Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Swift 1.25-4.5x26mm, 1/4 MOA, 30mm Tube, Red and Green Dot Illuminated Reticle, Second Focal Plane (SFP) Hunting Riflescope
Specifications:
Magnification: 1.25-4.5x
Objective Lens Dia.:26mm
Tube Dia.:30mm
Adjustment Click Value: 1/4 MOA
Reticle: Etched Glass R12
Illumination: 5 gears of Red and Green
Ocular Dia: 35.5mm(1.4 inch)
Ocular Length: 62mm(2.4 inch)
Field of View: 5.4-18 feet @ 100 yards
Eye Relief: 135-96mm (5.3-3.8inch)
Exit Pupil: 6.5-7.6mm
Elevation Range: 80 MOA
Windage Range: 80 MOA
Lens Coating: Fully multicoated
Length: 280mm (11.0 inch)
Weight: 450g (15.9 OZ)
Finish: Matte
Battery: CR2032(EXCLUDED)
Features:
5 Years Warranty
30mm Monotube. 1/4 MOA windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy.
The reticle is red and green illuminated along the second focal plane.
The illunimation has 5 gears of brightness.
The weakest dot intensity fits NV.
Turret lock feature: Pull to adjust, press to lock.
Fast-focus Eyepiece for quick and easy reticle focusing
O-ring Sealed and Nitrogen Purged Ensure Water Proof and Fog Proof performance; Shockproof to 1000g.
High quality 6061 T6 aircraft grade aluminum alloy with durable black matte finish.
1/4″ direct high finger windage and elevation adjustments with audible clicks for greater precision
Package Includes:
– 1 x 1.25-4.5×26 Riflescope
– 2 x 30mm weaver mount ring (default) or dovetail mount ring (on request only)
Note: We offer 5 years WARRANTY for our products. 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.
The reticle is red and green illuminated along the second focal plane. The illunimation has 5 levels of brightness.
Optics hold zero; Wide Field of View; Long Eye Relief.
O-ring Sealed and Nitrogen Purged Ensure Water Proof and Fog Proof performance. Shock tested up to 1000g.
Two 30mm scope mount rings can be easily mounted onto any 20mm Picatinny or Weaver mount rails.
About the Vector Optics Scope Maker
Vector Optics is a premium company for rifle scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and build their scopes, mounts, and related products using elements which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Vector Optics Swift 1.25-4.5x26mm, 1/4 MOA, 30mm Tube, Red and Green Dot Illuminated Reticle, Second Focal Plane (SFP) Hunting Riflescope by Vector Optics. For additional shooting items, visit their site.
Scope Info
Rifle scopes permit you to precisely aim a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target over a range. They do this through magnification by employing a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted to take into account different ecological aspects like wind and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand exactly where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are seeing through the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Many contemporary rifle optics have about eleven parts which are arranged within and externally on the scope body. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment dials, focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of optics.
Rifle Scope Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The kind of focal plane an optic has establishes where the reticle or crosshair is located in connection with the optic’s zoom. It actually means the reticle is located behind or before the magnification lens of the optic. Looking for the best style of rifle scope is based upon what type of shooting or hunting you plan on undertaking.
Info on First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These types of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting situations where computations are low
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” plus “lead” ratios for their firearms
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane glass (SFP) come with the reticle behind the magnification lens. This triggers the reticle to stay at the exact same scale in connection with the quantity of magnification being used. The end result is that the reticle measurements alter based upon the magnification employed to shoot over longer ranges since the reticle markings represent different increments which fluctuate with the zoom. In the FFP example with the SFP glass, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement. These particular sorts of glass work for:
- Long distance types of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most shots occur within shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic picture with less space used up by the larger sized FFP reticle
About Rifle Optic Zoom
The amount of scope zoom you require is based on the sort of shooting you choose to do. Practically every kind of rifle glass supplies some amount of zoom. The level of zoom a scope offers is identified by the diameter, thickness, and curves of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnifying level of the scope is the “power” of the scope. This suggests what the shooter is aiming at through the scope is magnified times the power element of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
About Fixed Power Lens Rifle Scopes
A single power rifle scope uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This means the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of optic can not adjust considering that it is a set power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Glass
Variable power rifle scopes can be modified between magnified levels. The power adjustment is performed by using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Rifle Optic Power and Range Correlation
Here are some recommended scope power settings and the distances where they could be successfully used. Remember that high magnification scopes will not be as efficient as lower magnification level optics because increased zoom can be a detractor. The exact same concept goes for longer distances where the shooter needs enough power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle at the target.
About Lens Finish
All state-of-the-art rifle optic and scope lenses are coated. Lens covering is a crucial aspect of a shooting system when buying high end rifle optics and scope setups.
Info on Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some glass producers additionally use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes that make the most of different procedures, polarizations, aspects, and chemicals to enhance numerous colors and viewable target definition through the lens. This high-definition covering is commonly used with greater density glass which lowers light’s ability to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” suggesting extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration or deviance which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration is often obvious over things with defined shapes as light hits the item from certain angles.
Single Rifle Glass Lens Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Different scope lenses can even have different finishes applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some kind of treatment or finish applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. Because the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It is part of the carefully tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that it will be efficiently functional in lots of types of environments, degrees of sunshine (full light VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is usually a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can shield the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single coated lens depends upon the scope maker and how much money you paid for it. Both the manufacturer and amount are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope producers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in building the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Lens Finishes
Water on an optic’s lens does not help with preserving a clear sight picture through an optic in any way. Lots of top of the line and high-end scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finish. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this type of treatment. It deals with the surface of the Steiner scope lens so the H2O molecules can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The result is that the water beads roll off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Options for Installing Rifle Scopes on Long Guns
Installing solutions for scopes come 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 different kinds of mounts also typically can be found in quick release variations which use toss levers which allow rifle shooters to rapidly install and remove the glass.
Hex Key Scope Rings
Standard, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope mounting rails on the tops of rifles. These forms of scope mounts use double detached rings to support the optic, and are normally constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are manufactured for far away accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is ideal for rifles which require a resilient, rock solid mount which will not move regardless of how much the scope is moved about or jarring the rifle takes. These are the style of mounts you should get for a dedicated optics setup on a far away hunting or competitors rifle that will seldom need to be modified or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the screws to keep the hex screw threads from wiggling out after they are installed securely in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm style made by Vortex Optics. The set typically costs around $200 USD
Rifle Scope Mounting Solutions with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly connect and detach a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Several scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifle platforms which are carried a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used in between multiple rifles.
About Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can mess up a day of shooting and your highly-priced optic by causing fogging and generating residue inside of the scope’s tube. Most scopes protect against wetness from entering the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Generally, these scopes can be submerged underneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be plenty of moisture content avoidance for basic use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you intend on taking your rifle on your motorboat and are concerned about the scope still functioning if it falls overboard and you can still find the gun.
Gas Purged Rifle Optic Tubes
Another element of avoiding the buildup of wetness within the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is already taken up by the gas, the scope is less influenced by temperature changes and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which may 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 good rifle scope to look for.
