Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
BSA Optics Sweet .22 AO Rifle Scope
Rifle Scope Product Features
Specifically designed for the. 22LR
4x – 12x magnification
40mm objective
W/ dovetail rings
Adjustable objective
30/30 reticle
W/E adjustment range 35 – Eye relief 3 in – FOV low @ 100′ (Ft) 40/ high 10 – Parallax setting (yds.) – 7. 5 to INF.
1 year limited
BSA Optics Sweet 22 AO 4-12X40mm Rifle Scope
Specifically designed for the .22 LR
The BSA Sweet .22 AO Rifle Scope is specifically designed for the .22LR. Complete with 3 ballistically calibrated turrets for 36gr, 38gr, and 40 gr cartridges, the Sweet 22 AO also features an adjustable objective, fully coated lenses, 30/30 reticle and 2 pc. dovetail rings Matte black finish. Waterproof, shockproof and fogproof.
Ballistically calibrated turrets for 36gr, 38gr, and 40 gr cartridges
Magnification low: 4; Magnification high: 12
Objective lens diameter: 40 mm
Adjustment MOA: 1/4
Lens Material: Glass; Lens: Fully Coated
W/E Range: 35; Eye Relief: 3 inches
FOV LOW @ 100′ (ft): 40; FOV HIGH @ 100′ (ft): 10
PARALLAX SETTING (yds): 7.5 to Inf.
Reticle: 30/30
Shockproof, Fogproof, Waterproof
Tube diameter: 1″, one piece; Aluminum Construction
Specification
Magnification low: 4; Magnification high: 12; Objective lens diameter: 40 mm
30/30 Duplex Reticle
1 piece aluminum construction, 1 inch tube
Glass lens material, fully coated
Adjustable Objective
Shockproof, Fogproof, Waterproof
2 piece Dovetail mounts included
22.25 oz weight; 12.80 in length.
22-412X40AOWRTB Sweet 22 4-12 x 40 Adjustable Objective
Turrets for 36gr, 38gr, and 40 gr cartridges included
BSA Optics Sweet 22 AO 4-12 X 40mm Rifle Scope .22 LR BSA Optics Sweet 22 AO 3-9 X 40mm Rifle Scope .22 LR BSA Optics Sweet 22 2-7 X 32 Compact Rifle Scope .22 LR BSA Optics Sweet 22 SP 6-18 X 40 22 LR BSA Optics Sweet 22 SP 3-9 X 40 Rifle Scope .22 LR
Magnification 4-12 3-9 2-7 6-18 3-9
Objctive Diameter 40 mm 40 mm 32 mm 40 mm 40 mm
Side Parallax N/A N/A N/A
Lenses Fully Coated Glass Fully Coated Glass Fully Coated Glass Fully Multi-Coated Glass Fully Multi-Coated Glass
One Piece Aluminum Construction
Shockproof, Fogproof, Waterproof
2 piece Dovetail mounts included N/A N/A
30/30 Duplex Reticle
Length 12.80 in 12.2 in 9.50 in 13.20 in 12.6 in
Weight 22.25 oz 22.30 oz 17.50 oz 19.90 oz 19.90 oz
About the BSA Optics Company
BSA Optics is a premium producer for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and supply their products by using materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the BSA Optics Sweet .22 AO Rifle Scope by BSA Optics. For additional shooting items, visit their website.
Rifle Scope Information
Rifle scopes allow you to precisely align a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through magnification by utilizing a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted for consideration of various environmental considerations like wind speed and elevation to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing with the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Most contemporary rifle scopes and optics have about eleven parts which are found within and on the exterior of the optic. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification turrets or dials, objective focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of scopes.
Rifle Glass Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Selecting the perfect type of rifle scope is based around what type of shooting you plan on doing.
Info on First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These styles of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where computations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their target “hold over” and also “lead” relationships for their firearms
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and occupies more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scope Details
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature the reticle behind the magnifying lens. This causes the reticle to remain at the very same scale in connection with the volume of magnification being used. The final result is that the reticle dimensions alter based on the magnification employed to shoot over longer distances since the reticle markings present various increments which differ with the magnification level. In the FFP illustration with the SFP glass, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement. These particular styles of scopes work for:
- Far away forms of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots occur within much shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic picture without room taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
Magnification for Glass
The amount of scope zoom you need on your scope depends on the kind of shooting you like to do. Virtually every style of rifle glass offers some level of magnification. The quantity of zoom a scope provides is identified by the size, density, and curvatures of the lens glass within the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the glass. This implies what the shooter is looking at through the scope is amplified times the power factor of what can usually be seen by human eyes.
Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Scope Facts
A single power rifle optic uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This indicates the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not fluctuate because it is a fixed power scope.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Scope Info
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power change is performed by using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Power Levels and Range Correlations
Here are some advised scope powers and the ranges where they could be efficiently used. Highly magnified scopes will not be as beneficial as lower magnification scopes due to the fact that too much magnification can be a bad thing. The same concept relates to longer ranges where the shooter needs increased power to see where to properly aim the rifle.
Info on Rifle Optic Lens Finish
All top of the line rifle scope and optic lenses are covered. Lens coating is a significant aspect of a rifle system when looking into high end rifle optics and scope systems.
ED Versus HD Optics
Some rifle glass suppliers also use “HD” or high-definition lense finishings which apply different processes, aspects, rare earth compounds, and polarizations to draw out separate color ranges and viewable target visibility through the lens. This high-def covering is typically used with increased density lens glass which brings down light’s potential to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope producers use “HD” to describe “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration or difference which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be obvious over items with hard edges and outlines as light hits the object from various angles.
Single Rifle Glass Lens Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have various coverings used to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or coating applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single covered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is generally a protective and enhancing multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single layered lens depends on the scope designer and the amount you paid for it. The scope’s maker and cost are signs of the lens quality.
Some scope makers likewise make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. This implies the lens has numerous treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives several treatments, it can indicate that a company is taking several actions to combat various environmental aspects like an anti-glare finishing, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finishing, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This additionally doesn’t necessarily imply the multi-coated lens is much better than a single coated lens. Being “better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of components used in constructing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Lens Finishing
Water on a lens does not assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and high-end scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finish.
Choices for Installing Scopes on Firearms
Installing approaches for scopes come in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also typically are made in quick release variations which use toss levers which allow rifle operators to quickly mount and dismount the optics.
Hex Key Scope Rings
Basic, clamp style mounting optic rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop design Picatinny scope mounting rails on the tops of rifles. These forms of scope mounts use two detached rings to support the optic, and are normally made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are manufactured for far away precision shooting. This type of scope mount is excellent for rifles which are in need of a durable, rock solid mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved about or abuse the rifle takes. These are the type of mounts you should have for a devoted optics setup on a reach out and touch someone hunting or competition long gun that will almost never need to be modified or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on the scope mount screws to keep the hex screw threads from backing out after they are installed firmly in position. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm style from the Vortex Optics company. The set normally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Scope Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly attach and detach a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can even be switched out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifle platforms which are transferred a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used between numerous rifles.
Rifle Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle optic can wreck a day of shooting and your highly-priced optic by causing fogging and creating residue within the scope’s tube. A lot of scopes prevent humidity from entering the scope tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Generally, these water resistant 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 ample wetness avoidance for conventional use rifles, unless you intend on taking your rifle boating and are concerned about the optic still working if it is submerged in water and you can still recover the firearm.
Rifle Optic Gas Purging
Another component of avoiding the accumulation of moisture inside of the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this area is already occupied by the gas, the scope is less impacted by temperature level shifts and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which may possibly permit water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
