hawke sidewinder

[Ratbasher]

I have a Sidewinder 3-12x50 10x half mildot and absolutely LOVE it. Had a Platinum Nighteater and a Viper, and neither come close to the SW, IMHO.

[Bladerunner too]

I have /had Two Sidewinders, First one was bought second-hand, This one had the mill dot ret,This one i will refer too as the (old)one, So the old one would not keep a zero,myself and my son attempting to and failing to hold the zero, simple cure which took all of 3 days, Deben kindly looked at it, As said returned within 3days an the scope is perfect, apparently (erector) spring was changed,So there we have it ,a Scope i would class as brilliant,Now i have a class scope,What do i do, Give it away to my son,an off to the Gun-shop to buy a brand new one...The new one (sr pro) which i have had around 5/6 months has deteriorated somewhat in that time,This scope is at Deben`s as we speak (print) ,It struggle`s to hold a zero combined with the visual clarity of shall we say a cheap scope, Reader please remember i also have access to the (lads) scope for comparison, Back to the New scope, If i unlock the rear eyepiece ring there is a lot of play (up an down/side to side) It may well turn out to be a simple cure of a lens not aligned correctly,,, So i await the result from Deben, and of-course i will report the result here, But in conclusion to date, A brilliant Scope when all working fine, but as in all Mass produced products there will be odd hick-up .Thank you for reading, As Arnie says "i`ll be back"

[Vermin Al]

I have the 6-24x56 Sidewinder with SR Pro reticle and am very pleased; good clear optics and rock solid zero.

[Jay666d]

I have a Hawke Nighteye on my .17HMR and I love it... Such a crisp image and the reticle looks nice and sharp!

Recently tried a Nikko... The image was ok, but the reticle was nowhere near as sharp!

I'm now looking for a Sidewinder to put on my .223!

[jumbuck]

I have a Hawke Nighteye on my .17HMR and I love it... Such a crisp image and the reticle looks nice and sharp!

Recently tried a Nikko... The image was ok, but the reticle was nowhere near as sharp!

I'm now looking for a Sidewinder to put on my .223!

I had a 4-16x50SF Sidewinder30 on my .223 for a while. Took it off as not as clear and crisp at 300yds as the Nikko Stirling Japanese Diamond 4.5-14x50AO i put back on Each to their own

[Bladerunner too]

I`m back,well i said i would be,Sent mind off to Deben with a explanation of what i think is not right,which is,(an bear with me as i am a layman in these fields) i think there is something wrong with the Parallax lens (if there is one).well Deben sent it back saying nothing wrong,ok i will keep trying the scope,so saying i zero for 20 yds an then Parallax for 40 it will be off to the left,also as an example i look out my window an there is a tree around 25yds away,sharp in focus an the side-wheel reads between 60 an 100yds.Been to the shop this morning an bought myself a Mamba lite,as something to use while i decide what to do with the Sidewinder.As a side note,,The Mamba reads true(ish) for the range,also zeroed the Mamba in the Garden (15yds)an the scope a little low but the vertical line 1 click out, an i mean 1 click.Surprised me. Anyway back to the Sidewinder, would i recommend ,afraid not.

[angrybear]

I had a 4-16x50SF Sidewinder30 on my .223 for a while. Took it off as not as clear and crisp at 300yds as the Nikko Stirling Japanese Diamond 4.5-14x50AO i put back on Each to their own

Indeed, I have never yet looked through a Nikko sterling that gives a clear picture

I've got Sidewinders on both HMR, 4-16x50, & WMR 4.5-14x42, both 10x 1/2 mil-dot, they are the best glass at that price level & the ret is simply superb, very fine for daylight use on high mag yet still easily visible through an NV add on.

As it happens both have had problems with the ret coming loose/not holding zero, so both have been tested & replaced under warranty, but that does not put me off them in the slightest.