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Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics 6-24×50 Rifle Scope Second Focal Plane SFP Rifle Scope with Illuminated BDC Reticle,1 Inch Tube and Parallax Adjustment
Rifle Scope Product Features
The illuminated 11 levels red+ 1 level NV and BDC reticle provides greater visibility during dusk and dawn and other low ambient light environment.
1/4 MOA BDC reticle is good for hunting/shooting at varying ranges where estimating holdover is a concern.
The adjustable objective provides image focus and parallax removal to the shooter while anti-reflective, fully multi-coated lenses provide bright and clear views.
A single piece 1inch tube constructed from aircraft grade aluminum ensures strength and shockproof performance. O-ring sealed and nitrogen purged, our scope for rifle delivers waterproof and fogproof performance.
Package also includes set of high profile picatinny scope rings, a detachable honeycomb filter sunshade, a set of spring loaded flip-up lens covers, a lint free cleaning cloth
About the Vector Optics Scope Maker
Vector Optics is a premium manufacturer for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and manufacture their scopes and related products working with materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Vector Optics 6-24×50 Rifle Scope Second Focal Plane SFP Rifle Scope with Illuminated BDC Reticle,1 Inch Tube and Parallax Adjustment by Vector Optics. For additional shooting items, visit their website.
Info Glass
Rifle scopes allow you to specifically align a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They do this through zoom by using a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted to take into account different natural elements like wind and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand exactly where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are seeing through the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. The majority of modern rifle scopes have about 11 parts which are located inside and on the exterior of the scope body. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation dials, objective focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of an optic.
Rifle Glass Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The type of focal plane an optic has determines where the reticle or crosshair is located relative to the scopes magnification. It simply means the reticle is behind or ahead of the magnification lens of the optic. Picking the most effective style of rifle glass depends upon what form of shooting you plan on doing.
Info on First Focal Plane Glass
First focal plane optics (FFP) feature the reticle before the magnification lens. This induces the reticle to increase in size based upon the amount of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements are the same at the magnified range as they are at the non amplified distance. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards with no “zoom” is still the very same tick at one hundred yards by using 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes are valuable for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are very little
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” and “lead” relationships for their long gun
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual sight area than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane optics (SFP) feature the reticle to the rear of the zoom 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.
- Far away forms of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most shots occur within much shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who choose a clearer optic sight picture without room used up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Magnification for Scopes
The level of scope zoom you need on your scope depends on the sort of shooting you like to do. Practically every style of rifle scope gives some degree of zoom. The volume of magnification a scope offers is identified by the diameter, thickness, and curvatures of the lens glass inside of the rifle scope. The magnification of the optic is the “power” of the opic. This suggests what the shooter is observing through the scope is amplified times the power element of what can usually be seen by human eyes.
About Fixed Power Lens Rifle Scopes
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 while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not adjust given that it is a fixed power optic.
Info About Adjustable Power Lens Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power change is accomplished by making use of the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power and Range Correlation of Rifle Optics
Here are some suggested scope powers and the distances where they can be efficiently used. Remember that higher power scopes and optics will not be as effective as lower magnification level optics and scopes due to the fact that excessive zoom can be a negative thing in certain situations. The same idea relates to longer ranges where the shooter needs enough power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle.
Lens Covering for Optics
All cutting-edge rifle optic and scope lenses are layered. Lens finish can be a significant element of a shooting platform when looking into high end rifle optics and scope systems.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some scope brands also use “HD” or high-definition lens coverings which use different processes, polarizations, chemicals, and elements to draw out various colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” to signify the lens has extra-low dispersion glass.
Details on Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have various finishes applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finishing applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is generally a protective and enhancing multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less advantageous things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope company and the amount you spent paying for it. The scope’s maker and cost are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope makers likewise make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. This implies the lens has had several treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens receives several treatments, it can indicate that a manufacturer is taking several actions to fight various environmental elements like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This also doesn’t always suggest the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single coated lens. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of products used in creating the rifle glass.
Anti-water Lens Finish
Water on an optic’s lens doesn’t improve maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope whatsoever. Many top of the line and premium scope manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic coating. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this type of treatment. It deals with the surface of the Steiner scope lens so the water particles can not bind to it or create surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads slide off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Optic Installation Options
Installing solutions for scopes are available in a couple of choices. There are the standard scope rings which are separately mounted to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also usually can be found in quick release variations which use throw levers which permit rifle operators to rapidly mount and dismount the optics.
Hex Key Scope Ring Mounts
Basic, clamp-on style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These forms of scope mounts use double separate rings to support the optic, and are normally constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are made for far away accuracy shooting. This kind of scope mount is exceptional for rifle systems which need a durable, unfailing mount which will not change despite just how much the scope is moved or jarring the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you really want to have for a specialized scope system on a reach out and touch someone hunting or hard target interdiction long gun that will rarely need to be changed or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on the scope mount screws to stop the hex screws from backing out after they are installed securely in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm type from the Vortex Optics brand. The set typically costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly detach a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a compatible design mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifle platforms which are transferred a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for optics which are used in between numerous rifles.
Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can mess up a day of shooting and your pricey optic by bringing about fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. Most scopes avoid moisture from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Info on Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another element of preventing the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is already occupied by the gas, the scope is less affected by temperature alterations and pressure differences from the outdoor environment which may potentially allow water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
