Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Taurus 1-6x24mm, 30mm Tube, 1/5 MIL, Red Illuminated Tactical First Focal Plane (FFP) Riflescope
First Focus Plane(FFP): FFP scopes place the reticle in front of the erector. They are more specifically designed for tactical shooters and hunters where the distance to target changes and is often unknown. With an FFP reticle, the size of the reticle will appear to change as the scope’s magnification is changed. And it helps with calculating bullet drop and wind calls.
Specifications
Magnification: 1-6x
Objective Lens Dia: 24mm
Ocular Lens Dia: 28mm
Ocular Length: 60mm
Reticle: Etched glass VTC-CMIL
Click Value: 1/5 MIL
Windage Range: 60 MIL
Illumination: 6 levels red
Elevation Range: 60 MIL
Exit Pupil: 8mm @ 1x/ 3.5mm @ 6x
Field of View: 110feet @ 100 yards (1x), 18 feet @ 100 yards (6x)
Eye Relief: 100-90mm (3.9-3.5 inch)
Battery: CR2032(EXCLUDED)
Length: 270mm (10.6 inch)
Weight: 545g (19.2 oz)
Optics Coating: Fully-multi coated
Featured Description
Lifetime warranty
Crystal Clear Edge-to-Edge Image
Long eye relief.
1/5 MIL windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy.
The reticle is red illuminated along the first focal plane. The illunimation has 6 levels brightness. Turret lock sytem. Pull to adjust, press to lock.
Completely seeled and nitrogen filled for waterproof, fogproof and shockproof performance.Shock tested to 750g. Water proof at 1 meter depth for 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 -2 to +3).
Package List:
– 1 x 1-6x24mm Riflescope
– 2 x 30mm weaver mount ring (default) or dovetail mount ring (on request only)
– 2 x lens cap
– 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
Lifetime warranty. Crystal Clear Edge-to-Edge Image.
The reticle is red illuminated along the first focal plane. The illunimation has 6 levels brightness. Turret lock sytem. Pull to adjust, press to lock.
30mm Monotube. 1/5 MIL windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy.
Completely sealed and nitrogen filled for waterproof, fogproof and shockproof performance. Shock tested to 750g. Water proof at 1 meter depth for 30 minutes.
30mm Tube with Fully Multi-coated Lens Increase Light Commissionup to 87%-88% for draw and dusk Conditions. Free 30mm mount rings, and lens covers.
About the Vector Optics Company
Vector Optics is a premium manufacturer for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They create and supply their products using elements which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Vector Optics Taurus 1-6x24mm, 30mm Tube, 1/5 MIL, Red Illuminated Tactical First Focal Plane (FFP) Riflescope by Vector Optics. For additional shooting products, visit their website.
Information Rifle Optics
Rifle scopes enable you to specifically aim a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through magnification by employing a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted to take into account numerous environmental considerations like wind and elevation increases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are viewing through the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. A lot of modern rifle scopes and optics have about 11 parts which are located inside and outside of the scope body. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment dials or turrets, focus rings, and other components. Learn about the eleven parts of glass.
About Rifle Scope Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” kind of scopes. The kind of focal plane an optic has establishes where the reticle or crosshair lies in regard to the scopes zoom. It literally implies the reticle is situated behind or before the magnification lens of the scope. Considering the most suitable kind of rifle glass is based on what form of shooting you intend on doing.
First Focal Plane Scope Details
First focal plane glass (FFP) come with the reticle ahead of the magnification lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based upon the level of magnification being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the enhanced distance as they are at the non amplified distance. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards with no “zoom” is still the identical tick at 100 yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where calculations are small
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” and also “lead” correlations for their rifles
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and requires more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement.
- Far away styles of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who select a clearer optic picture with less area used up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Glass Zoom
The level of scope zoom you need on your glass depends on the sort of shooting you choose to do. Pretty much every type of rifle optic supplies some degree of zoom. The level of zoom a scope delivers is identified by the size, thickness, and curvatures of the lens glass within the rifle scope. The magnification level of the optic is the “power” of the opic. This implies what the shooter is checking out through the scope is amplified times the power element of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
About Single Power Lens Glass
A single power rifle optic will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This implies the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of optic can not fluctuate since it is set from the factory.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Glass
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will list the magnification degree in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers suggest the magnification of the scope could be set in between 2x and 10x power. This additionally utilizes the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power adjustment is accomplished using the power ring component of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Glass Power and Range Correlation
Here are some recommended scope power settings and the ranges where they could be efficiently used. Consider that higher magnification optics and scopes will not be as efficient as lower powered scope and optics since excessive zoom can be a bad thing. The exact same concept applies to longer distances where the shooter needs adequate power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle.
Rifle Glass Lens Covering
All modern rifle optic lenses are covered in special coatings. There are various types and qualities of lens coverings. Lens finish can be an essential aspect of a rifle when considering high-end rifle optics and scope units. The lenses are among the most important parts of the scope since they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The covering on the lenses protects the lens surface and helps with anti glare from excess light and color profiles.
HD Versus ED Glass Lens Coatings
Some rifle glass makers also use “HD” or high-def glass coatings that make the most of different processes, polarizations, aspects, and chemicals to extract numerous colors and viewable definition through lenses. This high-definition finish is commonly used with increased density lens glass which decreases light’s opportunity to refract through the lens glass. Some scope corporations use “HD” to refer to “ED” suggesting extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how certain colors are presented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic difference or aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be noticeable over things with defined outlines as light hits the item from certain angles.
Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Various scope lenses can even have various coatings applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some type of treatment or finishing applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic. Due to the fact that the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It becomes part of the finely tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that it will be optimally usable in numerous types of environments, degrees of sunlight (full VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while reducing 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 maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope makers similarly make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in developing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Lens Coverings
Water on a lens doesn’t help with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and high-end optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finish.
Scope Installation Choices
Installing approaches for scopes come in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also generally can be found in quick release variations which use manual levers which permit rifle shooters to quickly mount and remove the scopes.
Hex Key Glass Ring Mounts
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 two different rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are developed for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope mount is great for rifles which need a long lasting, rock solid mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly attach and detach a scope from a rifle. Several scopes can also be switched out if they all use a similar style mount. The quick detach mount style is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach firmly to a flat top design Picatinny rail. This permits the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while keeping the original sighting settings. These kinds of mounts are useful and beneficial for rifles which are hauled around a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for sight systems which are employed in between several rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount from Vortex Optics. It normally costs around $250 USD
Sealing and Gas Purging for Optic Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle glass can spoil a day of shooting and your highly-priced optic by inducing fogging and creating residue within the scope tube. A lot of optics prevent wetness from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Typically, these water resistant optics can be submerged beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be ample wetness avoidance for conventional use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you anticipate taking your rifle on your motorboat and are worried about the scope still performing if it goes overboard and you can still salvage the firearm.
Details on Glass Tube Gas Purging
Another part of avoiding the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is already taken up by the gas, the optic is less influenced by climate changes and pressure variations from the outside environment which may potentially permit water vapor to seep 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.
