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Rifle Scope Product Details
Sniper 4-16 x 50 Riflescope, Black
Sniper 4-16 x 50 Riflescope, Black 4-16X50ML
Rifle Scope Product Features
About the Sniper Scope Maker
Sniper is a premium producer for weapon scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They innovate and make their scopes and related products by applying materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Sniper 4-16 x 50 Riflescope, Black by Sniper. For additional shooting products, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Optics
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly aim a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They do this through magnification by making use of a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in to account for numerous environmental factors like wind and elevation increases or decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help the shooter understand exactly where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are viewing through the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. The majority of modern rifle scopes have around eleven parts which are found inside and outside of the optic. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets or dials, focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of a rifle optical system.
Rifle Optic Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Opting for the optimal type of rifle scope is based on what type of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Glass Details
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These styles of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where estimations are minor
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” and also “lead” ratios for their firearm
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and occupies more visual sight area than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature 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 measurement.
- Long distance forms of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who select a clearer optic sight picture with less space taken up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Glass
The amount of scope magnification you need on your optic depends upon the form of shooting you like to do. Just about every style of rifle glass provides some amount of magnification. The volume of zoom a scope delivers is established by the dimension, thickness, and curves of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification level of the scope is the “power” of the opic. This means what the shooter is aiming at through the scope is magnified times the power element of what can usually be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Power Lens Rifle Optics
A single power rifle optic comes with a magnification number designator like 4×32. This implies the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of scope can not change given that it is a fixed power optic.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Optics
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power change is handled by using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Rifle Optic Power Level and Range Correlation
Here are some suggested scope power levels and the ranges where they could be efficiently used. Remember that high magnification optics and scopes will not be as effective as lower powered glass because excessive zoom can be a detractor. The very same idea applies to longer distances where the shooter needs to have enough power to see where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Details on Optic Lens Finishes
All modern-day rifle optic and scope lenses are layered. There are various types and qualities of finishings. Lens covering can be a crucial aspect of a rifle when thinking of high end rifle optics and scope units. The lenses are one of the most essential parts of the scope given that they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The finish on the lenses protects the lens surface area and also helps with anti glare capabilities from excess daylight and color profiles.
About Rifle Optic Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope producers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes which use different processes, chemicals, elements, and polarizations to draw out different colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Rifle Optic Lens Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can likewise have different finishings used to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or coating applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is generally a protective and enhancing 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 optic. The quality of a single covered lens depends upon the scope maker and just how much you paid for it. Both the manufacturer and amount are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope producers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. This implies the lens has had several treatments applied to them. If a lens receives numerous treatments, it can establish that a maker is taking multiple actions to combat different natural elements like an anti-glare finishing, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This also doesn’t necessarily mean the multi-coated lens will perform better than a single coated lens. Being “much better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment solutions and the quality of products used in constructing the rifle optic.
Hydrophobic Coating for Glass
Water on a lens doesn’t help with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and military grade optic makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering which is water repellent.
Options for Installing Optics on Long Guns
Mounting options for scopes come in a few options. There are the basic scope rings which are separately mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also generally can be found in quick release versions which use manual levers which allow rifle operators to rapidly mount and remove the scope.
Hex Key Rifle Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
Standard, clamp style 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 separate rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is designed for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is great for rifles which require a resilient, rock solid mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Glass Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly connect and take off a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Several scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a compatible design 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 scopes which are used in between several rifles.
Info Around Rifle Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can destroy a day of shooting and your pricey optic by triggering fogging and developing residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes avoid wetness from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Scope Gas Purging
Another element of avoiding the accumulation of wetness inside of the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is already taken up by the gas, the glass is less impacted by climate shifts and pressure variations from the outdoor environment which could potentially allow 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.
