Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Paragon Genii 6-30×56 Second Focal Plane (SFP) Tactical Riflescope with Red Illuminated Germany Glass Reticle, 1/10 MIL, 30mm Mount Rings, Lens Covers, Killflash
Specifications
Magnification: 6-30x
Objective Lens Dia: 56mm
Tube Dia: 30mm
Ocular Lens Dia: 39mm
Ocular Length: 53mm
Reticle: VPA-2 etched glass
Click Value: 1/10 MIL
Elevation Range: 17.5 MIL
Windage Range: 17.5 MIL
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)
Optics Coating: FMC
Illumination: red
Battery: CR 2032(EXCLUDED)
Length: 400mm (15.7inch)
Weight: 700g (24.7 oz)
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 6-30×56 Riflescope
– 2 x 30mm weaver mount ring (default) or dovetail mount ring (on request only)
– 2 x lens cap
– 1 x sunshade (killflash)
– 1 x cleaning cloth
Rifle Scope Product Features
5 years warranty.
1/10 MIL windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy. Tactical Turrets with Lock Feature and Zero Re-set feature.
The reticle is red illuminated along the second focal plane with 6 levels of brightness. 30mm Tube with LaREE Lens and VePRO FMC Increase Light Commissionup to 90% for Low-Light Conditions.
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 Brand
Vector Optics is a premium company for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They innovate and build their scopes and related products by using building materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Vector Optics Paragon Genii 6-30×56 Second Focal Plane (SFP) Tactical Riflescope with Red Illuminated Germany Glass Reticle, 1/10 MIL, 30mm Mount Rings, Lens Covers, Killflash by Vector Optics. For more shooting goods, visit their site.
Scope Info
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They do this through magnifying the target by utilizing a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in for the consideration of separate natural things like wind and elevation to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are seeing using the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. The majority of contemporary rifle scopes have around eleven parts which are arranged internally and externally on the scope body. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets or dials, focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of glass.
The Styles of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The form of focal plane a scope has decides where the reticle or crosshair lies in connection with the scopes zoom. It literally suggests the reticle is behind or ahead of the magnification lens of the scope. Selecting the most reliable type of rifle optic depends upon what style of shooting you anticipate undertaking.
Info About First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These styles of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where estimations are very little
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” and also “lead” equations for their weapon
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and uses up more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scope Details
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick 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 happen within shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who choose a clearer optic picture with less room used up by the larger size FFP reticle
Ins and Outs of Optic Zoom
The measure of scope magnification you require depends upon the style of shooting you desire to do. Almost every style of rifle optic gives some degree of zoom. The volume of zoom a scope supplies is identified by the size, density, and curves of the lenses within the rifle scope. The magnification level of the scope is the “power” of the opic. This means what the shooter is observing through the scope is amplified times the power factor of what can normally be seen by human eyes.
Info About Fixed Power Lens Rifle Glass
A single power rifle scope and optic uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This indicates the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of scope can not change given that it is fixed.
About Adjustable Power Lens Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will note the magnification level in a configuration such as 2-10×32. These numbers imply the magnification of the scope can be changed between 2x and 10x power. This additionally incorporates the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power manipulation is achieved by operating the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Power and Range
Here are some suggested scope power levels and the ranges where they can be successfully used. High power scopes will not be as beneficial as lower powered rifle scope glass given that too much zoom can be a bad thing. The same idea relates to extended distances where the shooter needs increased power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Details on Lens Finishing
All contemporary rifle optic lenses are covered. Lens finishing is an important element of a shooting system when thinking about high end rifle optics and scope setups.
HD Versus ED Rifle Glass Lens Coatings
Some scope manufacturers also use “HD” or high-def lens coverings which make the most of different procedures, aspects, polarizations, and chemical applications to draw out a wide range of color ranges and viewable target definition through the lens. This high-def finishing is often used with more costly, high density lens glass which brings down light’s opportunity to refract through the lens glass. Some scope makers use “HD” to describe “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how colors are represented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic aberration or difference which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be noticeable over items with well defined outlines as light hits the object from certain angles.
Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have various coverings used to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or finish applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less advantageous things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single layered lens depends on the scope maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope manufacturers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. This indicates the lens has numerous treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens gets several treatments, it can indicate that a maker is taking multiple steps to fight different natural aspects like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finish, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This additionally does not necessarily suggest the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single covered lens. Being “much better” depends upon the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of glass used in creating the rifle scope.
Rifle Optic Lens Hydrophobic Finish
Water on a lens doesn’t support retaining a clear sight picture through an optic whatsoever. Many top of the line and high-end optic producers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finishing. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this type of treatment. It treats the surface of the Steiner glass lens so the water molecules can not bind to it or create surface tension. The result is that the water beads move off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Glass Mounting Choices
Mounting approaches for scopes come in a few choices. There are the basic scope rings which are separately mounted to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also usually can be found in quick release versions which use manual levers which enable rifle operators to quickly mount and remove the scopes.
Hex Key Rifle Optic Rings
Normal, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope installation rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use a couple of different rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are developed for long range precision shooting. This type of scope mount is perfect for rifles which require a resilient, rock solid mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly attach and take off a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Several scopes can even be swapped out if they all use a compatible design mount. These types of mounts are convenient for long guns which are transported a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are used in between multiple rifles.
Details on Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can mess up a day of shooting and your pricey optic by causing fogging and making residue within the scope tube. Many scopes prevent wetness from entering the optical tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Generally, these optics can be submerged beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be plenty of moisture prevention for common use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you plan on taking your rifle on boats and are concerned about the optic still performing if it is submerged in water and you can still rescue the firearm.
Gas Purged Rifle Glass Tubes
Another component of avoiding the buildup of moisture within the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this area is currently taken up by the gas, the optic is less influenced by temperature level alterations and pressure variations from the external environment which could potentially allow water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
