Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
Vector Optics Hugo 4-16×44 Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope with Illuminated Center Dot BDC Reticle, 25.4mm Tube, 1/4 MOA Per Adjustment, Turret Lock System, Free Mount Rings, Lens Caps, Sunshade
Specifications:
Magnification: 4-16x
Objective Lens Dia.:44mm
Tube Dia.:25.4mm
Ocular Dia: 38mm(1.5 inch)
Ocular Length: 60mm(2.4 inch)
Field of View: 21.1-5.3 Feet@100yards
Eye Relief: 105-100mm (4.1-3.9 inch)
Exit Pupil: 11-2.7mm
Adjustment Click Value: 1/4 MOA
Reticle: BDC Reticle with illuminated Center Dot
Illumination: 11 levels of red and 1 level of NV
Elevation Range: 50 MOA
Windage Range: 50 MOA
Lens Coating: Fully multicoated
Length: 340mm (13.4 inch)
Weight: 650g (23 ounce)
Parallax Setting: 100 yards
Focus mark: 10, 15, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 and infinite
Side Focus: 10 Yards to infinite
Finish: Matte
Battery Type: CR 2032(EXCLUDED)
Distance between objective lens part and middle turret: 60mm (2.4 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
BDC reticle with illuminated center dot.
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 4-16×44 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. Illuminated Center Dot BDC Reticle.
1 Inch Mototube. Edge to edge image. 4″ Long Eye Relief. 1/4 MOA windage and elevation adjustments for fine-tuning accuracy.4x Zoom Factor.
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 Manufacturer
Vector Optics is a premium company for rifle scopes, optics, mounting solutions, and other accessories used for guns like rifles and long guns. They style and build their mounts, scopes, and related products by applying elements which are durable and long lasting. This includes the Vector Optics Hugo 4-16×44 Second Focal Plane (SFP) Riflescope with Illuminated Center Dot BDC Reticle, 25.4mm Tube, 1/4 MOA Per Adjustment, Turret Lock System, Free Mount Rings, Lens Caps, Sunshade by Vector Optics. For more shooting goods, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Glass
Rifle scopes allow you to exactly align a rifle at various targets by aligning your eye with the target over a range. They accomplish this through zoom by making use of a set of lenses within the scope. The scope’s positioning can be adjusted for consideration of various environmental considerations like wind speed and elevation to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help the shooter understand exactly where the bullet will land based on the sight picture you are viewing with the optic as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. A lot of modern rifle optics have about 11 parts which are found internally and on the exterior of the optic. These optic pieces consist of the rifle scope’s body, lenses, elevation dials or turrets, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of a rifle scope.
The Styles of Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of scopes. Considering the optimal type of rifle optic is based around what type of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Glass
Focal plane scopes (FFP) include the reticle in front of the zoom lens. These types of scopes are beneficial for:
- Quick acquisition, long distance types of shooting
- Shooting situations where estimations are minor
- Experienced shooters who have an idea for their aim point “hold over” plus “lead” correlations for their firearms
- Shooters who do not mind the reticle is bigger and takes up more visual eyesight space than a SFP reticle
Info on Second Focal Plane Scopes
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature the reticle to the rear of the magnification lens. In the FFP example with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” one hundred yard tick would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement.
- Far away styles of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic computations
- Shooting where most of the shots occur within shorter ranges and spaces
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic sight picture without area taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Rifle Scope Magnification
The quantity of scope zoom you need on your optic depends on the type of shooting you intend to do. Nearly every type of rifle scope provides some level of zoom. The amount of zoom a scope delivers is determined by the diameter, density, and curvatures of the lenses within the rifle optic. The magnification level of the scope is the “power” of the glass. This means what the shooter is checking out through the scope is magnified times the power factor of what can usually be seen by human eyes.
About Single Power Lens Rifle Glass
A single power rifle scope and optic uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This suggests the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The zoom of this type of scope can not adjust because it is fixed.
Info About Variable Power Lens Scopes
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power adjustment is handled using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
Glass Power and Range Correlation
Here are some advised scope power levels and the ranges where they can be efficiently used. Highly magnified rifle scope glass will not be as useful as lower powered optics given that too much zoom can be a negative aspect depending on your shooting distance. The same concept goes for longer distances where the shooter needs adequate power to see exactly where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Info on Lens Finish
All contemporary rifle scope lenses are covered in special coatings. There are different types and qualities of glass coatings. Lens finishing can be a crucial aspect of a rifle when considering high end rifle optics and targeting equipment. The glass lenses are one of the most significant parts of the optic considering they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the point of impact. The finishing on the lenses protects the lens surface area and assists with anti glare from refracted sunshine and color exposure.
HD Versus ED Rifle Optic Lens Coatings
Some scope manufacturers also use “HD” or high-definition lens coverings which use various techniques, aspects, polarizations, and chemicals to draw out separate colors and viewable definition through the lens. Some scope producers use “HD” to refer to “ED” meaning extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Covering Versus Multi-Coating
Various optic lenses can also have different finishes used to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or coating applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single coated lenses have a treatment applied to them which is typically a protective and improving multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can preserve the lens from scratches while minimizing glare and other less advantageous things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the optic. The quality of a single covered lens depends upon the scope manufacturer and how much money you spent on it. The scope’s maker and cost are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope makers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are coated or “multi” coated. This suggests the lens has had multiple treatments applied to the surfaces of the glass. If a lens gets numerous treatments, it can establish that a manufacturer is taking several actions to fight various environmental elements like an anti-glare coating, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion covering, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This additionally does not necessarily mean the multi-coated lens is better than a single layered lens. Being “much better” hinges on the maker’s lens treatment technology and the quality of components used in constructing the rifle scope.
What to Know About Anti-water Coating
Water on a lens does not assist with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Lots of top of the line and high-end scope makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic coating which is water repellent.
Rifle Glass Mounting Options
Installing options for scopes are available in a few options. There are the basic scope rings which are individually mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These different types of mounts also usually can be found in quick release versions which use toss levers which allow rifle operators to quickly mount and dismount the scope.
Hex Key Rifle Optic Rings
Standard, clamp design mounting optic rings use hex head screws to fix to the flattop style Picatinny scope mounting rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use a pair of independent rings to support the scope, and are normally constructed from 7075 T6 billet aluminum or similar materials which are manufactured for long distance accuracy shooting. This type of scope mount is excellent for rifles which require a long lasting, unfailing mount which will not change regardless of just how much the scope is moved about or abuse the rifle takes. These are the style of mounts you want for a specialized optics system on a reach out and touch someone scouting or competitors long gun which will seldom need to be changed or adjusted. Blue 242 Loctite threadlocker can additionally be used on the mount screws to keep the hex screws from backing out after they are installed safely in place. An example of these rings are the 30mm type made by Vortex Optics. The set typically costs around $200 USD
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Scope Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly connect and take off a scope from a rifle before reattaching it to a different rifle. Multiple scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a similar design mount. These types of mounts come in handy for rifles which are transported a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protection, or for scopes which are used between multiple rifles.
Details on Optic Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can destroy a day of shooting and your pricey optic by causing fogging and developing residue inside of the scope’s tube. Most optics prevent humidity from going into the optical tube with a series of sealing O-rings which are water resistant. Usually, these optics can be submerged beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can push moisture past the O-rings. This should be plenty of wetness avoidance for standard use rifles for hunting and sporting purposes, unless you intend on taking your rifle on boats and are concerned about the optic still working if it goes over the side and you can still salvage the gun.
Info on Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another part of avoiding the accumulation of moisture within the rifle optic 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 condition alterations and pressure distinctions from the outside environment which could possibly allow water vapor to seep 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.
