Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Minotaur 12-60x60mm, 35mm Tube, Red & Green Illuminated Reticle, 1/8 MOA Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope
Specifications:
Magnification: 12-60x
Objective Lens Dia.:60mm
Tube Dia.:35mm
Adjustment Click Value: 1/8 MOA
Reticle: Etched glass Reticle, center dot 0.1MOA diameter
Illumination: Red & Green
Illumination:11 levels, center dot lighted
Ocular Dia: 42mm(1.7 inch)
Ocular Length: 65mm(2.6 inch)
Field of View: 8.38-1.68 Feet @ 100 yards
Eye Relief: 108-99mm (4.3-3.9 inch)
Exit Pupil: 5.0-1.0mm
Parallax Setting:100 yards
Side Focus:30 yds to infinite (30, 50, 100, 300, 500 and infinite)
Elevation Range: 30 MOA
Windage Range: 30 MOA
Lens Coating: Fully multicoated
Length: 498mm (19.6 inch)
Weight: 1170g (41.3 ounce)
Finish: Matte
Battery: CR2032(EXCLUDED)
Distance between objective lens part and middle turret: 110mm (4.3 inch)
Length of middle turret part: 60mm (2.4 inch)
Distance between middle turret part to power ring: 60mm (2.4 inch)
Diopter compensation from fast-focus eyepiece (+2 to -2.0)
Features:
5 Years Warranty
35mm Monotube.
1/8 MOA windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy.
The reticle is red and green illuminated along the second focal plane.
The illunimation has 11 levels of brightness.
Turret lock feature: Pull to adjust, press to lock.
Side Focus starts at 30 Yard.
Fast-focus Eyepiece for quick and easy reticle focusing.
O-ring Sealed and Nitrogen Purged Ensure Water Resistance and Fog Proof performance; Shockproof to 750g.
High quality 6061 T6 aircraft grade aluminum alloy with durable black matte finish.
Package Includes:
– 1 x12-60×60 Riflescope
– 2 x 35mm Tactical high profile mount
– 1 x Lens Cover
– 1 x 3 inch Sunshade
– 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. Super Thin Etched Reticle.
Optics hold zero. The reticle is red and green illuminated along the second focal plane. The illunimation has 11 levels of brightness.
Turret lock sytem. Pull to adjust, press to lock. Side Focus starts at 30 Yard.
O-ring Sealed and Nitrogen Purged Ensure Water Resistance and Fog Proof performance; Shockproof to 750g.
Free 35mm mount rings, and lens covers, 3 inch sunshade.
About the Vector Optics Company
Vector Optics is a premium manufacturer for long gun scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They innovate and build their scopes and related products by applying elements which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Vector Optics Minotaur 12-60x60mm, 35mm Tube, Red & Green Illuminated Reticle, 1/8 MOA Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope by Vector Optics. For more shooting items, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly align a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They do this through magnifying the target by using a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted for consideration of various ecological considerations like wind and elevation increases or decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are viewing through the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Many modern-day rifle optics have around eleven parts which are found within and on the exterior of the scope. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage dials, focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of glass.
Rifle Scope Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The kind of focal plane a scope has decides where the reticle or crosshair lies in regard to the optic’s magnification. It simply means the reticle is behind or before the magnification lens of the optic. Considering the best form of rifle optic is based upon what form of hunting or shooting you intend on doing.
Info About First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These styles of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting situations where estimations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” as well as “lead” relationships for their rifles
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual sight room than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle behind 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 measurement.
- Long distance types of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within much shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who select a clearer optic picture without space taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Optic Magnification
The measure of scope zoom you need on your glass is based on the sort of shooting you wish to do. Pretty much every style of rifle glass provides some level of magnification. The volume of magnification a scope offers is identified by the diameter, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses within the rifle optic. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope. This suggests what the shooter is observing through the scope is magnified times the power aspect of what can generally be seen by human eyes.
Info About Single Power Lens Glass
A single power rifle optic and scope comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This suggests the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of optic can not change given that it is a fixed power optic.
Info on Variable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will list the magnification degree in a format such as 2-10×32. These numbers mean the magnification of the scope can be changed between 2x and 10x power. This additionally utilizes the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power modification is accomplished by applying the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Power and Range Correlations
Here are some advised scope powers and the ranges where they can be successfully used. High power scopes will not be as effective as lower powered optics due to the fact that too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same applies to extended distances where the shooter needs enough power to see where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Info on Lens Coatings
All cutting-edge rifle scope and optic lenses are covered. Lens covering is an essential aspect of a shooting system when considering high end rifle optics and scope equipment.
ED Versus HD Glass
Some scope brands likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes which use various methods, elements, chemicals, and polarizations to draw out a wide range of colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” to signify the lens has extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating for Rifle Scopes
Different optic lenses can likewise have various coatings applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some type of treatment or finish applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single layered lens depends on the scope manufacturer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope producers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. This suggests the lens has multiple treatments applied to them. If a lens gets numerous treatments, it can indicate that a manufacturer is taking several steps to fight different natural aspects like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This also doesn’t always suggest the multi-coated lens is much better than a single covered lens. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment solutions and the quality of materials used in creating the rifle glass.
Hydrophobic Lens Finish
Water on a lens does not assist with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and high-end optic makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering.
Options for Installing Rifle Optics on Long Guns
Installing solutions for scopes can be found in a couple of choices. There are the standard scope rings which are separately installed to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also typically come in quick release versions which use throw levers which permit rifle operators to rapidly install and remove the scope.
Glass Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Normal, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope installation 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 distance accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is excellent for rifles which need a durable, sound mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Scope Ring Mounting Solutions
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly take off a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. If they all use a similar design mount, a number of scopes can often be swapped out in the field. The quick detach mount style is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach securely to a flat top type Picatinny rail. This permits the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted while retaining accuracy. These types of mounts come in beneficial for shooting platforms which are hauled around a lot, to take off the scope glass from the rifle for protection, or for aiming systems which are utilized in between several rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount designed by Vortex Optics. It typically costs around $250 USD
Rifle Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle optic can ruin a day of shooting and your expensive optic by bringing about fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes avoid moisture from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Gas Purged Rifle Scope Tubes
Another component of preventing the buildup of wetness inside of the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this space is already taken up by the gas, the glass is less affected by temperature shifts and pressure distinctions from the external environment which could potentially enable water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
