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Rifle Scope Product Details
Vortex Optics Viper PST Gen I 6-24×50 SFP Riflescope – EBR-1 MOA Reticle
Vortex Viper PST 6-24×50 Riflescope W/ EBR-1 MOA Reticle – Black Matte – PST-624S1-A. PST-624S1-A. Rifle Scopes. This Vortex Viper PST (Precision Shooting Tactical) Riflescope is built to deliver consistently repeatable accuracy at extreme distances in harsh environments and stressful situations. Available in six models with a choice of reticles in either the first or second focal plane, the Viper PSTs are built on one-piece 30mm tubes machined from aircraftgrade 6061 T6 aluminum for optimum strength and rigidity, and ample room for extreme range elevation adjustment.
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
30mm Tube
Black Matte Finish
Argon Gas Purged
Weight: 23.0 Ounces
Illuminated Reticle
About the Vortex Manufacturer
Vortex is a premium producer for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They style and supply their scopes and related products by applying building materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Vortex Optics Viper PST Gen I 6-24×50 SFP Riflescope – EBR-1 MOA Reticle by Vortex. For more shooting goods, visit their website.
About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes allow you to precisely aim a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They do this through magnification by employing a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adapted to account for various environmental aspects like wind and elevation to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are viewing with the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. The majority of contemporary rifle optics have around 11 parts which are located within and outside of the optic. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets or dials, focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of optics.
The Styles of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The style of focal plane a scope has establishes where the reticle or crosshair is located in connection with the scopes magnifying adjustments. It actually means the reticle is located behind or before the magnifying lens of the optic. Picking the most effective style of rifle optic is based on what type of hunting or shooting you anticipate undertaking.
First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These kinds of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where calculations are small
- Experienced shooters who recognize their target “hold over” plus “lead” equations for their long gun
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and takes up more visual sight room than a SFP reticle
Info About Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane optics (SFP) feature the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement.
- Far away forms of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within shorter spaces and ranges
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic picture with less room taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Magnification for Scopes
The extent of scope zoom you require is based on the kind of shooting you like to do. Just about every kind of rifle scope supplies some amount of magnification. The amount of magnification a scope offers is determined by the size, density, and curvatures of the lens glass inside of the rifle optic. The magnification level of the optic is the “power” of the opic. This indicates what the shooter is looking at through the scope is magnified times the power element of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Power Lens Rifle Glass
A single power rifle scope uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This suggests the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of scope can not change given that it is a fixed power scope.
Info About Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Glass
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power adjustment is performed by making use of the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power and Range
Here are some suggested scope power levels and the distances where they could be efficiently used. Bear in mind that higher magnification scopes and optics will not be as efficient as lower magnification level glass because increased zoom can be a detractor. The exact same concept relates to extended ranges where the shooter needs enough power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle.
Lens Finishing for Rifle Optics
All cutting-edge rifle glass lenses are coated. Lens finish can be an essential aspect of a rifle system when thinking about high end rifle optics and scope equipment.
ED Versus HD Glass
Some scope brands also use “HD” or high-definition lens coverings which use different procedures, polarizations, chemicals, and aspects to draw out various colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass.
About Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have various finishes applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or covering applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can offer protection to the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single layered lens depends on the scope maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope manufacturers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of products used in constructing the rifle scope.
Rifle Optic Lens Hydrophobic Finishing
Water on a lens does not assist with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and military grade optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finish.
Rifle Scope Installation Choices
Mounting solutions for scopes are available in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also typically come in quick release variations which use throw levers which allow rifle operators to rapidly install and dismount the glass.
Scope Mounts with Hex Key Rings
Normal, 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 a couple of separate rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are designed for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is great for rifles which require a durable, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Optic Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly attach and take off a scope from a rifle. Multiple scopes can also be switched out if they all use a similar style mount. The quick detach design is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers connect nicely to a flat top type Picatinny rail. This allows the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while retaining accuracy. These kinds of mounts are useful and handy for shooting platforms which are hauled around a lot, to take off the scope glass from the rifle for protection, or for aiming systems which are adopted between numerous rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount designed by the Vortex Optics manufacturer. It typically costs around $250 USD
Info Around Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can destroy a day of shooting and your highly-priced optic by resulting in fogging and generating residue inside of the scope tube. A lot of optics prevent moisture from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Generally, these water resistant optics can be immersed within 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be sufficient wetness avoidance for standard use rifles, unless you plan on taking your rifle on boats and are concerned about the optic still performing if it goes over the side and you can still recover the gun.
About Rifle Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another element of preventing the accumulation of moisture within the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this space is currently taken up by the gas, the scope is less altered by temperature shifts and pressure variations from the external environment which could possibly enable water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
