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Rifle Scope Product Details
US Optics 3-12x52mm 30mm Tube; Non-Lit FFP MHR Reticle; Elevation and Windage Zeroing Knob with 1/10 MIL Adjustments TS-12X-MHR
U.S. Optics TS-12X Riflescope, 3-12x52mm, 30mm Tube, FFP, MHR Non-Lit Reticle, 1/10 MIL Elevation/ Windage Adjustment, Black, Small, TS-12X MHR
Rifle Scope Product Features
Product Type: Sporting Goods
Package Height: 29.489 Centimeters
Package Length: 9.296 Centimeters
Package Width: 10.795 Centimeters
About the U.S. Optics Brand
U.S. Optics is a premium maker for weapon scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They innovate and make their mounts and related products by making the most of materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the US Optics 3-12x52mm 30mm Tube; Non-Lit FFP MHR Reticle; Elevation and Windage Zeroing Knob with 1/10 MIL Adjustments TS-12X-MHR by U.S. Optics. For additional shooting goods, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes enable you to specifically aim a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through zoom using a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted for the consideration of various environmental factors like wind and elevation increases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are seeing via the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Many modern rifle scopes have around 11 parts which are arranged within and on the exterior of the scope. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets or dials, focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of optics.
Rifle Optic Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Finding the finest type of rifle scope is based on what type of shooting you plan to do.
First Focal Plane Glass
First focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle ahead of the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based upon the level of magnification being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified range as they are at the non magnified range. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards with no “zoom” is still the very same tick at one hundred yards by using 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where estimations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” and “lead” equations for their long guns
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and uses up more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle behind the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement.
- Far away kinds of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within much shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who like a clearer optic sight picture without area taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Zoom for Rifle Glass
The measure of scope zoom you require is based on the kind of shooting you wish to do. Virtually every style of rifle optic delivers some level of zoom. The level of zoom a scope supplies is established by the size, density, and curves of the lens glass inside of the rifle scope. The magnifying level of the optic is the “power” of the scope. This means what the shooter is aiming at through the scope is amplified times the power aspect of what can generally be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Power Lens Scope Details
A single power rifle optic comes with a magnification number designator like 4×32. This means the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of scope can not adjust given that it is a set power scope.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power modification is performed using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power Level and Range of Glass
Here are some advised scope power levels and the distances where they may be efficiently used. Highly magnified glass will not be as beneficial as lower powered optics because too much zoom can be a bad thing. The exact same idea goes for extended ranges where the shooter needs sufficient power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Details on Lens Coatings
All modern rifle optic and scope lenses are coated. There are various types and qualities of glass coverings. When thinking about luxury rifle scope setups, Lens covering can be a crucial component of a rifle. The glass lenses are one of the most essential pieces of the glass since they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The finishing on the lenses shields the lens surface area as well as improves anti glare from refracted direct sunlight and color presence.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some scope manufacturers also use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which use different processes, chemicals, polarizations, and components to draw out different colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass.
Optic Lens Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can likewise have various coatings used to them. All lenses generally 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 safeguard 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 covered lens depends on the scope maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope makers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. This indicates the lens has multiple treatments applied to them. If a lens receives multiple treatments, it can establish that a producer is taking numerous steps to fight various environmental factors like an anti-glare finishing, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic coating. This also doesn’t necessarily indicate the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single coated lens. Being “better” hinges on the maker’s lens treatment solutions and the quality of glass used in building the rifle glass.
Info on Anti-water Coating
Water on a lens does not assist with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and high-end scope companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finish.
Optic Installation Options
Mounting options for scopes are available in a couple of choices. There are the standard scope rings which are individually mounted to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also normally come in quick release variations which use manual levers which allow rifle shooters to quickly install and remove the glass.
Rifle Glass Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
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 a couple of different rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are designed for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope install is great for rifles which need a durable, sound mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly connect and detach a scope from a rifle. Several scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar style mount. The quick detach design is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten securely to a flat top type Picatinny rail. This enables the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted while keeping accuracy. These kinds of mounts are useful and practical for shooting platforms which are hauled around a lot, to remove the glass from the rifle for protection, or for aiming systems which are utilized in between multiple rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount designed by the Vortex Optics brand. It typically costs around $250 USD
About Rifle Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can spoil a day on the range and your highly-priced optic by resulting in fogging and creating residue inside of the scope’s tube. A lot of scopes prevent wetness from getting in the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Normally, these scopes can be submerged under 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be ample moisture content avoidance for common use rifles, unless you anticipate taking your rifle on boats and are concerned about the scope still performing if it is submerged in water and you can still find the firearm.
Rifle Scope Gas Purging
Another component of preventing the accumulation of moisture inside of the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this space is already occupied by the gas, the optic is less affected by climate shifts and pressure variations from the outdoor environment which might 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 good rifle scope to look for.
