Bushnell or Hawke?

[hoytcanon]

Hawkes are great scopes for people who like a lot of "features" but have low standards regarding optical quality. Have a look at a bushnell legend Ultra HD 4.5-14 for a low end Chinese scope it's not bad.

I disagree... this is true of the lowend models for most brands, but the Hawke Varmint and Sidewinder lines have very good glass at their respective price points...

 

[hoytcanon]

The Hawke scopes that come with a sunshade are the Sidewinder SF 30, the Sidewinder Tactical 30, Endurance 30 SF, and the Airmax 30 SF models. I've used the Varmints, which don't come with a sunshade, and they are a very good scope for the money. I have a couple of Sidewinder Tactical 8.5 - 25 scopes and an Airmax 30 8-32 on rifles I use for shooting from the bench, but I've never used a sunshade.

I put sunshades on all my Varmint scopes, $14.99 well spent.

 

[hawk-i]

I think I remember reading that some of the hawke scopes are identical to some sightron scopes.

I think it was the Frontier and S1 sightron not sure about the other models though.

 

[GCJ]

I have two Hawkes. Great value for the money

 

[weasel1]

Hawke Varmint 6-24x44 + sunshade ordered last night. Thanks for the help!