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Rifle Scope Product Details
US Optics B25H59 5-25 x 52 mm Scope with Horus H59 Reticle, Black, Left/Right
When professionals, hunters, and sportsmen demand the highest optical quality and Mechanical precision; US Optics is the solution. With a proprietary lens prescription and the durability to perform in the harshest conditions, no task is out of reach. Made out of 6061-T6 Aircraft grade aluminum, these optics are made to last a lifetime. With features such as locking turrets, zero stop, revolution counter, and tool-less elevation re-zeroing; the b- Series was designed with the shooter in mind.
Rifle Scope Product Features
All scopes come standard in first focal plane, which provides the shooter the ability to range a target or holdover at any magnification setting
The locking turrets ensure the shooter never unintentionally dials
Zero Stop and Revolution counter for making fast adjustments back to your zero
Single button Illumination for quick brightness control, even while wearing gloves
All of these extra features come standard and allow the shooter to stay focused on what matters most…making the shot count
About the U.S. Optics Brand
U.S. Optics is a premium producer for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They style and manufacture their mounts, scopes, and related products by choosing materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the US Optics B25H59 5-25 x 52 mm Scope with Horus H59 Reticle, Black, Left/Right by U.S. Optics. For more shooting products, visit their site.
About Optics
Rifle scopes enable you to exactly align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through magnification by using a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be dialed in to take into account various ecological elements like wind and elevation to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are seeing using the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Many contemporary rifle optics have about 11 parts which are arranged inside and on the exterior of the optic. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment turrets, objective focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of scopes.
The Styles of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The style of focal plane a scope has identifies where the reticle or crosshair is located in connection with the optic’s zoom. It simply implies the reticle is situated behind or in front of the magnifying lens of the optic. Picking the most suitable sort of rifle glass is based upon what kind of shooting or hunting you plan on undertaking.
About First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These styles of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where calculations are minor
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their aim point “hold over” plus “lead” ratios for their rifles
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle behind the zoom 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.
- Long distance kinds of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within much shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who like a clearer optic sight picture with less area used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Zoom for Optics
The quantity of scope zoom you require is based on the kind of shooting you like to do. Virtually every kind of rifle glass provides some amount of magnification. The volume of zoom a scope supplies is established by the size, density, and curves of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the opic. This signifies what the shooter is aiming at through the scope is magnified times the power element of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
About Fixed Power Lens Rifle Optics
A single power rifle optic will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This indicates the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of scope can not adjust given that it is set from the factory.
Adjustable Power Lens Glass
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power change is accomplished by 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 suggested scope powers and the distances where they may be efficiently used. Keep in mind that higher power scopes will not be as practical as lower powered optics due to the fact that increased zoom can be a detractor. The exact same idea goes for longer ranges where the shooter needs increased power to see where to best aim the rifle.
Lens Covering for Glass
All contemporary rifle optic and scope lenses are coated. There are various types and qualities of glass coatings. When shopping for luxury rifle scope setups, Lens finish can be an important component of defining the capability of the rifle. The lenses are one of the most important pieces of the optic because they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The finish on the lenses shields the lens surface as well as helps with anti glare from refracted daylight and color discernibility.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some scope brands likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens coverings which use various methods, components, chemicals, and polarizations to draw out different colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Different scope lenses can even have different coverings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finishing applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. This is because the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass. It is part of the carefully tuned optic. It must have a covering placed on it so that the lens will be efficiently usable in numerous kinds of environments, degrees of light (full VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can offer protection to the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less helpful 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 producers similarly make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in building the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Lens Covering
Water on a lens doesn’t improve retaining a clear sight picture through a scope whatsoever. Many top of the line and premium optic producers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finishing. 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 particles can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads move off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Options for Installing Rifle Scopes on Firearms
Mounting approaches for scopes are available in a couple of options. There are the standard scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also normally can be found in quick release variations which use throw levers which enable rifle operators to quickly install and remove the optics.
Hex Key Scope Rings
Standard, clamp style 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 made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are designed for long range precision shooting. This type of scope install is excellent for rifles which require a durable, rock solid mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Glass Mounting Solutions with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly take off a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. If they all use a comparable style mount, multiple scopes can also be swapped out on the range. The quick detach mount style is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach nicely to a flat top type Picatinny rail. This lets the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while retaining accuracy. These types of mounts come in handy for rifles which are transferred between vehicles a lot, to remove the scope glass from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are adopted between several rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It generally costs around $250 USD
Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can wreck a day of shooting and your pricey optic by resulting in fogging and making residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of optics protect against wetness from going into the scope tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Typically, these optics can be submerged beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be sufficient humidity prevention for basic use rifles, unless you anticipate taking your rifle aboard a watercraft and are concerned about the optic still working if it goes over the side and you can still salvage the gun.
Details on Rifle Optic Tube Gas Purging
Another component of avoiding the buildup of moisture within the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is currently occupied by the gas, the scope is less influenced by temp shifts and pressure differences from the external environment which might potentially allow water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
