Designed for long-range use especially in low-light conditions, the Hawke Sports Optics 3-9x50 Vantage IR Riflescope boasts a large objective to draw in generous amounts of light to allow its use at dawn and dusk, or in heavily canopied areas. To further improve the scope's performance, all of the optical surfaces are fully multi-coated to boost light transmission to improve color fidelity, contrast, and image brightness. The scope's large objective also helps to produce a wide exit pupil, even at the highest magnification, to ensure that when the eye dilates in low-light the entire field of view is easy to see without vignetting or having to move your eye or head to see the whole scene.
Its partially-illuminated crosshair reticle has five selectable brightness levels in either red or green so it can be customized for most lighting and weather conditions. Red is ideal for low-light conditions or in areas with a very green background where a green reticle can get lost; while green light is easier to see in bright sunlight. Covered turrets help guard against accidental adjustments while a fast-focus collar and knurled rheostat allow you to quickly adapt to rapidly changing situations. Complementing the performance of the scope is a lightweight and durable anodized aluminum housing, with a 1" one-piece maintube that is nitrogen-filled and O-ring sealed to be water and fogproof.
Optical Performance
- 3-9x zoom range
- 50mm objective lens
- 11-layer anti-reflection fully multi-coated optics improves contrast and image brightness
- 33.6-11' field of view at 100 yards
Reticle Details
- Partially illuminated crosshair-style reticle
- Etched outer posts with illuminated center crosshairs
- Four mil-dots on all axes spaced 1 mrad (3.44 MOA) apart
- Illumination can be turned off for non-illuminated black hairs
- Use for ranging, hold-over/under, and estimating target size
- Placed on second focal plane
- Partially illuminated
- Knurled Posi-Grip adjustment collar
- Five selectable brightness levels
- Choose between Red and Green colors
- Red is ideal for low-light conditions
- Green is easier to see in bright daylight than red
- Runs on one included CR2032 coin-cell battery
Use and Handling
- Fast-focus collar
- 1/4 MOA per click impact point correction
- 90 MOA windage and elevation adjustment range
- Fixed parallax set at 100 yards
- Wide 17-6mm exit pupil; when the eye dilates in low-light conditions, the entire scene will still be visible
- 3.5" long eye relief
Construction Details
- 1" one-piece maintube
- Lightweight and durable aluminum alloy housing
- Nitrogen-filled for water and fogproof performance
- Rated for use on most calibers and recoil-resistant
- Length: 13.5 inches
- Weight: 17.6 ounces
