Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Counterpunch 6-25X 56 First Focal Plane Rifle Scope with Illumination
Specifications Magnification: 6-25x Powered by 2032 battery and installed negative side first Objective Lens Diameter: 56mm Ocular Lens Diameter: 34mm Ocular Length: 56mm Exit Pupil: 2.4-9.2 mm Length: 405mm (15.9 inch, without sunshade) Weight (net): 1KG (35.3 ounce) Eye Relief: 84-107 mm (3.34-4.21 Inch), long eye relief Field of View (ftat100yds): 4.9-18.6 Field of View (Mat 100M): 1.5-5.7 Field of View (at100yds):0.93-3.55 Num of Lens: 12 Optics Coating: Fully-Multi Coated to eliminate glare and maximize light transmission Parallax: 0.125 Side Focus Range: 10 Yard to unlimited Reticle: Front Focal Plan Etched Mil-Dot Glass Reticle Elevation Range: 35 MOA Windage Range: 35 MOA 5 levels green and red brightness illumination system 30mm Hammer-forged Monotube Shock proof (1000g), water proof (at 300mm and 54 degree) and fog proof (Nitrogen Purged) High quality aluminum alloy in durable black matte finish Feature 1/4 M.O.A direct high finger windage and elevation turrets adjustments with audible clicks for greater precision Fast focus eyepiece at ocular lens adjustment (diopter compensation) Includes: SCFF-03 First Focal Plane Scope, Weaver/Picatinny Mount, Battery, K9 Glass Flip-up Caps and 3 inch Sunshade.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Long Eye Relief, First Focal Plane Etched Glass Reticle
Advantage in Military, Law Enforcement and Hunting; Lifetime Warranty
Green and Red Illumination with 5 brightness levels
30mm Monotube, Weaver/Picatinny mount
Top K9 glass Flip-up Caps, 3 inch Sunshade
About the Vector Optics Manufacturer
Vector Optics is a premium company for rifle scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and manufacture their products working with materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Vector Optics Counterpunch 6-25X 56 First Focal Plane Rifle Scope with Illumination by Vector Optics. For additional shooting products, visit their website.
All About Scopes
Rifle scopes permit you to specifically aim a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target over a range. They do this through magnifying the target by utilizing a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted for the consideration of different ecological factors like wind and elevation to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand exactly where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are seeing via the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. The majority of modern rifle scopes and optics have around 11 parts which are arranged inside and on the exterior of the scope body. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation dials, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of a scope.
Rifle Scope Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Picking the best type of rifle optic is based around what type of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where calculations are small
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their aim point “hold over” and “lead” relationships for their long guns
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and requires more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scope Facts
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature the reticle behind the zoom lens. 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.
- Long distance forms of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most shots happen within shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who like a clearer optic sight picture with less space used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Zoom for Rifle Glass
The amount of zoom a scope provides is identified by the size, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Power Lens Rifle Optic Details
A single power rifle scope and optic comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This implies the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of scope can not fluctuate because it is a fixed power optic.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Optics
Variable power rifle scopes can be changed between magnification increments. It will note the zoom level in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the zoom of the scope can be set between 2x and 10x power. This additionally involves the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power modification is accomplished utilizing the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power Levels and Range
Here are some recommended scope powers and the ranges where they can be efficiently used. High power glass will not be as efficient as lower powered optics because too much zoom can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The exact same concept relates to longer ranges where the shooter needs to have sufficient power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle.
About Rifle Optic Lens Covering
All top of the line rifle scope lenses are coated. Lens coating can be an essential aspect of a shooting platform when buying high end rifle optics and scope setups.
Info on Optic Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope brands likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes which use different techniques, elements, polarizations, and chemicals to draw out different colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass.
Details on Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can likewise have various coatings applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or finishing applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single covered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is usually a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can shield 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 coated lens depends upon the scope designer and how much you spent for it. Both are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope makers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. This indicates the lens has had several treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens receives several treatments, it can establish that a producer is taking several actions to fight various natural factors like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finishing, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This additionally does not always indicate the multi-coated lens is much better than a single covered lens. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of materials used in constructing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Lens Coverings
Water on a lens does not assist with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and military grade scope companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic covering.
Glass Installing Choices
Mounting approaches for scopes can be found in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also generally come in quick release versions which use throw levers which allow rifle shooters to quickly install and remove the optics.
Hex Key Glass Ring Mounts
Normal, 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 developed for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope install is excellent for rifles which need a durable, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Scope Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly attach and remove a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can even be switched out if they all use a compatible design mount. These types of mounts come in 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 between several rifles.
Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can spoil a day on the range and your pricey optic by triggering fogging and developing residue within the scope tube. A lot of scopes protect against wetness from going into the optical tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Typically, these water resistant optics can be submerged within 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be more than enough wetness prevention for standard use rifles, unless you plan on taking your rifle on your motorboat and are worried about the scope still working if it goes over the side and you can still find the rifle.
Gas Purged Rifle Glass Tubes
Another element of avoiding the buildup of wetness inside of the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this space is already taken up by the gas, the scope is less affected by climate alterations and pressure differences from the outside environment which might potentially permit water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
