A complete guide to selecting a Riflescope
"A Riflescope is an optical device used to site a rifle."
A Riflescope is a small telescope designed to be attached to a rifle to provide magnification and targeting of an object.
Riflescopes are like a telescope or monocular they have a large objective lens to gather light and an integrated eyepiece to view through. . They provide a small amount of magnification. They also have a siting scale or cross hairs and can be adjusted to allow for the external conditions when used on a rifle.
Selecting a riflescope can be quite simple or very complex. For basic use the scope just needs 3 or 4 times magnification and a large enough lens to get light under the desired conditions. To select the correct scope, the type of gun and its recoil, distance of use, adjustment features need to be taken into consideration.
