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Rifle Scope Product Details
Hawke Vantage WA 30 FFP Riflescope
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
TOTALLY ACCURATE AIMING – First Focal Plane (FFP) reticle increases in size to be true on all magnifications.
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
EFFORTLESS FOCUSING AND TRACKING – Side Focus control for parallax adjustment to infinity and 1/10 MRAD exposed and resettable turrets for easy point of aim adjustments
RED/GREEN ILLUMINATED GLASS-ETCHED FULLY FLOATING RETICLE – FFP Half Mil Dot illuminated reticle based on a mil spaced reticle and designed specifically for the FFP optics with red/green illumination
HAWKE LIFETIME WORLDWIDE WARRANTY – Genuine product from the brand leader in high performance riflescopes, spotting scopes and binoculars
About the Hawke Scope Maker
Hawke is a premium manufacturer for rifle scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and supply their mounts and related products using building materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Hawke Vantage WA 30 FFP Riflescope by Hawke. For additional shooting goods, visit their site.
Rifle Scope Information
Rifle scopes allow you to exactly align 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 series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted to take into account varied natural considerations like wind and elevation decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand precisely where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are seeing using the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. A lot of modern rifle scopes and optics have around 11 parts which are located within and outside of the scope body. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets or dials, objective focus rings, and other parts. Learn about the eleven parts of scopes.
Rifle Scope Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Picking the best type of rifle optic is based around what type of shooting you plan on doing.
Info About First Focal Plane Scopes
First focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle before the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based upon the amount of zoom being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the enhanced range as they are at the non amplified range. For example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards without “zoom” is still the same tick at one hundred yards using 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where calculations are very little
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” plus “lead” equations for their long gun
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and takes up more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane optics (SFP) come with the reticle behind the magnifying lens. This causes the reticle to remain at the very same scale relative to the volume of zoom being used. The result is that the reticle dimensions evolve based upon the magnification chosen to shoot over greater distances considering the reticle markings present different increments which change with the magnification. In the FFP illustration with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement. These particular types of glass are useful for:
- Far away kinds of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most shots take place within much shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who want a clearer optic picture with less area taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Magnification for Glass
The quantity of magnification a scope offers is determined by the diameter, 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 Optic Details
A single power rifle scope 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 magnification of this type of scope can not fluctuate since it is a fixed power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes can be modified between magnified levels. The power adjustment is accomplished using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Power Levels and Range
Here are some suggested scope power settings and the ranges where they could be successfully used. High power scopes will not be as effective as lower magnification rifle scope glass since too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The exact same concept applies to extended ranges where the shooter needs adequate power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle.
About Optic Lens Finishing
All modern rifle scope lenses are coated. Lens finishing is a vital aspect of a rifle system when considering high end rifle optics and scope systems.
HD Versus ED Lenses
Some rifle glass manufacturers will also use “HD” or high-definition glass finishings which take advantage of different procedures, rare earth compounds, polarizations, and components to enhance various colors and viewable target definition through lenses. This high-definition coating is typically used with increased density glass which brings down light’s capability to refract through the lens glass. Some scope producers use “HD” to describe “ED” signifying extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are represented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic deviance or aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be obvious over things with defined outlines as light hits the object from specific angles.
Rifle Optic Lens Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can even have various finishes applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some kind of treatment or finish applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic. This is because the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass. It is part of the finely tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that the lens will be optimally usable in numerous kinds of environments, degrees of sunshine (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can offer protection to the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single layered lens depends on the scope manufacturer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope producers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of materials used in building the rifle scope.
What to Know About Anti-water Covering
Water on a scope lens doesn’t assist with retaining a clear sight picture through a scope in any way. Lots of top of the line and high-end scope producers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finishing. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this type of treatment. It provides protection for the surface of the Steiner scope lens so the water molecules can not bind to it or create surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads slide off of the scope to maintain a clear, water free sight picture.
Alternatives for Installing Rifle Glass on Long Guns
Mounting options for scopes can be found in a few options. There are the standard scope rings which are separately mounted 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 manual levers which allow rifle operators to rapidly install and dismount the scopes.
Rifle Scope Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Standard, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use a couple of different rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is designed for long range precision shooting. This type of scope install is fine for rifles which need a durable, sound mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Ring Mounts
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly connect and detach a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can even be swapped out if they all use a compatible style mount. These types of mounts come in handy for long guns which are transported 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 scope can destroy a day of shooting and your costly optic by triggering fogging and developing residue inside of the scope tube. Most scopes prevent wetness from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Rifle Scope Gas Purging
Another component of preventing the accumulation of moisture inside of the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this space is currently occupied by the gas, the glass is less altered by temperature level shifts and pressure differences from the outside environment which might potentially allow water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
