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Rifle Scope Product Details
Hawke Riflescope Vantage IR
Rifle Scope Product Features
About this item
GREAT VALUE, HIGH PERFORMANCE SCOPE with Adjustable Objective and 11 layer Fully Multi-Coated lenses, for excellent clarity, light and contrast
ADJUSTABLE OBJECTIVE for parallax correction from 14m / 15yds to Infinity – perfect for close shooting
ILLUMINATED RIMFIRE .17 HMR RETICLE A glass-etched reticle exclusive to Hawke, specially designed for the .17 HMR caliber. It is easy to zero with outstanding downrange accuracy, with zero on 16x magnification at 100 yards. All aim points are pre-calculated
EXCELLENT BUILD QUALITY – with a durable 1 inch mono-tube chassis for superior strength and stability
HAWKE LIFETIME WORLDWIDE WARRANTY – Genuine product from the brand leader in high performance gun scopes, spotting scopes and binoculars
Fully Multi-coated Lenses
The Vantage range features 11 layer fully multi-coated lenses throughout the entire optical system for enhanced light transmission and increased contrast.
Fully Multi-coated Lenses
Low-profile Fingertip Turrets
Illumination Rheostat
Side Focus Parallax (SF Models)
Reticles
Mil Dot Illuminated Reticle, Mil Dot Reticle
Mil Dot Illuminated Reticle. The classic Mil Dot features multiple aim points for hold-over and hold-under. Accurate mil spacing on 10x, featuring 4 Mil Dots in each direction. Glass etched reticle that has 5 brightness levels of illumination in both red and green, or can be turned off for a solid black reticle.
Mil Dot Reticle. Designed to be exact at 10x. Multiple aim points for hold over and hold under. Between each dot is a dash for more choice when selecting an aimpoint.
Rimfire .17 HMR Reticle (16x)
Accurate mil spacing on 10x. Features dots and ties at half mil spacing, ensuring that there is always an aim point available. Glass etched fully floating reticle. One of the additional benefits of the 10x Half Mil Dot is the mil spacing and 0.2 mil spacing segments of the hollow bars which can be used to accurately range find targets.
Rimfire .22 LR Subsonic 9x Reticle
Registered reticle design exclusive to Hawke. Aim points calculated for your specific caliber. Easy to zero and outstanding downrange accuracy with illuminated aim points for all lighting conditions. Distances etched into the reticle field of view, designed for use on maximum magnification.
Designed for the .22 LR Subsonic caliber. Zero on 9x magnification at 50 yards and all aim points are pre-calculated. 1057 fps (322 m/s).
The scope can also be used for 50m zero with aimpoints correct in metric when the magnification is set to 7.9x.
Rimfire .22 LR HV 9x Reticle
Registered reticle design exclusive to Hawke. Aim points calculated for your specific caliber. Easy to zero and outstanding downrange accuracy with illuminated aim points for all lighting conditions. Distances etched into the reticle field of view, designed for use on maximum magnification.
Designed for the .22 LR High Velocity (HV) caliber. Zero on 9x magnification at 50 yards and all aim points are pre-calculated. 1260 fps (384 m/s).
The scope can also be used for 50m zero with aimpoints correct in metric when the magnification is set to 7.8x.
HAWKE Vantage 2-7x32AO Riflescope, 1 in., Mil-Dot HAWKE Vantage 3-9x40AO Riflescope, 1 in., Mil-Dot HAWKE Vantage 4-12×40 AO Riflescope, 1 in., Mil-Dot HAWKE Vantage 3-12×44 SF Riflescope, 1 in., 1/2 Mil Dot
Optical System 2-7x 3-9x 4-12x 3-12x
Objective 32mm 40mm 40mm 44mm
Reticle Mil Dot Mil Dot Mil Dot 1/2 Mil Dot
Field of View: m @100m / ft @100yds 15.5 – 4.7m / 46.6 – 14.1ft 13 – 4.2m / 39 – 12.7ft 8.7 – 2.9m / 26.2 – 8.7ft 10.2 – 2.6m / 30.6 – 7.7ft
Exit Pupil 16 – 5 / 0.6 – 0.2″ 13 – 4mm / 0.5 – 0.1″ 10 – 3mm / 0.3 – 0.1″ 15 – 4mm / 0.5 – 0.1″
Eye relief 89mm / 3.5″ 89mm / 3.5″ 89mm / 3.5″ 89mm / 3.5″
Length 292mm / 11.5″ 322mm / 12.7″ 346mm / 13.6″ 337mm / 13.3″
Weight 417g / 14.7oz 482g / 17oz 485g / 17.1oz 491g / 17.3oz
Adjustable Objective 5m / 5yds to Infinity 9m / 10yds to Infinity 9m / 10yds to Infinity 9m / 10yds to Infinity
Waterproof, Shockproof, Nitrogen purged
HAWKE Vantage IR 3-9×40 IR Riflescope, 1 in., Rimfire 22 (High Velocity) HAWKE Vantage IR 3-9×40 IR Riflescope, 1 in., Rimfire 22 (Subsonic) HAWKE Vantage IR 3-9x40AO IR Riflescope, 1 in., Mil Dot HAWKE Vantage IR 4-12x50AO IR Riflescope, 1 in., Mil Dot HAWKE Vantage IR 6-24x50AO IR Riflescope, 1 in., Mil Dot HAWKE Vantage 4-16×50 AO .17 HMR IR Black Riflescope
Optical System 3-9x 3-9x 3-9x 4-12x 6-24x 4-16x
Objective 40mm 40mm 40mm 50mm 50mm 50mm
Reticle Rimfire .22 LR HV Rimfire .22 LR Subsonic Mil Dot Center Mil Dot Center Mil Dot Center Rimfire .17 HMR
Field of View: m @100m / ft @100yds 13 – 4.2m / 39 – 12.7ft 13 – 12.7m / 39 – 12.7ft 13 – 4.2m / 39 – 12.7ft 8.7 – 2.9m / 26.2 – 8.7ft 5.1 – 1.4m / 15.1 – 4.2ft 7.8 – 2.1m / 23.6 – 6.2ft
Eye relief 89mm / 3.5″ 89mm / 3.5″ 89mm / 3.5″ 89mm / 3.5″ 89mm / 3.5″ 89mm / 3.5″
Length 315mm / 12.4″ 315mm / 12.4″ 322mm / 12.7″ 349mm / 13.7″ 395mm / 15.6″ 388mm / 15.3″
Weight 430g / 15.2oz 430g / 15.2oz 507g / 17.9oz 600g / 21.2oz 625g / 22oz 620g / 21.9oz
Illumination Red / Green – 5 Levels Red / Green – 5 Levels Red / Green – 5 Levels Red / Green – 5 Levels Red / Green – 5 Levels Red / Green – 5 Levels
Exit Pupil 13.3 – 4.4mm / 0.5 – 0.2″ 13.3 – 4.4mm / 0.5 – 4.4″ 13 – 4mm / 0.5 – 0.2″ 13 – 4mm / 0.5 – 0.2″ 8 – 2mm / 0.3 – 0.1″ 13 – 3mm / 0.5 – 0.1″
Focus/Parallax Fixed – 69m / 75yds Fixed – 69m / 75yds 9m / 10yds to Infinity 9m / 10yds to Infinity 14m / 15yds to Infinity 14m / 15yds to Infinity
About the Hawke Manufacturer
Hawke is a premium supplier for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They innovate and manufacture their scopes, mounts, and related products working with building materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Hawke Riflescope Vantage IR by Hawke. For additional shooting goods, visit their site.
About Scopes
Rifle scopes allow you to specifically align a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnifying the target using a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in to take into account varied natural considerations like wind speed and elevation increases or decreases to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand exactly where the bullet will hit based upon the sight picture you are viewing through the scope as you align the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Many contemporary rifle scopes and optics have about eleven parts which are arranged within and outside of the scope body. These optic pieces include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification dials, focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle scopes.
Rifle Scope Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Picking the best 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) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These styles of scopes are helpful for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where calculations are very little
- Experienced shooters who recognize their aim point “hold over” as well as “lead” equations for their weapon
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and occupies more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature the reticle to the rear of 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 reticle measurement.
- Long distance kinds of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within much shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who select a clearer optic sight picture without room taken up by the bigger FFP reticle
Zoom for Rifle Optics
The amount of zoom a scope offers is figured out by the diameter, density, and curvatures of the lenses inside of the rifle scope. The zoom of the scope is the “power” of the scope.
About Fixed Single Power Lens Glass
A single power rifle scope will have a magnification number designator like 4×32. This suggests the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of optic can not fluctuate because it is a set power scope.
Variable Power Lens Rifle Optic Facts
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power modification is achieved by using the power ring part of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Optic Power and Ranges
Here are some suggested scope power settings and the distances where they could be effectively used. Remember that higher magnification scopes will not be as practical as lower powered optics and scopes since increased magnification can be a bad thing. The same concept applies to extended ranges where the shooter needs adequate power to see where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Lens Finish for Glass
All contemporary rifle scope lenses are covered. Lens coating is an essential aspect of a rifle system when looking into high end rifle optics and scope systems.
Details on Glass Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some rifle scope companies will also use “HD” or high-def glass finishes which employ different procedures, components, polarizations, and chemicals to extract separate color ranges and viewable definition through the lens. This HD finish is typically used with higher density lens glass which decreases light’s capability to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope brands use “HD” to describe “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how certain colors are presented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic aberration or difference which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be noticeable over things with well defined shapes as light hits the object from specific angles.
Single Coating Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can even have various finishings applied to them. All lenses usually have at least some type of treatment or finish applied to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic. Due to the fact that the lens isn’t just a raw piece of glass, they require performance enhancing coatings. It is part of the finely tuned optic. It must have a finishing applied to it so that it will be optimally functional in lots of kinds 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 useful 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 makers similarly make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. Being “better” depends on the maker’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in constructing the rifle scope.
Anti-water Optic Lens Finish
Water on a lens does not assist with keeping a clear sight picture through a scope whatsoever. Many top of the line or premium scope 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 treats the surface of the Steiner glass lens so the H2O molecules can not bind to it or produce surface tension. The result is that the water beads sheet off of the scope to preserve a clear, water free sight picture.
Alternatives for Mounting Optics on Firearms
Installing solutions for scopes can be found in a few choices. There are the basic scope rings which are separately installed to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also normally can be found in quick release variations which use throw levers which allow rifle shooters to rapidly mount and dismount the glass.
Hex Key Rifle Scope Ring Mounts
Standard, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop style Picatinny scope installation rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use two different rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for long range precision shooting. This type of scope mount is great for rifles which need a long lasting, sound mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Glass Mounts with Quick-Release Cantilever Rings
These kinds of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly connect and take off a scope from a rifle. A wide range of scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar designed mount. The quick detach mount style is CNC machined from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers connect firmly to a flat top design Picatinny rail. This lets the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted while keeping precision. These types of mounts come in beneficial for rifles which are moved a lot, to take off the optic from the rifle for protection, or for optics which are employed in between numerous rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount from Vortex Optics. It generally costs around $250 USD
Details on Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can ruin a day of shooting and your pricey optic by triggering fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes avoid moisture from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
What to Know About Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another element of avoiding the accumulation of moisture inside of the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this space is currently occupied by the gas, the optic is less altered by temp shifts and pressure variations from the external environment which might possibly permit water vapor to seep in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
