Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Sniper ZT 5-25×50 FFP First Focal Plane (FFP) Scope with Red/Green Illuminated Reticle
Product contains:
ZT5-25x50FFP Scope and Mount
High Quality Flip Up Lens Caps
Sunshade
Side focus wheel
CR2032 Battery
Cleaning Cloth and Allen Keys
Lifetime Warranty from Texas Precision Optics Inc
Specific parameters
MODEL: ZT5-25x50FFP
MAGNIFICATION: 5X-25X
WEIGHT/OZ: 27.2
LENGTH: 14.4
TUBE SIZE: 30
EYE RELIEF: 3.8~3.7
EXIT PUPIL/MM: 8.3~2.1
FIELD OF VIEW@100YARDS: 16~4
CLICK IN@100YARDS: 1/4 MOA
ADJUSTMENT RANGE: 25
PARALLAX SETTING: 10 yd.- infinity
Fog PROOF: YES
Shock PROOF: YES
Water PROOF: YES
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
Hunting rifle scope providing crystal clear targeting at 5-25x magnification, with a 50mm objective diameter and an eye relief of 3.7-3.8 Inches
Glass-etched/First focal plane(FFP) reticle. Reticle illumination in both red and green with multiple brightness intensities
Capped reset turrets are finger adjustable with 1/4 MOA clicks that can be reset to zero after sighting in.
The windage and elevation turrets offer 30 MOA either side of optical center set with our easy to use lift, adjust, press down to lock design that is highly accurate and durable with re-zeroable turrets.
100% Fogproof, waterproof and shockproof
About the Sniper Scope Maker
Sniper is a premium manufacturer for weapon scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They innovate and manufacture their mounts and related products choosing elements which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Sniper ZT 5-25×50 FFP First Focal Plane (FFP) Scope with Red/Green Illuminated Reticle by Sniper. For additional shooting products, visit their site.
All About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes allow you to precisely align a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by using a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted for consideration of varied natural aspects like wind and elevation increases or decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand exactly where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing using the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. The majority of modern rifle optics have about eleven parts which are found inside and externally on the scope body. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment turrets or dials, objective focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of scopes.
About Rifle Glass Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” kind of scopes. The style of focal plane an optic has determines where the reticle or crosshair lies in relation to the optic’s magnification. It simply implies the reticle is situated behind or ahead of the magnification lens of the scope. Picking the most beneficial style of rifle scope is based on what variety of shooting or hunting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Scope Info
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These styles of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where computations are small
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” and also “lead” equations for their firearm
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and takes up more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane glass (SFP) include the reticle behind the zoom lens. This causes the reticle to stay at the very same overall size in connection with the volume of magnification being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements shift based on the magnification used to shoot over greater ranges given that the markings present different increments which fluctuate with the magnification level. In the FFP example with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement. These types of optics work for:
- Far away styles of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within much shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic picture with less area taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Optics
The amount of magnification a scope offers 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 Rifle Optics
A single power rifle optic comes with a zoom 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 fluctuate since it is fixed.
Info About Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Glass
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification increments. It will list the magnification degree in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers mean the zoom of the scope can be set between 2x and 10x power. This additionally incorporates the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power shift is accomplished by operating the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Rifle Scope Power Level and Ranges
Here are some recommended scope powers and the ranges where they may be successfully used. High power rifle scope glass will not be as effective as lower powered rifle scope glass given that too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same concept relates to longer ranges where the shooter needs to have sufficient power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Lens Covering for Glass
All modern-day rifle optic lenses are covered in special coatings. There are different types and qualities of coverings. Lens finish is an essential aspect of a rifle’s setup when thinking of high-end rifle optics and scope units. The glass lenses are among the most key components of the scope as they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The covering on the lenses offers protection to the lens surface and also improves anti glare capabilities from excess light and color presence.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some scope producers will also use “HD” or high-definition glass finishes which take advantage of different processes, polarizations, rare earth compounds, and elements to enhance different colors and viewable target visibility through the lens. This HD finish is normally used with more costly, high density glass which decreases light’s potential to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope suppliers use “HD” to refer to “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how colors are represented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic aberration or deviance which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration is often visible around things with defined shapes as light hits the item from certain angles.
Rifle Optic Lens Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Various scope lenses can even have various coverings applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some kind of treatment or covering applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. Because the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It is part of the finely tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that the lens will be optimally usable in lots of types of environments, degrees of sunshine (full light VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
Single covered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can preserve the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single layered lens depends on the scope developer and how much you spent paying for it. Both are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in building the rifle scope.
Rifle Optic Lens Hydrophobic Finishing
Water on a scope’s lens does not improve retaining a clear sight picture through a scope whatsoever. Many top of the line or premium scope producers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finish. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this sort of treatment. It provides protection for the exterior of the Steiner glass lens so the H2O molecules can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The result is that the water beads move off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Glass Mounting Alternatives
Installing approaches for scopes can be found in a couple of choices. There are the standard scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also typically come in quick release variations which use throw levers which enable rifle operators to rapidly install and dismount the glass.
Hex Key Glass Ring Mounts
Basic, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to position to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on the tops of rifles. These types of scope mounts use double independent rings to support the scope, and are usually constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are developed for long distance accuracy shooting. This kind of scope mount is good for rifle systems which need to have a durable, rock solid mount which will not move regardless of how much the scope is moved or jarring the rifle takes. These are the type of mounts you really want to have for a dedicated scope setup on a long distance hunting or competition rifle that will pretty much never need to be altered or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on screws to prevent the hex screw threads from wiggling out after they are mounted safely in position. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm style made by the Vortex Optics company. The set typically costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Scope Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly attach and detach a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Several scopes can also be switched out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts come in handy for rifle platforms which are transferred a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are used in between numerous rifles or are situationally focused.
Info Around Rifle Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can ruin a day on the range and your pricey optic by triggering fogging and developing residue inside of the scope’s tube. Most optics protect against moisture from getting in the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Normally, these water-resistant optics can be submerged under 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be plenty of humidity avoidance for common use rifles, unless you plan on taking your rifle aboard a watercraft and are concerned about the scope still performing if it falls overboard and you can still salvage the rifle.
Gas Purged Scope Tubes
Another component of avoiding the buildup of wetness within the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this area is currently taken up by the gas, the scope is less influenced by climate alterations and pressure variations from the outdoor environment which could potentially allow water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
