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Rifle Scope Product Details
Zeiss Conquest V4 6-24×50 Rifle Scope with ZMOAi-T20 Illuminated Reticle (#65) – External Elevation Turret – Ballistic Stop – Adjustable Parallax – .25 MOA
Zeiss CONQUEST V4 6-24×50 ZMOAi-T20 Illum. Reticle 522955-9965-080
Rifle Scope Product Features
About the Zeiss Scope Maker
Zeiss is a premium producer for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and make their scopes, mounts, and related products by making the most of building materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Zeiss Conquest V4 6-24×50 Rifle Scope with ZMOAi-T20 Illuminated Reticle (#65) – External Elevation Turret – Ballistic Stop – Adjustable Parallax – .25 MOA by Zeiss. For additional shooting products, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Scopes
Rifle scopes permit you to specifically aim a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by making use of a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be dialed in to account for various natural elements like wind speed and elevation increases or decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand exactly where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing through the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Most contemporary rifle optics have around 11 parts which are arranged internally and on the exterior of the scope body. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification dials, objective focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of a scope.
The Varieties of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Opting for the best type of rifle glass is based around what type of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Glass Details
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where estimations are small
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their aim point “hold over” plus “lead” ratios for their weapon
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and requires more visual sight area than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature the reticle behind the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement.
- Far away types of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots take place within much shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who like a clearer optic picture with less space used up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Details on Rifle Optic Zoom
The quantity of magnification a scope provides is figured out by the size, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The magnification of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Power Lens Scope Info
A single power rifle scope comes with 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 magnification of this kind of optic can not adjust considering that it is a fixed power optic.
Adjustable Power Lens Optic Info
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification levels. It will note the zoom amount in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the magnification of the scope can be set between 2x and 10x power. This always incorporates the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adjustment is accomplished by operating the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Rifle Scope Power and Ranges
Here are some recommended scope powers and the ranges where they could be efficiently used. High power rifle scope glass will not be as useful as lower magnification glass considering that too much zoom can be a bad thing. The same applies to longer distances where the shooter needs to have increased power to see where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Rifle Scope Lens Covering
All state-of-the-art rifle glass lenses are layered. Lens finish can be an important element of a shooting system when looking at high end rifle optics and scope setups.
HD Versus ED Rifle Scope Lens Coatings
Some scope producers even use “HD” or high-def glass finishings which apply different procedures, components, polarizations, and chemicals to draw out various color ranges and viewable definition through lenses. This high-definition finish is often used with greater density lens glass which reduces light’s opportunity to refract through the lens glass. Some scope makers use “HD” to describe “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how colors are represented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration or deviance which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be visible over objects with well defined outlines as light hits the object from certain angles.
Details on Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have different finishes applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some type of treatment or covering used to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single covered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is normally a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can protect 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 upon the scope manufacturer and how much money you spent on it. Both the manufacturer and amount are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope makers similarly make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in constructing the rifle scope.
Details on Anti-water Coating
Water on a lens doesn’t help with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and military grade optic makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic coating which is water repellent.
Alternatives for Mounting Rifle Optics on Long Guns
Installing options for scopes come in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are separately installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also typically are made in quick release variations which use manual levers which permit rifle operators to rapidly mount and dismount the scopes.
Hex Key Rifle Optic Rings
Standard, clamp-on design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These styles of scope mounts use double individual rings to support the scope, and are usually constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are developed for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope mount is very good for rifle systems which need a durable, unfailing mount which will not move despite just how much the scope is moved about or abuse the rifle takes. These are the design of mounts you should have for a dedicated optics setup on a reach out and touch someone scouting or sniper competition firearm that will almost never need to be altered or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on screws to stop the hex screw threads from wiggling out after they are installed securely in place. An example of these rings are the 30mm type made by Vortex Optics. The set typically costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly take off a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a complementary designed mount. The quick detach mount style is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers connect tightly 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 while retaining precision. These kinds of mounts come in handy for shooting platforms which are hauled around a lot, to take off the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are utilized in between a number of rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount from 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 pricey optic by triggering fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. A lot of scopes avoid wetness from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Optic Gas Purging
Another part of preventing the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this space is already taken up by the gas, the scope is less affected by temperature changes and pressure differences from the outdoor environment which could potentially enable 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.
