Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Zalem 1-10×24 Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope with Red Illuminated Reticle, 30mm Tube, 1/10 MIL Adjustment, Turret Lock System, Zero Reset Feature, Free Mount Rings, Lens Caps
Specifications:
Magnification: 1-10x
Objective Lens Dia.:24mm
Tube Dia.:30mm
Adjustment Click Value: 1/10 MIL
Reticle: VET-10BDC etched glass
Illumination: Red, 11 Levels
Field of View: 106-10.6 feet @ 100 yards
Eye Relief: 140-94mm (5.5-3.8 inch)
Exit Pupil: 14-2.4mm
Parallax Setting: 100 yds
Elevation Range: 28 MIL
Windage Range: 28 MIL
Lens Coating: Fully multicoated
Length: 260mm (10.2 inch)
Weight: 445g (15.7 ounce)
Finish: Matte
Battery: CR2032(EXCLUDED)
Distance between objective lens part and middle turret: 77mm (3.0 inch)
Length of middle turret part: 38mm (1.5 inch)
Distance between middle turret part to power ring: 56mm (2.2 inch)
Diopter compensation from fast-focus eyepiece (+1.5 to -2.0)
Features:
5 Years Warranty
30mm Monotube. 1/10 MIL windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy.
The reticle is red illuminated along the second focal plane.
The illunimation has 11 levels of brightness.
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 Resistance and Fog Proof performance.
High quality 6061 T6 aircraft grade aluminum alloy with durable black matte finish.
Package Includes:
– 1 x 1-10×24 Riflescope
– 2 x 30mm weaver mount ring (default) or dovetail mount ring (on request only)
– 1 x Lens Cover
– 1 x Cleaning cloth
Rifle Scope Product Features
5 years warranty. Optics hold zero.
The reticle is red illuminated along the second focal plane. The illunimation has 11 levels of brightness. Side Focus starts at 20 Yard.
4″ Long Eye Relief. True 10x Zoom Factor. Zero Re-set Feature. Turret lock sytem. Pull to adjust, press to lock.
O-ring Sealed and Nitrogen Purged Ensure Water Resistance and Fog Proof performance.
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 supplier for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They create and manufacture their mounts and related products making the most of materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Vector Optics Zalem 1-10×24 Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope with Red Illuminated Reticle, 30mm Tube, 1/10 MIL Adjustment, Turret Lock System, Zero Reset Feature, Free Mount Rings, Lens Caps by Vector Optics. For more shooting products, visit their website.
Information About Glass
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly aim a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target over a range. They do this through zoom by using a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted for the consideration of various ecological things like wind and elevation decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand exactly where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing with the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Many contemporary rifle scopes and optics have around 11 parts which are found inside and on the exterior of the optic. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation dials, objective focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of optics.
About Optic Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Picking the best type of rifle glass is based on what type of shooting you plan on doing.
Info About First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These types of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where estimations are small
- Experienced shooters who recognize their target “hold over” plus “lead” relationships for their weapon
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) include the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. This causes the reticle to remain at the same overall size in connection with the volume of magnification being used. The final result is that the reticle dimensions adjust based on the magnification applied to shoot over greater ranges due to the fact that the reticle measurements represent various increments which fluctuate with the zoom level. In the FFP illustration with the SFP glass, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement. These particular sorts of glass are beneficial for:
- Long distance types of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most shots happen within shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who like a clearer optic sight picture without room taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Zoom for Rifle Optics
The amount of magnification a scope supplies is determined by the size, thickness, 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 will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of scope can not fluctuate because it is a fixed power scope.
Info on Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Glass
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power modification is accomplished by making use of the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power and Range Correlation of Optics
Here are some recommended scope power levels and the distances where they could be successfully used. Highly magnified optics will not be as useful as lower magnification level scopes considering that too much zoom can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The very same idea relates to extended distances where the shooter needs to have sufficient power to see where to best aim the rifle.
About Rifle Scope Lens Covering
All state-of-the-art rifle optic and scope lenses are layered. Lens finishing is an important element of a shooting system when considering high end rifle optics and scope setups.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some rifle scope manufacturers will also use “HD” or high-def lense finishes which make the most of different procedures, aspects, polarizations, and chemicals to extract various colors and viewable definition through the lens. This HD covering is commonly used with higher density lens glass which decreases light’s capability to refract through the lens glass. Some scope corporations 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 deviance or aberration which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be noticeable around objects with hard edges and outlines as light hits the item from certain angles.
Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can even have various coverings 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. This is due to the fact that the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass. It is part of the finely tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that the lens will be efficiently functional in many kinds of environments, degrees of sunshine (full VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can safeguard 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 manufacturers similarly make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of products used in developing the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Finish for Optics
Water on a scope lens doesn’t improve keeping a clear sight picture through an optic in any way. Many top of the line or premium scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finishing. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this sort of treatment. It treats the exterior surfaces of the Steiner scope lens so the H2O molecules can not bind to it or create surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads roll off of the scope to keep a clear, water free sight picture.
Options for Mounting Scopes on Long Guns
Installing solutions for scopes come in a couple of options. There are the standard scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also typically come in quick release variations which use toss levers which permit rifle operators to rapidly mount and dismount the glass.
Hex Key Rifle Scope Ring Mounts
Normal, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount 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 install is fine for rifles which need a resilient, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly connect and remove 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 style mount. These types of mounts come in handy for rifles which are carried a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used between multiple rifles.
Rifle Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can ruin a day of shooting and your costly optic by bringing about fogging and developing residue inside of the scope tube. Most scopes avoid wetness from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
About Optic Tube Gas Purging
Another part of avoiding the buildup of wetness within the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this area is already taken up by the gas, the scope is less altered by climate shifts and pressure variations from the outdoor 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 good rifle scope to look for.
