{"id":848,"date":"2024-02-25T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T08:52:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-02-25T10:53:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T08:53:07","slug":"choosing-optical-sights-what-you-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/optikwelt.ee\/en\/uncategorized\/optiliste-sihikute-valimine-mida-peaksite-teadma\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing optical sights: what should you know?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Choosing an optical sight: what should you know?<\/h2>\n<p>Choosing an optical sight is a responsibility for every hunter and shooter. A quality scope can significantly increase shooting efficiency and the ease of use of the weapon. Let's take a look at the main criteria to consider when choosing an optical sight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Sealing and anti-fog protection<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is important that the scope has a waterproof housing with IP68 protection. The housing must also be filled with inert gas. This prevents the inside of the rifle scope from fogging up in case of rain, fog or going from a cold to a warm room.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Durability and resistance to impact loads<\/strong><br \/>\nThe resistance of the sight to shock and impact is also critical. When selecting this parameter, it is worth considering the calibre of the weapon used. For example, 12 gauge smoothbore rifles and 7.62 x 54 and 7.62 x 51 (.308) carbines require a high resistance to recoil.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Optics quality<\/strong><br \/>\nA good-quality riflescope must have anti-reflection optics with higher light transmission and lower light refraction. Also, pay attention to the 'twilight factor', which indicates how effectively the sight works in low visibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Energy efficiency and reliability of the lighting system<\/strong><br \/>\nWith good quality sights, the batteries should ensure several years of operation of the lighting system with moderate use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Accuracy and clarity of focus<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is important that the focus mechanism drums on the sight are accurate and clearly visible. The clicks on the drum rotation must be clearly identifiable to ensure focusing accuracy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To sum up<\/strong><br \/>\nChoosing an optical sight is an important step that requires a careful approach, not only in terms of price, but also quality and features. A quality scope is a valuable investment in terms of hunting satisfaction and shooting success. Take enough time to study the different variants and choose the scope that perfectly meets your requirements and shooting style.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to choose the optimum scope, we recommend you visit our website and browse the selection in the section on. <a href=\"https:\/\/optikwelt.ee\/en\/pood\/products\/optical-sights\/\">\u201eSpecimens\u201d<\/a>. We have a wide range of sights to help you achieve maximum shooting accuracy and comfort.<\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 544px; top: 90.5312px;\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Optilise sihiku valimine: mida peaksite teadma? Optilise sihiku valimine on vastutusrikas asi iga jahimehe ja laskuri jaoks. Kvaliteetne sihik v\u00f5ib laskmise t\u00f5husust ja relva kasutusmugavust m\u00e4rkimisv\u00e4\u00e4rselt suurendada. Vaatleme peamisi kriteeriumeid, millele tasub optilise sihiku valimisel t\u00e4helepanu p\u00f6\u00f6rata. 1. Hermeetilisus ja uduvastane kaitse On oluline, et sihikul oleks hermeetiline veekindel korpus kaitseklassiga IP68. Samuti peab korpus [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":878,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/optikwelt.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/optikwelt.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/optikwelt.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optikwelt.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optikwelt.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/optikwelt.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optikwelt.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/optikwelt.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optikwelt.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optikwelt.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}