Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Hawke Vantage 30 WA IR Riflescope 30mm
Rifle Scope Product Features
GREAT VALUE, HIGH PERFORMANCE, VERSATILE SCOPE with 11 layer Fully Multi-Coated lenses, for excellent clarity, light and contrast
WIDE ANGLE optical system for a superb field of view, and fixed parallax of 100 yards
QUICK TARGET ACQUISITION – L4A Dot glass etched reticle with red and green illumination and five settings for maximum visibility in dark cover and brush.
ROBUST BUILD QUALITY – with a durable 30mm mono-tube chassis, offering excellent stability for small bore and centrefire rifles.
HAWKE LIFETIME WORLDWIDE WARRANTY ” genuine product from the brand leader in affordable, high performance gun scopes, spotting scopes and binoculars
Hawke Vantage riflescopes give you world-class optics with solid engineering and performance.
The Vantage Wide Angle rifle scopes offer an excellent field of view for mid to long-range hunting with a generous 3.5″ inch eye relief that’s so important on scopes for guns.
Vantage rifle scopes also boast a fast focus eyebell 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 and incorporates a specialist erector system to maximize internal stability.
LOW PROFILE 1/4 MOA NO SNAG FINGERTIP TURRETS
Model 14 275, the Hawke Vantage riflescope 30 WA IR 3-12×56 has fixed parallax at 100 yards/91 meters and low profile MOA “no-snag’ fingertip turrets.
L4A DOT RETICLE
It comes with a glass-etched L4A Dot reticle, which has five levels of red/green illumination. Brightness is adjusted by a saddle mounted rheostat.
A variant of the classic L4 reticle, the L4A Dot uses a more open outer post design to keep more of the target visible while aiming. It has 30″ spacing from center to post at 100yds when on 4x magnification. This is equivalent to 83cm at 100m.
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
3-12×56 Riflescope 30mm
Lens Cloth
Lens Covers
CR2032 Battery
TECHNICAL
Chassis: 30mm Mono-tube
Optical System: 3-12x
Objective: 56mm
Reticle: L4A Dot
Illumination: Red / Green – 5 Levels
Focus/Parallax: Fixed – 91m / 100yds
Field of View: m @100m / ft @100yds 14.3 – 3.6m / 42.8 – 10.7ft
Eye relief: 90mm / 3.5″
Length: 341mm / 13.4”
Weight: 669 g / 23.6 oz
FULL FEATURE LIST
Wide Angle optical system
11 layer Fully Multi-Coated optics for excellent clarity
Fixed parallax distance of 100 yards / 91 metres
30mm mono-tube chassis for superior strength
Glass etched reticle with red and green illumination
Rheostat on saddle offers 5 levels of brightness
14 MOA low-profile no-snag fingertip turrets
Fast focus eyebell and high torque zoom ring
Threaded objective/ocular for optional accessories
About the Hawke Company
Hawke is a premium supplier for long gun scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They design and supply their scopes and related products by choosing materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Hawke Vantage 30 WA IR Riflescope 30mm by Hawke. For additional shooting products, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Glass
Rifle scopes permit you to exactly align a rifle at different targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through zoom by making use of a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be adjusted to take into account many natural things like wind and elevation increases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help the shooter understand precisely where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are viewing using the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Many contemporary rifle scopes and optics have about 11 parts which are arranged within and on the exterior of the scope. These parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets or dials, focus rings, and other elements. Learn about the eleven parts of rifle optics.
About Rifle Optic Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Picking the optimal type of rifle optic is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
Info About First Focal Plane Optics
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 computations are minor
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” and “lead” correlations for their rifles
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and occupies more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
About Second Focal Plane Glass
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of 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 reticle measurement.
- Far away styles of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots happen within shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who like a clearer optic picture without room taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
Ins and Outs of Rifle Glass Zoom
The quantity of zoom a scope offers is identified 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 Optics
A single power rifle optic uses a magnification number designator like 4×32. This indicates the zoom power of the scope is 4x power and the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of scope can not change given that it is set from the factory.
Info About Adjustable Power Lens Optics
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification power levels. It will note the magnification level in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers imply the magnification of the scope can be set in between 2x and 10x power. This additionally includes the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power shift is achieved by working with the power ring component of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell piece.
Power and Range
Here are some recommended scope power levels and the ranges where they may be effectively used. Bear in mind that high magnification scopes will not be as efficient as lower powered optics and scopes due to the fact that too much magnification can be a detractor. The exact same idea relates to extended ranges where the shooter needs to have enough power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle.
Lens Coating for Rifle Glass
All modern rifle optic lenses are layered. There are different types and qualities of glass coatings. When researching luxury rifle scope setups, Lens coating can be a critical aspect of defining the rifle’s capability. The lenses are one of the most vital components of the glass since they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The coating on the lenses protects the lens exterior and helps with anti glare capabilities from excess sunlight and color visibility.
Info on Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope makers will also use “HD” or high-def glass finishes that employ different procedures, polarizations, chemicals, and elements to draw out a wide range of colors and viewable target definition through lenses. This high-definition coating is often used with higher density glass which brings down light’s opportunity to refract by means of the lens glass. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how colors are presented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration or deviance which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration may be obvious over items with defined outlines as light hits the item from certain angles.
Single Scope Lens Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Different optic lenses can also have various coverings applied to them. All lenses normally have at least some type of treatment or finishing 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 must have a finish placed on it so that the lens will be optimally usable in lots of kinds of environments, degrees of light (full VS shade), and other shooting conditions.
This lens treatment can offer protection to the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single layered lens depends on the scope manufacturer and how much you paid for it.
Some scope makers also make it a point to define if their optic lenses are covered or “multi” covered. Being “much better” depends on the manufacturer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in developing the rifle scope.
About Anti-water Finishing
Water on a lens does not assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Numerous top of the line and military grade scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering which is water repellent.
Alternatives for Installing Rifle Optics on Long Guns
Installing solutions for scopes come in a few options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These different kinds of mounts also generally can be found in quick release variations which use throw levers which permit rifle shooters to rapidly install and remove the glass.
Hex Key Rifle Scope Rings
Basic, clamp-on style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These forms of scope mounts use a pair of individual rings to support the optic, and are normally made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are created for long distance precision shooting. This kind of scope mount is exceptional for rifles which are in need of a durable, unfailing mount which will not change no matter just how much the scope is moved or jarring the rifle takes. These are the type of mounts you want for a dedicated optics system on a far away scouting or competition firearm which will seldom need to be modified or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can also be used on the scope mount’s screws to stop the hex screws from backing out after they are installed securely in position. An example of these rings are the 30mm type made by Vortex Optics. The set generally costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Glass Ring Mounting Solutions
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly connect and remove a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can even be switched out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts come in handy for long guns which are transported a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used between several rifles or are situationally focused.
What to Know About Rifle Glass Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Moisture inside your rifle glass can destroy a day on the range and your expensive optic by triggering fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes protect against moisture from getting in the optical tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Typically, these optics can be immersed underneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be ample wetness prevention for conventional use rifles, unless you plan on taking your rifle aboard a watercraft and are worried about the scope still working if it goes over the side and you can still rescue the gun.
Optic Gas Purging
Another component of avoiding the accumulation of wetness inside of the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Given that this area is currently occupied by the gas, the glass is less altered by condition alterations and pressure variations from the outdoor environment which may potentially enable water vapor to leak in around the seals to fill the void which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
