Inside Look — Cutaway Weaver Scope Reveals Complex Internals
Based on its external appearance, a modern riflescope may seem simple. It’s just a tube with two or three knobs on the outside right? Well, looks can be deceiving. Modern variable focal-length optics are complex systems with lots of internal parts. Modern scopes, even ‘budget’ optics, use multiple lens elements to allow variable magnification levels and parallax adjustment. We had a chance to look inside a riflescope thanks to a product display from ATK, parent of Alliant Powder, CCI, Federal, RCBS, Speer, Weaver Optics. ATK sliced open a Weaver Super Slam scope so you can see the internal lens elements plus the elevation and windage controls. We thought readers would like to see the “inner workings” of a typical modern rifle scope, so we snapped some pictures. The sectioned Super Slam scope was mounted inside a Plexiglas case, making it a bit hard to get super-sharp images, but you can still see the multiple lenses and the complex windage and elevation controls.
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I’ve always found the mechanics on Weaver scopes to be very good. The new scopes look like they’ll continue this.
What do you think about the Bushnell FFP BTR-1 rifle scope? I’ve read an article that made this particular one their top choice (https://www.pointoptics.com/best-rifle-scopes/). I was wondering whether or not I should go ahead and get this one…