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Rifle Scope Product Details
Zeiss Conquest V4 3-12×56 Rifle Scope with Z-Plex Reticle (#20) – Capped Elevation Turret – Fixed Parallax – .25 MOA
Zeiss CONQUEST V4 3-12×56 Z-Plex Reticle (#20) Capped Elevation Turret . 25 MOA
Rifle Scope Product Features
Included Components: Conquest V4 3-12X56 Z-Plex Reticle (#20) – Capped Elevation Turret – .25 Moa – Fixed Parallax
Material Type: Aluminum
About the Zeiss Company
Zeiss is a premium supplier for weapon scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They style and make their scopes, mounts, and related products choosing elements which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Zeiss Conquest V4 3-12×56 Rifle Scope with Z-Plex Reticle (#20) – Capped Elevation Turret – Fixed Parallax – .25 MOA by Zeiss. For more shooting items, visit their website.
Rifle Optic Info
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly aim a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They do this through zoom by making use of a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted for consideration of separate ecological considerations like wind and elevation to make up 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 via the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Most modern rifle optics have about eleven parts which are located within and on the exterior of the scope. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets, focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of a scope.
About Optic Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The kind of focal plane an optic has identifies where the reticle or crosshair lies relative to the optic’s magnification. It simply means the reticle is located behind or in front of the magnifying lens of the optic. Picking the most suitable form of rifle glass depends upon what style of shooting you anticipate undertaking.
First Focal Plane Glass Details
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These kinds of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting situations where estimations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their target “hold over” plus “lead” relationships for their long gun
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) include the reticle behind 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.
- Long distance kinds of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots happen within shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic sight picture without room used up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Ins and Outs of Rifle Scope Zoom
The quantity of magnification a scope supplies is identified by the diameter, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Info About Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Optics
A single power rifle optic and scope uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This indicates the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of scope can not adjust because it is a fixed power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will list the magnification level in a configuration such as 2-10×32. These numbers mean the magnification of the scope can be set between 2x and 10x power. This also includes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power shift is accomplished by applying the power ring component of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
The Power Level and Range Correlation of Optics
Here are some suggested scope powers and the distances where they can be effectively used. High power optics will not be as effective as lower magnification glass considering that too much zoom can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same applies to extended ranges where the shooter needs to have increased power to see precisely where to properly aim the rifle.
About Rifle Optic Lens Coatings
All top teir rifle optic and scope lenses are layered. Lens covering is a significant aspect of a rifle system when buying high end rifle optics and scope setups.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some scope makers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use various procedures, chemicals, polarizations, and aspects 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 Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have various finishes applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some kind of treatment or finish applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. This is because the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass. It is part of the carefully tuned optic. It needs to have a coating put on it so that the lens will be optimally functional in numerous kinds of environments, degrees of sunlight (full VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while lowering 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 upon the scope developer and the amount you paid for it. Both the make and cost are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope makers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in building the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Lens Finishing
Water on an optic’s lens doesn’t assist with retaining a clear sight picture through a scope in any way. Lots of top of the line or high-end scope producers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finish. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this sort of treatment. It treats the surface of the Steiner optic lens so the water particles can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads slide off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Glass Installing Options
Mounting options for scopes can be found in a couple of choices. 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 usually are made in quick release versions which use toss levers which allow rifle operators to quickly mount and dismount the scopes.
Hex Key Rifle Scope Rings
Basic, clamp type mounting optic rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These styles of scope mounts use two individual rings to support the scope, and are normally constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are made for long distance precision shooting. This kind of scope mount is excellent for rifle systems which need to have a long lasting, unfailing mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you should get for a faithful scope system on a long distance scouting or hard target interdiction firearm which will pretty much never need to be modified or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on the mount screws to stop the hex screws from wiggling out after they are mounted firmly in place. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm type from Vortex Optics. The set typically costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Ring Mounting Solutions
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly detach a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. If they all use a comparable design mount, multiple scopes can often be swapped out on the range. The quick detach mount style is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach securely to a flat top style Picatinny rail. This permits the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted while retaining precision. These kinds of mounts are useful and convenient for rifles which are moved around a lot, to remove the scope glass from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are employed between a number of rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount designed by the Vortex Optics manufacturer. It normally costs around $250 USD
Rifle Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle optic can mess up a day of shooting and your expensive optic by bringing about fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes avoid wetness from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Info Around Rifle Glass Tube Gas Purging
Another element of preventing the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this space is currently taken up by the gas, the glass is less impacted by climate changes and pressure variations from the outdoor environment which could possibly enable water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
