Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Blackhound Optics Genesis 4-14×44 FFP MIL
Specifications:
MAGNIFICATION: 4-14x
OBJECTIVE LENS: 44mm
EYE RELIEF: 3.14-3.22″
FOCAL PLANE: FIRST (FFP)
FIELD OF VIEW: 27.2-7.85′ (@100yds)
TUBE SIZE: 30mm
TURRET STYLE: EXPOSED
CLICK VALUE: 1/4 MOA
TRAVEL PER ROTATION: 12 MOA
ELEVATION/WINDAGE ADJUSTMENTS: 70 MOA
PARALLAX: 10-
LENGTH: 12.99″
WEIGHT: 1.6 lbs
BATTERY: CR2032 LITHIUM
Rifle Scope Product Features
The Blackhound Optics Genesis 4-14×44 FFP MIL provides shooters with a solid platform and the data they need to put rounds on target in calm and volatile mid- to long-range conditions
Ship with:Blackhound 50mm Scope Hood,Blackhound 30mm Scope Rings,Blackhound Lens Caps,Blackhound Lens Cloth,Mounting Bubble Levels,All necessary tools.Note: Due to compliance with new shipping regulations, we are unable to include a lithium battery with your 4-14×44 FFP MIL.
The ALPHA reticle provides an efficient, easy to interpret platform for MIL-preference shooters looking to push their skillsets to greater distances, and under more dynamic conditions.
Whether competing in a Precision Rifle Match or helping you fill your freezer with game, the ALPHA reticle provides the precision details you need to get on target and complete the task at hand with simplicity and efficiency.
Blackhound Optics stands behind our products, and provides a fully-transferable warranty on all materials and workmanship, for the lifetime of your rifle scope. If your scope is defective, fails to perform, or suffers non-cosmetic damage that affects its function, during normal use ” we will replace your scope at no charge to you!
About the Blackhound Manufacturer
Blackhound is a premium manufacturer for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and manufacture their mounts and related products working with materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Blackhound Optics Genesis 4-14×44 FFP MIL by Blackhound. For additional shooting items, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Optics
Rifle scopes allow you to specifically aim a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through zoom by using a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted for consideration of varied natural aspects like wind speed and elevation increases or decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing via the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Many modern rifle scopes and optics have about eleven parts which are located internally and outside of the optic. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation dials or turrets, focus rings, and other components. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle glass.
Rifle Optic Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Going for the optimal type of rifle glass is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These types of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where estimations are low
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their aim point “hold over” and “lead” ratios for their rifles
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and occupies more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature the reticle behind the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick.
- Long distance types of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within much shorter proximities and ranges
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic sight picture without space used up by the bigger FFP reticle
Ins and Outs of Glass Magnification
The measure of scope zoom you need on your optic depends on the kind of shooting you desire to do. Just about every type of rifle scope delivers some amount of zoom. The level of magnification a scope provides is identified by the dimension, thickness, and curvatures of the lens glass within the rifle scope. The magnifying level of the optic is the “power” of the scope. This means what the shooter is checking out through the scope is magnified times the power aspect of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Single Power Lens Glass Info
A single power rifle optic comes with a magnification number designator like 4×32. This indicates the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of optic can not adjust given that it is a set power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification power levels. These types of scopes will note the magnification amount in a configuration such as 2-10×32. These numbers mean the zoom of the scope could be changed between 2x and 10x power. This additionally utilizes the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power modification is achieved by making use of the power ring component of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Optic Power Level and Range Correlation
Here are some recommended scope power levels and the distances where they could be effectively used. Consider that high magnification optics will not be as effective as lower magnification level scopes because excessive zoom can be a negative thing in certain situations. The same applies to extended distances where the shooter needs sufficient power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle.
Info on Lens Covering
All cutting-edge rifle glass lenses are layered. Lens finish is a significant aspect of a rifle system when purchasing high end rifle optics and scope equipment.
ED Versus HD Rifle Optics
Some rifle glass companies additionally use “HD” or high-def glass coverings that use various procedures, polarizations, aspects, and chemicals to extract separate color ranges and viewable target definition through lenses. This high-definition finishing is frequently used with more costly, high density glass which lowers light’s ability to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope suppliers use “HD” to describe “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are represented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic difference or aberration which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be visible around things with defined shapes as light hits the object from specific angles.
Single Optic Lens Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Various scope lenses can also have different coverings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or finishing applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. This is since the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass. It becomes part of the carefully tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that it will be efficiently usable in many types of environments, degrees of sunshine (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can protect the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single coated lens depends upon the scope manufacturer and how much you spent paying for it. The scope’s maker and cost are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope makers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of materials used in constructing the rifle scope.
About Hydrophobic Finish
Water on a lens does not assist with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and high-end scope producers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this sort of treatment. It treats the surface area of the Steiner optic lens so the water molecules can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The result is that the water beads move off of the scope to keep a clear, water free sight picture.
Alternatives for Mounting Rifle Glass on Firearms
Installing options for scopes are available in a few options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also generally come in quick release versions which use throw levers which enable rifle operators to quickly install and remove the scopes.
Hex Key Rifle Optic Rings
Basic, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on the tops of rifles. These varieties of scope mounts use double detached rings to support the optic, and are usually constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are made for far away precision shooting. This kind of scope mount is very good for rifles which require a resilient, rock solid mount which will not move despite how much the scope is moved about or jarring the rifle takes. These are the type of mounts you really want to have for a faithful scope setup on a long distance scouting or sniper competition firearm that will pretty much never need to be changed or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on the screws to keep the hex screws from backing out after they are mounted securely in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm type made by Vortex Optics. The set typically costs around $200 USD
Rifle Scope Mounting Solutions with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly detach a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. A wide range of scopes can also be switched out if they all use a similar style mount. The quick detach mount style is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten firmly to a flat top type Picatinny rail. This lets the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted while retaining precision. These kinds of mounts are useful and handy for shooting platforms which are transported a lot, to take off the scope glass from the rifle for protection, or for sight systems which are employed in between numerous rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount designed by the Vortex Optics brand. It normally costs around $250 USD
About Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle glass can wreck a day of shooting and your expensive optic by inducing fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. A lot of optics protect against moisture from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Typically, these optics can be immersed beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be plenty of humidity prevention for basic use rifles, unless you plan on taking your rifle sailing and are worried about the scope still working if it is submerged in water and you can still rescue the gun.
Gas Purged Rifle Glass Tubes
Another element of preventing the accumulation of wetness within the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is currently taken up by the gas, the scope is less altered by climate shifts and pressure differences from the external environment which may possibly permit water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
