Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Hammers Illuminated Varmint Hunting Riflescope 4-16X40AO w/Sunshade and Weaver Scope Rings
A premium quality universal 4x-16×40 scope that is great for big game hunting, varmint hunting and target shooting as well.
Magnification: 4x ” 16x
Standard 1inch main tube
Field of view @100yards: 18.5ft-4.65ft
Eye relief: 3.3″-3.1″
Click value@100yards 1/4inch:
Internal cardan joint for the best shockproof performance
Internal finger adjustable windage and elevation screws
Multicoated lens to provide maximum light transmission
Mil-Dot range finding reticle
Two color illumination in Red Green. Illumination in each color has 5level intensity adjustment. :
Sealed and nitrogen filled for shockproof, waterproof and fogproof performance:
Adjustable 40mm objective for parallex adjustment from 10yards to infinity:
Anodized matte black finish:
Overall length: 14 “:
Weight: 26oz.
Included accessories: flip lens covers, one CR2032 cell and weaver ring set
Limited lifetime warranty
Rifle Scope Product Features
Variable power from 4x to 16x with 40mm adjustable objective
MilDot reticle illuminated in two colors of green and red
Finger adjustable turret adjustment screws
1inch main tube
Includes 2 1/2″ sunshade and weaver rings
About the Hammers Brand
Hammers is a premium maker for firearm scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and build their products making the most of elements which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the Hammers Illuminated Varmint Hunting Riflescope 4-16X40AO w/Sunshade and Weaver Scope Rings by Hammers. For more shooting items, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Optics
Rifle scopes enable you to precisely align a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They do this through magnification using a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted to account for varied environmental considerations like wind speed and elevation increases or decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are seeing using the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. The majority of modern rifle scopes have around eleven parts which are found within and on the exterior of the scope. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment dials or turrets, focus rings, and other components. Learn about the eleven parts of glass.
The Varieties of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The sort of focal plane an optic has decides where the reticle or crosshair is located in connection with the scopes magnification. It simply indicates the reticle is situated behind or ahead of the magnifying lens of the optic. Deciding upon the very best sort of rifle glass is dependent on what style of hunting or shooting you anticipate undertaking.
Info About First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These types of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where estimations are low
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” plus “lead” correlations for their weapon
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is enlarged and requires more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle behind the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick.
- Long distance forms of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots take place within much shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who choose a clearer optic sight picture without room used up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Zoom for Rifle Scopes
The amount of magnification a scope offers is figured out 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.
Fixed Power Lens Glass
A single power rifle scope uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This implies the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of optic can not change given that it is set from the factory.
Adjustable Power Lens Glass
Variable power rifle scopes can be modified between magnified settings. The power adjustment is handled by making use of the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Power and Range Correlations
Here are some advised scope power levels and the distances where they can be efficiently used. High power optics will not be as beneficial as lower powered optics since too much zoom can be a bad thing. The same concept goes for longer ranges where the shooter needs sufficient power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle.
Info on Lens Finishes
All modern rifle optic lenses are covered in special coatings. There are different types and qualities of glass finishes. Lens finish is a crucial element of a rifle’s setup when thinking about luxury rifle optics and scope equipment. The glass lenses are one of the most crucial components of the glass because they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The covering on the lenses safeguards the lens surface area and also improves anti glare from excess direct sunlight and color perception.
HD Versus ED Rifle Glass Lens Coatings
Some rifle scope manufacturers also use “HD” or high-definition glass finishes that use various procedures, polarizations, chemicals, and elements to enhance different colors and viewable target visibility through the lens. This high-def covering is typically used with more costly high density lens glass which decreases light’s opportunity to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass. ED handles how certain colors are represented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic difference or aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration is often visible around items with hard edges and outlines as light hits the item from particular angles.
Info on Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have various finishings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or covering used to them before being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope manufacturer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope makers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in developing the rifle scope.
Hydrophobic Lens Finishes
Water on a lens does not help with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and high-end optic companies will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering.
Optic Installing Choices
Mounting solutions for scopes can be found in a couple of choices. There are the standard scope rings which are separately installed to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also normally are made in quick release variations which use throw levers which permit rifle shooters to quickly mount and dismount the glass.
Hex Key Scope Rings
Standard, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope installation rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use a couple of separate rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for long range precision shooting. This type of scope mount is great for rifles which need a long lasting, rock solid mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Ring Mounts
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly remove a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Several scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar style mount. These types of mounts are handy for long guns which are transferred a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are used in between numerous rifles or are situationally focused.
Rifle Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle glass can destroy a day of shooting and your pricey optic by resulting in fogging and developing residue within the scope tube. The majority of scopes prevent humidity from getting in the scope tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Normally, these water resistant scopes can be immersed beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be sufficient wetness avoidance for basic use rifles, unless you intend on taking your rifle aboard a watercraft and are worried about the optic still performing if it goes over the side and you can still recover the gun.
Rifle Optic Gas Purging
Another part of avoiding the accumulation of moisture inside of the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this area is currently taken up by the gas, the optic is less altered by temperature level shifts and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which may potentially allow water vapor to permeate 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.
