Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Taurus 5-30x56mm, 30mm Tube, 1/10 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: 5-30x
Objective Lens Dia: 56mm
Ocular Lens Dia: 36mm
Ocular Length: 60mm
Reticle: FFP glass reticle
Click Value: 1/10 MIL
Elevation Range: 12 MIL (40 MOA)
Windage Range: 12 MIL (40 MOA)
Illumination: 6 levels red
Exit Pupil: 11.0mm @ 5x/ 1.8mm @ 30x
Field of View: 20.43 feet @ 100 yards (5x), 3.51 feet @ 100 yards (30x)
Eye Relief: 100mm (4.0 inch)
Battery: CR2032(EXCLUDED)
Side Focus Range: 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 75, 100, 200, 300, 500 and 900 yards to infinity
Length: 398mm (15.6 inch)
Weight: 813g (28.7 oz)
Optics Coating: Fully-multi coated
Item number: TRS 5-30×56/F
Featured Description
Lifetime warranty
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.
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 0.1 MRAD silver colored elevation turret
– 1 x 0.1 MRAD gold colored elevation turret
– 1 x honeycomb sunshade
– 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. Optics hold zero.
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. 1/10 MIL windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy.
Completely sealed and nitrogen filled for waterproof, fogproof and shockproof performance. Shock tested to 1000g.
Free 30mm mount rings, each one spare silver and gold colored elevation turret, honeycomb sunshade and lens covers.
About the Vector Optics Scope Maker
Vector Optics is a premium producer for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and supply their mounts and related products by choosing elements which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Vector Optics Taurus 5-30x56mm, 30mm Tube, 1/10 MIL, Red Illuminated Tactical First Focal Plane (FFP) Riflescope by Vector Optics. For more shooting items, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes permit you to precisely align a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They do this through magnification using a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in to account for various natural elements like wind speed and elevation 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 viewing through the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. The majority of modern rifle scopes and optics have around eleven parts which are found internally and on the exterior of the optic. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment dials or turrets, objective focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle glass.
About Rifle Glass Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The sort of focal plane an optic has decides where the reticle or crosshair lies in relation to the optic’s magnifying adjustments. It simply suggests the reticle is located behind or before the magnifying lens of the scope. Choosing the most ideal type of rifle scope is based upon what sort of hunting or shooting you anticipate doing.
First Focal Plane Glass Facts
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These types of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where computations are minor
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” plus “lead” equations for their long guns
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane glass (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. This triggers the reticle to remain at the same dimensions in connection with the volume of zoom being used. The final result is that the reticle measurements alter based on the zoom employed to shoot over lengthier ranges considering that the reticle measurements present distinct increments which fluctuate 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 styles of scopes work for:
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots take place within much shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic sight picture with less area used up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Rifle Scope Zoom
The level of scope zoom you require is based on the kind of shooting you like to do. Pretty much every kind of rifle optic provides some amount of magnification. The amount of zoom a scope provides is identified by the size, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle optic. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the opic. This signifies what the shooter is aiming at through the scope is amplified times the power aspect of what can generally be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Single Power Lens Scope Details
A single power rifle scope and optic uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not fluctuate considering that it is set from the factory.
Info About Variable Power Lens Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes can be modified between magnified levels. The power change is accomplished by making use of the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power and Range Correlations
Here are some advised scope powers and the distances where they could be effectively used. Always remember that higher magnification glass will not be as practical as lower magnification level scope and optics due to the fact that excessive magnification can be a detractor. The same concept goes for extended ranges where the shooter needs to have adequate power to see where to properly aim the rifle.
Details on Lens Finishes
All cutting-edge rifle optic and scope lenses are coated. Lens finishing is a vital element of a shooting platform when looking at high end rifle optics and scope equipment.
Info on Optic Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope manufacturers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which use various methods, chemicals, aspects, and polarizations to draw out a wide range of colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Rifle Scope Lens Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have different coverings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or finishing used to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can offer protection to 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 covered lens depends on the scope manufacturer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope makers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. This indicates the lens has had several treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens receives several treatments, it can indicate that a maker is taking numerous steps to combat various natural aspects like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic coating. This also does not always suggest the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single coated lens. Being “much better” is dependent on the maker’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of components used in constructing the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Lens Finishes
Water on a scope’s lens does not help with retaining a clear sight picture through an optic at all. Many top of the line and premium optic manufacturers 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 optic lens so the water particles can not bind to it or create surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads move off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Optic Installation Choices
Installing options for scopes can be found in a few choices. There are the basic scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also usually come in quick release variations which use toss levers which permit rifle operators to quickly install and dismount the optics.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Rings
Standard, clamp style 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 a couple of different rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is fine for rifles which require a long lasting, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Glass Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly detach a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. A wide range of scopes can also be switched out if they all use a similar designed mount. The quick detach design is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach nicely to a flat top style Picatinny rail. This permits the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted while keeping precision. These types of mounts come in convenient for shooting platforms which are transferred a lot, to take off the scope from the rifle for protection, or for aiming systems which are used between a number of rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount from the Vortex Optics brand. It generally costs around $250 USD
Sealing and Gas Purging for Rifle Glass Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle scope can ruin a day of shooting and your costly optic by triggering fogging and developing residue inside of the scope tube. Most scopes avoid moisture from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Gas Purged Rifle Scope Tubes
Another component of preventing the buildup of moisture within the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this space is currently occupied by the gas, the scope is less impacted by condition alterations and pressure differences from the outside environment which may possibly allow water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
