Just got back from the range, and the Hawke is hands down the best 59 bucks I ever put on a scope. It's better than any other scope i've put on any of my weapons and I'd definitely buy another.
it took me 4 shots today to get on target - a group of 3 centered 3" low and 3" right at 50 yards. came left 24 clicks and up 24 clicks (1/
[email protected] per click) and the 4th shot was literally dead center on the bull. I also happened to run into a guy with a chrony at the range and fired both my 308 with factory winchester ammo and my hand loads thru, and my 22mag with the hornady 30gr vmax.
mine has the 30/30 reticle (30MOA span on the tips of the thick parts of the post...i will work out a range card later. I forgot to check the height at zoom levels today.
After sighting in to the bull at 50 yards, I proceeded to box the next target moving the adjustments 32 clicks left and up, fired a shot then moved 64 clicks right, fired a shot 64 clicks down, then 64 clicks left, making a perfect square, then 32 up and right to bring back to center. the shots on center touch. I'm done. Just need to adjust for my hunting range and now that I know my MV, i can load up the ballistics calc and i'll be pretty confident at any range up to 350-400
It was really surprising to see just how much better the optics in the Hawke are compared to the BSA.
I'm not a big fan of chinese scopes and would prefer japanese glass on an American made scope...its just that my budget doesn't have enough budge in it for that right now. Someday...but for now, this Hawke Endurance fits the bill. If you can drop a COUPLE more dollars on your budget, EABCO.com still has a few Hawke Frontier (japanese glass) available
http://www.eabco.com/store/products/Hawke_Frontier_Riflescopes_Clearance_Japanese_Optics-1865-0.html
(dangit!!! they dropped the price on them again...i should have gotten this scope (KICKING MYSELF HARD)
89 bucks. DANGIT DANGIT DANGIT!!!