Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Primary Arms Classic Series 3-9x44mm SFP Rifle Scope – Duplex
Rifle Scope Product Features
SIMPLE DUPLEX RETICLE: The second focal plane design keeps the non-illuminated duplex reticle the same size at any magnification while guiding the user’s eye to the center crosshair
CLASSIC SMALL CALIBER SCOPE: A great optic choice for .22 up to 5.56 for plinking, target shooting or hunting small game
THIN EDGE TECHNOLOGY: The fully multi-coated lenses feature thin-edge technology providing a consistently clear sight picture from edge to edge
RUGGED AND DURABLE: Constructed of 6063 aluminum with a black hardcoat anodized finish
1-YEAR WARRANTY: We’ve got you covered for a year after purchase ” If a defect due to materials or workmanship has caused your product to malfunction, Primary Arms will either repair or replace it
Product Overview – PA3-9X44SFP (610053)
The Classic Series proves that entry-level optics don’t have to be poor quality optics. Unlike some other brands, we don’t use the word “value” as a euphemism for “junk”. CLx scopes are perfect for the budget conscious and the new shooter. We take the time to 100% inspect every product in our facility here in Houston to ensure you are receiving the best quality product as our other three tiers.
The Primary Arms 3-9×44 SFP Classic Scope combines traditional features with great value. Its simple design features a 30mm main tube, finger adjustable turrets protected by turret caps, a quick adjust ocular, and a simple duplex crosshair reticle. The second focal plane design keeps the reticle the same size at any magnification. The 3-9×44 SFP Classic Scope is a great basic rifle scope for rimfire up to 5.56-NATO caliber.
With a generous eye relief of 3.8 inches and an exit pupil of 11.5mm to 3.1mm depending on magnification setting, the 3-9×44 SFP Classic Scope presents a quick, crisp sight picture that outclasses other entry level rifle scopes. Thin Edge Technology provides a consistently clear sight picture from edge to edge. The glass clarity and unobstructed field of view makes plinking, target shooting, or hunting small game a joy. Yet the 3-9×44 SFP Classic costs less than the competition”in fact, it is the most affordable optic Primary Arms has ever made. Waterproof, fog resistant, nitrogen purged, and featuring fully multi-coated lenses, the 3-9×44 SFP Classic Scope comes complete with lens covers.
What’s Included
1 x PA3-9X44SFP Rifle Scope
1 x Pair of Lens Covers
1 x PA3-9X44SFP Manual
Reticle
Duplex Reticle
The duplex crosshair is a traditional and simple reticle known and understood universally by shooters around the world. Thicker sections around the edges guide the eye to easily find the thin lines intersecting in a simple cross at the center.
Second focal plane design keeps the reticle the same size at any magnification
Great option for .22 up to 5.56
Fully multicoated lens for optimal light transmission
PA3-9X44SFP PA14X PA416X PA6X32-22LR
Battery Type N/A CR2032 3V Lithium Coin CR2032 3V Lithium Coin N/A
Click Value 1/4 MOA 1/2 MOA 1/4 MOA 1/4 MOA
Eye Relief Low: 3.6 in / High: 3.8 in Low: 3.5 in / High: 3.8 in Low: 3.50 in / High: 3.30 in 3.10 in
Field View 100 Low: 38.40 ft / High: 12.60 ft – Low: 26.19 ft / High: 6.98 ft 17.50 ft
Focal Plane Second Focal Plane Second Focal Plane Second Focal Plane Fixed Magnification
Illumination Non-Illuminated Red Red Non-Illuminated
Magnification 3-9X 1-4X 4-16X 6X
Tube Diameter 30mm 30mm 30mm 1 Inch
Reticle Duplex Duplex Dot MIL-Dot ACSS 22LR
About the Primary Arms Scope Maker
Primary Arms is a premium maker for weapon scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other add-ons used for guns like rifles and long guns. They create and supply their mounts, scopes, and related products by using materials which are resilient and long lasting. This includes the Primary Arms Classic Series 3-9x44mm SFP Rifle Scope – Duplex by Primary Arms. For more shooting products, visit their website.
Scope Information
Rifle scopes enable you to exactly align a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They do this through zoom by employing a series of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adapted to account for varied ecological things like wind speed and elevation to make up for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are seeing through the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended point of impact. A lot of modern-day rifle scopes and optics have about eleven parts which are found internally and on the exterior of the optic. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, modification turrets or dials, focus rings, and other components. See all eleven parts of optics.
The Types of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Picking the finest type of rifle optic is based around what type of shooting you plan to do.
Info on First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. These kinds of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, far away kinds of shooting
- Shooting situations where calculations are marginal
- Experienced shooters who know their aim point “hold over” as well as “lead” equations for their firearm
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and requires more visual sight space than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optic Info
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 reticle measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick measurement.
- Long distance kinds of shooting where shooters have additional time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most shots happen within much shorter ranges and proximities
- Shooters who like a clearer optic sight picture with less space used up by the larger size FFP reticle
Details on Rifle Scope Zoom
The quantity of magnification 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 Single Power Lens Glass
A single power rifle optic or scope comes with a magnification number designator like 4×32. This indicates the magnification power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of optic can not adjust given that it is a set power scope.
Adjustable Power Lens Rifle Optics
Variable power rifle scopes have adjustable power. These types of scopes will note the magnification amount in a configuration such as 2-10×32. These numbers imply the magnification of the scope can be set in between 2x and 10x power. This also utilizes the powers in-between 2 and 10. The power manipulation is achieved by making use of the power ring component of the scope near the back of the scope by the eye bell.
Power Levels and Range Correlations
Here are some recommended scope power settings and the ranges where they can be successfully used. Remember that higher magnification optics will not be as efficient as lower powered optics because excessive magnification can be a detractor. The same concept goes for longer ranges where the shooter needs adequate power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Rifle Glass Lens Finish
All modern-day rifle optic and scope lenses are layered. There are various types and qualities of coatings. Lens covering is an essential element of a rifle when looking into luxury rifle optics and targeting units. The lenses are among the most vital parts of the glass since they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The finish on the lenses shields the lens exterior as well as assists with anti glare from refracted light and color presence.
About Optic Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope producers likewise use “HD” or high-definition lens coverings which use different techniques, polarizations, chemicals, and aspects to draw out separate colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” to signify the lens has extra-low dispersion glass.
About Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have different coatings used to them. All lenses typically have at least some type of treatment or covering used to them prior to being used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less helpful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered 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 coated or “multi” coated. This indicates the lens has numerous treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens gets numerous treatments, it can prove that a producer is taking numerous steps to fight various natural aspects like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finishing, followed by a hydrophilic finishing. This additionally doesn’t always indicate the multi-coated lens is much better than a single covered lens. Being “much better” is dependent on the manufacturer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in constructing the rifle glass.
Info on Hydrophobic Finishing
Water on a lens doesn’t help with maintaining a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and high-end optic makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic covering.
Options for Mounting Rifle Optics on Long Guns
Mounting approaches for scopes come in a few choices. There are the basic scope rings which are separately installed to the scope and one-piece scope mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also generally can be found in quick release versions which use throw levers which permit rifle shooters to quickly mount and dismount the glass.
Hex Key Rifle Glass Rings
Standard, clamp style mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope mount rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use two separate rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which is created for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope install is wonderful for rifles which need a long lasting, sound mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abused.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Scope Ring Mounts
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. Numerous scopes can also be switched out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts come in handy for rifles which are transferred a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for optics which are used in between multiple rifles.
Sealing and Gas Purging for Scope Tubes
Moisture inside your rifle scope can destroy a day of shooting and your expensive optic by bringing about fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. Many scopes prevent wetness from going into the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are water resistant.
Gas Purged Scope Tubes
Another element of avoiding the accumulation of wetness inside of the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Considering that this space is currently occupied by the gas, the scope is less influenced by condition changes and pressure variations from the outside environment which might possibly enable water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
