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Hawke Varmint 3-12 Scope

Post by moulindu » Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:09 pm

Hi
I have been thinking of upgrading my scope for sometime now so bought a new toy for my beauty. It’s a Hawke Varmint sidefocus 3-12X44 scope. Read some good reviews & recommended for springer aswell so gave it a try.
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Body:-It has 1 inch mono tube with black mate finish with aircraft grade aluminum. It weighs around 530 gms with mounts & 34cm long.

Lens:-The objective lense is 44mm with fully multi coated lenses. It has good brightness & clarity but performs best in bright light. I have tried it even in low light condition but the focus & head position/eyerelief had to be spot on to get maximum performance from that scope.

Turrets:-Low turrets, crisp/clear/audible clicks & is resettable. The turrets are protected by caps which have to be removed for dialing. The click value is ¼ M.O.A & has 15 moa per revolution. The best part is it has got true clicks, I did an experiment for justifying it. At zero mark I took 3 shots, then dialed 15 moa down then took 3 shots, then 15moa to right again took 3 shots followed by 15 moa up & 3shots & lastly 15moa left with 3 shots to see whether the last group matches the zero group…& it did. So if I shoot using moa & track back to zero, the zero wouldn’t be lost. The mildots are said to be tue @ 10 mag, so I did test for verifying this as well. @ 100 yds the dist between each mildot is equal to 1 inch, so at 15 yds it should be 0.15inch or 3.808mm. So I marked 2 point 3.808mm apart & the mildots span is 3.808mm @ 10 mag for 15 yds. Lastly I checked my calculation of X14 dialing for 1 mil deviation, so took the first shot at zero, dialed 14 clicks & it hit the other point at 3.8mm @ 10 mag for 15 yds & the result was amazing.
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Reticle:-It has half-mildot hawke reticle true at 10 mag. There are 4 mildots at each side with additional 4 tie in between each mildot, providing multiple aiming points for holdover/under. The reticle is fine for my liking & it doesnot hide the target as most of us encountered it.

Side Parallax Adjustment:-This is a section alien to me, but that’s one of the primary reason for buying this scope. Parallax ranges from 7 yards and up at full mag. The side focus knob is bit hard to turn & small to incorporate max dist marks. It shows 10,15.20,30,50,75,100,200 & up, but the yardage marking were true at various distances as counterchecked with yardage tape & rangefinder. For airgunning it’s very difficult to get in between distances so I added a 100mm utg sidewheel to it. Thought the sidewheel isn’t a direct fit, I had to grind the inner dia of the utg sidewheel to set it to the hawke parallax knob. Then ranged it for various distances & marked it.
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EyePiece & Zoom Rings:- The eyepiece has got a fast ocular adjustment for fine tuning the image. The adjustment ring is pretty smooth & works well in low light.
The zoom is 3-12 & gives me plenty of option/magnification for close quarter & long range shooting. Once correctly focused I got clear image even at 7 yds. The zoom ring has a thumb knob allowing to freely vary magnification. I am using it at various distances & at various zoom level with the help of strelok plus & I am learning each day.
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Re: Hawke Varmint 3-12 Scope

Post by aadhaulya » Sun Aug 16, 2015 5:27 am

Nice review. I was also looking around for a new scope, this seems good. Can you please share from where and how much it costed you?? Did you order it on line or did you get it as hand baggage??

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Re: Hawke Varmint 3-12 Scope

Post by Basu » Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:42 pm

Very nice review with excellent details indeed.......
It is very useful for those who want to opt this scope.
Moulindu , you have Strelok Pro , Range Finder and this scope fixed on TX200.....do you miss any target these days....hah...hah...ha....

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Re: Hawke Varmint 3-12 Scope

Post by moulindu » Mon Aug 17, 2015 2:20 pm

Hi
aadhaulya wrote:Nice review. I was also looking around for a new scope, this seems good. Can you please share from where and how much it costed you?? Did you order it on line or did you get it as hand baggage??
Thanx Sir, got this scope from a friend, can be considered to be a budget scope with specs hard to beat. I have used it for around 10 days before reviewing it. The glitch i can find is that the head position had to be at the same spot time & time again to get a clear view, but i guess this is an advantage in a sense as then the hold & position will be far more consistent.
Basu wrote:Very nice review with excellent details indeed.......
Thanx Basuda
Basu wrote:you have Strelok Pro , Range Finder and this scope fixed on TX200.....do you miss any target these days....hah...hah...ha....
I am in need of an anemometer :D , yes technology spoiled me, now everytime i consult my gadgets before taking a shot, & if i dont i make blunders. I have bad days & good days, constantly trying to minimize the effect of former but then comes the blunders ROTFL.

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Re: Hawke Varmint 3-12 Scope

Post by brihacharan » Mon Aug 17, 2015 2:30 pm

Moulindu wrote:
I am in need of an anemometer! Yes technology spoiled me, now every time i consult my gadgets before taking a shot, & if i don't i make blunders. I have bad days & good days, constantly trying to minimize the effect of former but then comes the blunders!

The time has come when 'technology' has outscored 'skills' ....It's no more a challenge but 'dependency' on gadgets :roll:
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Re: Hawke Varmint 3-12 Scope

Post by Basu » Mon Aug 17, 2015 9:51 pm

Dear Moulindu,
Technologies and gadgets are meant for those ,who know to use them properly....undoubtedly you have that ability....
Move on.....

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Re: Hawke Varmint 3-12 Scope

Post by moulindu » Tue Aug 18, 2015 11:32 am

moulindu wrote:The time has come when 'technology' has outscored 'skills' ....It's no more a challenge but 'dependency' on gadgets
Well thats a good debatable topic that can go on & on....i guess i participated in one of those in my school days. To start with, technology always enhances the skill of an ordinary. Say for a mediocre student it ll b helpful to use a calculator rather to calculate in mind & loose both time & chances of getting the correct result. Similarly in my case i know the procedure but not that confident/quick in getting the correct result say in rangefinding or wind estimation or holdover/under/turret adjustment, so strelok plus is the way out. No one can deny the skills of estimating the variables quickly & accurately, but there is hell lot of skill involved in shooting itself, so for the time being i am concentrating on that. In favour of technology i want to say that the night vision rig that i built was using technology & it helped me every bit of it to take accurate shots & take care of the rats/mice.
Basu wrote:Technologies and gadgets are meant for those ,who know to use them properly....undoubtedly you have that ability....
Move on.....

I know its like cheating in exam, but fellows the result matters ROTFL . I am still less than one gadget in my collection...anemometer
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Re: Hawke Varmint 3-12 Scope

Post by brihacharan » Tue Aug 18, 2015 1:46 pm

Hi Moulindu,
Perhaps your search for an 'Anemometer' could end here.....
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LT Digital Anemometer, AM-4200
Rs.1303

Application:
This unit is an ideal tool for windsurfing, sailing, fishing, kite flying and mountaineering. One can also use it for industrial and home purposes such as measuring wind speed and temperature of CPU computer Fans, air conditioners, air blowers etc.

* Air Velocity & Temperature Measurement
* Max/Average/Current Air Velocity Measurement
* °C/°F Temperature unit selection
* Five units of air velocity
* Beaufort Scale / Back light Display
* Manual Auto Power Shut Off
* Wind Chill Indication
* Low Battery Indication
Good Luck!
Briha

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Re: Hawke Varmint 3-12 Scope

Post by moulindu » Sun Aug 30, 2015 6:16 pm

Hi
brihacharan wrote:Perhaps your search for an 'Anemometer' could end here.....


LT Digital Anemometer, AM-4200
Rs.1303
Application:
This unit is an ideal tool for windsurfing, sailing, fishing, kite flying and mountaineering. One can also use it for industrial and home purposes such as measuring wind speed and temperature of CPU computer Fans, air conditioners, air blowers etc.

* Air Velocity & Temperature Measurement
* Max/Average/Current Air Velocity Measurement
* °C/°F Temperature unit selection
* Five units of air velocity
* Beaufort Scale / Back light Display
* Manual Auto Power Shut Off
* Wind Chill Indication
* Low Battery Indication
Good Luck!
Briha
Thanx Brihaji
But I am looking for this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WeatherFlow-Win ... 3f2c5305c8
simple plugin device to the mobile & the device is supported by strelok+ & it incorporate the data immediately.
BUT my wife grounded me & I am not allowed to buy anything at pesent ROTFL
Moulindu

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