Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Continental 3-18×50 30mm Tube 1/10 MIL Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope
Specifications:
Magnification: 3-18x
Objective Lens Dia.:50mm
Tube Dia.:30mm
Adjustment Click Value: 1/10 MIL
Reticle: Etched glass VCT-10
Illumination: 6 gear
Field of View: 41.5-6.9 Feet @ 100 yards
Field of View: 13.8-2.3 Meter @ 100 meters
Eye Relief: 100mm (4.0 inch)
Exit Pupil: 9.5-2.8mm
Parallax Setting: 100 yards
Side Focus:10 Yds to infinite
Elevation Range: >43 MIL
Windage Range: >43 MIL
Lens Coating: Fully multicoated
Length: 385mm (15.2 inch)
Weight: 675g (23.8 ounce)
Finish: Matte
Battery: CR2032(EXCLUDED)
Features:
Lifetime Warranty; The Continental 3-18×50 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 up to 90% 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
Turret Lock Feature: Press Down to Lock Without Click Movement
Focus mark: 10,15, 20, 30, 50, 75, 100, 200, 300, 500 and infinite
Two 30mm Scope Mount Rings Can Be Easily Mounted Onto Any 20mm Picatinny or Weaver Mount Rails
Package Includes:
– 1 x 3-18×50 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 3-18×50 is One of Vector Optics Top Line Scopes Which Can Compete Worldwide Famous Brand Optics
30mm Tube with Fully Multi-coated Lens Increase Light Commissionup to 90% 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
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 Scope Maker
Vector Optics is a premium supplier for rifle scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They innovate and manufacture their mounts and related products making the most of building materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Vector Optics Continental 3-18×50 30mm Tube 1/10 MIL Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope by Vector Optics. For more shooting products, visit their site.
Glass Info
Rifle scopes permit you to precisely align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through zoom using a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in for consideration of separate ecological factors like wind speed and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are viewing via the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Most contemporary rifle optics have around 11 parts which are arranged internally and on the exterior of the scope. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets or dials, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of scopes.
About Glass Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” kind of scopes. The type of focal plane an optic has decides where the reticle or crosshair is located in connection with the optic’s zoom. It actually means the reticle is behind or before the magnification lens of the scope. Deciding upon the most beneficial form of rifle glass depends on what kind of shooting or hunting you plan on undertaking.
First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These styles of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where estimations are low
- Experienced shooters who recognize their aim point “hold over” and “lead” relationships for their firearms
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and occupies more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane glass (SFP) feature the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. This causes the reticle to remain at the same size in connection with the level of zoom being used. The effect is that the reticle dimensions adapt based on the magnification chosen to shoot over greater distances considering that the markings present distinct increments which can vary with the magnification level. 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 measurement. These styles of glass are beneficial for:
- Long distance types of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most shots happen within shorter spaces and ranges
- Shooters who select a clearer optic sight picture with less area used up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Optic Magnification
The measure of scope zoom you need on your scope depends on the form of shooting you like to do. Pretty much every style of rifle optic supplies some degree of magnification. The volume of magnification a scope delivers is determined by the size, density, and curvatures of the lens glass inside of the rifle optic. The magnification level of the scope is the “power” of the glass. This signifies what the shooter is looking at through the scope is amplified times the power element of what can generally be seen by human eyes.
About Fixed Power Lens Glass
A single power rifle optic uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This indicates the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of scope can not fluctuate because it is a set power scope.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Optics
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification levels. These types of scopes will list the zoom degree in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the magnification of the scope can be set between 2x and 10x power. This always includes the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power shift is achieved by making use of the power ring component of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Power Levels and Range Correlations
Here are some recommended scope powers and the ranges where they could be efficiently used. High power scopes will not be as useful as lower powered scopes considering that too much zoom can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same concept relates to extended ranges where the shooter needs adequate power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle.
Info on Lens Finishes
All contemporary rifle optic lenses are layered. There are different types and qualities of lens coatings. When considering high end rifle optical systems, Lens finish can be a vital element of defining the capability of the rifle. The glass lenses are one of the most vital parts of the optic considering they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The finish on the lenses protects the lens surface area and helps with anti glare capabilities from refracted sunshine and color profiles.
ED Versus HD Rifle Scopes
Some scope manufacturers also use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes which use different procedures, chemicals, polarizations, and elements to draw out separate colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” to signify the lens has extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Scope Lens Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have various finishes applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or covering used to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is normally a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can safeguard 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 layered lens depends upon the scope maker and how much you paid for it. Both the make and cost are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers likewise make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. This implies the lens has several treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens gets multiple treatments, it can prove that a company is taking numerous actions to fight different environmental factors like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finish, followed by a hydrophilic finishing. This also does not always mean the multi-coated lens is better than a single covered lens. Being “much better” depends upon the producer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of components used in creating the rifle optic.
Rifle Glass Lens Hydrophobic Finishing
Water on a lens does not assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and military grade optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic coating.
Rifle Scope Installing Options
Installing approaches for scopes are available in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also normally come in quick release versions which use toss levers which allow rifle operators to rapidly mount and dismount the scopes.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Ring Mounting Solutions
Standard, clamp type mounting scope rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These forms of scope mounts use double individual rings to support the optic, and are normally constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are made for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope mount is exceptional for rifle systems which require a resilient, rock solid mount which will not change regardless of just how much the scope is moved or jarring the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you should get for a devoted optics setup on a long distance hunting or tournament firearm which will almost never need to be modified or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the scope mount’s screws to prevent the hex screw threads from wiggling out after they are mounted safely in place. An example of these rings are the 30mm style made by Vortex Optics. The set generally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Scope Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly attach and remove a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts come in handy for rifle platforms which are carried a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for optics which are used between multiple rifles.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Glass Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle optic can ruin a day of shooting and your costly optic by bringing about fogging and developing residue inside of the scope tube. Most scopes avoid wetness from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Gas Purged Glass Tubes
Another element of preventing the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is already taken up by the gas, the scope is less influenced by temperature level changes and pressure differences from the outdoor environment which could potentially allow water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
