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The all - new handgun scopes minimize the amount of recoil to protect you from a sore arm

Over the years, handgun scopes have changed a lot to incorporate new features and are taking into consideration several additional factors to make the use of a handgun easier than ever before. The basic principle that handgun scopes operate upon, though, remains the same. The objective lens captures an image and sends an upside-down version of it to another set of lenses called the erector lenses, which straighten the image. This image is received by another lens known as the ocular lens, which magnifies it. This magnified image is what you see with your eye.

As mentioned before, handgun scopes have, in recent times, been improved greatly. One factor that had been overlooked in handgun scope making was the incredible amount of recoil experienced in some of the newer handgun models-almost equal to that of big rifles. This was because handguns are held at arm’s length while being discharged and thus eye relief was not considered to be of too much importance. Modern handgun scopes, though, provide greater, much needed eye-relief to the user. The eye relief can be adjusted by rotating the eyepiece clockwise to increase relief and counterclockwise to decrease it.

Another innovation in the handgun scopes is the variable power lens, of the type manufactured by Weaver optics, that allow you to choose from a range of magnifications to suit your needs. Most scope models are also waterproof, shockproof and fog proof and have specially coated lenses for quick target acquisition and crystal-clear visuals. Apart from Weaver, some of the other big names in the handgun scopes market that you might want to look at are Bushnell, Simmons and Leupold.

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Garima Sharma is a successful author and publisher at www.1st-at-binoculars.com.  Recommending binoculars, telescopes, rifle scopes, night vision, spotting scopes, laser sights, range finders & night vision goggles.
21-05-04