Hawke 6-24x50 Airmax 30 SF Compact IR, Ill., AMX IR, 1/10 MRAD, 30mm

Clear, great reticle. Small and looks great on my Impact m3. This scope rivals all my Leupold vx3's, Nikon Monarchs, and Burris Signatures. In fact I like it so much some of those scopes will be replaced by this one.

I consider myself stronger than average and especially grip strength. But I will tell you, twisting the endcap is hard to turn on the illumination. Especially if your fingers are wet or sweaty. I put on the side focus ring and that makes it even harder to twist on the light. Once its on it's amazing for night and low light conditions, I don't know how I every lived without this for night pest control. I usually leave it on the dimmest setting, otherwise it can block out the sight picture when its dark out.

Don't hesitate to buy this scope. I'm a scope snob and absolutely have no issues or qualms with the picture, focus, reticle, or size.

This was my first high end scope and I was not disappointed. Optical clarity is amazing. For me, it has an almost perfect reticle. The illumination is really nice, not overpowering. Large wheel side focus is awesome. Magnification range is perfect. You can tell at a glance where you are in turret adjustment. Just an amazing scope.

There is always room for improvement. Everything is really stiff. Turning on reticle is challenging. If the reticle was extended vertically it would allow longer range holdovers. The turret zero isn't free enough when completely loosened to avoid changing turret settings. I don't care for the see through caps. Turret caps were really poorly 1/2 painted and flaking inside.

In spite of all those concerns, I would buy again. They can all be overcome leaving you with an excellent scope! I tried to downgrade this reviews overall rating to a 4, but couldn't.

Everything!! Clear glass, a perfect reticle for the ballistic curve of a pellet rifle. Small, light, and this is my fourth Airmax scope. In over 30 years shooting springer air rifles I have went through many scopes, tried them all and the Hawke Airmax is the only one that is reliable and does not self destruct mounted on a spring air rifle. Element Optics are in the process of replacing my Helix scope at the moment as it also vibrated the front glass loose allowing the sealing O ring to flop around in the front bell of the scope. Quite simply these things do not happen with an Airmax. I have ordered another of these to replace the Helix .

I suppose a more accurate parallax ranging system, however no scope even a 3000 dollar field target scope is real accurate and one does have to use an aftermarket parallax wheel and make your own range marks and this will vary scope to scope. Otherwise the parallax adjustment is precise and clear and great for regular target shooting, plinking and hunting. Not all shooters are like myself shooting sugar cubes at 50 yards.

If you want a really good scope that will withstand even a Magnum Springer such as the Gamo magnum, the Diana 350, the 460, or something like the Hatsan sniper, do not waste time and money with other scopes. Airmax is rated for springer air rifles and my Airmax scopes serve me well. They hold zero, they adjust quickly and surely and I do not have to worry about all the resulting damage other scopes tend to have happen sooner or later. Airmax scopes are the only scope I now even consider for any springer air rifle.