Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Calypos 3x32mm, 1/2 MOA, Red Illuminated BDC Reticel, Second Focal Plane (SFP) Compact Tactical Prism Riflescope
Specifications
Magnification: 3x
Objective Lens Dia: 32mm
Reticle: Etched VEP-CDB
Exit Pupil: 10-8mm(0.39-0.31 inch)
Field of View: 11.39 m @ 100 meters(Wider Than Most Other Similar Sights)
Eye Relief: 76mm (3.0 inch)
Click Value: 1/2 MOA
Parallax Setting: 100 yards
Illumination: 11 gears of red
Elevation Range: 90 MOA
Windage Range: 90 MOA
Length: 140mm (5.5 inch)
Weight: 435g (15.4 oz)
Optics Coating: Fully-multi coated
Battery: CR 2032 (EXCLUDED)
Featured Description
5 years warranty
1/2 MOA windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy.
Edge-to Edge Image.
Optics hold zero.
Etched glass Reticle.
Two eyes Open Prism Scope w/ Incredible Optical Quality.
11 gears of reticle illumination riflescope can be used in diverse lighting conditions.
Completely seeled and nitrogen filled for waterproof, fogproof and shockproof performance.
Diopter compensation from fast-focus eyepiece (+2 to -2.0)
High quality 6061 T6 aircraft grade aluminum alloy with durable black matte finish.
Fit on 21mm picatinny rail and weaver rai.
Package List:
– 1 x 3×32 SFP Riflescope
– 1 x cleaning cloth
Note: We offer 5 YEARS WARRANTY. Please feel free to contact us if you have any interests or product issues, we are available 24/7 online.
Rifle Scope Product Features
5 years warranty. Edge-to Edge Image.
Optics hold zero. 1/2 MOA windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy.
Optics hold zero. Etched glass Reticle. 11 gears of reticle illumination riflescope can be used in diverse lighting conditions.
Completely sealed and nitrogen filled for waterproof, fogproof and shockproof performance.
Fits on 21mm picatinny rail and weaver rail.
About the Vector Optics Brand
Vector Optics is a premium producer for long gun scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They innovate and supply their products by making the most of elements which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Vector Optics Calypos 3x32mm, 1/2 MOA, Red Illuminated BDC Reticel, Second Focal Plane (SFP) Compact Tactical Prism Riflescope by Vector Optics. For more shooting products, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes enable you to specifically align a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They do this through zoom by utilizing a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in to account for different ecological things like wind speed and elevation decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand exactly where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are viewing through the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Most modern rifle scopes and optics have around 11 parts which are found internally and externally on the scope body. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets or dials, focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of a scope.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Selecting the perfect type of rifle glass depends on what type of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Optics
First focal plane scopes (FFP) come with the reticle ahead of the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based on the extent of zoom being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified distance as they are at the non amplified range. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without “zoom” is still the same tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting situations where estimations are minor
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” as well as “lead” relationships for their rifles
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and takes up more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane glass (SFP) feature the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. This triggers the reticle to remain at the very same dimensions in connection with the quantity of magnification being used. The outcome is that the reticle dimensions evolve based on the zoom chosen to shoot over greater ranges because the reticle measurements present different increments which change with the magnification level. In the FFP illustration with the SFP glass, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These particular types of glass work for:
- Long distance forms of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots take place within much shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who like a clearer optic picture without area used up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Rifle Scope Magnification
The level of scope magnification you need on your glass depends on the kind of shooting you desire to do. Pretty much every kind of rifle scope delivers some level of zoom. The volume of magnification a scope delivers is identified by the diameter, thickness, and curves of the lens glass within the rifle optic. The magnifying level of the scope is the “power” of the scope. This indicates what the shooter is checking out through the scope is magnified times the power element of what can normally be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Power Lens Glass
A single power rifle optic or scope comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not adjust because it is a set power scope.
About Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will list the zoom degree in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the zoom of the scope could be adjusted between 2x and 10x power. This additionally involves the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power adaptation is achieved using the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power Levels and Range Correlations
Here are some advised scope powers and the distances where they may be efficiently used. Highly magnified optics will not be as beneficial as lower magnification level optics since too much magnification can be a bad thing. The same goes for extended distances where the shooter needs increased power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle.
Details on Rifle Glass Lens Finishing
All state-of-the-art rifle optic lenses are coated. Lens covering can be a vital element of a shooting platform when thinking about high end rifle optics and scope systems.
HD Versus ED Rifle Optic Lens Coatings
Some rifle scope manufacturers also use “HD” or high-definition lens coverings which take advantage of different processes, polarizations, elements, and chemicals to draw out various color ranges and viewable definition through the lens. This HD finishing is frequently used with increased density glass which lowers light’s chance to refract through the lens glass. Some scope suppliers use “HD” to describe “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how certain colors are presented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic difference or aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration is often obvious over objects with defined outlines as light hits the item from particular angles.
Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have various finishings applied 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 offer protection to the lens from scratches while minimizing 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 manufacturer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope producers similarly make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. Being “better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in developing the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Lens Coatings
Water on a scope’s lens does not help with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and premium scope makers 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 area of the Steiner glass lens so the water particles can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads roll off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Alternatives for Mounting Optics on Firearms
Mounting solutions for scopes come in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also generally are made in quick release variations which use toss levers which permit rifle shooters to rapidly mount and remove the glass.
Rifle Optic Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp design 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 separate rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are designed for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is perfect for rifles which need a durable, sound mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly attach and remove a scope from a rifle. If they all use a similar style mount, multiple scopes can often be swapped out. The quick detach mount style is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers connect tightly 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 while preserving the original sighting settings. These types of mounts are useful and practical for shooting platforms which are transported a lot, to remove the scope glass from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are employed in between a number of rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It usually costs around $250 USD
Sealing and Gas Purging for Scope Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle scope can ruin a day of shooting and your expensive optic by triggering fogging and developing residue inside of the scope tube. A lot of scopes prevent wetness from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Info on Optic Tube Gas Purging
Another component of preventing the accumulation of moisture within the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this space is currently taken up by the gas, the optic is less impacted by temp shifts and pressure differences from the external environment which might possibly allow water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
