Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Marksman 4.5-18x50mm, 1/10 MIL, 30mm Tube, Second Focal Plane (SFP) Hunting Riflescope
Specifications
Magnification: 4.5-18x
Objective Lens Dia: 50mm
Tube Dia.: 30mm
Ocular Lens Dia: 37mm
Reticle: Etched glass MPN-1 reticle
Exit Pupil: 9.8mm @4.5x/ 2.4mm @18x
Field of View: 34.89 feet @ 100 yards(3.5x),1.22 feet @ 100 yards(10x)
Eye Relief: 95mm (3.7 inch)
Click Value: 1/10 MIL
Elevation Range: 14.5 MIL(50 MOA)
Windage Range: 14.5 MIL(50 MOA)
Side Focus: 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 75, 100, 200, 300, 500 yards to infinity
Length: 350mm(13.8 inch)
Weight: 640g(22.6oz)
Optics Coating: Fully-multi coated
Featured Description
5 years warranty
Crystal clear fully coated lens for excellent light transmission and the best clarity.
Turret with re-zero feature: after zero set, remove the turret and put zero postion.
Completely seeled and nitrogen filled for waterproof, fogproof and shockproof performance.Shock tested to 1000g.
High quality 6061 T6 aircraft grade aluminum alloy with durable black matte finish.
Designed for middle range shooting
Diopter adjustment at ocular lens (diopter compensation -1.75 to +1.5)
Package List:
– 1 x Riflescope
– 2 x 30mm Tactical Mark Weaver Mount Ring (default) or Dovetail Mount Ring (on request only)
– 2 x Rubber Lens Cover
– 1 x 0.1 MRAD Spare Gold Colored Turret
– 1 x 0.1 MIL Spare Silver Colored Turret
– 1 x honeycombsunshade
– 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
5 years warranty.
30mm Monotube. 3.7 inch Long Eye Relief. Designed for middle range shooting. 1/10 MIL low profile turret windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy. Etched MPT1 reticle.
Crystal clear fully coated lens for excellent light transmission and the best clarity. Turret with re-zero feature. After zero set, remove the turret and put zero postion.
Completely sealed and nitrogen filled for waterproof, fogproof and shockproof performance. Shock tested to 1000g.
Free 30mm tactical mount rings, rubber lens covers, 0.1 MIL spare silver colored turret, 0.1 MRAD spare gold colored turret and honeycomb sunshade.
About the Vector Optics Manufacturer
Vector Optics is a premium maker for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and build their scopes, mounts, and related products by using building materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Vector Optics Marksman 4.5-18x50mm, 1/10 MIL, 30mm Tube, Second Focal Plane (SFP) Hunting Riflescope by Vector Optics. For more shooting products, visit their website.
Scope Info
Rifle scopes allow you to precisely align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through magnification using a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted to take into account various environmental considerations like wind and elevation increases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand exactly where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing via the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Many contemporary rifle scopes and optics have about eleven parts which are arranged internally and outside of the scope. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment dials, focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of optics.
About Optic Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Considering the best type of rifle scope is based around what type of shooting you plan on doing.
About First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These styles of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where computations are low
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” as well as “lead” ratios for their long guns
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and requires more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optic Info
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick 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 distances and ranges
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic sight picture with less area taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Rifle Scope Zoom
The quantity of zoom a scope provides is identified by the size, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Power Lens Glass Info
A single power rifle optic and scope will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This suggests the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of scope can not change because it is a fixed power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Optic Info
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power change is achieved by making use of the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Glass Power and Ranges
Here are some advised scope power levels and the distances where they may be successfully used. Always remember that higher magnification glass will not be as effective as lower powered scope and optics due to the fact that too much zoom can be a detractor. The same idea applies to extended ranges where the shooter needs adequate power to see precisely where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Lens Finish for Rifle Glass
All contemporary rifle optic lenses are layered. There are different types and qualities of coverings. When thinking about luxury rifle optics and scope units, Lens covering can be a significant element of defining the capability of the rifle. The lenses are one of the most important parts of the scope given that they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finish on the lenses offers protection to the lens surface area and also improves anti glare capabilities from refracted sunrays and color profiles.
Info on Optic Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some optic manufacturers also use “HD” or high-definition lense coatings that employ various processes, polarizations, chemicals, and aspects to extract a wide range of colors and viewable target definition through the lens. This high-definition covering is often used with more costly, high density glass which drops light’s opportunity to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” suggesting extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be noticeable over things with hard edges and shapes as light hits the object from specific angles.
Details on Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have different finishes used to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or coating used to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope producer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope manufacturers similarly make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in building the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Rifle Optic Lens Finish
Water on a lens doesn’t help with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and high-end scope companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic anti-water finishing.
Scope Installation Alternatives
Installing approaches for scopes are available in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are separately mounted to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also generally are made in quick release versions which use toss levers which enable rifle operators to rapidly mount and dismount the glass.
Hex Key Rifle Scope Ring Mounts
Standard, clamp type mounting optic rings use hex head screws to position to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These styles of scope mounts use a pair of independent rings to support the optic, and are usually constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are developed for far away accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is ideal for rifle systems which are in need of a resilient, hard use mount which will not change regardless of just how much the scope is moved about or jarring the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you should have for a devoted optics setup on a far away hunting or competition rifle that will hardly ever need to be modified or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the scope mount’s screws to keep the hex screws from backing out after they are mounted tightly in position. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm type from the Vortex Optics brand. The set usually costs around $200 USD
Glass Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly take off a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Several scopes can even be swapped out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts come in handy for rifle platforms which are transferred a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are used in between several rifles or are situationally focused.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Glass Tubes
Wetness inside your rifle optic can ruin a day of shooting and your pricey optic by bringing about fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes prevent moisture from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Gas Purged Glass Tubes
Another element of avoiding the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this area is currently taken up by the gas, the glass is less affected by temperature level shifts and pressure differences from the external environment which could possibly permit water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
