Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Hawke Endurance WA SF IR Exposed Locking Turret Riflescope 30mm
Rifle Scope Product Features
SPECIALLY DESIGNED RIFLE SCOPE FOR HUNTING ” 30mm mono-tube chassis, 4″ eye relief and side focus control for parallax adjustment to infinity
WIDE ANGLE OPTICS with a stunning 24° wide field of view that gives full edge to edge clarity
QUICK TARGET ACQUISITION – glass etched, illuminated RED LR Dot (8x) reticle ” a clean, simple reticle design for hunting with extra holdover aim points that match the .30 caliber family centrefire ballistics
POSITIVE CLICK 1/4 MOA Exposed and locking turrets
HAWKE LIFETIME WORLDWIDE WARRANTY ” genuine product from the brand leader in affordable, high performance rifle scopes, spotting scopes and binoculars
The Hawke Endurance 30 WA SF IR 6-24×50 Riflescope 30mm is a gun scope specifically designed for big game hunting, with optics you can trust when the time comes to take the shot.
The Endurance WA wide-angle optical system boasts a stunning 24-degree field of view aimed at giving you the best sight possible while keeping the 4-inch eye relief that’s so important on scopes for guns.
Waterproof, shockproof and nitrogen-purged to ensure the riflescope does not fog or mist. Built into a 30mm chassis with a hard-anodized body tube machined from lightweight, aircraft-grade aluminum with a specialist erector system to maximize internal stability.
SIDE FOCUS AND ILLUMINATION RHEOSTST
Precise Side Focus adjustment to infinity ensures accuracy is maintained. The rheostat brightness settings for the red reticle illumination.
This model, the 16 360 has side focus control for parallax adjustment to infinity.
LR DOT (16x) RETICLE
It comes with an LR Dot (16x) reticle featuring high brightness red illumination, adjusted by a saddle mounted 6 stage control. The LR Dot reticle was developed around a typical centrefire trajectory, like the .308 Winchester round, which is popular around the world for shooting fairly large game.
It also suits some of the faster bullets that might be used for hunting foxes and similar quarries. Many hunters like to use the same magnification for the rifle scope as their binoculars so the LR Dot reticle markings were designed at 8x magnification.
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
6-24×50 Riflescope
4 inch sunshade
Lens Cloth
Lens Covers
CR2032 Battery
TECHNICAL
Chassis: 30mm Mono-tube
Optical System: 6-24
Objective: 50mm
Reticle: LR Dot 8x
Illumination: Red – 6 Levels
Focus/Parallax: Side Focus – 14m / 15yds to Infinity
Field of View: m @100m / ft @100yds, 6.9 – 1.7m / 20.7 – 5.1ft
Eye relief: 102mm / 4″
Length: 369mm / 14.5″
Weight: 644g / 22.7oz. All calibre rated.
FULL FEATURE LIST
Wide Angle optical system
Long 4″ Eye Relief
18 layer Fully Multi-Coated optics for exceptional clarity
Side Focus control for parallax adjustment to infinity
30mm mono-tube chassis for superior strength
Glass etched reticle with red illumination
6 levels of brightness with off positions in-between
MOA exposed and locking turrets
Fast focus eyebell and high torque zoom ring
Waterproof, Shockproof, Nitrogen purged.
About the Hawke Company
Hawke is a premium supplier for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They style and supply their scopes, mounts, and related products choosing building materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Hawke Endurance WA SF IR Exposed Locking Turret Riflescope 30mm by Hawke. For more shooting items, visit their site.
Rifle Optic Details
Rifle scopes enable you to precisely aim a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target over a distance. They accomplish this through magnifying the target by utilizing a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted for the consideration of numerous natural factors like wind and elevation increases to account 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 using the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. Most modern-day rifle optics have about eleven parts which are located within and on the exterior of the scope body. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets, focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of a rifle scope.
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 a scope has decides where the reticle or crosshair lies in regard to the optic’s zoom. It actually means the reticle is situated behind or ahead of the magnification lens of the scope. Looking for the most ideal style of rifle scope is dependent on what variety of shooting or hunting you intend on doing.
Info on First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These kinds of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are minor
- Experienced shooters who know their target “hold over” plus “lead” equations for their long guns
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optic Details
Second focal plane optics (SFP) come with 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.
- Far away types of shooting where shooters have more time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most shots take place within much shorter spaces and ranges
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic sight picture without room taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
Zoom for Glass
The level of scope magnification you need depends upon the form of shooting you choose to do. Nearly every kind of rifle scope offers some amount of zoom. The quantity of magnification a scope supplies is identified by the diameter, density, and curvatures of the lenses within the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the opic. This indicates what the shooter is aiming at through the scope is magnified times the power factor of what can usually be seen by human eyes.
Info on Fixed Single Power Lens Rifle Glass
A single power rifle scope and optic uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This indicates the magnification power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of scope can not adjust because it is a fixed power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Scope Facts
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. It will list the zoom amount in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the magnification of the scope can be changed in between 2x and 10x power. This always utilizes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power shift is achieved by operating 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 powers and the distances where they may be effectively used. Remember that high magnification scopes will not be as effective as lower powered glass since excessive zoom can be a negative thing in certain situations. The same idea applies to longer ranges where the shooter needs to have increased power to see precisely where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Lens Finishing for Rifle Glass
All contemporary rifle optic lenses are layered. Lens finish can be an important aspect of a rifle’s setup when looking at high end rifle optics and scope equipment.
HD Versus ED Lens Coatings
Some glass makers will also use “HD” or high-def lens coverings that take advantage of different procedures, components, polarizations, and chemicals to enhance various color ranges and viewable target visibility through lenses. This high-definition covering is commonly used with increased density lens glass which lowers light’s ability to refract through the lens glass. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” indicating extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how certain colors are represented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic difference or aberration which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration is often visible over things with hard edges and outlines as light hits the object from specific angles.
Single Rifle Scope Lens Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have different finishings applied to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or covering applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic. Because the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It becomes part of the carefully tuned optic. It requires a coating to be applied to it so that the lens will be optimally functional in lots of types of environments, degrees of sunlight (full light VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while decreasing 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 also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” coated. This means the lens has multiple treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens gets several treatments, it can indicate that a producer is taking numerous actions to fight various environmental factors like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This also doesn’t always mean the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single coated lens. Being “much better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of components used in developing the rifle glass.
Glass Lens Anti-water Finish
Water on a lens does not assist with retaining a clear sight picture through an optic whatsoever. Lots of top of the line and premium optic manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic finish. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this kind of treatment. It provides protection for the surface of the Steiner optic lens so the water molecules can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads slide off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Glass Installation Options
Mounting solutions for scopes can be found in a couple of choices. There are the basic scope rings which are individually installed to the optic and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also generally are made in quick release versions which use throw levers which permit rifle shooters to rapidly install and remove the scope.
Rifle Glass Mounting Solutions with Hex Key Rings
Basic, clamp-on design mounting optic rings use hex head screws to install to the flattop design Picatinny scope mounting rails on the tops of rifles. These styles of scope mounts use two detached rings to support the optic, and are usually constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are designed for far away accuracy shooting. This kind of scope mount is great for rifles which need to have a resilient, rock solid mount which will not change no matter how much the scope is moved or jarring the rifle takes. These are the type of mounts you want for a devoted scope setup on a reach out and touch someone hunting or competitors rifle that will pretty much never need to be altered or recalibrated. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on the scope mount screws to keep the hex screw threads from wiggling out after they are mounted safely in place. An example of these rings are the 30mm style made by the Vortex Optics brand. The set typically costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Scope Ring Mounting Solutions
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly attach and detach a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Several scopes can even be swapped out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts are handy for long guns which are transported a lot, to swap out the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used in between several rifles.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Rifle Glass Tubes
Wetness inside your rifle optic can mess up a day of shooting and your pricey optic by resulting in fogging and developing residue within the scope’s tube. Many scopes prevent humidity from entering the scope tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Generally, these water-resistant scopes can be submerged under 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be ample humidity prevention for basic use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you anticipate taking your rifle aboard a watercraft and are concerned about the scope still functioning if it is submerged in water and you can still salvage the gun.
Gas Purged Rifle Optic Tubes
Another part of preventing the accumulation of wetness within the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this area is currently taken up by the gas, the glass is less altered by condition alterations and pressure differences from the outside environment which may possibly permit water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
