{"id":356,"date":"2017-12-08T08:12:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T08:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tma65.com\/blog\/?p=356"},"modified":"2026-05-21T11:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:37:54","slug":"30mm-versus-1-inch-scope-tubes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/30mm-versus-1-inch-scope-tubes\/","title":{"rendered":"30mm Versus 1-inch Scope Tubes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>30mm Versus 1-inch Scope Tubes<\/h2><p>30mm Versus 1-inch <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/riflescopes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Scope\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"181\">Scope<\/a> Tubes Let\u2019s talk a little bit about 30-millimeter <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/long-range-rifle-scopes\/\">riflescopes<\/a> versus 1-inch riflescopes. A common misconception is that 30-millimeter scopes actually gather more light than a 1-inch tube. That\u2019s really not true because the objective size does not change and the eyepiece size does not change. And those are what determine the light-gathering ability of the optic. The only thing that changes in a 30-millimeter scope versus a 1-inch scope the tube section in the middle of the scope.<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p>Many times you\u2019ll get additional <a title=\"rifle scope elevation adjustment\" href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/blog\/tag\/rifle-scope-elevation-adjustment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elevation adjustments<\/a> out of a 30-millimeter tube because the internal lenses used in a 30-millimeter are not true 30-millimeter lenses, they\u2019re actually 1-inch guts. This doesn\u2019t enhance performance at all. The TORIC <a title=\"How to Box Test your Riflescope\" href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/blog\/how-to-box-test-your-riflescope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">riflescope with the ultra-high definition optical system actually performs just as good if not better than most competitive 30-millimeters scopes<\/a>. Try it out for yourself.<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_3259\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3259\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/new-products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3259\" title=\"The TRACT Optics Experience: Packaging\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.tractoptics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Banner-Ideas-4.png\" alt=\"The TRACT Optics Experience: Packaging\" width=\"720\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/Banner-Ideas-4.png 1858w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/Banner-Ideas-4-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/Banner-Ideas-4-1024x252.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/Banner-Ideas-4-768x189.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/Banner-Ideas-4-1536x378.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/Banner-Ideas-4-600x148.png 600w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/10\/Banner-Ideas-4-150x37.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/videosview\/the-toric-34mm-4-25x50-ffp-mrad-elr-rifle-scope\/\">TRACT Optics<\/a> Experience: Packaging<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>30mm Versus 1-inch Scope Tubes | TRACT design and engineer performance-grade optics without the added retail costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12223,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2265,2273],"tags":[2625,3103,3104,3105,3106,3107,3108,3109,3110,3111,3112,3117,3118,3119,3120,3122,3123,3125],"class_list":["post-356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rifle-scope","category-tractoptics","tag-extra-topics","tag-scope-adjustment","tag-scope-adjustment-dials","tag-scope-adjustment-knobs","tag-scope-adjustment-which-way-to-turn","tag-scope-adjustment-which-way-to-turn-left-or-right","tag-scope-adjustments","tag-scope-attachments","tag-scope-ballistic-calculator","tag-scope-box-test","tag-scope-bubble-level","tag-scope-covers","tag-scope-crosshairs","tag-scope-dials","tag-scope-dials-explained","tag-scope-elevation","tag-scope-elevation-adjustment","tag-scope-for-6-5-creedmoor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11504,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356\/revisions\/11504"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}