Hawke Mailed Me A Gift

Can you post pictures of the shims before you mount them inside your scope rings?

Are they like brass or plastic half circles like coke can thickness?

Or are they similar styled after flatter thinner versions of the Burris Posalign inserts?
Inquring minds want to know and see.

Thanks

CA

Hawke was my favorite scope with their no question lifetime transferable warranty. Only scope I'd put on any magnum springer would be a Hawke Airmax. It's because they're only around $190 for a 3x9 & I paid $212.00 for my 4x12x40 AO AMX reticle. I don't compete, nor believe better glass will make me a better shooter. As long as scope tracks & operates as supposed to, it comes down to what reticle do you find most useful. I'd really like every airgun I own to have either 4x12x40 AMX Hawkes, SWFA fixed 10X's, or even a simple 1x6 mil-dot scope. Point is I'd like them all universal. I shoot on 6X more than anything. I often do put a yard stick at 100 yards & check the trueness of mil-dots. Once I knew that & had Chairgun, my shooting improved incredibly to the point that I don't need Chairgun out to 100 yards if I have my rangefinder. Actually almost every rifle I have is minute of dead English Sparrow out to 60 yards or a slight hold over for the 7ftlb El Game 300 that John Thomas tuned the heck out of. That rifle made me look at 12ftlb & less with an entire new perspective & respect. 

So Hawke had this unlimited warranty. I bought many used off here, if they had a problem, Hawke sent new one. One time a sporting goods store was closing near me. He had just started carrying Hawke. He was trying to tell me it was a good scope. I said, I know, that's why I asked to see it. They were 3x9x40 silver Endurance scopes w/ mil-dots. I bought every last one he had at $40.00 each. Sadly, he only had 6. 4 or 5 of you fellas out there got them on guns bought from me. All were very happy.

I've honestly been afraid to put my Japanese Bushnell scopes on any springer. They do have excellent hugely noticeably better glass & ranging capabilities. No mil-dots though so I use them on my 2 Discovery rifles for close range precision shots. I'd rather have mils though & just hold over once you learn the trajectory then ever start clicking anything. So, if anyone wants to trade a AMX reticle Hawke or 2 (need not be perfect, dents don't matter, scratches, as long as it holds zero) for excellent condition Banner & Trophy Bushnells, let me know.

I know some of you hate me, as I go on & on. Lonely old man syndrome. To clarify, Hawke still has an excellent no question warranty. They just require the receipt as it's technically not transferable, so, keep your receipts if your not sure you're going to like it, or have your heart set on a Leica or something that doubles as a star gazer.

Hawke is great. I had a scope go bad after 4yrs and they replaced it with a better upgrade no charge no shipping . Absolutely a satisfied customer!

So one your 4-12x40 AO does your AO turn smoothly and freely? Mine has been very inconsistent since I got it, sometimes it turns very easily, other spots it feels like its cemented on...

I know I need to send in for warranty repair which I probably will do once hunting season is done just wondering if anyone else experienced this issue with their Hawkes...

 

Jim81 there were many threads about this here and elsewhere. that it is a guns design problem not a scope problem, but some snowflakes - me for it like crazy!

just shim it, as long as you use the shorter branch of the allen key you will be fine, no need to close up the gaps between the scope ring bottom and top ring. usually i just play around both sides until they are equal. regarding the front and rear scope mount... there will be an angled gap so definitely do not overtighten either the front or the rear. i usually tighten the front first.



some people just cant feel/tolerate the existence of the shim. who cares use as much as it takes, usually i use very narrow strip cut from canned fish. Beer dose of coke can is way too thin.

you see even Hawke have a proper product to stick under the scope. is its thickness changing can you feel it or see it? front versus rear?

Shims work fine, especially designed as you describe.

They raise the rear of the scope to gain more elevation - just as you would raise the rear iron sight on a non-scoped rifle to gain more elevation. Think of it as aiming your scope tube toward the pellet hole that is too low (lower than your aim point).

The thinner front shim is to make sure that there is no stress on the front of the scope tube (sharp edge on the front ring due to the angle). Very smart design. Just center the shim in the bottom of each ring. You will be pleased with the result.