Hawk 10x42 tactical (First Impression)

[deano]

looked at this scope the other week, looks nice. how would you compare it to a viper?

better quality optics, ie, much crisper image and better depth of field. also 'feels' more sturdy.

[griggzz]

after buying a 10x42 i was sitting on the fence and almost sold it to buy a eb sniper because the paralax error i was getting at 13yrds on a 15mm kill was ridiculas only knocking the target down 1 or 2 times out of 20 but just as i was about to give up on the scope a friend at MAD suggested a few things and we repositioned my cheeck piece and i was knocking the target down EVERY time , and i went straight out and shot my PB with it . id definatly say that the key to this scope is getting your eye in the exact right spot more so than my viper or you will suffer BAD paralax error , now i have this sorted im very happy with the scope . very nice optics

[deano]

after buying a 10x42 i was sitting on the fence and almost sold it to buy a eb sniper because the paralax error i was getting at 13yrds on a 15mm kill was ridiculas only knocking the target down 1 or 2 times out of 20 but just as i was about to give up on the scope a friend at MAD suggested a few things and we repositioned my cheeck piece and i was knocking the target down EVERY time , and i went straight out and shot my PB with it . id definatly say that the key to this scope is getting your eye in the exact right spot more so than my viper or you will suffer BAD paralax error , now i have this sorted im very happy with the scope . very nice optics

agree, you will find that scopes with quality glass are not too friendly to misaligned eye position, this one really shows up how good your postion is, but only takes 2 or 3 outings to get sorted.

[bullet boy]

What's the Illuminated Reticle like on this particular scope?I've seen through some makes of scopes and their version of the IR,and some I gotta say are pretty shocking!Would be interesting to know what this scope is like in low light for Dusk/Dawn Shooting too?
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Thankyou.

[itsaheadshot]

is this is the Tac version quality scope - very nice case aswell!! Don't understand why they didn't use flip up covers quality of scope is top notch.

[deano]

What's the Illuminated Reticle like on this particular scope?I've seen through some makes of scopes and their version of the IR,and some I gotta say are pretty shocking!Would be interesting to know what this scope is like in low light for Dusk/Dawn Shooting too?
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Thankyou.

no reflection of IR in the tube, really good ret when illuminated, very sharp, doesnt blur once lit either.

i use it for shooting in low light - find it to be perfectly fine.

[bullet boy]

no reflection of IR in the tube, really good ret when illuminated, very sharp, doesnt blur once lit either.

i use it for shooting in low light - find it to be perfectly fine.

Thankyou dean.This scope could probably be the best value for money scope on the Market today?!

[deano]

i dertainly rate it very highly, and think that there is very few scopes on the market in this price bracket that can compete.