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Rifle Scope Product Details
Hawke Vantage 30 WA IR 3-9×42 223/308 Riflescope 30mm
Hawke Vantage riflescopes give you quality and accuracy at a price you can afford. Simple yet reliable world-class optics and solid engineering give you performance you normally only see with more expensive models.
The Vantage range of Wide Angle riflescopes offer a huge field of view for mid to long range hunting with a generous 3.5″ eye relief. Top quality 11 layer Fully Multi-Coated optics give excellent clarity and vision.
Vantage riflescopes also have a fast focus eyebell and high torque zoom ring for smooth, easy magnification adjustment which stays firmly in place during recoil.
Waterproof and shockproof with nitrogen-purged optics to prevent fogging and misting, the 30mm chassis is machined from a single piece of lightweight, aircraft-grade aluminum which provides a strong and stable platform for the optics.
Model 14 277, the Hawke Vantage WA 3-9×42 IR Riflescope 30mm has a fixed parallax at 100 yards / 91 meters and 1/4 MOA exposed and locking turrets.
It comes with a .223/.308 Marksman reticle (9x) designed to be accurate when the scope is adjusted to the maximum magnification with correct presets to avoid the need to carry out complex ballistic calculations. It has a prominent center cross used as the 100 yard zero. Once zeroed the remaining hold-over aim points, out to 600 yards fall into place. Even the 100 yard markers are glass etched for reference. The dual red/green illumination has five levels of illumination adjusted with a saddle mounted rheostat.
British brand Hawke makes innovative, feature rich precision instruments that offer great value. Exceptional engineering and build quality means that Hawke riflescopes give you accurate and precise vision.
All Hawke riflescopes are fully guaranteed”for life. In the event your product becomes damaged or defective Hawke will repair it at no charge to you. It doesn’t matter how it happened or whose fault it was ” you are covered.
Rifle Scope Product Features
WIDE ANGLE RIFLESCOPE FOR MARKSMAN RIFLES – Huge field of view with world class optics for outstanding vision and precision engineering for accurate tracking
EXCELLENT CLARITY, LIGHT AND CONTRAST – outstanding quality optics with 11 layer Fully Multi-Coated lenses housed in a mono-tube 30mm chassis for superior strength
FIXED PARALLAX of 100yds / 91m and 1/4 MOA exposed and locking turrets for windage and holdover aim
RED/GREEN ILLUMINATED GLASS-ETCHED FULLY FLOATING RETICLE – .223/.308 Marksman (9x) reticle designed to be accurate when the scope is adjusted to maximum magnification. It has a prominent center cross to use as the 100 yard zero and remaining hold over aim points out to 600 yards.
HAWKE LIFETIME WORLDWIDE WARRANTY – Genuine product from the brand leader in high performance riflescopes, spotting scopes and binoculars
About the Hawke Manufacturer
Hawke is a premium manufacturer for weapon scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and make their scopes, mounts, and related products working with materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Hawke Vantage 30 WA IR 3-9×42 223/308 Riflescope 30mm by Hawke. For additional shooting goods, visit their site.
Glass Details
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly aim a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by utilizing a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be dialed in for consideration of different ecological elements like wind speed and elevation increases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are seeing via the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. The majority of contemporary rifle optics have about 11 parts which are located within and externally on the scope. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation dials, objective focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of an optic.
About Scope Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” kind of scopes. The style of focal plane an optic has determines where the reticle or crosshair is located relative to the scopes magnification. It actually indicates the reticle is situated behind or in front of the magnifying lens of the scope. Choosing the most ideal kind of rifle glass depends on what kind of shooting or hunting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Scope Facts
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. This induces the reticle to increase in size based on the amount of magnification being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the magnified distance as they are at the non magnified range. For example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without any “zoom” is still the corresponding tick at 100 yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes are practical for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where calculations are minor
- Experienced shooters who recognize their aim point “hold over” and also “lead” relationships for their long gun
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and uses up more visual sight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scope Info
Second focal plane optics (SFP) feature the reticle behind the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement.
- Far away styles of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within much shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who would like a clearer optic picture with less space taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Details on Rifle Scope Zoom
The amount of zoom a scope supplies is identified by the size, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Single Power Lens Rifle Optic Info
A single power rifle scope will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This indicates the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of scope can not change because it is a fixed power optic.
About Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Optics
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will list the magnification degree in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers mean the zoom of the scope could be changed in between 2x and 10x power. This also involves the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power manipulation is accomplished by employing the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Scope Power and Range Correlation
Here are some advised scope power levels and the distances where they may be effectively used. High power glass will not be as effective as lower powered rifle scope glass because too much zoom can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same concept relates to extended ranges where the shooter needs to have sufficient power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Lens Finish for Scopes
All state-of-the-art rifle optic lenses are layered. Lens covering can be an essential aspect of a shooting platform when thinking about high end rifle optics and scope equipment.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some scope brands likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use different procedures, components, polarizations, and chemicals to draw out various colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” to signify the lens has extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Optic Lens Finish Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can likewise have various coatings used to them. All lenses usually have at least some type of treatment or covering applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can offer protection to the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less advantageous things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single layered lens depends on the scope producer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope producers similarly make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in developing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Optic Lens Coating
Water on an optic’s lens doesn’t support retaining a clear sight picture through an optic whatsoever. Numerous top of the line and premium optic manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic coating. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this kind of treatment. It provides protection for the surface area of the Steiner glass lens so the H2O molecules can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads slide off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Glass Mounting Choices
Installing solutions for scopes can be found in a few 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 kinds of mounts also generally come in quick release variations which use manual levers which enable rifle operators to quickly mount and dismount the glass.
Hex Key Glass Ring Mounts
Standard, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop style Picatinny scope mounting rails on the tops of rifles. These styles of scope mounts use two individual rings to support the optic, and are usually constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are designed for long distance precision shooting. This form of scope mount is very good for rifles which require a resilient, rock solid mount which will not shift despite just how much the scope is moved about or jarring the rifle takes. These are the style of mounts you should get for a dedicated scope system on a far away hunting or competition rifle which will hardly ever need to be changed or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the scope mount’s screws to stop the hex screws from backing out after they are installed safely in position. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm type made by Vortex Optics. The set normally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Scope Ring Mounting Solutions
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly remove a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can also be switched out if they all use a complementary style mount. The quick detach design is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten nicely to a flat top design Picatinny rail. This permits the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while maintaining precision. These kinds of mounts are useful and practical for rifles which are moved a lot, to take off the optic from the rifle for protection, or for sight systems which are chosen for use in between several rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount from the Vortex Optics manufacturer. It generally costs around $250 USD
Sealing and Gas Purging for Optic Tubes
Wetness inside your rifle scope can wreck a day on the range and your costly optic by causing fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. Most optics prevent moisture from getting in the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Normally, these scopes can be immersed under 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be plenty of moisture prevention for conventional use rifles, unless you plan on taking your rifle aboard watercrafts and are concerned about the optic still functioning if it goes over the side and you can still find the gun.
Info Around Rifle Glass Tube Gas Purging
Another part of avoiding the buildup of wetness within the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this space is currently occupied by the gas, the scope is less influenced by condition shifts and pressure distinctions from the outside environment which might potentially permit water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
