Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Hawke Frontier FFP SF IR Riflescope 30mm
Rifle Scope Product Features
EXCEPTIONALLY ACCURATE RIFLESCOPE – First Focal Plane (FFP) optical system ensuring your holdover aim points stay true no matter what magnification. As the magnification is increased, the reticle increases in size along with the image.
OUTSTANDING CLARITY OF VISION -Gun scope has indexed matched lenses and 21 layer Fully Multi-Coated 5x ratio optics to give you a clear, detailed image of the target with exceptionally crisp, bright vision throughout the field of view.
PRECISE TRACKING AND FOCUS – Side controls allow easy parallax adjustment to infinity. Exceptional build quality and 30mm mono-tube chassis for superior strength give you a scope sight that gives you a precise aim. Quickly achieve sharp reticle focus with the with the fast focus ocular then lock it down to avoid accidentally adjusting the diopter setting.
ILLUMINATED GLASS ETCHED FFP RETICLE – Specially designed for First Focal Plane scopes, based on a mil spaced reticle with additional dots for combined holdover and windage compensation aim points.
HAWKE LIFETIME WORLDWIDE WARRANTY – Genuine product from the brand leader in high performance gun scopes, spotting scopes and binoculars
Hawke Frontier riflescopes are precision engineered with extraordinary optics. Expect exceptional clarity throughout the field of view, effortless tracking and focusing with crisp image transmission for unsurpassed viewing.
Frontier First Focal Plane (FFP) riflescopes are ideal for long-range shooting, ensuring your holdover aim points stay true no matter what magnification. As the magnification is increased, the reticle increases in size along with the image.
Optics are of the highest quality, with index-matched lenses and a 21 layer, Fully Multi-Coated optical system for superb clarity of image. Waterproof and shockproof the optics are nitrogen-purged to prevent fogging and misting.
HAWKE FRONTIER FFP RIFLESCOPE – MIL PRO
Model 18 540, the Hawke Frontier 5-25×56 FFP SF IR Riflescope 30mm is designed for high recoil and magnum calibers. It has a mono-tube chassis for superior strength and rigidity and a long eye relief. Focusing is achieved through a side focus control for parallax adjustment to infinity, and it has 1/10 MRAD exposed and locking, zero-stop turrets.
It comes with an FFP Mil Pro (25x) glass etched reticle with red illumination. The rheostat operates 6 levels of brightness with off positions in between. Created especially for First Focal Plane optical systems, it is based on a 10x mil dot spacing with additional windage and holdover marks for long-range shooting.
An additional mil aim points on the center section give even greater precision. Aim points have hollowed gaps to ensure the target is always visible. They are bold enough to be seen on low magnification yet fine enough to not obscure the target on high 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.
All Hawke riflescopes are fully assured”for life. In the event your product becomes damaged or defective Hawke will repair it at no charge to you. It doesn’t matter how it happened or whose fault it was ” you are covered.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX
5-25×56 FFP SF IR Riflescope 30mm
Zoom lever
4 inch sunshade
Pro Flip-Up Lens covers
CR2032 battery
Lens cloth
TECHNICAL
Chassis: 30mm Mono-tube
Optical System: 5-25x
Objective: 56mm
Reticle: FFP Mil Pro (25x)
Illumination: Red – 6 Levels
Focus/Parallax: Side Focus – 14m / 15yds to Infinity
Field of View: m @100m / ft @100yds7.5 – 1.5m / 22.5 – 4.5ft
Eye relief: 102mm / 4″
Length: 365mm / 14.4″ – Weight: 698g / 24.8oz
Waterproof, Shockproof, Nitrogen purged, all calibre rated.
FULL FEATURE LIST
First Focal Plane optical system
21 layer Fully Multi-Coated 5x ratio optical system
Side Focus control for parallax adjustment to infinity
30mm mono-tube chassis for superior strength
Long eye relief for high recoil and magnum calibres
Glass etched reticle with red illumination
6 levels of brightness with off positions in-between
110 MRAD exposed and locking, Zero-Stop turrets
Zoom ring with thumb lever and locking ocular
About the Hawke Scope Maker
Hawke is a premium supplier for long gun scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They style and make their scopes and related products making the most of materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Hawke Frontier FFP SF IR Riflescope 30mm by Hawke. For more shooting products, visit their site.
Glass Information
Rifle scopes allow you to specifically align a rifle at different targets by lining up your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through zoom by utilizing a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted for consideration of many natural factors like wind speed and elevation increases or decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are viewing via the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the target. The majority of modern-day rifle scopes and optics have about eleven parts which are located within and on the exterior of the scope body. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of an optic.
Rifle Glass Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” style of scopes. The form of focal plane an optic has establishes where the reticle or crosshair is located in relation to the scopes magnifying adjustments. It simply suggests the reticle is behind or ahead of the magnifying lens of the optic. Picking the best type of rifle scope depends on what variety of shooting you plan on undertaking.
About First Focal Plane Glass
First focal plane optics (FFP) feature the reticle before the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based upon the amount of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements are the same at the amplified distance as they are at the non magnified range. As an example, one tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards without any “zoom” is still the corresponding tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These types of scopes are valuable for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where estimations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who understand their aim point “hold over” and also “lead” relationships for their firearms
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and uses up more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optics
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 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 happen within shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic picture with less area used up by the larger size FFP reticle
Scope Magnification
The quantity of magnification a scope supplies is determined 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 Power Lens Rifle Scope Details
A single power rifle optic or scope uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This means the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this kind of optic can not fluctuate since it is set from the factory.
About Variable Power Lens Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification increments. These types of scopes will note the magnification amount in a format like 2-10×32. These numbers indicate the magnification of the scope could be changed between 2x and 10x power. This also utilizes the power levels in-between 2 and 10. The power adjustment is accomplished by working with the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Rifle Scope Power and Range Correlation
Here are some advised scope power settings and the distances where they may be successfully used. Always remember that high power scopes and optics will not be as practical as lower magnification level optics since increased zoom can be a bad thing. The same concept goes for extended ranges where the shooter needs enough power to see where to properly aim the rifle at the target.
Info on Optic Lens Covering
All modern rifle scope and optic lenses are coated. There are different types and qualities of finishings. Lens finishing is a crucial element of a rifle when thinking of high end rifle optics and scope systems. The lenses are one of the most important parts of the optic since they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The coating on the lenses safeguards the lens exterior and even helps with anti glare capabilities from excess light and color discernibility.
Info on Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope producers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens coatings which use various procedures, components, polarizations, and chemicals to draw out various colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can even have various coatings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some kind of treatment or coating applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic. This is due to the fact that the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass. It is part of the carefully tuned optic. It needs to have a covering put on it so that the lens will be efficiently functional in lots of kinds of environments, degrees of sunshine (full light VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can offer protection to the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less beneficial things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single coated lens depends on the scope producer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope producers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” coated. This indicates the lens has multiple treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives several treatments, it can establish that a manufacturer is taking numerous steps to combat various environmental factors like an anti-glare finishing, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finish, followed by a hydrophilic coating. This also doesn’t always imply the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single coated lens. Being “much better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of products used in developing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Lens Coating
Water on a lens does not help with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and high-end scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering.
Alternatives for Mounting Glass on Firearms
Installing options for scopes can be found in a couple of choices. There are the standard scope rings which are individually installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also generally are made in quick release versions which use manual levers which allow rifle operators to quickly mount and dismount the scope.
Hex Key Rifle Optic Ring Mounting Solutions
Normal, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use two separate rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for long range accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is perfect for rifles which need a resilient, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Scope Mounting Solutions with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly detach a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. If they all use a similar design mount, a number of scopes can also be swapped out. The quick detach design is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers attach securely 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 back on the rifle while keeping precision. These types of mounts come in practical for shooting platforms which are transferred between vehicles a lot, to take off the optic from the rifle for protection, or for aiming systems which are chosen for use between multiple rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount designed by the Vortex Optics manufacturer. It usually costs around $250 USD
Info on Rifle Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle scope can mess up a day of shooting and your pricey optic by bringing about fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes avoid moisture from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
What to Know About Glass Tube Gas Purging
Another component of avoiding the accumulation of wetness within the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is currently taken up by the gas, the scope is less influenced by temp alterations and pressure variations from the outside environment which could potentially enable water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to seek out.
