Rifle Scopes & Mounts

Rifle scopes magnify an image and put your eye on the same optic plane as the image you are viewing. Scopes magnify an image by bending light rays through a series of lenses within the scope.

The reticle is a series fine lines in the eye piece of the scope and is used for aiming your shot. Your rifle will shoot where ever it’s pointed but you need the center of your scope's reticle to correspond to where your target is and where you want the bullet to finish at a given range.

Rifle scopes have either a fixed or variable magnification. Example: “4x”, means the scope is fixed and enlarges the image by 4 times what you see with the naked eye. “3-9x50” means it's a variable power scope. The scope will magnify an image between 3 and 9 times and every power in between. The 50 means this scope has a lens with a 50mm diameter.

What power rifle scope do I need?

Well for hunting it does make a difference on the size game but generally if you’re shooting 100 yards or less then you need up to 7x. If shooting between 100 and 200 yards then up to 9x is good and if you’re firing your shot over 200 yards then at least a 10x or 12x is required.