Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Trijicon Tenmile First Focal Plane (FFP) Riflescope with Red/Green MRAD Precision Tree Reticle
Rifle Scope Product Features
CONFIDENT AIMING IN ANY LIGHT: User-selectable LED brightness settings with an “off” in between each setting to adapt to any environment
EDGE-TO-EDGE CLARITY: Fully multi-coated, broadband, anti-reflective glass provides excellent light transmission, true detail and color with zero distortion
QUICK & EASY ADJUSTMENTS: Crisp, precise, windage/elevation adjusters require no tools; Capped or zero stop adjusters ensure no accidental shift
PINPOINT AIMING IN ANY CONDITION: Precise milling and holdover reticles available in first or second focal plane for ensured accuracy
ULTRA DURABLE FOR ENSURED RELIABILITY: Ruggedized design engineered to withstand extreme conditions and tested to military standards and protocols
Sport type: Target
Included components: Sunshade, Tenebraex Flip Caps, Scopecoat, 3mm Hex Key, 1.5mm Hex Key, Repositionable Magnification Knob and Replacement Screw, 1 CR2032 Battery, Quick Reference Guide, Warranty Card, Vinyl Logo Sticker
About the Trijicon Company
Trijicon is a premium company for rifle scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They innovate and manufacture their scopes, mounts, and related products by making the most of materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Trijicon Tenmile First Focal Plane (FFP) Riflescope with Red/Green MRAD Precision Tree Reticle by Trijicon. For additional shooting items, visit their site.
Information Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes enable you to exactly align a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through magnification using a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted to account for separate natural things like wind speed and elevation decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand exactly 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 target. Many modern rifle optics have around eleven parts which are arranged within and outside of the optic. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of a rifle optical system.
Rifle Scope Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Picking the best type of rifle scope is based on what type of shooting you plan to do.
Info About First Focal Plane Scopes
First focal plane glass (FFP) include the reticle in front of the magnification lens. This induces the reticle to increase in size based upon the extent of magnification being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the enhanced range as they are at the non magnified range. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without “zoom” is still the exact same tick at 100 yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where computations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” plus “lead” correlations for their firearm
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane glass (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. This triggers the reticle to remain at the exact same overall size in connection with the quantity of magnification being used. The effect is that the reticle measurements evolve based upon the zoom used to shoot over lengthier distances due to the fact that the reticle markings present various increments which change with the magnification. In the FFP example with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement. These styles of glass are beneficial for:
- Far away forms of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most shots happen within shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who want a clearer optic sight picture with less area used up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Zoom for Optics
The level of scope magnification you need on your optic depends upon the form of shooting you choose to do. Nearly every type of rifle optic gives some level of zoom. The amount of zoom a scope provides is determined by the dimension, thickness, and curves of the lenses within the rifle scope. The zoom of the optic is the “power” of the glass. This indicates what the shooter is aiming at through the scope is amplified times the power aspect of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
About Fixed Power Lens Optics
A single power rifle scope or optic uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This suggests the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not fluctuate because it is a fixed power optic.
About Variable Power Lens Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will note the magnification level in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the zoom of the scope can be set between 2x and 10x power. This always includes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power modification is accomplished using the power ring component of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
The Power and Range of Glass
Here are some advised scope power settings and the ranges where they may be effectively used. Keep in mind that higher magnification optics will not be as effective as lower powered glass because too much magnification can be a negative thing in certain situations. The same idea goes for longer distances where the shooter needs adequate power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle.
Details on Optic Lens Finish
All modern-day rifle scope lenses are layered. There are various types and qualities of glass lens coatings. Lens finishing is a crucial element of a rifle when thinking about high end rifle optics and targeting systems. The glass lenses are among the most critical parts of the glass since they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The coating on the lenses safeguards the lens surface as well as assists with anti glare capabilities from excess natural light and color perception.
HD Versus ED Optic Lens Coatings
Some optic suppliers also use “HD” or high-def lens coverings that take advantage of different processes, polarizations, components, and chemicals to enhance separate color ranges and viewable definition through the lens. This high-definition covering is typically used with greater density lens glass which drops light’s capability to refract through the lens glass. Some scope corporations use “HD” to refer to “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic deviance or aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration is often noticeable around objects with hard edges and outlines as light hits the object from specific angles.
Single Glass Lens Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can likewise have different coatings applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some type of treatment or covering used to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less helpful 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 define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. This means the lens has had numerous treatments applied to them. If a lens receives several treatments, it can prove that a producer is taking numerous actions to fight different natural factors like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finish, followed by a hydrophilic coating. This also doesn’t always imply the multi-coated lens is better than a single layered lens. Being “much better” depends upon the producer’s lens treatment solutions and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle glass.
Anti-water Rifle Optic Lens Covering
Water on a lens doesn’t help with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and high-end optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic anti-water finishing.
Glass Mounting Alternatives
Installing approaches for scopes come in a couple of options. There are the standard scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also normally are made in quick release variations which use toss levers which permit rifle shooters to rapidly mount and dismount the scopes.
Rifle Scope Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Normal, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope installation 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 are developed for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope install is perfect for rifles which need a durable, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly attach and remove a scope from a rifle. A wide range of scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar style mount. The quick detach mount style is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach nicely to a flat top design Picatinny rail. This permits the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted while keeping precision. These kinds of mounts come in practical for shooting platforms which are transferred a lot, to take off the scope glass from the rifle for protection, or for aiming systems which are chosen for use in between numerous rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount from the Vortex Optics brand. It usually costs around $250 USD
Sealing and Gas Purging for Rifle Optic Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle scope can mess up a day of shooting and your expensive optic by triggering fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. Most scopes prevent wetness from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Info on Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another element of preventing the accumulation of wetness within the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this space is already occupied by the gas, the optic is less altered by temperature level alterations and pressure variations from the outdoor environment which might potentially allow water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
