Hawk 10x42 tactical (First Impression)

[deano]

out of interest, does anyone know the best zero range for this scope on an HMR to make use of the half-mil dots???

used chairgun, but i'm lucky if i can use 3 of them!!

[bomber]

out of interest, does anyone know the best zero range for this scope on an HMR to make use of the half-mil dots???

used chairgun, but i'm lucky if i can use 3 of them!!

I zero mine at 30 yds for hft and find that between 13 and 33 yds it is a straight forward cross hair shot. I use the first mil dot for 10 yds and 45. I use the half mil dot for 40 yds, theese are on full size kills of course, but I do find the half mil dot mark useful for the smaller kills especially the 15 mils.

[Charlts]

out of interest, does anyone know the best zero range for this scope on an HMR to make use of the half-mil dots???

used chairgun, but i'm lucky if i can use 3 of them!!

A mil dot is 100mm at 100yards, I've never shot much further out than that with a hummer so have never used a lot of hold over. There must be a rim fire equivalent to chairgun which'd give you some info?

[deano]

i've got it sorted through chairgun now, for the 10 x 42 half mil scope the dots are as follows (with a 100yd zero) -

48.5yd (near as dammit 50yd), 100yd (centre of x-hair for both), 155yd, 195yd, 225yd, 250yd and 275yds.

brilliant combo with the HMR that i would say!!!

[Spanner.]

A mil dot is 100mm at 100yards, I've never shot much further out than that with a hummer so have never used a lot of hold over. There must be a rim fire equivalent to chairgun which'd give you some info?

Downloads Hawkes own BRC, its spot on.

[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.