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Rifle Scope Product Details
Sniper MT 6-24X50 AOL Hunting Rifle Scope Red, Green Illuminated Mil Dot Reticle/Fully Multi-Coated Lens/Wind and Elevation Adjust/Front AO Adjust for fine Tuning/3″ Sunshade
MAGNIFICATION: 6-24
RETICLE: across
WEIGHT/OZ: 24.3
LENGTH: 14.53
TUBE SIZE: 1″
EYE RELIEF: 3.8~3.7
EXIT PUPIL/MM: 8.3~2.1
FIELD OF VIEW@100YARDS: 16~4
CLICK IN@100YARDS: 1/4″
ADJUSTMENT RANGE: 25
Fog Proof: YES
Shock Proof:YES
Water Proof: YES
Scope rings: fit Picatinny rail.
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
Superior Multi-Coated lenses for reduction of glare and reflection, while maximizing light transmission for ultimate brightness and clarity of edge to edge, image
Red, Green illuminated color Mil-Dot reticle with quick-reaching button operations and last active color memory function, along with auto off to save battery life
QTA (Quick Adjustment) turrets with precise 1/4 MOA click value for wind and elevation adjustment
Lifetime Warranty* from Texas Precision Optics Inc
Nitrogen filled scope body, completely sealed with o-ring, making scope shockproof, waterproof, and fog proof
About the Sniper Scope Maker
Sniper is a premium producer for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They style and build their scopes and related products by using elements which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Sniper MT 6-24X50 AOL Hunting Rifle Scope Red, Green Illuminated Mil Dot Reticle/Fully Multi-Coated Lens/Wind and Elevation Adjust/Front AO Adjust for fine Tuning/3″ Sunshade by Sniper. For more shooting products, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Scopes
Rifle scopes permit you to specifically aim a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They do this through magnifying the target by using a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted to take into account various 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 land based on the sight picture you are seeing via the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Many contemporary rifle optics have about 11 parts which are located within and externally on the optic. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets or dials, focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of a scope.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The type of focal plane a scope has determines where the reticle or crosshair lies in regard to the scopes zoom. It literally implies the reticle is behind or in front of the magnification lens of the scope. Picking out the best form of rifle scope depends on what type of shooting or hunting you anticipate undertaking.
Info on First Focal Plane Optics
First focal plane optics (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnifying lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based on the level of magnification being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the magnified range as they are at the non magnified distance. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards with no “zoom” is still the very same tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where estimations are minor
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” as well as “lead” relationships for their weapon
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature the reticle to the rear of the magnification 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 types of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within much shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who want a clearer optic sight picture without space used up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Rifle Optic Magnification
The amount of scope magnification you need on your glass is based on the style of shooting you desire to do. Almost every type of rifle scope offers some amount of magnification. The amount of zoom a scope delivers is established by the diameter, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses within the rifle optic. The zoom of the optic is the “power” of the glass. This indicates what the shooter is checking out through the scope is amplified times the power aspect of what can generally be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Single Power Lens Glass
A single power rifle scope will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This implies the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of optic can not fluctuate since it is fixed.
Variable Power Lens Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes can be modified between magnified settings. The power change is accomplished by making use of the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Scope Power Level and Range Correlation
Here are some advised scope powers and the ranges where they could be efficiently used. Bear in mind that high magnification scopes will not be as practical as lower powered optics because too much magnification can be a detractor. The exact same idea applies to extended ranges where the shooter needs to have sufficient power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle at the target.
About Lens Coverings
All cutting-edge rifle scope and optic lenses are coated. Lens finishing is a significant aspect of a rifle system when looking into high end rifle optics and scope setups.
About Scope Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope manufacturers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which use various procedures, components, chemicals, and polarizations to draw out a wide range of colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating for Scopes
Various optic lenses can likewise have different coverings used to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finish used to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less beneficial 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 how much you paid for it.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. This suggests the lens has multiple treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens receives several treatments, it can establish that a manufacturer is taking numerous steps to combat different environmental aspects like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This also doesn’t necessarily imply the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single layered lens. Being “much better” hinges on the producer’s lens treatment solutions and the quality of products used in building the rifle glass.
Anti-water Lens Coverings
Water on a scope’s lens doesn’t help with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line or premium optic makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finishing. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this type of treatment. It provides protection for the exterior surfaces of the Steiner glass lens so the water particles can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads roll off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Glass Mounting Choices
Installing solutions for scopes are available in a few choices. There are the basic scope rings which are individually mounted to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also usually come in quick release versions which use toss levers which enable rifle shooters to rapidly mount and remove the scope.
Hex Key Rifle Scope Ring Mounts
Basic, clamp type mounting optic rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These styles of scope mounts use double separate rings to support the optic, and are normally made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are designed for long distance precision shooting. This kind of scope mount is excellent for rifles which are in need of a durable, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved about or abuse the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you want for a devoted optics system on a reach out and touch someone hunting or interdiction rifle that will almost never need to be altered or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the mount screws to stop the hex screws from backing out after they are installed safely in place. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm style made by the Vortex Optics company. The set usually costs around $200 USD
Rifle Glass Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly connect and remove a scope from a rifle. If they all use a comparable design mount, several scopes can often be swapped on the range. The quick detach design is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers connect firmly to a flat top style Picatinny rail. This enables the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while keeping precision. These types of mounts are useful and handy for rifles which are moved a lot, to take off the scope glass from the rifle for protection, or for sight systems which are chosen for use between numerous rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It normally costs around $250 USD
Sealing and Gas Purging for Glass Tubes
Wetness inside your rifle optic can spoil a day of shooting and your highly-priced optic by triggering fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes protect against moisture from entering the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Usually, these water resistant optics can be immersed under 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be ample humidity avoidance for common use rifles, unless you intend on taking your rifle on your motorboat and are worried about the scope still working if it falls overboard and you can still retrieve the gun.
Gas Purged Scope Tubes
Another part of preventing the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this area is currently taken up by the gas, the optic is less altered by climate shifts and pressure differences from the external environment which may possibly enable 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.
