It would appear that both Hawke and Uttings are confident in these new Vantage scopes. They have both responded to my e mails and assure me that a failure to hold zero would be a fault covered under the guarantee.
Furthermore, Hawke do not feel that Alan and Andy have been lucky with the performance of their units. They say that these examples are representative of the normal quality to be expected.
That's good enough for me!
My only problem now is whether to go for the 3-12x44SF or for an extra £10.00 the discounted 4-16x44SF. I'm leaning towards the 3-12 mag and put the extra £10.00 towards some Sportsmatch mounts.
Any opinions welcome!