Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Hugo 3-12×44 Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope, 25.4mm Tube, 1/4 MOA Per Click Adjustment, Turret Lock System, Free Mount Rings, Lens Caps, 3 Inches Sunshade
Specifications:
Magnification: 3-12x
Objective Lens Dia.:44mm
Tube Dia.:25.4mm
Ocular Dia: 38mm(1.5 inch)
Ocular Length: 60mm(2.4 inch)
Field of View: 31.5-7.9 Feet@100yards
Eye Relief: 105-100mm (4.1-3.9 inch)
Exit Pupil: 14.6-4.0mm
Adjustment Click Value: 1/4 MOA
Reticle: BDC & Ranging Reticle
Illumination: N/A
Elevation Range: 60 MOA
Windage Range: 60 MOA
Lens Coating: Fully multicoated
Length: 325mm (12.8 inch)
Weight: 595g (21.2 ounce)
Parallax Setting: 100 yards
Focus mark: 10, 15, 25, 50, 100, 200 and infinite
Side Focus: 10 Yards to infinite
Finish: Matte
Distance between objective lens part and middle turret: 48mm (1.9 inch)
Length of middle turret part: 37mm (1.4 inch)
Distance between middle turret part to power ring: 57mm (2.2 inch)
Diopter compensation from fast-focus eyepiece (+2 to -2.0)
Features:
5 Years Warranty
25.4mm Monotube.
1/4 MOA windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy.
Edge to edge image,
4″ Long Eye Relief.
Turret lock sytem. Pull to adjust, press to lock.
Side Focus starts at 10 Yard.
Fast-focus Eyepiece for quick and easy reticle focusing
O-ring Sealed and Nitrogen Purged Ensure Water Proof and Fog Proof performance; Shockproof to 750g.
High quality 6061 T6 aircraft grade aluminum alloy with durable black matte finish.
Package Includes:
– 1 x 3-12×44 SFP Riflescope
– 2 x 25.4mm weaver mount ring (default) or dovetail mount ring (Send us a message to request only)
– 1 x Lens Cover
– 1 x Sunshade
– 1 x Cleaning cloth
Note: We offer 5 Years WARRANTY for this item. Please feel free to contact us if you have any interests or product issues, we are available 24/7 online.
Rifle Scope Product Features
5 years warranty. 4x Zoom Factor. BDC Reticel. 1 Inch Mototube. Edge to edge image. 4″ Long Eye Relief.
1/4 MOA windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy.
O-ring Sealed and Nitrogen Purged Ensure Water proof and Fog Proof performance; Shockproof to 750g.
Zero reset and turret lock sytem. Pull to adjust, press to lock. Side Focus starts at 10 Yard.
Free 25.4mm mount rings, and lens covers, sunshade.
About the Vector Optics Company
Vector Optics is a premium producer for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for guns like rifles and long guns. They style and build their mounts, scopes, and related products choosing elements which are long lasting and durable. This includes the Vector Optics Hugo 3-12×44 Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope, 25.4mm Tube, 1/4 MOA Per Click Adjustment, Turret Lock System, Free Mount Rings, Lens Caps, 3 Inches Sunshade by Vector Optics. For additional shooting products, visit their site.
Rifle Scope Information
Rifle scopes allow you to exactly align a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target at range. They accomplish this through magnification by utilizing a set of lenses inside the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in to take into account separate environmental factors like wind and elevation decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s function is to understand exactly where the bullet will land based upon the sight picture you are viewing using the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Many contemporary rifle optics have around 11 parts which are found inside and outside of the optic. These scope parts consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, windage and elevation turrets, focus rings, and other parts. See all eleven parts of a scope.
About Rifle Optic Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Deciding on the best type of rifle optic is based on what type of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) come with the reticle in front of the magnifying lens. This triggers the reticle to increase in size based on the level of zoom being used. The outcome is that the reticle measurements are the same at the magnified range as they are at the non magnified range. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards with no “zoom” is still the very same tick at 100 yards with 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes are useful for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting circumstances where calculations are minor
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their aim point “hold over” as well as “lead” ratios for their weapon
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is enlarged and takes up more visual eyesight room than a SFP reticle
Info About Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature the reticle behind the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick.
- Long distance kinds of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most shots take place within much shorter ranges and distances
- Shooters who prefer a clearer optic picture with less space used up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Scopes
The level of scope zoom you need on your glass depends upon the form of shooting you choose to do. Nearly every style of rifle scope delivers some degree of zoom. The amount of zoom a scope provides is determined by the dimension, density, and curvatures of the lens glass inside of the rifle optic. The magnifying level of the scope is the “power” of the opic. This means what the shooter is looking at through the scope is magnified times the power factor of what can typically be seen by human eyes.
Single Power Lens Scope Facts
A single power rifle optic will have a zoom number designator like 4×32. This implies 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 because it is a set power scope.
Variable Power Lens Glass Info
Variable power rifle scopes use variable power levels. The power change is achieved by the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power Level and Range of Scopes
Here are some recommended scope power settings and the distances where they could be efficiently used. Highly magnified scopes will not be as effective as lower magnification glass due to the fact that too much magnification can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same applies to extended ranges where the shooter needs increased power to see where to best aim the rifle.
Lens Finishing for Rifle Glass
All modern-day rifle optic and scope lenses are layered. There are various types and qualities of glass coverings. Lens finish can be a crucial element of a rifle’s setup when thinking about high-end rifle optics and scope equipment. The glass lenses are one of the most crucial pieces of the scope due to the fact that they are what your eye sees through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The covering on the lenses offers protection to the lens surface and even assists with anti glare from excess light and color presence.
ED Versus HD Rifle Scopes
Some scope producers will also use “HD” or high-definition lense coverings which apply different processes, rare earth compounds, aspects, and polarizations to extract different color ranges and viewable target definition through the lens. This high-def finishing is typically used with more costly, high density glass which lowers light’s chance to refract through the lens glass. Some scope manufacturers use “HD” to refer to “ED” implying extra-low dispersion glass. ED deals with how certain colors are represented on the chromatic spectrum and the chromatic deviance or aberration which is also called color distortion or fringing. Chromatic aberration can be obvious over objects with well defined shapes as light hits the object from various angles.
Single Glass Lens Finishing Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can likewise have various finishes used to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or finish applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
This lens treatment can safeguard 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 likewise make it a point to define if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” covered. This suggests the lens has had multiple treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens receives numerous treatments, it can establish that a maker is taking several actions to fight various environmental factors like an anti-glare covering, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion coating, followed by a hydrophilic finish. This additionally does not always imply the multi-coated lens will perform better than a single coated lens. Being “better” depends on the producer’s lens treatment innovation and the quality of products used in creating the rifle scope.
Anti-water Covering for Optics
Water on an optical lens does not assist with maintaining a clear sight picture through an optic at all. Lots of top of the line and premium scope manufacturers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic covering. The Steiner Optics Nano-Protection is a fine example of this sort of treatment. It deals with the exterior surfaces of the Steiner optic lens so the H2O particles can not bind to it or create 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 Scopes on Long Guns
Mounting solutions for scopes are available in a few choices. There are the standard scope rings which are individually mounted to the optic and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various kinds of mounts also usually come in quick release variations which use toss levers which permit rifle shooters to rapidly mount and dismount the scope.
Hex Key Glass Rings
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 a couple of separate rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are developed for long distance precision shooting. This type of scope install is wonderful for rifles which need a long lasting, rock solid mounting solution which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Optic Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to quickly remove a scope from a rifle and reattach it to a different rifle. Several scopes can also be switched out if they all use a similar designed mount. The quick detach design is CNC crafted from anodized 6061 T6 aluminum and the mounting levers fasten securely to a flat top type Picatinny rail. This enables the scope to be sighted in while on the rifle, taken off of the rifle, and remounted back on the rifle while maintaining precision. These kinds of mounts are useful and handy for rifles which are moved a lot, to remove the glass from the rifle for protection, or for sight systems which are adopted in between a number of rifles. An example of this mount type is the 30mm mount from Vortex Optics. It normally costs around $250 USD
Rifle Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can destroy a day of shooting and your pricey optic by triggering fogging and producing residue inside of the scope tube. A lot of scopes prevent wetness from getting in the scope tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof.
What to Know About Rifle Glass Tube Gas Purging
Another component of preventing the buildup of wetness inside of the rifle scope tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Since this area is currently occupied by the gas, the scope is less affected by climate alterations and pressure variations from the outdoor environment which might possibly allow water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise exist. These are good qualities of a decent rifle scope to look for.
