Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Hawke Vantage 4-16×44 SF Riflescope, 1 in, 1/2 Mil Dot (14161)
Rifle Scope Product Features
Great value, high performance, versatile scope with 11 layer fully multi-coated lenses, for excellent clarity, light and contrast
Side focus control for parallax adjustment to infinity and 1/4 moa low–profile ‘no-snag’ fingertip turrets
Half mil dot reticle designed to be exact at 10x with multiple aim points for hold over and hold under.
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 affordable, high performance gun scopes, spotting scopes and binoculars
The Vantage Side Focus rifle scopes allow parallax adjustment to infinity with side controls positioned within easy reach on the saddle. The eye relief that’s so important on scopes for guns is a generous 3.5″.
Vantage riflescopes 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 1″ 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 14 161, the Hawke Vantage riflescope 4-16×44 SF has smooth, precise side controls to adjust the parallax setting and focus distance from 14m/15yds to infinity, and low profile MOA “no-snag’ fingertip turrets.
HALF MIL DOT RETICLE
It comes with a Half Mil-Dot reticle, the traditional rangefinder reticle. Designed to be exact at 10x with multiple aim points for holdover and hold under. Between each dot is a dash for more choice when selecting an Aimpoint.
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
4-16×44 SF Riflescope
Lens Cloth
Lens Covers
TECHNICAL
Chassis: 1″ Mono-tube
Optical System: 4-16x
Objective: 44mm
Reticle: Half Mil Dot
Focus/Parallax: Side Focus – 14m / 15yds to Infinity
Field of View: m @100m / ft @100yds7.6 – 1.9m / 22.9 – 5.8ft
Eye relief: 89mm / 3.5″
Length: 342mm / 13.5”
Weight: 505g / 17.8oz
Waterproof, Shockproof, Nitrogen purged. All calibre rated.
FULL FEATURE LIST
11 layer fully multi-coated optics for maximum clarity
Side focus control for parallax adjustment to infinity
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
About the Hawke Scope Maker
Hawke is a premium maker for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They style and manufacture their scopes and related products using building materials which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Hawke Vantage 4-16×44 SF Riflescope, 1 in, 1/2 Mil Dot (14161) by Hawke. For additional shooting products, visit their website.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes permit you to specifically aim a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through zoom by employing a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted to account for different environmental things like wind and elevation increases or decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand precisely 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 target. Many modern-day rifle optics have around 11 parts which are arranged inside and on the exterior of the scope body. These parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage turrets, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of optics.
Rifle Scope Styles
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” kind of scopes. The form of focal plane a scope has decides where the reticle or crosshair lies in relation to the optic’s magnifying adjustments. It actually suggests the reticle is situated behind or in front of the magnifying lens of the scope. Considering the most beneficial type of rifle scope depends upon what type of hunting or shooting you plan on undertaking.
Info About First Focal Plane Glass
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 calculations are small
- Experienced shooters who understand their target “hold over” and “lead” relationships for their firearms
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Scope Facts
Second focal plane optics (SFP) come with the reticle to the rear of the magnification 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 styles of shooting where shooters have extra time to make ballistic estimations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within much shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who like a clearer optic sight picture with less area taken up by the larger size FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Scopes
The extent of scope magnification you need depends on the kind of shooting you would like to do. Pretty much every kind of rifle optic supplies some degree of zoom. The quantity of magnification a scope offers is determined by the size, thickness, and curves of the lens glass within the rifle optic. The magnifying level 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 normally be seen by human eyes.
Single Power Lens Rifle Optic Facts
A single power rifle optic comes with a magnification number designator like 4×32. This suggests the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this kind of optic can not fluctuate considering that it is fixed.
About Variable Power Lens Rifle Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes can be adjusted between magnification levels. These types of scopes will list the zoom level in a configuration like 2-10×32. These numbers mean the magnification of the scope could be set in between 2x and 10x power. This also includes the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power manipulation is accomplished by employing the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell piece.
The Power Level and Range of Rifle Optics
Here are some suggested scope power levels and the ranges where they can be successfully used. High power rifle scope glass will not be as beneficial as lower magnification level scopes considering that too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same goes for extended ranges where the shooter needs increased power to see precisely where to best aim the rifle at the target.
About Rifle Scope Lens Coating
All modern-day rifle scope and optic lenses are layered. Lens finish can be a crucial aspect of a rifle when considering high end rifle optics and scope equipment.
ED Versus HD Rifle Glass
Some scope companies additionally use “HD” or high-definition glass finishings which use various processes, elements, polarizations, and chemical applications to extract various colors and viewable target definition through the lens. This HD coating is normally used with more costly, high density glass which brings down light’s chance to refract through the lens glass. Some scope brands use “HD” to refer to “ED” signifying extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how colors are represented on the chroma spectrum and the chromatic aberration or difference which is similarly called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be visible over things with well defined shapes as light hits the item from certain angles.
Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can likewise have different coatings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finishing used to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while lowering 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 define if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. This implies the lens has multiple treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens receives several treatments, it can indicate that a maker is taking multiple actions to fight various environmental elements like an anti-glare finish, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finishing, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This also does not necessarily indicate the multi-coated lens will perform much better than a single coated lens. Being “much better” hinges on the manufacturer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of glass used in building the rifle optic.
Hydrophobic Lens Coatings
Water on an optical lens does not improve maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope in any way. Numerous top of the line and high-end scope manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic finishing. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this sort of treatment. It provides protection for the exterior surfaces of the Steiner glass lens so the H2O particles can not bind to it or develop surface tension. The outcome is that the water beads move off of the scope to keep a clear, water free sight picture.
Rifle Scope Installing Alternatives
Mounting options for scopes are available in a couple of options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also normally are made in quick release versions which use manual levers which enable rifle shooters to quickly install and remove the glass.
Hex Key Rifle Scope Rings
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 a couple of different rings to support the optic, and are made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is created for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope mount is perfect for rifles which require a resilient, sound mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Glass Ring Mounts
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly detach a scope and attach it to a different rifle. Several scopes can even be swapped out if they all use a compatible style mount. These types of mounts come in handy for rifles which are carried a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used in between numerous rifles.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Rifle Scope Tubes
Wetness inside your rifle optic can mess up a day of shooting and your costly optic by bringing about fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. A lot of scopes avoid moisture from entering the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
Info Around Optic Tube Gas Purging
Another element of preventing the buildup of moisture within the rifle optic’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this space is already taken up by the gas, the scope is less affected by temperature shifts and pressure variations from the outdoor environment which could potentially 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.
