Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Hugo 6-24×50 Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope, 25.4mm Tube, 1/4 MOA Per Click Adjustment, Turret Lock System, Free Mount Rings, Lens Caps, 3 Inches Sunshade
Specifications:
Magnification: 6-24x
Objective Lens Dia.:50mm
Tube Dia.:25.4mm
Ocular Dia: 38mm(1.5 inch)
Ocular Length: 60mm(2.4 inch)
Field of View: 15.8-4.0 Feet@100yards
Eye Relief: 105-100mm (4.1-3.9 inch)
Exit Pupil: 8.3-2.0mm
Adjustment Click Value: 1/4 MOA
Reticle: BDC & Ranging Reticle
Illumination: N/A
Elevation Range: 40 MOA
Windage Range: 40 MOA
Lens Coating: Fully multicoated
Length: 360mm (14.2 inch)
Weight: 660g (23.3 ounce)
Parallax Setting: 100 yards
Focus mark: 10, 15, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 and infinite
Side Focus: 10 Yards to infinite
Finish: Matte
Distance between objective lens part and middle turret: 58mm (2.3 inch)
Length of middle turret part: 37mm (1.4 inch)
Distance between middle turret part to power ring: 57mm (2.2 inch)
Diopter compensation from fast-focus eyepiece (+2 to -2.0)
Features:
5 Years Warranty
25.4mm Monotube.
1/4 MOA windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy.
Edge to edge image,
4″ Long Eye Relief.
Turret lock sytem. Pull to adjust, press to lock.
Side Focus starts at 10 Yard.
Fast-focus Eyepiece for quick and easy reticle focusing
O-ring Sealed and Nitrogen Purged Ensure Water Proof and Fog Proof performance; Shockproof to 750g.
High quality 6061 T6 aircraft grade aluminum alloy with durable black matte finish.
Package Includes:
– 1 x 6-24×50 SFP Riflescope
– 2 x 25.4mm weaver mount ring (default) or dovetail mount ring (Send us a message to request only)
– 1 x Lens Cover
– 1 x Sunshade
– 1 x Cleaning cloth
Note: We offer 5 Years WARRANTY for this item. 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. BDC Reticel. 4x Zoom Factor.
1/4 MOA windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy. 1 Inch Mototube. Edge to edge image. 4″ Long Eye Relief.
O-ring Sealed and Nitrogen Purged Ensure Water proof and Fog Proof performance; Shockproof to 750g.
Zero reset and turret lock sytem. Pull to adjust, press to lock. Side Focus starts at 10 Yard.
Free one inch mount rings, and lens covers, sunshade.
About the Vector Optics Scope Maker
Vector Optics is a premium maker for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and make their mounts and related products by choosing elements which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Vector Optics Hugo 6-24×50 Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope, 25.4mm Tube, 1/4 MOA Per Click Adjustment, Turret Lock System, Free Mount Rings, Lens Caps, 3 Inches Sunshade by Vector Optics. For more shooting products, visit their website.
Information About Glass
Rifle scopes permit you to specifically align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through zoom using a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be dialed in for the consideration of many natural elements like wind speed and elevation decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are seeing through the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Most contemporary rifle optics have about eleven parts which are arranged within and outside of the scope body. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets, objective focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of optics.
Rifle Glass Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The sort of focal plane a scope has establishes where the reticle or crosshair lies in regard to the scopes magnification. It simply means the reticle is located behind or in front of the magnification lens of the scope. Deciding upon the very best sort of rifle optic is based on what kind of shooting or hunting you intend on doing.
First Focal Plane Optic Info
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These kinds of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting situations where computations are very little
- Experienced shooters who know their aim point “hold over” and “lead” relationships for their weapon
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual sight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scope Facts
Second focal plane optics (SFP) feature the reticle to the rear of the magnification 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.
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots occur within shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic sight picture with less area taken up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Rifle Optic Magnification
The measure of scope magnification you need depends upon the form of shooting you wish to do. Just about every type of rifle scope gives some level of zoom. The quantity of magnification a scope delivers is established by the dimension, thickness, and curves of the lens glass within the rifle scope. The zoom of the optic is the “power” of the scope. This implies what the shooter is checking out through the scope is magnified times the power aspect of what can normally be seen by human eyes.
About Fixed Single Power Lens Glass
A single power rifle scope or optic uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This implies the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of scope can not adjust since it is set from the factory.
Variable Power Lens Scope Facts
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will list the magnification amount in a configuration such as 2-10×32. These numbers suggest the magnification of the scope could be adjusted between 2x and 10x power. This always involves the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adaptation is accomplished by employing the power ring component of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Rifle Glass Power Level and Ranges
Here are some advised scope power settings and the ranges where they can be effectively used. High power rifle scope glass will not be as effective as lower magnification scopes due to the fact that too much zoom can be a bad thing. The same concept goes for longer distances where the shooter needs enough power to see where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Details on Lens Coatings
All contemporary rifle scope and optic lenses are covered in special coatings. There are various types and qualities of glass lens finishes. When considering luxury rifle optical units, Lens finishing can be an essential component of defining the rifle’s capability. The lenses are among the most vital components of the optic due to the fact that they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The coating on the lenses protects the lens exterior and even helps with anti glare capabilities from refracted natural light and color presence.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some glass producers will also use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings that make the most of various processes, polarizations, components, and chemicals to draw out different color ranges and viewable target visibility through the lens. This high-def finish is frequently used with increased density lens glass which lowers light’s ability to refract through the lens glass. Some scope makers use “HD” to describe “ED” signifying extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration or deviance which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration is often obvious over objects with hard outlines as light hits the item from specific angles.
Rifle Scope Lens Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have various coverings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or finishing used to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is usually a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can preserve the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single coated lens depends upon the scope producer and just how much you paid for it. The scope’s maker and cost are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope makers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. This implies the lens has numerous treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens gets multiple treatments, it can indicate that a manufacturer is taking multiple actions to fight various natural aspects like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finish, followed by a hydrophilic finishing. This also doesn’t necessarily indicate the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single coated lens. Being “much better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of products used in building the rifle scope.
Anti-water Finish for Scopes
Water on an optical lens doesn’t support maintaining a clear sight picture through an optic whatsoever. Many top of the line and premium optic makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic coating. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this sort of treatment. It provides protection for the surface of the Steiner scope lens so the H2O particles can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads move off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Choices for Mounting Rifle Glass on Firearms
Mounting options for scopes come in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are individually installed to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also normally come in quick release versions which use throw levers which allow rifle shooters to quickly mount and remove the optics.
Hex Key Scope Rings
Standard, clamp-on design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop design Picatinny scope mounting rails on rifles. These forms of scope mounts use two separate rings to support the optic, and are usually constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are made for long distance accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is ideal for rifles which require a durable, hard use mount which will not move no matter just how much the scope is moved or jarring the rifle takes. These are the style of mounts you want for a devoted scope system on a long distance scouting or competition firearm which will pretty much never need to be modified or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on the screws to keep the hex screw threads from backing out after they are mounted securely in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm type made by Vortex Optics. The set generally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly remove a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Several scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts are convenient for rifle platforms which are transferred a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are used in between numerous rifles or are situationally focused.
What to Know About Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle optic can destroy a day of shooting and your costly optic by triggering fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. Most scopes prevent moisture from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Gas Purged Rifle Scope Tubes
Another component of avoiding the buildup of wetness inside of the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this area is currently taken up by the gas, the glass is less altered by temperature alterations and pressure distinctions from the outside environment which may potentially allow water vapor to seep 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.
