Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Sentinel 8-32x50mm, 1/8 MOA, 30 mm Tube, Red & Green Illuminated Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope
Specifications:
Magnification: 8-32x
Objective Lens Dia.:50mm
Tube Dia.:30mm
Adjustment Click Value: 1/8 MOA
Reticle: Etched Glass MP Reticle
Illumination: Red & Green
Ocular Dia: 37.5mm
Ocular Length: 62mm
Field of View: 16.5-3.3 Feet @ 100 yards
Eye Relief: 78-100mm (3.5-4.3 inch)
Exit Pupil: 6.2-1.5mm
Elevation Range: 45 MOA
Windage Range: 45 MOA
Lens Coating: Fully multicoated
Length: 405mm (16 inch)
Weight: 780g (27.5 ounce)
Finish: Matte
Battery: CR2032(EXCLUDED)
Diopter compensation from fast-focus eyepiece (+2 to -2.5)
Features:
5 Years Warranty
30mm 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 stepless brightness.
Turret lock feature: 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 Resistance and Fog Proof performance; Shockproof to 1000g.
High quality 6061 T6 aircraft grade aluminum alloy with durable black matte finish.
Package Includes:
– 1 x 8-32×50 Riflescope
– 2 x 30mm weaver mount ring (default) or dovetail mount ring (on request only)
– 1 x Lens Cover
– 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.
Optics hold zero. The reticle is red and green illuminated along the second focal plane. The illunimation has stepless brightness.
1/8 MOA windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy. Turret lock sytem. Pull to adjust, press to lock.
O-ring Sealed and Nitrogen Purged Ensure Water Resistance and Fog Proof performance; Shockproof to 1000g.
Side Focus starts at 10 Yard. Free 30mm mount rings, and lens covers.
About the Vector Optics Company
Vector Optics is a premium supplier for weapon scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and manufacture their mounts and related products making the most of elements which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Vector Optics Sentinel 8-32x50mm, 1/8 MOA, 30 mm Tube, Red & Green Illuminated Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope by Vector Optics. For more shooting products, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes enable you to specifically align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through zoom by utilizing a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted to take into account various environmental aspects like wind and elevation increases or decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand exactly where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are seeing via the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Most modern-day rifle scopes and optics have around 11 parts which are found internally and on the exterior of the scope body. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment dials or turrets, focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of a scope.
About Rifle Optic Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The type of focal plane an optic has determines where the reticle or crosshair is located relative to the optic’s magnification. It actually suggests the reticle is located behind or in front of the magnification lens of the scope. Looking for the very best sort of rifle optic is dependent on what variety of shooting you anticipate undertaking.
Info About First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These types of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where estimations are minor
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” as well as “lead” correlations for their weapon
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. This induces the reticle to remain at the same dimensions in relation to the quantity of magnification being used. The result is that the reticle measurements evolve based upon the zoom chosen to shoot over lengthier distances considering the markings present various increments which vary with the zoom level. 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 reticle measurement. These particular kinds of optics work for:
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who like a clearer optic sight picture without area taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Rifle Glass Zoom
The amount of magnification a scope supplies is determined by the diameter, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Single Power Lens Scopes
A single power rifle optic and scope comes with a magnification number designator like 4×32. This indicates the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of optic can not adjust given that it is a fixed power optic.
Info About Variable Power Lens Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power change is achieved using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Scope Power Level and Ranges
Here are some advised scope power settings and the distances where they may be successfully used. Consider that high magnification optics and scopes will not be as efficient as lower powered glass due to the fact that increased zoom can be a negative thing in certain situations. The same concept relates to extended distances where the shooter needs adequate power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
About Scope Lens Finish
All modern rifle optic lenses are coated. Lens covering can be a crucial aspect of a rifle when looking into high end rifle optics and scope systems.
HD Versus ED Rifle Glass Lens Coatings
Some scope makers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use different processes, aspects, chemicals, and polarizations to draw out different colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” to signify the lens has extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating for Scopes
Different scope lenses can even have different coverings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or covering applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. This is because the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass. It is part of the carefully tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that it will be efficiently usable in numerous kinds of environments, degrees of sunshine (full VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can preserve the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope designer and just how much you spent for it. Both are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. This suggests the lens has had multiple treatments applied to them. If a lens receives numerous treatments, it can show that a company is taking numerous steps to combat different natural elements like an anti-glare finish, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This additionally doesn’t necessarily indicate the multi-coated lens will perform better than a single coated lens. Being “better” is dependent on the manufacturer’s lens treatment solutions and the quality of products used in creating the rifle scope.
Info on Anti-water Finishing
Water on a scope lens doesn’t assist with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope whatsoever. Lots of top of the line and premium scope manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this type of treatment. It treats the surface area of the Steiner scope lens so the water molecules can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The result is that the water beads roll off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Optic Mounting Alternatives
Mounting solutions for scopes can be found in a couple of options. There are the basic scope rings which are separately installed to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also generally are made in quick release variations which use toss levers which permit rifle shooters to rapidly install and dismount the scope.
Hex Key Scope Ring Mounting Solutions
Standard, clamp-on design mounting optic rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These styles of scope mounts use double detached rings to support the scope, and are normally made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are designed for far away precision shooting. This form of scope mount is very good for rifle systems which are in need of a long lasting, hard use mount which will not shift regardless of just how much the scope is moved about or abuse the rifle takes. These are the style of mounts you want for a dedicated scope setup on a long distance hunting or competition rifle which will almost never need to be changed or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on the scope mount screws to stop the hex screw threads from wiggling out after they are mounted tightly in position. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm style made by the Vortex Optics brand. The set generally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly take off a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. If they all use a similar style mount, several scopes can often be swapped out in the field. The quick detach mount style is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten nicely to a flat top design Picatinny rail. This lets the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while retaining the original sighting settings. These kinds of mounts are useful and beneficial for rifles which are carried a lot, to take off the scope from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are employed in between numerous rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount from the Vortex Optics manufacturer. It normally costs around $250 USD
Info Around Rifle Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness 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. A lot of scopes prevent moisture from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Gas Purged Glass Tubes
Another component of preventing the accumulation of moisture within the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this area is already taken up by the gas, the optic is less impacted by condition alterations and pressure variations from the outside environment which may potentially enable water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
