Hawke Airmax 4-12x40 AO Rifle Reviews

This scope is very clear and bright. There is no distortion around the edges. Scope clicks solid on adjustments and adjustable objective is very close to actual yardage. Also given the amount of zoom it has the overall length is not too big.

I think the crosshairs are a touch too fine. It is great for indoor target shooting but the fine reticle is easily lost outside, especially in dark backgrounds. Overall, it is a great scope especially at this price.

I mounted this on a HW50 and so far it has held zero. I will try to update this post in 3 months and again in 6 months. Supposedly the Vantage line will hold up to the HW50 but the Airmax is advertised as made for airguns. We will see. You are not going to find this much scope at this price point. If you are on the fence go ahead and get it.

Excellent scope for the price currently at Pyramid. Bought the first one for my TX200 .177 and after using it bought another one for my TX .22.

Parallax is a bit stiffer than I like but maybe will loosen up with time. Not a deal breaker.

Great scope for the money. Focus at distance and reticle focus is excellent. I use this scope to shoot flies at 20 yards. Hawke has an excellent return/warranty policy. I sent in a several year old 2-7x32 that was having focus issues and Hawke replaced it for free. Very impressed with Hawke customer service

Nothing

This is my fourth 4-12x40 AirMax.

Optic is clear, clicks very positive on the scope, But, the reticle is very fine/thin and hard to see. I have many higher end scopes in my collection, the reticle here is so fine it almost constitutes a fail. I will keep it, but would caution that the reticle is hard to see. Great and quick shipping by pyramid

Reticle needs more definition

lens are very clear, and give a good sight picture. The graduated cross hairs are very good for shooting at very close or longer shots. Parallax adjustment is pretty stiff on the one I have, but I have not worked with it enough to see if it will get easier to turn. Got this at a great sale price, plus had a coupon, and free shipping, so bang for bucks was very good.

Needs to be lighter weight.

I was able to mount this scope on a SportsMatch one piece drooper mount, and it worked out well with just the right amount of eye relief.

I guess it is ok for a pellet rifle.

The eye relief, though it long enough, it has a very short focal distance.

The windage and elevation clicks are a bit light. The sight picture is not very good, When trying to set the objective for parallax the whole sight picture moves around. Also the eye relief is very sensitive- short window. I shoot some brand name scopes, For this amount of money i am kind of disappointed.

Hawke quality amx cross hair is beautiful total package fits my Reign perfectly

N O T H I N G !!

Hawke is very good quality for the money just don't ask where its made

The whole pkg.

The Reticle needs to be darker

Quality and a Big Bang for the buck

Bright, clear lenses, floating reticle, semi target knobs. This is one of the best scopes I've used on any gun. It's not a Zeiss, Meopta, Swarovski, but it's a darn good clear well built scope. You could spend considerably more and not get anything close to this good. I've used cheap scopes and they are always loosing their zero, fuzzy lenses, whatever, but for just a few more dollars this thing is phenomenal. I can't think of a single thing I would change.

Some have griped about the reticle getting lost in heavy cover, and it's true. But that's a tradeoff you make for having a reticle that is fine enough for pellet rifles while still being as visible as possible. If you are going to hunt in low light, then you really should get a lighted reticle scope. But for general shooting and hunting, this is the cat's arse. I don't have much trouble in low light, but I don't use it much then either. I like a scope that doesn't cover a lot of the target and this one fills the bill nicely.

Mounting options are a bit narrow, but more or less the same for all scopes in this size range. My Daystate feeds from a clip, so that makes mounting a little bit of a challenge, but it's easily worked out, so beware it needs to either be pretty high or narrow rings to get you where the adjustment turret bulge under the scope doesn't interfere with the clip. I would say this is pretty much the same with all cip fed rifles with all scopes in this magnification range. If you go to a way longer scope, you're good to go.
Also, I had a problem with one of my used Hawke scopes, looked like some dirt broke loose inside the scope and got all over the lenses. Hawke was SUPER about replacing it pronto. It was one of the easiest replacements ever, they are a super outfit to deal with. I'll be a permanent customer.

I like this scope. I have several air guns and I keep finding this scope preferable compared to others. Good clear picture, and reticle.

I think it is a little pricey for an air gun scope but i guess it depends on if you want it to work and last.

Clear, easy to set up. Smooth adjustments.

Great scope for the money. Very clear, nice reticle. It's a fine reticle, which works well for target shooting, but I also have no problems finding it when dealing with pets. Keep in mind not all 40mm objectives are equal. This one has a very nice field of view at any magnification. AO seems pretty accurate. Has held zero through about 500 shots on an HW98, very accurate. Good eye relief, no problem using regular 2 piece mounts.

Would prefer a different style caps than bikini, but not a deal breaker.

You get what you pay for, the right scope makes shooting a lot more comfortable and easy.

I like the glass

The directions for sighting in should include 2 examples. Example 3 shots fired and the impact is 3 inches left and 2 inches high. To correct this do the following:

Nothing at the present

I've got this scope on a Weihrauch HW50s and I'm very please with it. The glass is clear, magnification and objective adjustment is smooth and properly weighted. Turret adjustments are clear and consistent. The AMX reticle is very well designed.

Maybe add a little more thickness to the reticle to help it stand out against dark, brushy backgrounds. At this price, an illuminated reticle would be nice.

Great scope, worth the cost.

Clear and good reticle

Put illumination on the reticle

I love the clarity, the ease of focus.

Make the turrets capless

It works great, is deadly accurate once dialed in.

Mounted this scope on my RWS 52. Performance is amazing, great clarity, very nice reticle that functions well.Scope is handling the recoil from this rifle well, used Leapers base, Hawk Mounts. With Hawk lifetime warranty hard to go wrong with this scope choice.

Lots of elevation and windage adjustments.

I discovered while mounting and testing the scope that it is NOT as advertise, which is each click is 0.25-inch MOA, meaning 4 clicks moves the shots 1-in at 100 yards. After mounting this scope onto my FWB Sport, I shot a group which landed 6.375-inch to my right at 24 yards. I made 96 clicks of Windage adjustment. 96 clicks / 6.375 inch = 15.059 clicks per inch at 24 yards 100 yards / 24 yards = 4.166 15.059 clicks per inch 4.166 = 3.61 click per inch at 100 yards. It is not 4 clicks to move 1 inch at 100 yards; it needs 3.61 clicks which this scope cannot make.

My old Bushnell Elite 3200 is much more precise than this Hawke scope. It is exactly 0.25 inch MOA per click and it is precise to the hundredth place, 4.00. Elite 3200 48 clicks move the shot 2.875-inch at 24 yards.

48 clicks / 2.875 = 16.696 clicks per inch at 24 yards
100 yards / 24 yards = 4.166
16.696 clicks per inch/ 4.166 = 4.00 click per inch at 100 yards.

I guess you get what you pay for. Readers, please feel free to check my math. I may did it wrong.

Good clear image

Its a short scope and will not fit on a rws mount

Scopes I bought are on Diana 460 and the Air King 54. Great scopes I am shooting 50 yards very easily.

Make the scope body 1 inch longer to fit in mounts better