Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Continental 2-12×50 1/4 MOA 30mm Tube Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope
Specifications:
Magnification: 2-12x
Objective Lens Dia.:50mm
Tube Dia.:30mm
Adjustment Click Value: 1/4 MOA
Reticle: Etched glass german #4
Illumination: 6 gear
Field of View: 63-10.5 Feet @ 100 yards
Field of View: 21-3.5 Meter @ 100 meters
Eye Relief: 100mm (4.0 inch)
Exit Pupil: 9.5-4.2mm
Parallax Setting: 100 yards
Elevation Range: 140 MOA
Windage Range: 140 MOA
Lens Coating: Fully multicoated
Length: 335mm (13.1 inch)
Weight: 605g (21.4 ounce)
Finish: Matte
Battery: CR2032(EXCLUDED)
Features:
Lifetime Warranty; The Continental 2-12×50 is One of Vector Optics Top Line Scopes Which Can Compete Worldwide Famous Brand Optics
30mm Tube with Fully Multi-coated Lens Increase Light Commission for Low-Light Conditions; Fast-focus Eyepiece for quick and easy reticle focusing
O-ring Sealed and Nitrogen Purged Ensure Waterproof at 1m and Fog Proof performance; Shockproof to 750g
Capped Reset Turrets are Finger Adjustable with MOA Clicks that Can Be Reset to Zero After Sighting In; Turret Lock Feature: Press Down to Lock Without Click Movement
Two 30mm Scope Mount Rings Can Be Easily Mounted Onto Any 20mm Picatinny or Weaver Mount Rails
Package Includes:
– 1 x 2-12×50 Riflescope
– 2 x 30mm Mount Rings
– 1 x Allen Wrench
– 1 x Lens Cover
– 1 x Instruction
– 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
Lifetime Warranty; The Continental 2-12×50 is One of Vector Optics Top Line Scopes Which Can Compete Worldwide Famous Brand Optics
30mm Tube with Fully Multi-coated Lens Increase Light Commission for Low-Light Conditions; Fast-focus Eyepiece for quick and easy reticle focusing
O-ring Sealed and Nitrogen Purged Ensure Waterproof at 1m and Fog Proof performance; Shockproof to 750g
Capped Reset Turrets are Finger Adjustable with MOA Clicks that Can Be Reset to Zero After Sighting In; Turret Lock Feature: Press Down to Lock Without Click Movement
Two 30mm Scope Mount Rings Can Be Easily Mounted Onto Any 20mm Picatinny or Weaver Mount Rails
About the Vector Optics Brand
Vector Optics is a premium maker for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and manufacture their mounts, scopes, and related products working with elements which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Vector Optics Continental 2-12×50 1/4 MOA 30mm Tube Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope by Vector Optics. For more shooting goods, visit their site.
Information About Scopes
Rifle scopes permit you to precisely align a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through zoom by making use of a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted for consideration of numerous environmental elements like wind speed and elevation decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand exactly where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are seeing with the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. The majority of contemporary rifle scopes and optics have around eleven parts which are arranged internally and on the exterior of the scope. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification turrets, objective focus rings, and other components. Learn about the eleven parts of scopes.
Rifle Scope Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Selecting the best type of rifle optic is based around what type of shooting you plan on doing.
About First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) come with the reticle in front 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 very same tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where estimations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who recognize their aim point “hold over” as well as “lead” equations for their long gun
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and uses up more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane glass (SFP) include the reticle behind the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to stay at the exact same overall size in relation to the quantity of zoom being used. The final result is that the reticle measurements shift based on the zoom chosen to shoot over longer distances considering that the reticle measurements present various increments which differ with the zoom. In the FFP example with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These particular types of optics are handy for:
- Long distance kinds of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within much shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic picture without room used up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Scopes
The level of scope zoom you need is based on the sort of shooting you would like to do. Virtually every kind of rifle scope delivers some degree of zoom. The level of magnification a scope provides is established by the diameter, density, and curvatures of the lens glass within the rifle optic. The magnification level of the optic is the “power” of the scope. This signifies 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 Glass
A single power rifle scope will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This suggests the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of scope can not adjust because it is set from the factory.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Scope Info
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power change is performed 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 of Rifle Scopes
Here are some advised scope power settings and the ranges where they could be successfully used. High power scopes will not be as efficient as lower magnification level scopes due to the fact that too much magnification can be a bad thing. The very same idea relates to extended distances where the shooter needs to have enough power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Info on Lens Coating
All contemporary rifle optic lenses are layered. Lens finishing is an important aspect of a rifle’s setup when buying high end rifle optics and scope systems.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some glass producers even use “HD” or high-definition lense coverings which use various processes, components, polarizations, and chemicals to draw out a wide range of color ranges and viewable target definition through lenses. This high-definition finish is normally used with more costly, high density glass which brings down light’s ability to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope vendors use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are presented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic aberration which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration is often obvious around objects with hard edges and outlines as light hits the object from certain angles.
Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating for Optics
Various scope lenses can also have various finishings applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some kind of treatment or covering applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. This is because the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass. It is part of the finely tuned optic. It must have a covering put on it so that it will be efficiently usable in many types of environments, degrees of light (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while decreasing 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 manufacturer and how much you paid for it.
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 of the glass. If a lens receives numerous treatments, it can indicate that a producer is taking several actions to fight different natural aspects like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic finishing. This also doesn’t always suggest the multi-coated lens is much better than a single layered lens. Being “better” is dependent on the producer’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of glass used in creating the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Coating for Rifle Scopes
Water on a lens doesn’t help with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and high-end optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finish which is water repellent.
Choices for Mounting Glass on Long Guns
Mounting options for scopes can be found in a couple of choices. There are the standard scope rings which are separately mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also usually come in quick release versions which use throw levers which allow rifle operators to rapidly mount and dismount the scope.
Hex Key Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
Normal, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope installation 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 range precision shooting. This type of scope mount is wonderful for rifles which need a resilient, rock solid mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Rifle Scope Mounting Solutions with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly remove a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a compatible design mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifles which are transported a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used between numerous rifles or are situationally focused.
Rifle Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can ruin a day of shooting and your pricey optic by causing fogging and making residue inside of the scope’s tube. A lot of scopes prevent humidity from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Normally, these water-resistant scopes can be submerged underneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be plenty of wetness avoidance for common use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you intend on taking your rifle aboard watercrafts and are worried about the scope still working if it falls overboard and you can still retrieve the rifle.
Gas Purged Optic Tubes
Another element of preventing the buildup of wetness within the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is already taken up by the gas, the scope is less impacted by climate shifts and pressure variations from the outside environment which could potentially enable water vapor to permeate 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.
