Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Swampfox Hostile Engagement Rings
Rifle Scope Product Features
Machined in matching pairs for consistency
Truly hardcoat oxidized for excellent scratch and corrosion resistance
Integrated 45 degree reflex optic mounts on each side
Centerline heights available for most rifles
Correct fitment to 1913 MIL STD specification
WHICH RING HEIGHT IS RIGHT FOR YOU
1.60″ CENTERLINE HEIGHT
Standard height for AR-15 and large frame AR rifles
Places optic centerline at the same level as AR iron sights
A standard setup for rifles with “in-line” stocks at the same level as the receiver rail
Will work with precision scopes featuring large 56mm objective lenses
Rifles with stocks located lower than the receiver rail may need a cheek piece added
1.93″ CENTERLINE HEIGHT
Super tall option now gaining popularity
A great option when you need to see over iron sights or bulky handguard-mounted accessories
Faster sight acquisition in run-and-gun competition using Low Power Variable Optics
Not ideal for precision shooting from prone, a cheekpiece or adjustable stock will help
Not designed as “see through” rings, no co-witness with iron sights
Specifications
7075 Aluminum Construction
Scratch Resistant Hardcoat Oxidized Finish
CNC Machined, Precision Matched Pairs
Integral 45-degree RMR Footprint Optic Mounts
T10 Star ring cap screws: 10 inch-pounds torque
1913 MIL STD Picatinny base screws: 30 inch-pounds torque
Diameter Options: 30mm, 34mm
Centerline Height Options: 1.10″, 1.60″, 1.93″
About the Swampfox Company
Swampfox is a premium supplier for firearm scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and manufacture their mounts, scopes, and related products making the most of building materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Swampfox Hostile Engagement Rings by Swampfox. For more shooting goods, visit their website.
Rifle Optic Information
Rifle scopes permit you to specifically align a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They do this through magnification by utilizing a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted to take into account various ecological aspects like wind speed and elevation to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand exactly where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are viewing using the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Most contemporary rifle scopes and optics have about eleven parts which are arranged within and externally on the optic. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage dials, objective focus rings, and other components. 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 sort of focal plane an optic has identifies where the reticle or crosshair is located in relation to the optic’s magnification. It simply means the reticle is behind or ahead of the magnification lens of the optic. Deciding upon the most ideal type of rifle scope is based upon what variety of shooting you plan on doing.
About First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) come with the reticle in front of the magnification lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based upon the extent of magnification being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified distance as they are at the non magnified distance. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred 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, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where calculations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who recognize their target “hold over” and also “lead” equations for their firearms
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual sight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement.
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within much shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic picture with less area used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Glass Zoom
The amount of scope magnification you need on your glass depends on the sort of shooting you intend to do. Pretty much every kind of rifle glass delivers some level of zoom. The amount of zoom a scope provides is established by the diameter, density, and curves of the lens glass within the rifle optic. The magnification level of the optic is the “power” of the scope. This suggests what the shooter is observing through the scope is amplified times the power aspect of what can normally be seen by human eyes.
About Single Power Lens Glass
A single power rifle scope and optic will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This indicates the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of scope can not adjust since it is fixed.
Variable Power Lens Optic Details
Variable power rifle scopes can be tweaked between magnified settings. The power change is achieved by using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power and Range Correlations
Here are some recommended scope power levels and the ranges where they may be efficiently used. Bear in mind that higher magnification scopes and optics will not be as efficient as lower magnification level glass because increased zoom can be a negative thing in certain situations. The same idea relates to longer distances where the shooter needs adequate power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle.
Rifle Scope Lens Finishing
All top teir rifle optic and scope lenses are layered. Lens coating can be an important aspect of a rifle’s setup when looking into high end rifle optics and scope systems.
ED Versus HD Optics
Some scope makers also use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes which use different procedures, polarizations, aspects, and chemicals to draw out various colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass.
Details on Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Various scope lenses can even have various finishings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or coating applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. This is since the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass. It is part of the finely tuned optic. It must have a finish placed on it so that it will be efficiently usable in lots of kinds of environments, degrees of sunlight (full 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 lowering glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope developer and the amount you spent on it. Both the make and cost are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers likewise make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. This indicates the lens has had multiple treatments applied to them. If a lens gets several treatments, it can indicate that a maker is taking multiple steps to fight various natural elements like an anti-glare finish, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This additionally doesn’t always indicate the multi-coated lens will perform better than a single layered lens. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of products used in developing the rifle optic.
Hydrophobic Rifle Glass Lens Coating
Water on a lens doesn’t assist with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and military grade scope companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finishing.
Rifle Scope Installation Choices
Installing approaches for scopes are available in a few choices. There are the standard scope rings which are individually 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 variations which use toss levers which allow rifle shooters to quickly install and remove the optics.
Rifle Scope Mounts with Hex Key Rings
Basic, clamp-on style mounting optic rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop style Picatinny scope mounting rails on the tops of rifles. These types of scope mounts use double individual rings to support the scope, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are developed for long distance accuracy shooting. This kind of scope mount is great for rifles which need to have a durable, unfailing mount which will not move despite just how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you should have for a specialized optics setup on a far away hunting or sniper competition long gun that will seldom need to be modified or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used to protect against the hex screws from backing out after they are installed firmly in place. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm style from the Vortex Optics brand. The set normally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly connect and detach a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can also be switched out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts are convenient for long guns which are transferred a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used between several rifles.
Rifle Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle glass can destroy a day on the range and your expensive optic by inducing fogging and producing residue inside of the scope’s tube. The majority of scopes protect against moisture from entering the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Typically, these water-resistant optics can be immersed within 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 plan on taking your rifle aboard a watercraft and are worried about the scope still working if it goes over the side and you can still find the firearm.
Rifle Scope Gas Purging
Another component of preventing the accumulation of moisture within 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 affected by temp changes and pressure differences from the external environment which might possibly 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.
