Opinions/experience on the Hawke Airmax 3×9 40 AO

I feel like I could be happy with one. Might be my next scope purchase actually.

But what I'm dying to know is ... WHAT they do to a scope to make it an "AIRMAX"?

(magnum springer rated and all that jazz)

Why not just do THAT (whatever it is) to every scope they make?

I own it, but I also own it in 4-12x40 and much prefer that one. Both are on brake barrel rifles and I shoot them both at about the same ranges, the little bit of extra magnification is nice... That said they are both excellent quality glass for the price.

I feel like I could be happy with one. Might be my next scope purchase actually.

But what I'm dying to know is ... WHAT they do to a scope to make it an "AIRMAX"?

(magnum springer rated and all that jazz)

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I believe its the AMX reticle...

I have the 4-12x40 on my Tx200 and really think it is a great scope. I liked it so much that I bought another one to put on my R9. I saw a sale for the 4-12x50 on Dvor last month and snatched up one to put on an ASP20 and the light gathering is amazing on it. I really wanted to standardize my scopes and I liked the chairgun app so I went all in on the AirMax lineup for my springers. Then they went and discontinued service updates! Oh well. I like to take them to family events and let my nieces and nephews plink. They really have enjoyed the guns and have no trouble finding the target in the scopes which has been a problem with some previous scopes. Oh I almost forgot, I put a little 2-7x32 on my sons Hw30 and it is perfect for the gun. Happy shooting. With that combo you should be hitting everything you point at!

The 3x9 should do you just fine. I've no doubt that you will be happy with it. But, the "less is more" thing is not so true with air guns. Particularly springers. Because of the smaller calibers with lower velocities and thus limited fpe, precision becomes very important. Thus more magnification is a big plus. Of course, there can be overkill in everything. But generally speaking, higher magnification is a benefit with air rifles.

I have the Airmax 4-12x40 on 2 of my airguns. The AMX reticle is near perfect. Fine lines, very sharp (use the eye piece to focus it), well thought out hold over/wind drift markings, light weight and does not have a lot of doo dads on it. The only feature that would improve it would be side focus in my opinion. I never move the magnification off of 12X, which is a plus for longer shots and make the close ones super crisp.