Anybody use a Hawke riflescope?

[Jordan Smith]

For those of you who have used or played with them, what is your take on the Hawke riflescopes, particularly the Frontier model?

Thanks

 

[Jordan Smith]

Nobody? I have a hard time believing that nobody here has seen or used one of these things...

 

[KDX]

I have a Hawke on an air rifle. Had it for years and it's been a good scope.

 

[Jordan Smith]

Which model do you own, if you don't mind me asking?

Here is the model I'm looking at importing:
Hawke Frontier

 

[valtro12]

That does look like a decent scope for the price. Check out the review of the Hawke 6X24X50 below:
http://www.snipercentral.com/hawke624.htm

 

[KDX]

Which model do you own, if you don't mind me asking?

Here is the model I'm looking at importing:
Hawke Frontier

Mine is the Hawke AirMax 4-12x44AO.

 

[knockturnal]

I know of a hawke dealer here in kelowna. My dad has one of their scopes on his 300 weatherby. Don't remember the model. I do know that it has the varmint reticle though. Came with a ballistics program too. I'm not a huge fan of the reticle because there is to much happening in the field of view. Glass is very crisp out to 22x. I'm actually thinking of getting one for my next rifle. I have a pair of their binocs and LOVE them.

 

[Jordan Smith]

Thanks for the tip, would you mind sharing the company's name and contact info?

 

[knockturnal]

It's actually an archery shop. Hardcore archery. In kelowna. Just google them. They have a webpage but it's nothing special. I'm not sure what he will have in stock but he can bring it in whenever.

 

[Jordan Smith]

Well I ended up getting the 4-16x42 Hawke Frontier with MD reticle (Merry Christmas to me), and I went out yesterday to sight it in after mounting the scope. This thing is pretty fantastic. I would rate the optics similar to my Zeiss Conquest, and the adjustments are pretty comparable as well (VERY positive and quite firm. Very repeatable and precise). Thanks for the replies.

 

[Pyd]

They must be pretty tough scopes, I have heard of people using them on pellet rifles as well as crossbows, both are notorious for destroying lesser optics.

 

[Jordan Smith]

I found it interesting that the website says that the scope is "all recoil" rated.

 

[3dmark]

Where did you get it ?

 

[Thomana]

Hawke Optics have been sold across the pond for many years.. They have a great reputation. Not well known overhere. The warranty is better in NA than Europe. I believe here warranted for life, over there, 10 years.
Their binoculars have been compared to the big three (Zeiss, Leica, Swarovski) and they are being touted as 'roughly similar glass, 1/3 the cost.
Just picked up a pair of Hawke Frontier ED binoculars and they are fantastic. I would consider a scope anytime, if I wasn't 'scoped out', as it were.

 

[Jordan Smith]

Where did you get it ?

You can order it directly from Hawke, but I found one that was NIB that a guy had purchased and never used, but found that now he needed the money, so I got it for $330 shipped to me. Not a bad deal.

 

[marzo2]

did you get the side focus one ?

 

[Jordan Smith]

Yessir. I just took it out this afternoon coyote calling, and my friend had his Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40 along as well. We only got settled in about 30 minutes before dark, so we didn't have much time for calling, but we did do some scope comparisons. The Frontier stacks up favorably to the Zeiss, especially as twilight was approaching and it was getting dark. Clarity and brightness were very similar between the two.