{"id":229,"date":"2013-12-26T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2013-12-26T08:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/?p=229"},"modified":"2024-04-01T10:46:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T14:46:56","slug":"optics-nomenclature-101-stop-saying-it-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/optics-nomenclature-101-stop-saying-it-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Optics Nomenclature 101: Stop Saying It Wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p> <noscript class=\"idle-load\"><div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:56.25% 0 28px 0;position:relative;\"> <div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\"> <div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_njy7zr32ah dnt=1 seo=false videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;position:relative;width:100%\"> <div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;transition:opacity 200ms;width:100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/njy7zr32ah\/swatch\" style=\"filter:blur(5px);height:100%;object-fit:contain;width:100%;\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" onload=\"this.parentNode.style.opacity=1;\" \/><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/noscript> <\/div> <p><span style=\"line-height: 1.428571429;\">Ever wonder what those numbers on your scope means? 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