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Rifle Scope Product Details
Hawke Airmax 30mm SF Riflescope
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
SPECIALLY DESIGNED SCOPE FOR AIR RIFLES ” rugged and durable to withstand the air rifle double recoil
EXCEPTIONALLY BRIGHT, CLEAR IMAGES – with 16 layer Fully Multi-Coated optics and large 50mm objective lens size
GLASS ETCHED AMX IR RETICLE Multiple aim points and windage bars illuminate with a smooth, stepless control from low to ultra-bright
PARALLAX FREE SHOOTING with sidewheel design for accurate focus and 1/4 MOA exposed, locking and resettable turrets
HAWKE LIFETIME WORLDWIDE WARRANTY ” genuine product from an industry leader in specialist scopes for air rifles for serious airgun shooters and hunters.
Hawke Airmax Side Focus riflescopes are built to withstand the rigors of air gun shooting, with world-class optics to help you achieve the most accurate pellet trajectories.
Accurate focusing and parallax-free shooting are achieved through side focus control with the detachable wheel. It has a patented design and attaches directly onto the central spine of the side wheel.
Exposed resettable turrets for elevation and windage have a locking mechanism to ensure that zero is not lost by an accidental movement.
Airmax rifle scopes also boast a fast focus eye bell and high torque zoom ring for smooth, easy magnification adjustment which stays firmly in place after the recoil.
Waterproof and shockproof with nitrogen-purged optics to prevent fogging and misting, the riflescope 30mm chassis is machined from a single piece of lightweight, aircraft-grade aluminum for superior strength to help withstand the hard recoil of air gunshots.
FULLY MULTI-COATED OPTICS
Model 13300, the Hawke Airmax 4-16×50 SF IR rifle scope has 16 layer Fully Multi-Coated optics to give you an incredibly bright, clear image. Five levels of red/green illumination brightness are adjusted by a saddle mounted rheostat.
This Airmax SF IR riflescope comes with a glass-etched illuminated AMX reticle which is engineered to withstand high recoil. It is based on the spacing of a 10x mil dot with multiple aim points, useful when shooting air guns with loopy trajectories. Half Additional half mil spacing provides holdover aim points, useful for long shots. All aim points and windage bars illuminate, and hollow posts segmented into the mil spacing can be used for bracketing.
NO FAULT PEACE OF MIND
British brand Hawke makes innovative, feature-rich precision instruments that offer great value for money. Exceptional engineering and build quality means that Hawke rifle scopes give you the accurate and precise vision you need. In the event your product becomes damaged or defective Hawke will repair it at no charge to you.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX
4-16×50 Riflescope 30mm
4 inch wheel
4 inch sunshade
Flip-up Covers
CR2032 Battery
Lens Cloth
TECHNICAL
Model No: 13300
Chassis: 30mm Mono-tube
Optical System: 4-16x
Objective: 50mm
Reticle: AMX IR
Illumination: Red – Stepless
Focus/Parallax: Side Focus – 9m / 10yds to infinity.
Field of View: m @100m / ft @100yds 10.3 – 2.8m / 30.9 – 8.3ft
Eye relief: 102mm / 4″
Length: 346mm / 13.6″
FULL FEATURE LIST
16 layer fully multi-coated optics for exceptional clarity
Wide view optical system ideal for airguns
Glass etched reticle to withstand high recoil
Integrated adjustable objective for parallax adjustment
1 inch mono-tube chassis for superior strength
14 MOA low profile no-snag fingertip turrets
Fast focus eyebell and high torque zoom ring
Threaded objective/ocular for optional accessories
Nitrogen purged optics – water, shock and fog proof
About the Hawke Brand
Hawke is a premium maker for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They create and supply their mounts, scopes, and related products by choosing materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Hawke Airmax 30mm SF Riflescope by Hawke. For additional shooting products, visit their website.
Scope Facts
Rifle scopes permit you to specifically aim a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They do this through zoom by making use of a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted to account for many environmental elements like wind speed and elevation decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand exactly where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are seeing with the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Many contemporary rifle scopes have about 11 parts which are arranged within and outside of the scope. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets, objective focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of an optic.
Rifle Scope Varieties
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” kind of scopes. The style of focal plane an optic has identifies where the reticle or crosshair is located in regard to the optic’s magnification. It simply suggests the reticle is situated behind or ahead of the magnifying lens of the scope. Picking the most ideal type of rifle scope is based upon what kind of shooting or hunting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Optic Details
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These types of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting situations where estimations are minor
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” plus “lead” ratios for their firearm
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane optics (SFP) feature the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. This induces the reticle to stay at the exact same size in connection with the volume of magnification being used. The final result is that the reticle dimensions adapt based on the zoom employed to shoot over lengthier ranges because the reticle measurements present various increments which can vary with the magnification level. In the FFP example with the SFP optic, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick. These particular types of glass work for:
- Far away styles of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within much shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic sight picture with less area taken up by the enlarged FFP reticle
Details on Rifle Glass Magnification
The extent of scope magnification you need on your optic depends on the kind of shooting you wish to do. Almost every kind of rifle optic delivers some level of zoom. The level of zoom a scope provides is determined by the dimension, thickness, and curves of the lenses within the rifle optic. The zoom of the optic is the “power” of the opic. This indicates what the shooter is checking out through the scope is magnified times the power aspect of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
About Fixed Power Lens Scopes
A single power rifle optic or scope will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This means the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not fluctuate because it is a set power scope.
About Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Glass
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power modification is achieved by 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 suggested scope power settings and the ranges where they can be efficiently used. Highly magnified optics will not be as beneficial as lower magnification level rifle scope glass considering that too much magnification can be a bad thing. The very same idea relates to extended ranges where the shooter needs to have adequate power to see where to best aim the rifle.
About Rifle Glass Lens Covering
All modern rifle scope and optic lenses are covered in special coatings. There are various types and qualities of lens coatings. When shopping for high end rifle scope units, Lens finishing can be a crucial component of defining the capability of the rifle. The glass lenses are one of the most essential parts of the glass given that they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The covering on the lenses safeguards the lens surface and even assists with anti glare from excess light and color discernibility.
ED Versus HD Optics
Some scope producers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use various procedures, chemicals, polarizations, and components to draw out different colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Rifle Glass Lens Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have various finishings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finish applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single covered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is normally a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while reducing glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single covered lens depends on the scope company and how much money you spent for it. Both are indicators of the lens quality.
Some scope producers likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. This indicates the lens has had several treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives several treatments, it can indicate that a producer is taking multiple actions to combat various environmental aspects like an anti-glare finish, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finishing, followed by a hydrophilic coating. This also doesn’t necessarily mean the multi-coated lens is better than a single covered lens. Being “much better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of products used in developing the rifle glass.
Glass Lens Anti-water Finish
Water on a lens does not help with maintaining a clear sight picture through an optic at all. Lots of top of the line and premium optic 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 provides protection for the surface of the Steiner optic lens so the water molecules can not bind to it or create surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads roll off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Glass Installing Alternatives
Mounting solutions for scopes can be found in a few choices. There are the standard scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also usually come in quick release versions which use throw levers which enable rifle shooters to quickly mount and remove the glass.
Glass Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Normal, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design 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 created for long range precision shooting. This type of scope install is fine for rifles which require 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 Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly take off a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. If they all use a comparable style mount, several scopes can also be swapped on the range. The quick detach mount style is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers connect solidly to a flat top design Picatinny rail. This lets the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, removed from the rifle, and remounted while maintaining precision. These kinds of mounts come in handy for shooting platforms which are transferred a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for sight systems which are utilized in between multiple rifles. An example of this mount style is the 30mm mount from the Vortex Optics manufacturer. It usually costs around $250 USD
What to Know About Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can ruin a day of shooting and your costly optic by bringing about fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes prevent wetness from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Info Around Rifle Optic Tube Gas Purging
Another element of preventing the accumulation of wetness within the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is already occupied by the gas, the glass is less impacted by temperature alterations and pressure variations from the outside environment which might possibly allow water vapor to leak 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.
