Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Sightmark Mini Shot M-Spec LQD Reflex Sight
The compact Mini Shot M-Spec LQD is the perfect reflex sight for competition shooting, hunting and LE applications on shotguns, pistols and rifles. The kit includes a low profile QD mount for shotguns and pistols along with a riser QD mount. This rugged optic is 100% waterproof and features a durable aluminum housing with a steel protective shield. Doubling the battery life of the competition, the Mini Shot M-Spec extremely low power consumption provides 300-30,000 hours of battery life on one CR1632 battery, while its 12 hour auto shutoff prevents the unit from running out of batteries while you not using it. Easy 1 MOA wind age and elevation click adjustments make zeroing this 3 MOA red dot reticle a breeze, even without any special tools. 10 brightness levels give shooters perfect reticle options from low light situations to the brightest days. An ambidextrous digital switch allows the M-Spec to be easily turned on and off by both left and right handed shooters.
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
Locking quick Detach mount
100% waterproof and dustproof
Extremely low power consumption
Audible click wind age and elevation adjustments
3 MOA Red dot reticle
Sport type: Climbing
Sightmark Mini Shot M-Spec Reflex Sight
Features
Ambidextrous digital switch
10 daytime brightness settings
Click adjustments
300 hours battery life on high
12 hour shutoff
Waterproof
Fully aluminum housing
Steel protective shield
What’s in the box
– Rubber cover
– Fixed low profile mount
– Fixed riser mount
– Adjustment tool
– Battery
Sightmark Mini Shot M-Spec Reflex Sight
The compact Mini Shot M-Spec Reflex Sight is the perfect optic for competition shooting, hunting and LE applications on shotguns, pistols and rifle’s. The kit includes a low profile mount for shotguns and pistols along with a riser mount for platform rifles. This rugged optic is 100% waterproof and features a durable aluminum housing with a steel protective shield.
Doubling the battery life of the competition, the low power consumption provides 300-30,000 hours of battery life on one CR1632 battery, while its 12 hour auto shutoff prevents the unit from running out of batteries while you’re not using it. Easy windage and elevation click adjustments make zeroing the 3 MOA red dot reticle a breeze, even without any special tools. 10 brightness levels give shooters perfect reticle options from low light situations to the brightest days. An ambidextrous digital switch allows the M-Spec to be easily turned on and off by both left and right handed shooters.
Ambidextrous Digital Switch
Quick and easy to turn on for both right and left handed shooters, especially on pistol.
Click Adjustments
Quick and easy to zero the sight. Reduces wasted ammo compared to sights with continuous adjustment. Does not require special tools to zero.
Steel Protective Shield
Protects optical lens from light impacts, up to 3 feet on normal ground (grass/dirt)
Riser Mount
The Riser Mount allows the Mini Shot M-Spec to absolute cowitness with the front sight post
LQD Mount
The Mini Shot M-Spec LQD model includes a locking, quick detach mount. To mount the Mini Shot to a firearm, position the sight so the objective lens faces the muzzle.
Low Profile Mount
Low profile mount design allows users to still align and use irons sights on pistols with sight cutouts.
Sightmark Mini Shot M-Spec FMS Sightmark Mini Shot Sightmark Mini Shot Pro Spec – Red Sightmark Mini Shot Pro Spec – Green Sightmark Mini Shot M-Spec LQD
Reticle Type 3 MOA Red Dot 3 MOA Red Dot 5 MOA Red Dot 5 MOA Green Dot 3 MOA Red Dot
Reticle Brightness Settings 0-10 0-2 0-5 0-5 0-10
Click Adjustment 1 MOA 1 MOA 1 MOA 1 MOA 1 MOA
Battery Type CR1632 CR2032 CR1632 CR1632 CR1632
Battery Life, Hours 300-30,000 300-1,000 20-10,000 20-10,000 300-30,000
Operating Temp, Fahrenheit -20 to 160 0 to 120 0 to 120 0 to 120 -20 to 160
Auto Shut Off Yes No No No Yes
IP Rating IP67 IPX4 IPX4 IPX4 IP67
About the Sightmark Manufacturer
Sightmark is a premium manufacturer for weapon scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and supply their scopes and related products by making the most of building materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Sightmark Mini Shot M-Spec LQD Reflex Sight by Sightmark. For additional shooting goods, visit their site.
Information About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes enable you to exactly aim a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through zoom by utilizing a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted for the consideration of different environmental aspects like wind and elevation increases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand exactly where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are seeing via the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. A lot of modern rifle scopes and optics have about eleven parts which are found internally and outside of the scope body. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment dials or turrets, objective focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of a rifle scope.
Rifle Scope Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The type of focal plane a scope has identifies where the reticle or crosshair lies in relation to the optic’s zoom. It actually suggests the reticle is located behind or ahead of the magnification lens of the scope. Looking for the most suitable kind of rifle glass depends upon what type of shooting or hunting you plan on doing.
About First Focal Plane Scopes
First focal plane optics (FFP) come with the reticle ahead of the magnifying lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based upon the amount of magnification being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the magnified range as they are at the non amplified range. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards without “zoom” is still the same tick at 100 yards by using 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes are valuable for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” plus “lead” relationships for their rifles
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual sight area than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane optics (SFP) feature the reticle behind the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to stay at the same dimensions in connection with the level of magnification being used. The end result is that the reticle measurements adjust based on the zoom used to shoot over lengthier ranges given that the reticle measurements present distinct increments which fluctuate with the zoom level. In the FFP illustration with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These particular styles of scopes work for:
- Long distance kinds of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic sight picture without room used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Optic Magnification
The extent of scope zoom you need on your optic depends on the sort of shooting you wish to do. Practically every kind of rifle glass provides some amount of zoom. The level of zoom a scope offers is determined by the size, density, and curves of the lens glass within the rifle optic. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the opic. This indicates what the shooter is observing through the scope is magnified times the power factor of what can generally be seen by human eyes.
Single Power Lens Rifle Glass
A single power rifle optic uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This suggests the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not fluctuate considering that it is a fixed power scope.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Optic Details
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power change is handled by the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Optic Power Level and Range Correlation
Here are some advised scope power levels and the ranges where they can be effectively used. Consider that higher magnification scopes and optics will not be as effective as lower powered scope and optics since excessive zoom can be a bad thing. The same idea goes for longer distances where the shooter needs adequate power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Lens Finishing for Rifle Optics
All state-of-the-art rifle scope and optic lenses are layered. Lens finishing can be an important aspect of a shooting platform when considering high end rifle optics and scope systems.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some scope producers also use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which use various methods, aspects, polarizations, and chemicals to draw out different 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.
Single Glass Lens Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have different finishes used to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finishing used to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single covered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is usually a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can shield 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 manufacturer and just how much you spent on it. Both are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope makers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in building the rifle scope.
Anti-water Rifle Scope Lens Finishing
Water on an optical lens doesn’t support maintaining a clear sight picture through an optic in any way. Many top of the line or high-end scope manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finish. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this type of treatment. It treats the exterior of the Steiner scope lens so the water molecules can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads slide off of the scope to keep a clear, water free sight picture.
Alternatives for Mounting Rifle Scopes on Firearms
Mounting approaches for scopes come in a couple of options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also normally are made in quick release versions which use toss levers which enable rifle shooters to quickly install and dismount the glass.
Hex Key Rifle Scope Ring Mounting Solutions
Standard, 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 a couple of different rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is developed for long distance accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is fine for rifles which require a long lasting, rock solid mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Scope Mounting Solutions with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly remove a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can also be switched out if they all use a compatible design mount. These types of mounts come in handy for rifles which are carried a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are used between several rifles.
Details on Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture 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. Most scopes avoid wetness from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
About Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another component of avoiding the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this space is currently occupied by the gas, the scope is less influenced by temperature level alterations and pressure distinctions from the external environment which might potentially 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 seek out.
