Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Continental 5-30×56 30mm Tube 1/4 MOA Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope
Specifications:
Magnification: 5-30x
Objective Lens Dia.:56mm
Tube Dia.:30mm
Adjustment Click Value: 1/4 MOA
Reticle: Etched glass german #4
Illumination: 6 gear
Field of View: 24.9-4.2 Feet @ 100 yards
Field of View: 8.3-1.4 Meter @ 100 meters
Eye Relief: 100mm (4.0 inch)
Exit Pupil: 9.5-1.9mm
Parallax Setting: 100 yards
Side Focus:15 Yds to infinite
Elevation Range: 60 MOA
Windage Range: 60 MOA
Lens Coating: Fully multicoated
Length: 400mm (15.7 inch)
Weight: 630g (22.2 ounce)
Finish: Matte
Battery: CR2032(EXCLUDED)
Features:
Lifetime Warranty; The Continental 5-30×56 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
Focus mark: 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 5-30×56 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 5-30×56 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 supplier for weapon scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They style and manufacture their mounts, scopes, and related products by using elements which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Vector Optics Continental 5-30×56 30mm Tube 1/4 MOA Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope by Vector Optics. For more shooting goods, visit their site.
Scope Information
Rifle scopes permit you to specifically aim a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target using a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted for the consideration of many ecological things like wind and elevation increases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand exactly where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing through the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Many modern-day rifle optics have around 11 parts which are located within and externally on the optic. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets, focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of a rifle optical system.
Rifle Optic Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The type of focal plane a scope has establishes where the reticle or crosshair lies in relation to the optic’s magnifying adjustments. It simply indicates the reticle is located behind or before the magnifying lens of the optic. Looking for the most beneficial style of rifle glass depends on what style of shooting or hunting you intend on undertaking.
About First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where estimations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” and also “lead” relationships for their firearm
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and uses up more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) include the reticle behind the magnification lens. This triggers the reticle to stay at the same size in connection with the volume of zoom being used. The final result is that the reticle dimensions alter based upon the zoom employed to shoot over lengthier distances given that the reticle measurements represent distinct increments which vary with the zoom. In the FFP illustration with the SFP glass, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement. These particular styles of optics work for:
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who want a clearer optic sight picture without space taken up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Rifle Glass Zoom
The amount of scope zoom you need depends upon the style of shooting you like to do. Virtually every type of rifle optic offers some degree of zoom. The volume of zoom a scope supplies is identified by the diameter, thickness, and curves of the lenses inside of the rifle optic. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the glass. This indicates what the shooter is looking at through the scope is magnified times the power element of what can generally be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Power Lens Rifle Optic Facts
A single power rifle scope will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This indicates the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of scope can not fluctuate since it is fixed.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Glass Info
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will note the magnification degree in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers imply the zoom of the scope can be changed between 2x and 10x power. This also utilizes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adaptation is achieved utilizing the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Power Levels and Range Correlations
Here are some suggested scope powers and the ranges where they could be efficiently used. High power scopes will not be as efficient as lower powered glass considering that too much zoom can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same concept relates to longer ranges where the shooter needs to have increased power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Details on Lens Finish
All top teir rifle scope and optic lenses are layered. Lens finish is a significant element of a rifle when purchasing high end rifle optics and scope setups.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some scope manufacturers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes which use different techniques, chemicals, polarizations, and components to draw out separate colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Various scope lenses can even have various finishings applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or finish applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. Due to the fact that the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It is part of the carefully tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that the lens will be optimally usable in many types of environments, degrees of sunshine (full light VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less advantageous 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 also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of products used in building the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Covering for Optics
Water on a lens doesn’t assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and military grade scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering which is water repellent.
Options for Installing Optics on Long Guns
Installing options for scopes can be found in a couple of options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also typically can be found in quick release variations which use manual levers which enable rifle operators to rapidly mount and remove the scope.
Hex Key Scope Ring Mounting Solutions
Basic, clamp style mounting optic rings use hex head screws to position to the flattop design Picatinny scope mounting rails on the tops of rifles. These types of scope mounts use two detached rings to support the scope, and are normally made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are made for far away accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is very good for rifles which require a resilient, unfailing mount which will not move despite just how much the scope is moved about or abuse the rifle takes. These are the type of mounts you really want to have for a specialized optics setup on a long distance hunting or interdiction rifle which will pretty much never need to be changed or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the mount’s screws to protect against the hex screws from backing out after they are installed securely in place. An example of these rings are the 30mm type made by Vortex Optics. The set typically costs around $200 USD
Optic Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly attach and detach a scope from a rifle. If they all use a similar style mount, multiple scopes can often be switched on the range. The quick detach design is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers connect securely to a flat top style Picatinny rail. This enables the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted while retaining accuracy. These types of mounts are useful and convenient for rifles which are hauled around a lot, to take off the scope glass from the rifle for protection, or for sight systems which are employed in between several rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount designed by the Vortex Optics brand. It usually costs around $250 USD
Rifle Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle glass can spoil a day of shooting and your expensive optic by causing fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. Most optics protect against moisture from getting in the scope tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Normally, these water-resistant optics can be immersed within 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be more than enough wetness avoidance for basic use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you plan on taking your rifle aboard watercrafts and are worried about the optic still working if it falls overboard and you can still salvage the rifle.
Gas Purged Scope Tubes
Another element of preventing the accumulation of wetness inside of the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this space is currently occupied by the gas, the scope is less influenced by condition alterations and pressure variations from the external environment which might possibly allow water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
