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Rifle Scope Product Details
Hawke Sidewinder TAC 30 8.5-25X42 Mildot Riflescope
Product Description
Features red and green illumination. The super strong 30mm body tube is finished in a matt black to prevent unwanted reflections. The fully-multi-coated 30mm optical system gives a brighter clearer image, designed to perform in low light hunting and shooting conditions. 42mm objective lens. Smaller diameter objective enables a lower mounting position on rifles, keeping the shooters head lower and better barrel alignment. Side focus parallax control with 2 inch diameter wheel supplied. Focus from minimum 10 yards to infinity. The open sniper style turrets are calibrated to 1/4 MOA per click. To adjust the turrets the whole assembly is pulled up to unlock, then once adjusted they can be securely locked back into position. The turrets are simply reset to 0 by loosening a hex screw on the top. Illuminated red/green reticle with five separate levels of brightness including ultra low settings for dawn and dusk and high settings for daytime. Black in off position. Powered by a single CR2032 battery. Adjustable ocular focus with anti-recoil lock ring. Non slip zoom ring with secure thumb bump for a more positive action. Supplied with 4 inch long sunshade to prevent glare in bright conditions. Packed in reusable hard travel case for safe storage when not in use. The 10x and 20 x 1/2 Mil Dot reticles are a fully floating design. They feature dots and ties space as 1/2 Mil Dot spacing. The hollow bars are calibrated for 0.2 Mil spacing and whole Mil spacing. Features side rheostat (red/green), coil erector spring, true 30mm FMC optics, fast focus eyebell with lock ring and all weather zoom ring. It is waterproof, shockproof and fog proof.
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The Hawke Sidewinder TAC 30 8.5-25X42 is tactical scope with 8.5 to 25x adjustable magnification and a 42-millimeter objective diameter, designed with the durability, accuracy, and flexibility to perform well in any hunting and shooting conditions from low to bright light. The scope’s smaller, 42-millimeter diameter objective enables a lower mounting position on the rifle. This positioning makes it possible for the shooter to keep his or her head lower to achieve better barrel alignment. The scope features a strong 30-millimeter mono-tube body tube and boasts fully waterproof, shockproof, and fog proof construction. The fully multi-coated optical system provides bright and clear images even at low light and the illuminated red/green aiming dot offers five levels of brightness for an optimum performance in a range of light conditions. Meanwhile, the fully floating 20X 1/2 mil dot reticle provides precise calculations. Additional features include side focus parallax adjustment that is accurate from 10 yards to infinity, an adjustable ocular focus with an anti-recoil lock ring, a non slip magnification ring with a secure thumb bump for positive action, and a coil erector spring to support the internal mechanisms during violent recoil. The Hawke Sidewinder TAC 30 8.5-25X42 scope is finished in matte black to prevent unwanted reflections and comes complete with a 4-inch sunshade to prevent glare in bright conditions. The scope is packed in a reusable hard travel case for safe storage and transport when not mounted on the rifle.
Key Features:
Rugged 30-millimeter mono-tube chassis
Waterproof, shockproof, and fog proof construction
Fully multi-coated optics for optimum clarity
Dual color illuminated red/green reticle dot
Five levels of brightness for maximum visibility in any light
Settings 1 to 3 for low light and dawn/dusk
Settings 4 and 5 for bright light
Black in off position
Side focus parallax adjustment control with 2-inch diameter wheel
Side focus from 10 yards to infinity
Open sniper style turrets calibrated to 1/4 MOA per click
Turrets reset to 0 by loosening a hex screw on the top
All firearm caliber rated
Coil erector spring supports internals during violent recoil
Adjustable ocular focus with anti-recoil lock ring
Non-slip zoom ring with secure thumb bump
Screw-in lens covers included
Four-inch sunshade included
Reusable hard travel case included
Hawke Limited Lifetime Worldwide Warranty
20x 1/2 Mil Dot Reticule:
Fully floating reticle design features dots and ties spaced at 1/2 mil dot spacing.
The hollow bars are calibrated for 0.2 mil spacing and whole spacing.
Specifications:
Tube Diameter: 30 millimeters
Objective Diameter: 42 millimeters
Magnification: 8.5 to 25x
Reticle: 1/2 Mil Dot 20x
Field of View: 12.8 to 3.9 feet at 100 yards / 3.9 to 1.2 meters at 100 meters
Eye Relief: 3.5 inches / 89 millimeters
Length: 16 inches / 408 millimeters
Weight: 29.1 ounces / 825 grams
Finish: Matte Black
Power: one CR2032 battery
Rifle Scope Product Features
Adjustable 8.5 to 25x magnification, 42-millimeter objective riflescope with fully floating 20x 1/2 Mil Dot reticle
Red/green illuminated reticle with five brightness levels for optimum visibility from bright sun to twilight
30-millimeter mono-tube chassis with fully multi-coated optics; waterproof, shockproof and fog proof; all firearm caliber rated
Side focus parallax adjustment from 10 yards to infinity; locking, target style turrets
Comes with hard case, sunshade, and lens caps included; Hawke Limited Lifetime Worldwide Warranty
About the Hawke Sport Optics Brand
Hawke Sport Optics is a premium producer for long gun scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and make their scopes and related products choosing elements which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Hawke Sidewinder TAC 30 8.5-25X42 Mildot Riflescope by Hawke Sport Optics. For additional shooting goods, visit their website.
Info Glass
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly aim a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They do this through zoom by making use of a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be dialed in to account for numerous natural considerations like wind and elevation to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to understand precisely where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are viewing through the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. Most contemporary rifle optics have around 11 parts which are found internally and on the exterior of the scope. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification dials or turrets, focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of a rifle scope.
Rifle Scope Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Finding the finest type of rifle glass is based on what type of shooting you plan to do.
First Focal Plane Optics
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where computations are minor
- Experienced shooters who know their aim point “hold over” and also “lead” correlations for their weapon
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and requires more visual sight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) include the reticle behind the magnifying lens. This triggers the reticle to stay at the very same scale in connection with the level of zoom being used. The effect is that the reticle measurements evolve based on the zoom used to shoot over lengthier distances because the markings present various increments which can vary with the magnification. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These particular types of scopes work for:
- Far away styles of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots take place within much shorter spaces and ranges
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic sight picture with less space used up by the bigger FFP reticle
About Rifle Scope Magnification
The quantity of magnification a scope offers is figured out by the size, thickness, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
Fixed Power Lens Rifle Optics
A single power rifle scope comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This suggests the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of optic can not adjust considering that it is set from the factory.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power modification is performed by the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Scope Power and Ranges
Here are some recommended scope power levels and the ranges where they can be efficiently used. Remember that high magnification scopes and optics will not be as practical as lower powered glass because too much magnification can be a negative thing in certain situations. The same idea relates to longer ranges where the shooter needs to have sufficient power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle.
Info on Lens Coatings
All modern rifle optic and scope lenses are coated. Lens covering is an important aspect of a shooting system when looking at high end rifle optics and scope equipment.
ED Versus HD Rifle Scopes
Some scope suppliers even use “HD” or high-def lens coverings which make the most of various processes, polarizations, elements, and chemicals to draw out a wide range of color ranges and viewable target visibility through lenses. This high-def coating is normally used with increased density lens glass which drops light’s capability to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope suppliers use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be noticeable over things with defined outlines as light hits the item from various angles.
Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating for Glass
Various scope lenses can also have different finishes applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some kind of treatment or covering applied to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic assembly. Due to the fact that the lens isn’t simply a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It becomes part of the finely tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that the lens will be efficiently functional in many kinds of environments, degrees of light (full light VS shaded), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can offer protection to the lens from scratches while minimizing 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 maker and how much you paid for it.
Some scope manufacturers similarly make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of products used in developing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Covering for Glass
Water on a scope’s lens doesn’t support maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line or high-end scope producers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this type of treatment. It treats the surface area of the Steiner scope lens so the water particles can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The result is that the water beads move off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Choices for Mounting Rifle Glass on Firearms
Installing solutions for scopes come in a couple of options. There are the basic scope rings which are separately installed to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also normally can be found in quick release variations which use toss levers which permit rifle operators to quickly install and remove the optics.
Hex Key Rifle Optic Ring Mounts
Normal, clamp design 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 separate rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is designed for long distance accuracy shooting. This type of scope install is great for rifles which require a long lasting, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Rifle Glass Mounting Solutions with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly take off a scope and attach it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts are convenient for long guns which are transported a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are used between several rifles or are situationally focused.
Rifle Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle scope can destroy a day of shooting and your expensive optic by bringing about fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes avoid wetness from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Gas Purged Scope Tubes
Another element of preventing the buildup of wetness within the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this space is already occupied by the gas, the glass is less influenced by temperature level alterations and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which might possibly permit water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
