The Hawke Sidewinder 30 SF riflescope enhances one of Hawke's best sellers by giving it two key upgrades. The most visible change is the H5 optics system, which shows you an amazingly wide 24-degree field of view, plus 4" of eye relief. Another much requested feature is the addition of an elevation turret witness window, so you can easily see the number of revolutions on the knob. You can adjust both locking windage and elevation turrets in 1/10 MRAD clicks by up to 28 MRAD, plus you get parallax adjustment that's good from 10 yards to infinity with the side focus knob.
The Sidewinder works better than expected in spite of poor weather and wind because it features fog proof, waterproof, shockproof, nitrogen purged, fully-multicoated 18-layer lenses. This scope gives you a sight picture typically reserved for much pricier scopes, uses low dispersion crown glass, and has a 30mm tube with a 44mm objective lens. You can get a better view of the reticle by activating the red multi LED lights on 6 different intensities, giving you multiple illumination options for low light situations. In addition, the scope stands up well to recoil, meaning you can use it on a range of airguns or firearms.
Hawke designed the SFP half mil reticle for windy and long range shooting with features such as multiple windage aim points and easy range calculation. This reticle gives you accurate spacing on 20x magnification, with half MRAD markings in addition to .2 mil markings on the first and last MRAD sections after the 6 mil mark. It also has crosses in a Christmas tree layout that are .2 mil wide and high, spaced 1 mil apart on the bottom of the reticle. The height of the marks is: .2 mil for half mil marks, .5 mil for 1 mil marks, and 1 mil for 2 mil marks. Hawke also gives you a CR2032 battery for the LEDs, zoom lever, lens covers, 2" sidewheel, 4" sunshade, and a lens cloth. If you're looking to improve your accuracy, get the scope that gets the most out of your shooting with the Hawke Sidewinder 30 SF riflescope at Airgun Depot now.
- 30mm aluminum tube
- 44mm objective
- Resettable locking turrets with witness window
- Ultra-wide angle 24 FOV (19.5-6.3 ft @ 100 yards)
- 102mm (4") eye relief with .27"-.09" exit pupil
- Elevation and windage adjustment range: 28 MRAD, in 1/10 MRAD increments
- Side focus, 10 yards to infinity
- Removable index-matched rangefinding 2" sidewheel
- High volume eyebox
- 13.3" long, 24oz
- High grade, low dispersion crown glass
- 18 layer fully multi-coated lenses
- Removable zoom magnification throw lever
- Fast focus eyebell with lock ring
- Fog proof
- Nitrogen purged
- Waterproof
- Shockproof
- Hawke no-fault lifetime warranty
- 20x second focal plane (SFP) half mil reticle with additional .2 mil outer markings and crosses on lower portion
- Reticle: Multi-LED high intensity red illuminated etched glass
- ManufacturerHawke Sport Optics
- Condition New
- Accessories Type Scopes
- Warranty Lifetime limited warranty
- Weight 1.50
USING THE FOCUS WHEEL AS A RANGEFINDER ISNT AS PRECISE AS A LASER UNIT BUT FOR MOST SHOOTING IT IS MORE THAN ADEQUATE AND LETS ME CARRY ONE LESS PIECE OF GEAR.
Pros
MY FIRST PCP WAS AN AIRCORCE CONDOR SS WITH A HAWKE AIRMAX 4 TO 16 SIDE FOCUS WITH THE BIG FOCUS WHEEL MY AIRGUNNING VIRTUALLY EXCLUSIVELY ABOUT PROTECTING MY BLUEBIRDS FROM DESTRUCTIVE BIRD SPECIES BY SIMPLY FOCUSING THE SCOPE AND READING THE NUMBER OFF THE BIG WHEEL MY HOLDOVER WAS INSTANTANEOUS AND RIGHT ON. UNFORTUNATELY SOMEONE BROKE INTO MY HOUSE AND THAT RIG. NO OTHER SCOPE I HAD WORKED NEARLY AS GOOD IN THE VARYING DISTANCES I ENCOUNTER. FINALLY DECIDED TO GET ANOTHER HAWKE SIDE FOCUS THE SIDEWINDER 6.5 TO 20 X 44 I PURCHASED IS EVEN BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL AIRMAX. CLARITY IS EXCELLENT, OPERATION IS EASY, AND THE RETICLE JUST PERFECT FOR WHAT I DO.
Cons
SOME OF MY OTHER SCOPES HAVE AN INDEX LINE ON THE SIDE OF THE TUBE. ALIGNING THE LINE WITH THE FLAT SURFACE ON THE TOP OF THE BOTTOM SCOPE RING MAKES SETTING UP THE SCOPE QUICK AND EASY. WISH ALL SCOPES HAD THAT.