Page 2 - Hawke Vantage HD 2-7x32 AO Reviews

Very nice - just the right size and zoom for my air gun

2-7 is an ideal real world power. 2 is great for stability and 7 is as much magnification as any human can actually hand hold. turret clicks are solid. Illumination is good. Adjustable bell "can" take the parallax out at any range. Scope is plenty bright, don't think you have to have a giant objective, even at 7 power this scope is as bright as a 50 at 12 power. Mounts perfectly, (nice and down tight to the the barrel) in Burris Signature medium 22 rings. +20 shims rear, -10 front. The lock pin worked well in the rear ring on the RWS48 rail. without the pin I could not get the ring clamp tight enough not to move back 0.040 with each shot. about 200 shots have passed under the scope so far. I'm grouping under 1" at 60 feet. I'm a long time gun powder burner, this is my first air rifle, learning to use a very light hold seems key to consistent shots that let the scope shine. Optically this scope is pretty darn good. At 7 power there is a tiny bit of chromatic aberration, but that's not uncommon even on much more expensive scopes. edge to edge sharpness is good. eye relief distance usability is nice and broad perhaps an inch back and forth so its not a hard scope to shoot quickly. comes with see thru cover caps which I much prefer over flip caps on an adjustable bell scope.

I'm often a low light hunter. the lowest illumination level is perfectly usable but brighter than I would choose to dial in if there were a few lower illumination clicks. That said, its not my $1800 IOR sniper scope, so I can't really complain, this is just a wish list item.

This was my first springer air rifle mount, RWS 48. While the felt recoil is very low compared to any of my hunting rifles, the severity of the spring jerk is amazing. I could not get the ring mounts tight enough for them not to walk backward with each shot. Using the included pin was not an option it was a necessity.

Clarity, illuminated mil dot. Over all wt.

Turret adjustment.

I found the turret adjustment very "mushy". I couldn't feel the clicks, whats more hear them. Even though the turrets are covered, I would always be concerned that it wouldn't stay zeroed. This scope is going back in exchange for another one.

Great glass, great value, just what the kid's HW50 needed.

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Customer Service recommended this scope for the kid's new HW50. They didn't recommend the most expensive; but rather, they recommended what was perfect for the rifle it was going to be mounted on. Thanks Pyramid Air, that's true customer service.

Works great for my Marauder pistol. The lowest setting helps get on target fast for hunting and the higher power was great for sighting it in and shooting some groups

a cat tail on the magnification dial would be awesome it is a little stiff. and the illumination is unnecessary to me if i could have saved a few bucks and got the same scope without i would have

awesome scope for the money I think it would be good in any pcp application not sure about springers though

Bright, black, red, green crosshairs. Quality made, heavy and etched glass (crosshair). This scope is perfect for my Crosman 1720T with Crosman rifle stock. The green crosshair works great on little black bullseye target. I use this scope for 10-meter and 50-foot indoor rifle competition, and the 2x-7x magnification is perfect for my need. The green crosshair is perfect for indoor range lighting where the little black bullseye targets are not very well lit at 50 feet down range. I can shoot 1-ragged hole at 10 meters (33 feet), standing unsupported! At 50 feet, it is another story, and mostly user error :-).

Nothing, in fact I'm saving up for another scope for my custom Ruger 10-22! This scope will replace the rimfire Nikon 4x scope on the Ruger 10-22. The Nikon is an excellent scope, but the black crosshair of the Nikon scope on little bullseye target makes my eyes water and my vision becomes blurry after 20 rounds or so. With the Hawke scope, not a single tear drop hit the floor, not even after 100 rounds.

2x-7x power, so don't expect to see nose hair color of the squirrel at 100 yards! You cannot beat this scope with the price, not even the Nikon 4x rimfire scope.

Everything about this little scope is great, I have mounted it on my marauder pistol and I couldn't be happier the scope is nice and clear and keeps it's setting best scope I own right now.

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If you are looking to buy this scope don't hesitate you won't be disappointed with the purchase. The space that I have to hunt the pest is small because I live in a town house so the 2-7x32 is perfect I set it on 4 and I'm good up to about 15 yards.

Compact, Good Optics, Inexpensive

Just wish the zoom and focus twisted a little easier, I think in time they will get easier, but little stiff when new.

Great to small air guns and worth the money, really a great value.

Perfect for the Marauder pistol. Nice close-in objective focus.

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Works great on Marauder pistol. Get 1" high-profile rings for Marauder pistol so you have plenty of room for top-side clip.

It has a very clear and sharp view.

Magnification should be at least 9 to help my poor old eyes.

I put this scope in the same class as my Center Points (4-9x32 and 4-16x40), but not near as good as my UTG 4-16x56AO, SWAT, EZ-TAP. My new TX200 deserves the best scope I can afford. I will use my Hawke on my Beeman RS/2 for instruction to my children. Bottom line "you get what you pay for".

It is not too heavy and the optics are clear

I would like to see the option of a side focus adjustable objective

nice scope

Very clear optics and very fine reticles that react to fine adjustments.

Maybe better lens covers.

A little overpriced compared to other scopes in this category.

Really clear objectives and sharp images with this scope. Extremely well made and the illuminated reticle helps out in low light conditions.

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Great hunting scope for any rifle.

As advertised, Good quality scope, smooth action. Have no yet put it through its paces though, may add to the review later.

relatively short and light but still "full size" (not a "compact" model that needs a mounting scheme to bring it closer to the eye); illuminated reticle (the IR in the name) includes only the mil-dots

I didn't like the lens caps (loose caps held by elastic strings)

I don't know why this costs more than the Leapers or Centerpoint since this is also made in China.