Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Paragon 6-30x56mm, 1/10 MIL, 30mm Tube, Red Illuminated Second Focal Plane (SFP) Tactical Riflescope Genii
Specifications
Magnification: 6-30x
Objective Lens Dia: 56mm
Tube Dia: 30mm
Ocular Lens Dia: 39mm
Ocular Length: 53mm
Reticle: VPA-2 etched glass
Exit Pupil: 9.5mm @ 6x/ 1.5mm @ 30x
Field of View: 38 feet @ 100 yards (6x), 18.8 feet @ 100 yards (30x)
Eye Relief: 100mm (4 inch)
Click Value: 1/10 MIL
Elevation Range: 17.5 MIL
Windage Range: 17.5 MIL
Illumination: red
Battery: CR 2032(EXCLUDED)
Length: 400mm (15.7inch)
Weight: 700g (24.7 oz)
Optics Coating: FMC
Side Focus: 15, 20, 30, 50, 75, 100, 200, 300, 500 yards to infinity
Length of middle turret part: 40mm(1.5 inch)
Distance between middle turret part to power ring: 60mm(2.3 inch)
Distance between objective lens part and middle turret: 71mm(2.8 inch)
Featured Description
5 years warranty
Long eye relife
30mm Tube with LaREE Lens and VePRO FMC Increase Light Commissionup to 90% for Low-Light Conditions.
Turret lock sytem. Pull to adjust, press to lock.
Adjust plate is NOT fixed, after zero the scope you can turn the plate to zero.
1/10 MIL windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy
The reticle is red illuminated along the second focal plane with 6 levels of brightness
Completely seeled and nitrogen filled for waterproof, fogproof and shockproof performance.Shock tested to 750g, IPX6 water proof 1 meter 30 minutes.
High quality 6061 T6 aircraft grade aluminum alloy with durable black matte finish
Fast focus eyepiece at olucar lens adjustment (Diopter compensation from -3 to +2)
Package List:
– 1 x 6-30x56mm Riflescope
– 2 x 30mm weaver mount ring (default) or dovetail mount ring (on request only)
– 2 x lens cap
– 1 x 3 inch sunshade (killflash)
– 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 Tube with LaREE Lens and VePRO FMC Increase Light Commissionup to 90% for Low-Light Conditions.
The reticle is red illuminated along the second focal plane with 6 levels of brightness.
1/10 MIL windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy. Tactical Turrets with Lock Feature and Zero Re-set feature.
Completely sealed and nitrogen filled for waterproof, fogproof and shockproof performance. Shock tested to 750g, IPX6 water proof 1 meter 30 minutes.
Free 30mm X-Accu precision picatinny high mount rings, free 3 inch sunshade and free lens covers.
About the Vector Optics Scope Maker
Vector Optics is a premium manufacturer for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They innovate and manufacture their mounts, scopes, and related products by using building materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Vector Optics Paragon 6-30x56mm, 1/10 MIL, 30mm Tube, Red Illuminated Second Focal Plane (SFP) Tactical Riflescope Genii by Vector Optics. For additional shooting products, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Optics
Rifle scopes enable you to exactly aim a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They do this through zoom using a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted for consideration of various natural factors like wind and elevation to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand exactly where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are viewing using the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. A lot of modern-day rifle scopes have about eleven parts which are found within and on the exterior of the optic. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation dials, objective focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle scopes.
Rifle Glass Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The sort of focal plane an optic has decides where the reticle or crosshair is located in regard to the scopes zoom. It simply means the reticle is situated behind or before the magnifying lens of the scope. Considering the most effective style of rifle optic is dependent on what form of hunting or shooting you anticipate undertaking.
Info About First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting situations where computations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” and “lead” ratios for their long gun
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and occupies more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Info About Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane optics (SFP) come with the reticle behind the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement.
- Far away forms of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic picture without space taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
Optic Magnification
The quantity of zoom a scope supplies is figured out 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.
Single Power Lens Scope Details
A single power rifle optic and scope uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of scope can not change because it is fixed.
Info on Adjustable Power Lens Glass
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification power levels. It will note the magnification amount in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the zoom of the scope could be changed in between 2x and 10x power. This also utilizes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power shift is achieved utilizing the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Rifle Optic Power and Ranges
Here are some suggested scope power settings and the distances where they could be successfully used. Bear in mind that high magnification optics will not be as effective as lower powered glass because increased zoom can be a bad thing. The very same idea relates to longer ranges where the shooter needs to have sufficient power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Lens Coating for Optics
All contemporary rifle scope lenses are layered. There are different types and qualities of glass coatings. When considering luxury rifle optical units, Lens coating can be an important element of a rifle. The glass lenses are among the most key pieces of the glass because they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The covering on the lenses offers protection to the lens exterior and also improves anti glare from excess direct sunlight and color discernibility.
HD Versus ED Scope Lens Coatings
Some scope manufacturers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which use various methods, chemicals, polarizations, and aspects to draw out various colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Scope Lens Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have various finishes used to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or finishing used to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can offer protection to the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope maker 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” coated. Being “much better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Finishing for Optics
Water on a lens doesn’t assist with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and high-end scope companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finish.
Choices for Installing Rifle Optics on Firearms
Mounting approaches for scopes come in a few options. There are the basic scope rings which are separately mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also typically come in quick release versions which use throw levers which permit rifle shooters to quickly mount and remove the scope.
Hex Key Scope Rings
Standard, 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 is created for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope install is great for rifles which need a resilient, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly connect and remove a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can also be switched out if they all use a compatible design mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifles which are transferred a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are used in between several rifles.
Details on Rifle Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle optic can destroy a day on the range and your highly-priced optic by inducing fogging and creating residue inside of the scope’s tube. Most optics prevent moisture from going into the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Generally, these water resistant optics can be immersed underneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be sufficient moisture content prevention for conventional use rifles, unless you anticipate taking your rifle boating and are concerned about the scope still working if it goes overboard and you can still retrieve the gun.
Gas Purged Glass Tubes
Another part of avoiding the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this area is already occupied by the gas, the optic is less altered by condition changes and pressure differences from the outdoor environment which could possibly permit 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 look for.
