About Optics

I make it a point to try many brands and types of optics in order to select optics that are ideally suited for any given application. This allows me to make first hand recommendations to my customers. There are many great optical sights on the market today in a broad range of prices. They cover a range of price from less than $300 to well over $2,000. The fact is, you don’t have to spend a fortune for a piece of glass that will do the job. You’re choice needs to meet the five criteria that I use to judge an acceptable scope. They are as follows:

High resolution with low light sensitivity
Parallax-free operation within the intended range of use
Repeatable adjustments
Durability
Flexible eye relief

In my discussion of optics, we must have a basic understanding of the “compromise solution” that goes into engineering any optical gun sight. I call it the “Optical Triangle” as any scope represents a compromise point between three competeing values, magnification, eye relief and field of view.

Each quality comes at the expense of the other two. In some cases, such as the Trijicon TA01 ACOG (including the JP version), the compromise is pushed towards maximum field of view at highest possible magnification. The end result is a four power scope that has an extremely wide field of view at the expense of eye relief. However, the wide field of view results in greater situational awareness, which will save your life in a combat situation not allow you to forget to engage a target in competition. You can live with the short eye relief on a a typical 5.56mm rifle due to the relatively low recoil impulse. You just need to make sure that the scope is properly positioned and you practice mounting the rifle to insure that your head position and cheek weld are consistant.

Electronic Dot scopes such as the JPoint or EOTec represent another extreme compromise. By limiting magnification to one power, eye relief is maximized and the the field of view is essentially only limited by the peripheral vision of the shooter. The result is an optic that allows two eyes open reflexive target engagement in close quarters dynamic situations.

However, with most variable power scopes, a middle compromise must be struck to allow for comfortable eye relief and usable field throughout the magnification range. Most higher quality optics strike a good compromise in this respect.

Return/exchange of optics: We will accept returns of optics for exchange or refund up to 30 days from date of sale if you decide that some other optic is better suited for your purposes. You must call for a return authorization number and the product must be new in box, unopened (cellophane still on the box if part of the original packaging).

Warrantee service on optics with manufacture related defects: We only sell high quality optics warranted by the original manufacturers. Once a scope has been opened, mounted or used in any fashion, repair or replacement for warranty related defects will be handled by the manufacture, not JP Enterprises, Inc. The manufacturers represented on our website offer quick and efficient warrantee service and it is actually faster for you to deal direct with them rather than sending it to us and having us send the scope in for service. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes, but this policy is standard throughout the industry.

Please note: Due to the increasing rate of fraudulent purchases of high priced scopes online using stolen credit cards, we have put into effect the following security measure procedures regarding such online sales :

1. No expedited shipping will be allowed. Optics will ship by ground UPS only.
2. The "bill to" and "ship to" addresses must be the same.
3. The three digit CVS code on the back of the card must be included.
4. The credit card processing bank's phone number must be included.
5. You will be contacted by phone to verify that your credit card has not been stolen.

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