Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Zeiss Conquest V6 5-30×50 ZMOA Reticle w/BDC Turret, Black,
Zeiss CONQUEST V6 5-30×50 ZMOA w/BDC Turret 522251-9993-070
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
50mm objective lens
2nd focal plane
BDC/Adjustable turrets
Waterproof and fogproof
ZMOA reticle
About the Zeiss Company
Zeiss is a premium producer for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They style and supply their products by applying building materials which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Zeiss Conquest V6 5-30×50 ZMOA Reticle w/BDC Turret, Black, by Zeiss. For more shooting items, visit their website.
Optic Information
Rifle scopes allow you to precisely aim a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They do this through zoom by making use of a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in for the consideration of separate environmental elements like wind speed and elevation to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help the shooter understand exactly where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are seeing using the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Many modern rifle scopes and optics have about eleven parts which are arranged inside and externally on the optic. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment dials or turrets, focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of optics.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The kind of focal plane an optic has identifies where the reticle or crosshair lies in regard to the optic’s magnifying adjustments. It simply means the reticle is situated behind or before the magnification lens of the optic. Selecting the most suitable form of rifle scope is dependent on what type of shooting or hunting you anticipate doing.
First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based upon the amount of zoom being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the magnified range as they are at the non magnified range. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards with no “zoom” is still the very same tick at 100 yards with 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where calculations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” plus “lead” relationships for their long gun
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual sight room than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) come with the reticle behind the zoom lens. This induces the reticle to remain at the exact same dimensions in connection with the quantity of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements change based upon the magnification used to shoot over longer ranges considering the reticle markings represent various increments which fluctuate with the magnification. 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. These styles of scopes are convenient for:
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within much shorter spaces and ranges
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic sight picture without space used up by the larger size FFP reticle
About Optic Magnification
The quantity of magnification a scope offers is figured out 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.
Fixed Power Lens Optic Details
A single power rifle optic 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 type of scope can not fluctuate since it is fixed.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Glass
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power adjustment is achieved by making use of the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Rifle Glass Power Level and Range Correlation
Here are some advised scope power settings and the ranges where they may be efficiently used. Highly magnified scopes will not be as useful as lower powered glass because too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The exact same idea goes for extended distances where the shooter needs to have adequate power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle.
Lens Covering for Scopes
All modern rifle optic and scope lenses are covered in special coatings. There are various types and qualities of glass finishes. When considering high end rifle optical units, Lens covering can be a vital component of defining the capability of the rifle. The glass lenses are one of the most vital parts of the scope because they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The finishing on the lenses protects the lens surface as well as helps with anti glare capabilities from refracted sunlight and color recognition.
HD Versus ED Rifle Optic Lens Coatings
Some scope manufacturers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens finishings which use different processes, elements, polarizations, and chemicals to draw out various colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have various coverings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or covering used to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope makers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. This suggests the lens has numerous treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens receives multiple treatments, it can show that a maker is taking numerous actions to fight various environmental elements like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic coating. This also doesn’t always suggest the multi-coated lens is better than a single coated lens. Being “better” is dependent on the manufacturer’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of components used in constructing the rifle glass.
Hydrophobic Lens Finishing
Water on an optic’s lens doesn’t support maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope whatsoever. Many top of the line and high-end scope producers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this type of treatment. It deals with the exterior of the Steiner optic lens so the H2O particles can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The result is that the water beads slide off of the scope to keep a clear, water free sight picture.
Options for Mounting Rifle Glass on Firearms
Mounting approaches for scopes are available in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are separately mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also normally come in quick release versions which use toss levers which permit rifle shooters to rapidly mount and remove the scopes.
Hex Key Glass Ring Mounting Solutions
Normal, clamp design 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 separate rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for long distance accuracy shooting. This type of scope install is perfect for rifles which require a durable, sound mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Scope Ring Mounts
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly take off a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts are convenient for long guns which are carried a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used between several rifles.
Info Around Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle optic can destroy a day on the range and your costly optic by resulting in fogging and generating residue within the scope tube. Most scopes prevent moisture from entering the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Normally, these water-resistant scopes can be immersed within 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be more than enough humidity prevention for common use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you anticipate taking your rifle on a boat and are concerned about the scope still working if it goes overboard and you can still rescue the gun.
Gas Purged Rifle Glass Tubes
Another component of avoiding the buildup of moisture within the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this area is currently occupied by the gas, the optic is less affected by climate alterations and pressure differences from the outdoor environment which might potentially permit 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 seek out.
