Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Taurus 4-24x50mm First Focal Plane (FFP) 1/10 MIL Tactical Riflescope with Red Illuminated Reticle, 30mm Mount Rings, Lens Covers and KillFlash
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: 4-24x
Objective Lens Dia: 50mm
Ocular Lens Dia: 36mm
Ocular Length: 60mm
Reticle: Glass MPX1 reticle
Click Value: 1/10 MIL
Elevation Range: 15 MIL (50 MOA)
Windage Range: 15 MIL (50 MOA)
Illumination: 6 levels red
Exit Pupil: 12.5mm @ 4x/ 2.1mm @ 24x
Field of View: 9.1m @ 100 yards (4x), 1.5m@ 100 yards (24x)
Eye Relief: 100mm (4.0 inch)
Battery: CR2032(EXCLUDED)
Side Focus Range: 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 75, 100, 200, 300, 500 to infinity
Length: 380mm (15.0 inch)
Weight: 770g (27.2 oz)
Optics Coating: Fully-multi coated
Featured Description
Lifetime warranty
30mm Monotube.
Diamond Clear Image.
Long eye relief.
1/10 MIL windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy.
Completely seeled and nitrogen filled for waterproof, fogproof and shockproof performance.Shock tested to 1000g.
The reticle is red illuminated along the first focal plane.
The illunimation has 6 levels brightness.
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 +1.5).
Package List:
– 1 x Riflescope
– 2 x 30mm weaver mount ring (default) or dovetail mount ring (on request only)
– 2 x lens cap
– 1 x 1cm elevation turret
– 1 x 0.1 MRAD elevation turret
– 1 x honeycomb sunshade
– 1 x cleaning cloth
Rifle Scope Product Features
Lifetime warranty. Crystal Clear Edge-to-Edge Image.
30mm Monotube. 1/10 MIL windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy. Diamond Clear 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.
Completely sealed and nitrogen filled for waterproof, fogproof and shockproof performance. Shock tested to 1000g.
Free 30mm mount rings, each one spare 1cm and 0.1 MRAD elevation turret, honeycomb sunshade and 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 guns like rifles and long guns. They innovate and supply their mounts, scopes, and related products by applying building materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Vector Optics Taurus 4-24x50mm First Focal Plane (FFP) 1/10 MIL Tactical Riflescope with Red Illuminated Reticle, 30mm Mount Rings, Lens Covers and KillFlash by Vector Optics. For additional shooting products, visit their site.
Information Rifle Optics
Rifle scopes allow you to precisely align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through zoom using a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted to account for different ecological considerations like wind speed and elevation increases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help the shooter 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. A lot of modern-day rifle optics have about eleven parts which are arranged within and outside of the scope. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation dials, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of a scope.
Rifle Optic Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Choosing the perfect type of rifle optic is based on what type of shooting you plan to do.
About First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These styles of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are very little
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their aim point “hold over” plus “lead” equations for their firearm
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and requires more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optic Details
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. 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.
- Far away types of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most shots happen within shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who like a clearer optic picture without space used up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Details on Optic Magnification
The quantity of zoom a scope provides is determined 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.
About Fixed Single Power Lens Scopes
A single power rifle optic and scope comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of optic can not change given that it is a set power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification power levels. These types of scopes will note the magnification amount in a format such as 2-10×32. These numbers mean the zoom of the scope could be adjusted in between 2x and 10x power. This always incorporates the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power manipulation is achieved by applying the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Power and Range
Here are some suggested scope power settings and the ranges where they can be successfully used. High power optics will not be as useful as lower magnification rifle scope glass since too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The very same idea goes for extended distances where the shooter needs adequate power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Scope Lens Finishing
All modern-day rifle optic lenses are layered. Lens finishing can be an essential aspect of a shooting system when looking into high end rifle optics and scope setups.
About Optic Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope producers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which use different methods, chemicals, polarizations, and aspects to draw out different colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
What to Know About Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Different scope lenses can also have various finishes applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some type of treatment or covering applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic. Since the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It is part of the carefully tuned optic. It must have a coating placed on it so that it will be efficiently functional in lots of kinds of environments, degrees of sunlight (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is generally a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can preserve the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less advantageous things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends upon the scope producer and the amount you spent on it. Both the make and cost are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. This indicates the lens has had multiple treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens gets numerous treatments, it can establish that a company is taking multiple steps to fight various natural aspects like an anti-glare finish, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finishing, followed by a hydrophilic finishing. This additionally does not necessarily indicate the multi-coated lens is better than a single layered lens. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in creating the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Glass Lens Covering
Water on a lens does not help with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and military grade scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic anti-water finish.
Choices for Mounting Rifle Glass on Long Guns
Mounting options for scopes come in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are separately installed to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also generally are made in quick release versions which use toss levers which permit rifle shooters to quickly install and dismount the scope.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Rings
Normal, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use two different rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are developed for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope install is wonderful for rifles which require a resilient, sound mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Glass Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly detach a scope and attach it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts are convenient for long guns which are transported a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are used between numerous rifles or are situationally focused.
Details on Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle glass can destroy a day on the range and your highly-priced optic by causing fogging and making residue inside of the scope’s tube. The majority of optics prevent humidity from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Typically, these water-resistant scopes can be immersed beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be plenty of humidity avoidance for standard use rifles, unless you plan on taking your rifle sailing and are concerned about the optic still functioning if it goes overboard and you can still salvage the rifle.
Optic Gas Purging
Another element of preventing the accumulation of moisture inside of the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is currently taken up by the gas, the scope is less affected by temp alterations and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which might possibly allow water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
