Hawke scopes

A couple of years ago I bought an Endurance 2-7x32 with the 30-30 IR reticle. It was to replace a Fullfield II 2-7x35 on my Marlin 336. When the scope came the reticle wasn’t daylight bright and the Burris glass was noticeably better to my eyes, especially in low light. So I kept the Fullfield II and sold the Hawke.

I have a couple Hawke Sport Optics HD IR 2-7x32 AO. They're sitting on a couple spring piston air rifles. The glass isn't the clearest, but Hawke's shine in the durability department.

When I was shopping for a scope to place on my Hatsan 135 air rifle I figured it would be best if I went with Leuopold given their reputation. Information I read was that all Leupold scopes are rated for air guns. I can't speak for all Leupolds, but my Leupold VX-2 Rimfire EFR 3-9x33 broke in less than 10 shots. The Hawke is still going strong after about 100 shots.

I would try a Hawke on an air rifle. I’m not going to use one on a rimfire or centerfire because of the glass. I just did some research and it looks like your experience with Leupold was a one off.

I’ve run around 500 rounds through my spring piston with a Leupold Mark AR with no problems FWIW. I also own a Hawke used on various rifles for the past decade. Something like low-end Nikon glass and built tough.

I have a Hawke Sport Optics Vantage 3-9x40 with adjustable objective on a Ruger 10/22. Works pretty well but does not have quite the clarity of my two Nikon scopes. The adjustment turrets have no numbers of any type, except for a very small "0" under one of the gradation marks, so if you want to make an adjustment for range and windage and then return to your prior zero, you have to remember the number of clicks of adjustment you made.

They are fantastic crossbow scopes.Never put one on a rifle,always Leupold for that application.