22cf Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 I’ve been long range varminting about 12 years, in that time I’ve use Nightforce, Schmidt and Bender PM II , Zeiss Victory, and Sightron SIII. I’ve always considered Hawke scopes to be garbage. I wanted one rifle for Long Range varminting and foxing so I bought an 8twist Tikka T3x Super Varmint in .223rem which is perfect for the jobs required with either 53gn VMax or 77gn Tipped matchkings. The problem was the scope. Good quality scopes don’t tend to work well with nightvision. As I do far more foxing than long range varminting I decided to change the Sightron to a scope more suitable for nightvision so went for the Hawke 6-24x56 Sidewinder. I was very sceptical it would be any good for long range varminting. How wrong I was, I was out last week and took crows and pigeons out to 375yds with only a few misses, I was dialling up and down the turrets all day. In total I took 25 shots and missed 3 which for me was outstanding. At the end of the day I re-zeroed the turrets and I put 3 straight through the centre of a 1/2” ring at 100yds. Obviously the Hawke glass isn’t Zeiss quality but it’s more than adequate for 500yd varminting in decent daylight and the turrets track very well. Hawke sidewinders are a great compromise scope for both NV foxing and Long Range varminting. They also work fantastically well with the Solaris laser torch, I am easily able to identify foxes out to 400yds Im no longer a Glass Snob !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One on top of two Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Hawk S/W are are great scopes ., I have had a couple over the years funnily enough on fox rifles too , not tried them with NV but they are amazing under the lamp 👍👍. i only gave them a swerve because I have all Mrad scopes . Hmmm nowt there’s a thought an mrad sidewinder 🤔👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinBR Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Yup used 1 for about 6 months now and can't fault it. Would buy another if it came to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One on top of two Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Nearly all of the mid ranged Hawk scopes I have looked through would hammer glass costing twice . Very underrated in my opinion if I remember rightly the sidewinder I had on my 220 swift coupled with 50 grn Noslers at 4000 FPS was a death sentence to anything that landed within a 500 m radius . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinBR Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Got a Hawke Frontier in the post just now. If that doesn't measure up to my needs (might not focus down enough for the distance I tend to shoot at) I'll be ordering another 6-24 sidewinder. Only reason I don't have my sidewinder anymore is that my dad tried it and decided it was his, as you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam39 Posted September 29, 2019 Report Share Posted September 29, 2019 Following................ do it all scope......long range varminting, good in low light but also will work say an add on Pard. I was looking at the Delta 3-24 x 56 ED? Does anyone have experience of this scope? the mag range and some general good feed back re Delta optics is catching my interest. 2 watch-outs pointed out to me were, if an add on could fit on with the ocular illumination? Is the tall dialing turret option going to block the ir of a Pard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meles meles Posted October 26, 2019 Report Share Posted October 26, 2019 We use Hawkes on our .22 Winchester Magnum and .22LR rifles and have been very satisfied with them... Not up with the Zeiss and Pecar scopes we have on our centrefires, but then nowhere the price either and certainly good enough for the ranges and light conditions at which we shoot .22 rimfires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezedtee Posted November 1, 2019 Report Share Posted November 1, 2019 On 9/29/2019 at 12:52 PM, sam39 said: Following................ do it all scope......long range varminting, good in low light but also will work say an add on Pard. I was looking at the Delta 3-24 x 56 ED? Does anyone have experience of this scope? the mag range and some general good feed back re Delta optics is catching my interest. 2 watch-outs pointed out to me were, if an add on could fit on with the ocular illumination? Is the tall dialing turret option going to block the ir of a Pard? Hi. I too am currently thinking of getting that scope and have exactly the same questions. Hoping someone will come back with answers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banus02 Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 good afternoon,buy a delta 3x15x56 illuminated titanium hd and you wont go wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbel Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 hi, 6-24x50 hawk sidewinder with the sr pro recticle, love it, works well with the pard 007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VarmLR Posted December 14, 2019 Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 I've had a few Hawke scopes. Some have been ok...most have not. Glass has been generally poor. I wouldn't touch another one with a barge-pole but each to their own. What put me right off them was owning, for a short time, one of their premium range a few years ago (4 or 5 years ago) and finding that the turrets had been shimmed with offcuts of the thin aluminium index marking washers used under the covers. This was on a brand new scope! It wouldn't dial consistently, nor would other ones I've had, so I personally would look elsewhere. You can only speak as you find, and if you've found a later model to be ok...fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunny bedford Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 On 9/28/2019 at 7:43 PM, 22cf said: I wanted one rifle for Long Range varminting and foxing so I bought an 8twist Tikka T3x Super Varmint in .223rem which is perfect for the jobs required with either 53gn VMax or 77gn Tipped matchkings. sorry to change course a bit, how are you finding the 77gr TMK's ? ive started to load .223 with the 69gr, and out of my ruger predator (also 8 twist) i am getting just under MOA at 100 meters, so fine for hunting, but was wondering if the 77gr might be better ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22cf Posted January 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 My Tikka T3 will shoot the 77gn STMK's into <0.5" groups all day long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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