I took my Hawke Sidewinder off my 17 HMR, put it on my FX Impact and found it difficult to centre the reticle. As the gun shop had fitted higher mounts I thought it was caused by the smaller diameter reticle. A couple of days ago I brain shot five squirrels but had to persevere with the sight picture before each shot.
Back to the gun shop and they fitted Hawke 30mm high mounts with a 1" reach, and didn't charge me. Now the sight picture is spot on. I should have taken the advice of those who told me I needed to change the mounts, and I was ready to swap the scope for the Sidewinder with the larger reticle, so I saved some money and solved the problem.
Back to the gun shop and they fitted Hawke 30mm high mounts with a 1" reach, and didn't charge me. Now the sight picture is spot on. I should have taken the advice of those who told me I needed to change the mounts, and I was ready to swap the scope for the Sidewinder with the larger reticle, so I saved some money and solved the problem.
