was wondering about the brand, how clear and overall are you satisfied with them. was looking at their compact scopes.
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hawke scopes. how are they?
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Can't speak for the compacts, but I own three. Can't beat them for the price. Well satisfied
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Satisfied too!
But, they’re not the flavor of the month in ‘value’ based scopes so people have moved on to the newest flavor
But, they’re not the flavor of the month in ‘value’ based scopes so people have moved on to the newest flavor
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I have a few mine are all SFP. Mine are clear and perform well for the money and I have dealt with their customer service and it was always top notch. MY only peeve with the scopes I have are MOA turrets but a reticle in Mills. WHY?????
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I can only speak to the Sidewinder models as those are the only ones I've owned.
Undisputable warranty. You break it; they fix it. Free.
Very generous, high volume eyebox in addition to the long eye relief None of the "head bobbing" to find your sight picture.
Sharp, clear glass. No fuzzy edges.
the IR is only partial so as to not overwhelm the sight picture when using. When using the IR, each click goes from off to on with each "on" one step brighter in illumination.
Top shelf quality with out top shelf pricing.
Undisputable warranty. You break it; they fix it. Free.
Very generous, high volume eyebox in addition to the long eye relief None of the "head bobbing" to find your sight picture.
Sharp, clear glass. No fuzzy edges.
the IR is only partial so as to not overwhelm the sight picture when using. When using the IR, each click goes from off to on with each "on" one step brighter in illumination.
Top shelf quality with out top shelf pricing.
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Using my 6x24x56 Sidewinder for about 4 years now. My favorite scope! Bought used for $325. Some of the best money spent on airgunning!
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I have an AirMax 4-16x50 SFP that I originally got for my springer, but transferred to the Avenger. Great scope overall. Clear and a very solid scope so far. Only thing I've found for a "con" is the minimum parallax setting. Set on 10yds, it'll shoot crazy low. Turn it up to 25 yds and above, all good.
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Good scopes,I get the Vantage and Airmax models,usually 4-12 power.The newer models are better overall than the old ones.
Also Springer rated!
Also Springer rated!
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100% agree. Can’t beet what you get for the price. Only complaint is I don’t love there reticle options. As long as you go endurance line and up.
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I'm a huge Hawke fan. I've used the Airmax 30 scopes for years with 0 issues. The Frontier 34 FFP has been my primary competition scope for the past 5 months and I'm loving it. My sidewinder 6.5-20x44 is probably my favorite all-around optic.
Really excellent products with an awesome warranty.
Really excellent products with an awesome warranty.
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Cannot talk for all the models, but I have the Frontier 4-20x50 FFP and for the bucks you pay and the features\quality there is not much out there that equals it. Saying that is relevant to what I have had access to to compare with!!
Great optical glass, close parallax focus, zero-stop, zeroing turrets, great flip up screw on covers, lightweight, spare grub screws supplied and included sunshade etc.
Great optical glass, close parallax focus, zero-stop, zeroing turrets, great flip up screw on covers, lightweight, spare grub screws supplied and included sunshade etc.
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I was fortunate to just buy the Hawke Airmax Wide Angle SF 8-32X50 here on AGN not too long ago. The glass seems to be almost as nice as my Nikko Sterling Diamond 10x50x60. What the cool part is that Hawke CS sent me out some scope parts I needed for just the shipping cost. No questions asked! I am a customer for life!
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The Frontiers are great in my opinion. Can be found very reasonably priced if you shop around.
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I have a Sidewinder 6-24X56. For the price, it's a solid scope, reasonably clear, good cross hair for targets. But, it is a big, heavy piece of equipment. If you put it on a sporter, like the Revere, it has a big impact on handling dynamics. I like it for BR, wish it had MOA reticle.
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I have had several and they have all been satisfactory. They are all twice the price I paid for mine now.
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I also have the Hawke Sidewinder 6.5-20x44wa. Love it. Also have both Air Max compacts. Also check out the Air Max ( non- compact). It's a bit more than the compact, but has nice accessories included. My Sidewinder is on my go to. Bill and Addi. And Hawke takes a back seat to noone when it comes to customer service.
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My newest acquisition since joining the PCP parade is https://us.hawkeoptics.com/airmax-30-sf-compact-3-12x40-amx-ir.html
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Must be something about Oklahoma... I have the Airmax 30 SF Compact 6x24x50 AMX reticle and IR!
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