Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
SmartHS 3X Magnifier Scope with QD Mount FTS Flip to Side of 20mm Rail Mount
Rifle Scope Product Features
Material: Made of aluminum and rubber, high quality.
Specially designed for compatibility with holographic sights and for maximum flexibility and increased performance in the field.
The flip to side mount is included to allow for quick attachment and detachment.
It can be used as a handheld magnifying monocular for discrete observation and identification.
Fits all 20mm weaver standard rail
About the SmartHS Manufacturer
SmartHS is a premium manufacturer for firearm scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They create and manufacture their mounts, scopes, and related products by applying building materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the SmartHS 3X Magnifier Scope with QD Mount FTS Flip to Side of 20mm Rail Mount by SmartHS. For more shooting goods, visit their website.
About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly align a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnification by making use of a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted to account for numerous environmental things like wind speed and elevation increases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are seeing using the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. A lot of modern-day rifle scopes and optics have about eleven parts which are found inside and externally on the scope. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation turrets, objective focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle glass.
Rifle Glass Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Choosing the best type of rifle scope depends on what type of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Scope Facts
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These types of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where computations are small
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” plus “lead” equations for their long gun
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scope Info
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) come with the reticle behind the magnification lens. This triggers the reticle to remain at the exact same overall size relative to the amount of magnification being used. The effect is that the reticle measurements alter based upon the magnification chosen to shoot over longer ranges given that the markings represent various increments which can vary with the magnification. In the FFP illustration with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These sorts of scopes work for:
- Long distance kinds of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within much shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who like a clearer optic sight picture without space used up by the larger size FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Scopes
The amount of zoom a scope supplies is determined by the size, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Single Power Lens Optics
A single power rifle optic comes with 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 zoom of this kind of optic can not adjust because it is a fixed power scope.
Info About Adjustable Power Lens Optics
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will note the zoom amount in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers imply the zoom of the scope could be changed between 2x and 10x power. This additionally incorporates the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power adaptation is achieved by operating the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell piece.
The Power and Range Correlation of Optics
Here are some advised scope power settings and the distances where they could be effectively used. High power rifle scope glass will not be as efficient as lower powered glass since too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The exact same concept goes for extended ranges where the shooter needs to have sufficient power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Info on Lens Finishes
All state-of-the-art rifle scope and optic lenses are covered. Lens covering can be a vital element of a rifle’s setup when looking into high end rifle optics and scope systems.
ED Versus HD Rifle Optics
Some scope makers additionally use “HD” or high-definition glass finishes that employ various procedures, rare earth compounds, elements, and polarizations to enhance a wide range of colors and viewable definition through lenses. This HD finish is often used with more costly, high density lens glass which reduces light’s capability to refract through the lens glass. Some scope makers use “HD” to describe “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration or difference which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be noticeable over things with hard edges and outlines as light hits the item from specific angles.
Single Rifle Glass Lens Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can likewise have various finishes used to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or coating applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. This implies the lens has several treatments applied to them. If a lens receives multiple treatments, it can show that a manufacturer is taking several actions to combat different natural elements like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finishing, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This also does not always suggest the multi-coated lens is much better than a single layered lens. Being “better” depends upon the manufacturer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Lens Finishes
Water on an optic’s lens doesn’t assist with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope in any way. Numerous top of the line and premium optic makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic coating. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this type of treatment. It provides protection for the surface area of the Steiner optic lens so the water molecules can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The result is that the water beads sheet off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Optic Installation Options
Mounting solutions for scopes are available in a couple of options. There are the standard scope rings which are separately mounted to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also normally come in quick release variations which use throw levers which allow rifle operators to quickly install and remove the optics.
Scope Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope installation rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use two separate rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is developed for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is excellent for rifles which need a durable, sound mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Optic Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly remove a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. If they all use a comparable design mount, multiple scopes can also be switched out. The quick detach mount style is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten tightly to a flat top design Picatinny rail. This allows the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted while preserving the original sighting settings. These kinds of mounts come in convenient for rifles which are hauled around a lot, to remove the scope glass from the rifle for protection, or for sight systems which are employed in between a number of rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It normally costs around $250 USD
Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle glass can wreck a day on the range and your highly-priced optic by causing fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes prevent moisture from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Normally, these water-resistant optics can be submerged beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be plenty of moisture prevention for conventional use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you anticipate taking your rifle aboard watercrafts and are worried about the scope still performing if it falls overboard and you can still find the gun.
What to Know About Glass Tube Gas Purging
Another part of preventing the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this area is already occupied by the gas, the glass is less affected by climate alterations and pressure differences from the outdoor environment which might 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.
