Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Hammers Riflescope 3-9×40 10/22 .22 Plinker with Dovetail Rings
Zoom power: 3x-9x
40mm objective lens
Eye relief: 3.5inch
Reticle: MilDot
Windage and elevation adjustment: 1/4moa
Scope overall length: 12inch
Anodized matte black finish
Lens caps included
Rifle Scope Product Features
3x-9x variable power makes great all around scope
Ample 40mm objective lens and quick focus eyepiece
1inch main tube and easy finger adjustable windage and elevation
Includes 3/8inch dovetail rings
Great for plinking fun and hunting use
About the Hammers Scope Maker
Hammers is a premium supplier for weapon scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They create and build their mounts and related products choosing materials which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Hammers Riflescope 3-9×40 10/22 .22 Plinker with Dovetail Rings by Hammers. For additional shooting goods, visit their site.
Information About Rifle Optics
Rifle scopes allow you to exactly align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through magnification by using a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted to account for separate ecological aspects like wind speed and elevation to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand exactly where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are viewing with 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 arranged within and outside of the scope body. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets or dials, focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of scopes.
About Optic Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Finding the finest type of rifle optic is based around what type of shooting you plan on doing.
Info About First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) come with the reticle in front of the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based on the extent of magnification being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified range as they are at the non amplified distance. For example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without any “zoom” is still the exact same tick at 100 yards using 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where computations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their target “hold over” plus “lead” correlations for their firearm
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and occupies more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Info About Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane optics (SFP) include the reticle behind the zoom lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick.
- Long distance styles of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most shots occur within shorter distances and ranges
- Shooters who want a clearer optic sight picture with less space taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Zoom for Rifle Optics
The amount of magnification a scope supplies is identified 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 Single Power Lens Glass Facts
A single power rifle optic and scope comes with a zoom number designator like 4×32. This suggests the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of optic can not fluctuate given that it is a fixed power optic.
Variable Power Lens Optic Facts
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power adjustment is performed using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Optic Power Level and Ranges
Here are some recommended scope power settings and the distances where they may be efficiently used. Always remember that higher magnification scopes will not be as efficient as lower powered optics and scopes because increased zoom can be a detractor. The same concept applies to extended distances where the shooter needs to have adequate power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle.
Lens Covering for Optics
All modern-day rifle scope and optic lenses are covered in special coatings. There are different types and qualities of lens coatings. When thinking about luxury rifle optics and scope systems, Lens finishing can be an essential aspect of a rifle. The glass lenses are one of the most critical parts of the optic given that they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The covering on the lenses protects the lens exterior and even assists with anti glare capabilities from excess direct sunlight and color exposure.
About Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope makers also use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use various methods, polarizations, aspects, and chemicals to draw out separate colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass.
What to Know About Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Various scope lenses can even have various coverings applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some kind of treatment or coating applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic. This is since the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass. It becomes part of the carefully tuned optic. It must have a finishing applied to it so that it will be optimally functional in numerous types of environments, degrees of sunshine (full light VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
Single layered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is generally a protective and boosting multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can shield the lens from scratches while decreasing glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope designer and just how much you spent for it. The scope’s maker and cost are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope producers likewise make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. This means the lens has multiple treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens receives numerous treatments, it can establish that a producer is taking numerous steps to combat various environmental elements like an anti-glare finish, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic finishing. This additionally doesn’t always mean the multi-coated lens will perform better than a single covered lens. Being “better” depends upon the producer’s lens treatment techniques and the quality of glass used in constructing the rifle optic.
Anti-water Glass Lens Covering
Water on a lens does not help with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and military grade optic makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finishing which is water repellent.
Options for Mounting Glass on Long Guns
Mounting solutions for scopes can be found in a couple of options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also usually are made in quick release versions which use toss levers which enable rifle operators to rapidly install and dismount the scope.
Rifle Scope Mounts with Hex Key Rings
Basic, clamp-on type mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope mounting rails on the tops of rifles. These varieties of scope mounts use a pair of independent rings to support the scope, and are usually constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are manufactured for long distance precision shooting. This form of scope mount is good for rifle systems which need to have a long lasting, rock solid mount which will not move regardless of just how much the scope is moved or jarring the rifle takes. These are the style of mounts you should have for a devoted optics setup on a long distance scouting or interdiction long gun that will rarely need to be altered or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the scope mount’s screws to protect against the hex screws from wiggling out after they are installed securely in place. An example of these mounting rings are the 30mm type made by the Vortex Optics brand. The set usually costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly connect and detach a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Several scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts are convenient for rifles which are transferred a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are used in between several rifles.
Rifle Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle glass can spoil a day of shooting and your highly-priced optic by inducing fogging and creating residue within the scope’s tube. A lot of scopes protect against moisture from going into the optical tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Typically, these water-resistant scopes can be immersed within 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be more than enough wetness prevention for conventional use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you plan on taking your rifle on your motorboat and are worried about the scope still functioning if it goes overboard and you can still recover the gun.
What to Know About Rifle Optic Tube Gas Purging
Another part of preventing the buildup of wetness within the rifle optic tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this area is currently taken up by the gas, the scope is less altered by climate shifts and pressure differences from the outdoor environment which could potentially enable water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
