Choose Your Best Rifle Scope

Detecting the best rifle scope for you can be adjacently as challenging as aiming the prey itself. With because common alternatives and so many options, it's sometimes adverse to line up a target. This article will help first of all define the options and choices you have, and give you a plan for finding the best rifle scope to buy.

Ultimately the function of any scope is to help aim, give you an idea of distance to the target, and make accumulation easier. The best rifle scopes are high-quality, precision instruments, very light, rugged and with outstanding optics. 

To do that there are several features a good rifle scope must possess. In no particular order, here they are. Not directly related to the scope, but crucial nonetheless is your mount. If your scope is not securely mounted, with no opportunity to move, then you are asking for problems. It's worth it to make sure you have a solid, superbly-aligned

mount on which to place your great new scope.

Other factors to consider would be the image and its quality. There are several things to think about in this regard. It's just vital that the optics deliver as much light as possible to the eyepiece. The lighter you have to work with the sharper the resolution and eventually the shot. This is one reason why larger objective lens scopes (50mm) have become more popular recently, as the larger the light gathering capability, the more you have to work with. 

Lens quality is a huge issue, too, and can be detected by any distortion visible around the edges. Lens coatings are applied to quality optics to reduce reflection causing glare and help gather light for a crisper, brighter image. Do not buy a lens that is not at least multi-coated.

You do not want your aim reference point changing from one shot to the next. Check for Parallax error as well. This is when slight changes in eye position change the aim of the scope. You can expect most quality rifle scopes to be parallax error-free to 100 yards. Magnification of the target image is another item to consider. If you are hunting with a very powerful gun over a great distance this may be something you would want. Most the time however you do not want any magnification, as it fiddles with your natural ability to reckon distance drop.

Finally make sure the scope you buy is watertight; sealed tight as a drum, and totally fog proof. Keeping these things in mind while you are search for a new rifle scope will help you save money, heartache, and missed shots!

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