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Rifle Scope Product Details
Swarovski Z8i 2-16×50 – 4W-I 68305
The Swarovski Z8i 2-16×50 offers an incredible 8x magnification that allows this scope to be utilized in almost any circumstance that may arise. This line of Swarovski scopes will push the bonds of scope technology like never before. It has incredible clarity and 93% light transmission that can only truly be understood by looking through one. This is made possible with the highest imaginable glass quality and Swarovskis state of the art coatings. The slim 30mm tube size is not overly cumbersome and gives this scope a very elegant look upon the rifle that it is mated with. It also features the optional BTF (ballistic turret flex) for both elevation and windage adjustments, which can be installed without the need for extra tools. The 2-16x magnification on this scope lends well to a variety of situations that include the driving hunt. In this particular circumstance speed and low magnification are needed to hit game that may spot you before you spot them. However you must also be wary of game that is farther away. This creates a particular challenge for hunters, but not any longer as the 2-16x Z8i is perfectly suited to both situations with a quick turn of the throw lever.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Illuminated 4W-I Reticle
50mm objective lens
2nd focal plane
Waterproof and fogproof
Multi-coated lenses
About the Swarovski Optik Manufacturer
Swarovski Optik is a premium supplier for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and make their mounts, scopes, and related products using materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Swarovski Z8i 2-16×50 – 4W-I 68305 by Swarovski Optik. For additional shooting goods, visit their site.
Optic Facts
Rifle scopes enable you to precisely aim a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through zoom by employing a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be dialed in for consideration of numerous environmental aspects like wind and elevation increases or decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand precisely where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing through the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Most modern rifle scopes and optics have around eleven parts which are located within and on the exterior of the scope body. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment turrets, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of a rifle optical system.
Rifle Scope Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” kind of scopes. The sort of focal plane a scope has determines where the reticle or crosshair is located in connection with the scopes magnifying adjustments. It literally implies the reticle is situated behind or ahead of the magnification lens of the scope. Considering the most desired form of rifle scope is based upon what style of hunting or shooting you anticipate doing.
First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) come with the reticle in front of the magnification lens. This induces the reticle to increase in size based upon the level of zoom being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the magnified range as they are at the non magnified range. As an example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards without “zoom” is still the same tick at one hundred yards using 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting situations where estimations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their target “hold over” and also “lead” relationships for their firearms
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optic Details
Second focal plane optics (SFP) feature the reticle behind the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement.
- Long distance types of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within shorter spaces and ranges
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic picture without space used up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Details on Optic Magnification
The level of scope zoom you need on your glass depends on the form of shooting you wish to do. Just about every kind of rifle optic delivers some amount of zoom. The amount of zoom a scope gives is determined by the size, density, and curvatures of the lens glass within the rifle optic. The magnification level of the optic is the “power” of the opic. This implies what the shooter is checking out through the scope is amplified times the power factor of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
Info About Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Glass
A single power rifle optic will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of scope can not fluctuate because it is fixed.
Adjustable Power Lens Scope Facts
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power modification is performed using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Glass Power and Range Correlation
Here are some advised scope powers and the ranges where they could be efficiently used. Always remember that higher power scopes and optics will not be as effective as lower powered optics and scopes due to the fact that increased magnification can be a negative thing in certain situations. The exact same concept relates to extended distances where the shooter needs to have sufficient power to see where to properly aim the rifle.
Lens Finishing for Optics
All modern rifle optic and scope lenses are layered. There are different types and qualities of glass lens finishings. Lens covering can be a crucial element of a rifle’s setup when contemplating high-end rifle optics and scope units. The lenses are one of the most critical parts of the optic as they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The coating on the lenses protects the lens surface area and assists with anti glare from refracted natural light and color recognition.
Info on Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope producers also use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use various techniques, polarizations, chemicals, and components to draw out a wide range of colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” to signify the lens has extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating for Rifle Glass
Different optic lenses can also have different coatings used to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or coating applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can preserve the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less advantageous things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single coated lens depends upon the scope designer and how much money you paid for it. The scope’s maker and cost are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope producers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. This suggests the lens has had several treatments applied to them. If a lens receives several treatments, it can indicate that a maker is taking several steps to combat different environmental elements like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This also does not always mean the multi-coated lens will perform better than a single coated lens. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of glass used in constructing the rifle glass.
Anti-water Finish for Rifle Scopes
Water on a lens does not assist with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and military grade optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finishing.
Alternatives for Installing Rifle Scopes on Firearms
Installing approaches 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 types of mounts also generally can be found in quick release variations which use toss levers which enable rifle shooters to quickly install and dismount the scope.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Ring Mounting Solutions
Standard, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use two different rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope install is excellent for rifles which need a long lasting, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Scope Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever 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. Numerous scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifle platforms which are transported a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for optics which are used between numerous rifles.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Rifle Scope Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle glass can ruin a day of shooting and your pricey optic by resulting in fogging and making residue inside of the scope’s tube. Most optics protect against moisture from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Usually, these scopes can be immersed beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be more than enough wetness avoidance for standard use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you plan on taking your rifle on boats and are concerned about the optic still performing if it goes over the side and you can still salvage the firearm.
Gas Purged Rifle Optic Tubes
Another part of avoiding the accumulation of wetness inside of the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is already taken up by the gas, the optic is less affected by temperature changes and pressure variations from the external 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 seek out.
