Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Hatsan Optima 3-12X50AO Scope, Black, One Size
Airgun Rated. 3x – 12x zoom. 50mm Adjustable Objective. Dovetail rings included.
Rifle Scope Product Features
3-12x Zoom w/ 50mm Adjustable Objective
1 inch tube diameter
Dovetail mounts included
Mil-dot reticle
Water, fog, and shock resistant
Sport type: Tactical & Military
About the Hatsan Scope Maker
Hatsan is a premium producer for firearm scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They design and make their scopes, mounts, and related products by choosing elements which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Hatsan Optima 3-12X50AO Scope, Black, One Size by Hatsan. For additional shooting products, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes allow you to exactly aim a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by making use of a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted for consideration of varied ecological considerations like wind speed and elevation increases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand exactly where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are seeing via the optic as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. A lot of modern-day rifle optics have around 11 parts which are arranged within and on the exterior of the scope body. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification turrets or dials, focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of scopes.
About Rifle Scope Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. The sort of focal plane an optic has decides where the reticle or crosshair lies relative to the scopes zoom. It literally indicates the reticle is situated behind or ahead of the magnifying lens of the scope. Picking the most effective sort of rifle optic depends on what style of shooting or hunting you anticipate undertaking.
Info About First Focal Plane Optics
First focal plane optics (FFP) include the reticle before the zoom lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based on the level of magnification being used. The result is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified range as they are at the non magnified distance. As an example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at 100 yards without any “zoom” is still the same tick at one hundred yards using 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes work for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where computations are low
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” as well as “lead” correlations for their rifles
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and occupies more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane scopes (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 measurement.
- Far away forms of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most shots happen within much shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic picture with less area used up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Scope Zoom
The quantity of magnification a scope provides 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.
Info About Single Power Lens Rifle Glass
A single power rifle scope will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This implies the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not adjust considering that it is a set power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Glass Info
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power modification is achieved by making use of the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power and Range of Rifle Optics
Here are some advised scope power settings and the distances where they may be successfully used. Consider that high power scopes and optics will not be as effective as lower magnification level scope and optics since excessive magnification can be a detractor. The exact same idea relates to longer distances where the shooter needs to have adequate power to see exactly where to properly aim the rifle.
Details on Rifle Scope Lens Finishing
All modern-day rifle scope and optic lenses are covered in special coatings. There are different types and qualities of glass coverings. When researching high end rifle optical systems, Lens finishing can be a crucial component of defining the capability of the rifle. The glass lenses are one of the most crucial components of the scope due to the fact that they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The covering on the lenses protects the lens surface and even helps with anti glare from excess natural light and color profiles.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some rifle scope makers also use “HD” or high-definition lens finishes which employ different processes, polarizations, rare earth compounds, and aspects to draw out separate colors and viewable target visibility through the lens. This HD finishing is commonly used with higher density lens glass which decreases light’s opportunity to refract through the lens glass. Some scope corporations use “HD” to refer to “ED” signifying extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how certain colors are presented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic difference or aberration which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be obvious around items with defined shapes as light hits the object from certain angles.
Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating for Rifle Scopes
Various optic lenses can likewise have various coatings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finishing applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less advantageous things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope company and the amount you spent on it. Both are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope makers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of products used in developing the rifle scope.
Info on Anti-water Coating
Water on a lens does not assist with keeping a clear sight picture through an optic at all. Lots of top of the line or high-end optic manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finish. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a good example of this type of treatment. It provides protection for the exterior of the Steiner optic lens so the H2O molecules can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads slide off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Options for Installing Rifle Optics on Firearms
Mounting approaches for scopes are available in a few choices. There are the standard scope rings which are separately mounted to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also generally are made in quick release variations which use throw levers which permit rifle shooters to rapidly mount and dismount the glass.
Hex Key Optic Rings
Basic, clamp type mounting scope rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on the tops of rifles. These types of scope mounts use two independent rings to support the scope, and are normally constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are developed for far away precision shooting. This type of scope mount is exceptional for rifle systems which need to have a long lasting, unfailing mount which will not move regardless of how much the scope is moved or jarring the rifle takes. These are the type of mounts you really want to have for a devoted scope setup on a long distance scouting or hard target interdiction rifle which will rarely need to be altered or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the scope mount screws to protect against the hex screws from backing out after they are installed safely in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm type made by Vortex Optics. The set normally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Glass Ring Mounts
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly remove a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts come in handy for rifles which are transferred a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are used in between numerous rifles.
Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can ruin a day on the range and your costly optic by triggering fogging and developing residue within the scope tube. A lot of scopes protect against wetness from getting in the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Typically, these water-resistant optics can be immersed beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be more than enough moisture content prevention for common use rifles, unless you plan on taking your rifle on your motorboat and are concerned about the optic still working if it falls overboard and you can still recover the rifle.
Gas Purged Rifle Scope Tubes
Another part of preventing the buildup of wetness within the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this space is already occupied by the gas, the scope is less altered by climate changes and pressure differences from the external environment which might possibly permit water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to seek out.
