Ruko Haako

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Way back when Ruko was still a going concern in Canada, I had a catalog from them(before the internet), showing their 'new' line of Ruko Haako scopes. The design looked pretty high tech, alas, I was a po' teenager at the time and could not get my hands on one, or even buy a rifle to put it on, or ammunition to fire out of it. I think Beeman might have sold them for a little while back in the early 1980's too. Point is, is there anyone out there that ever had one or more, if so, how were/are they? I seem to remember there was a few different models available at the time. Maybe the technology came from the Aliens, where on earth were they made? :p Regards. I'm beginning to think I imagined the whole episode.
 
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I have a Ruko Hakko Mark VII electro point 1.5x5x that a friend bought new for around $400 and gave it to me after retiring from hunting. He mounted it on a shotgun and it has a dot that lights up for low light use. I have never mounted it or used it. I have tried to get infor off the web about the scope without much luck(like battery size). I really can't tell you much else about it.It appears to have good optics?
 
saw one in a shop, last week. Pretty good optics...AFIcould see.
the thing I liked the most (I don't like shooting that dot in the center) is that one couls shoot it like a german #3 post. It was used, buit if one buys this thing, there;s no warranty whatsoever.
The batteries (2) were thw wrong size, but may have worked at one time, because the salts coming out of them tells a long story,,,,

he scope was well used, ringmarks....and the paint on the knobs was almost gone... but the guy said it's like new... hehe. I'd have paid 50 $ for it, but nothing more.
 
These were good scopes, made by Hakko of Japan. I'm not sure what the status of this company is currently. Maybe bought or merged with another optics maker. I have several of them, and they take a battery that is less common nowadays.
As a matter of fact, I just ordered some of these batteries from the USA. They are: Duracell PC640A costing around $5.75.

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If it helps anyone, the battery is also known as: PX640A / A640PX / EN640A / EPX640A / PC640A / LR52 / 1126A.
 
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LIB H. thanks for the battery number as I had to make a one work as I could not find the size. When I looked on the web Hakko was under construction and that is where I left it.
 
I have a Rukko mk VIII Elecro Point 3-9 x 40 with the German 4 reticule which I really like. I had a similar problem regarding batteries so I figured that as the original battery was 1.5v that another any 1.5v battery could be used as the LED light works on voltage rather than power.
So, I got a 10 pk card of 1.5v button batteries for $1 from the dollar store but the button battery was much smaller in diameter and thinner. I cut a hole in a small piece of foam to centre & hold the battery and then found a small spring to place on top to take up the difference in the battery thickness and to make electrical contact with the screw-in cap.
I just got a digital camera and when I figure how to use it I'll post some pics of the battery mod.
 
I have in my hands a Hakko Electropoint 2-7x32 illuminated scope that I picked up at a gun show at least 18 years ago. It's spent its entire life on a 10/22 with no problems whatsoever. It takes a battery labeled "357", looks like a typical medical-type battery. Don't know how difficult they are to find since I haven't bothered to replace it since this one died about 5 years ago.

The scope itself has decent or better quality optics, some type of coating on the lenses, and an oddball reticle (central dot, circle around it and three tapered posts left, right and bottom). The entire reticle illuminates red when the scope is switched on, and there is only "on" and "off", no rheostat to control brightness. The zoom and click adjustments work as they should and are still very smooth and positive. It's a fairly heavy scope for this power/objective size, but I think that's due to the rather bulky and heavy battery and electronics module in the eyepiece.

The Hakkos were Japanese-made optics and I do remember that Beeman sold them under their label way back when.

I've never really taken this thing too seriously, would not mount it on a centerfire that might be used to take a critical shot on anything, but it's been carried many a mile on this 22 and I have no complaints.

John
 
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I have a Rukko mk VIII Elecro Point 3-9 x 40 with the German 4 reticule which I really like. I had a similar problem regarding batteries so I figured that as the original battery was 1.5v that another any 1.5v battery could be used as the LED light works on voltage rather than power.
So, I got a 10 pk card of 1.5v button batteries for $1 from the dollar store but the button battery was much smaller in diameter and thinner. I cut a hole in a small piece of foam to centre & hold the battery and then found a small spring to place on top to take up the difference in the battery thickness and to make electrical contact with the screw-in cap.
I just got a digital camera and when I figure how to use it I'll post some pics of the battery mod.
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You are right, it is very possible to use a battery that you already have on hand. Any 1.5 volt that is smaller than the original can often be shimmed and connected as you describe. I've done it before too.
 
I also had to make a 1.5v fit into the battery housing. My scope has the dot and tapered hairs/lines on each side of the dot that all light up.
 
Just noticed on another thread here that the Super Sniper scopes are made by Hakko, according to one poster.

Thanks guys for the tips on battery adapting for red dots.

John
 
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