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Rifle Scope Product Details
Swift SRP677M Premier Riflescope, Matte
Swift 6-24x50mm Premier Riflescope SPR677M is complete with an adjustable parallax, which allows for better marksmanship and makes this rifle scope highly adjustable and excellent for use as a varmint scope or on gas powered rifles. Elevation and windage adjustments of the Swift 6-24×50 Premium Riflescope SPR 677M are mounted full saddle on the hard 1 inch thick aluminum construction. Speed Focus adjustment brings you on target easily. This Swift Riflescope is waterproof and fogproof, includes sunshade, and has fully multi-coated optics.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Waterproof and Fogproof
Speed Focus
Fully Multi-coated Optics
1/4″ click stop adjustment
Parallax Free at 100 yards
Swift has added a coil spring to the SRP line of products. The coil springs give the scope more protection against heavy recoil rifles. Our coil spring system was made popular in the Sur-Lok series, and was simplified to work with all SRP models. Now you not only get amazing clarity, but also the recoil protection you need.
SWIFT SRP677M Premier Riflescope
6-24×50 CS, Matte
Desired by bench-rest shooters for the combination of power and size objective. Features our new improved Coil Spring System.
USA Made BaK7 Schott Glass
Light Amplifying Optics Coating – Up to 96% Greater Light Transmission
Longer Eye Relief
Full Saddle Construction
1″ Aircraft Aluminum Tube
Re-enforced Reticle Mounts
Quick-Focus Eyepiece
Parallax Free at 100 yards
Target Turret, Windage and Elevation
Self-centering Reticle
Waterproof, Fogproof & Shockproof
Complete with Quick-thread Sunshade and Objective Dust Covers
Swift Lifetime Warranty
About the Swift Sport Optics Scope Maker
Swift Sport Optics is a premium supplier for rifle scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and supply their scopes, mounts, and related products by using materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Swift SRP677M Premier Riflescope, Matte by Swift Sport Optics. For more shooting products, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly aim a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by using a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted to account for numerous ecological factors like wind speed and elevation to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand exactly where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing using the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Many contemporary rifle scopes and optics have around eleven parts which are located inside and externally on the scope. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets, focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of optics.
The Styles of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The form of focal plane a scope has establishes where the reticle or crosshair is located relative to the optic’s magnification. It literally suggests the reticle is situated behind or in front of the magnifying lens of the scope. Looking for the most effective kind of rifle scope is based on what kind of hunting or shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where calculations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” and also “lead” ratios for their firearms
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and occupies more visual sight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scope Facts
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle behind the zoom 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.
- Far away types of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within much shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic picture with less area used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Zoom for Rifle Glass
The quantity of zoom a scope provides is figured out by the diameter, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Optic Facts
A single power rifle optic uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This suggests the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of optic can not adjust because it is fixed.
Adjustable Power Lens Glass
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will list the magnification level in a configuration such as 2-10×32. These numbers suggest the magnification of the scope can be adjusted in between 2x and 10x power. This additionally utilizes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adaptation is achieved by employing the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Power Levels and Range Correlations
Here are some advised scope power settings and the ranges where they could be successfully used. Bear in mind that higher magnification optics and scopes will not be as efficient as lower powered optics because excessive zoom can be a negative thing in certain situations. The exact same concept applies to extended ranges where the shooter needs enough power to see where to properly aim the rifle.
Details on Glass Lens Finish
All modern-day rifle scope and optic lenses are covered in special coatings. There are different types and qualities of finishes. When shopping for high end rifle scope systems, Lens finishing can be a vital component of defining the capability of the rifle. The lenses are one of the most significant components of the glass since they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The coating on the lenses offers protection to the lens exterior as well as assists with anti glare capabilities from excess light and color perception.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some scope manufacturers also use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use different procedures, chemicals, polarizations, and elements to draw out a wide range of colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Optic Lens Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can likewise have different coatings used to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finishing used to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single covered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is generally a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single layered lens depends on the scope designer and how much you paid for it. The scope’s maker and cost are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Coating for Rifle Glass
Water on an optical lens doesn’t improve retaining a clear sight picture through an optic whatsoever. Lots of top of the line or premium scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic coating. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this type of treatment. It provides protection for the surface of the Steiner scope lens so the water molecules can not bind to it or create surface tension. The result is that the water beads sheet off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Optic Installing Alternatives
Installing solutions for scopes are available in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are separately installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also normally come in quick release versions which use throw levers which permit rifle shooters to rapidly install and dismount the optics.
Rifle Glass Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Normal, 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 separate rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is developed for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope mount is great for rifles which require a durable, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Glass Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly remove a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Several scopes can even be swapped out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts come in handy for rifle platforms which are carried a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are used between multiple rifles or are situationally focused.
Info Around Rifle Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can ruin a day of shooting and your pricey optic by causing fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes avoid moisture from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Gas Purged Optic Tubes
Another component of preventing the accumulation of wetness inside of the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this space is already occupied by the gas, the glass is less impacted by temperature alterations and pressure variations from the outdoor environment which could possibly permit water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
