle scope uses a zoom 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 type of scope can not fluctuate given that it is set from the factory.
Info About Variable Power Lens Rifle Glass
Variable power rifle scopes can be tweaked between magnified settings. The power modification is handled by making use of the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Power Levels and Range
Here are some recommended scope power levels and the ranges where they could be efficiently used. Always remember that higher magnification scopes and optics will not be as practical as lower magnification level optics and scopes because excessive magnification can be a negative thing in certain situations. The same idea applies to extended distances where the shooter needs increased power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle.
Details on Glass Lens Finishes
All contemporary rifle optic and scope lenses are layered. There are different types and qualities of lens finishings. Lens covering can be a crucial element of a rifle when looking into high-end rifle optics and targeting units. The glass lenses are among the most essential components of the scope as they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finish on the lenses shields the lens surface area as well as assists with anti glare capabilities from refracted direct sunlight and color presence.
About Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope brands likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use different procedures, chemicals, aspects, and polarizations to draw out a wide range of colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can even have different coverings applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or coating applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic. This is due to the fact that the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass. It becomes part of the carefully tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that the lens will be efficiently functional in lots of types of environments, degrees of sunshine (full VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
Single covered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is usually a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope company and how much you spent on it. The scope’s maker and cost are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. This indicates the lens has had multiple treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives multiple treatments, it can indicate that a company is taking multiple actions to combat different environmental factors like an anti-glare finishing, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This also does not necessarily mean the multi-coated lens is better than a single layered lens. Being “much better” depends upon the producer’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of products used in constructing the rifle optic.
Anti-water Lens Finishes
Water on a lens doesn’t help with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and high-end optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finish.
Optic Installation Options
Mounting options for scopes are available in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also generally can be found in quick release versions which use throw levers which enable rifle shooters to quickly mount and remove the glass.
Rifle Glass Mounts with Hex Key Rings
Normal, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use two different rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are developed for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope mount is fine for rifles which require a durable, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Rifle Optic Mounting Solutions with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly connect and take off a scope from a rifle. If they all use a comparable style mount, multiple scopes can often be switched in the field. The quick detach design is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach nicely to a flat top design Picatinny rail. This lets the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted while preserving precision. These types of mounts are useful and practical for rifles which are transferred a lot, to remove the glass from the rifle for protection, or for sight systems which are chosen for use in between numerous rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It typically costs around $250 USD
About Rifle Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle optic can destroy a day of shooting and your expensive optic by causing fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. A lot of scopes prevent wetness from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
About Rifle Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another element of avoiding the buildup of wetness inside of the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is currently occupied by the gas, the glass is less altered by temp changes and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which could potentially allow water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
