Does anyone have experience with the new Hawke Frontier line of scopes? Looking at the 5-25x56 ffp, supposed to be even better than the old line......but
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When Hawke opened operations in the US 10+ years ago they had a Japanese made scope that they labeled "Frontier". Lenses were made in the same factory that makes lenses for Leupold, and the "Frontier" was absolutely top tier. So good, in fact, that I bought a half dozen of them and still use them on my long range prairie dog rigs.
They were so superior to the other Hawke products that they had to be dropped because the quality differences between them and the Chinese scopes that comprise the rest of the Hawke line were so obvious. Hawke designs its own scopes and reticles ( Nick Jenkison - three time WFT champion - is the reticle designer) but has them made to spec in China. They are good quality, at their price point, and well suited for Western tastes. They also have more dedicated airgun scopes that most others.
I have spoken to Hawkes head tech guy and he assures me that the new "Frontier" models are worthy of the name. Although I have no personal experience with the new version I believe that they are probably better than any other Chinese optic Hawke has ever offered.
They were so superior to the other Hawke products that they had to be dropped because the quality differences between them and the Chinese scopes that comprise the rest of the Hawke line were so obvious. Hawke designs its own scopes and reticles ( Nick Jenkison - three time WFT champion - is the reticle designer) but has them made to spec in China. They are good quality, at their price point, and well suited for Western tastes. They also have more dedicated airgun scopes that most others.
I have spoken to Hawkes head tech guy and he assures me that the new "Frontier" models are worthy of the name. Although I have no personal experience with the new version I believe that they are probably better than any other Chinese optic Hawke has ever offered.
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Hawke makes a great scope for the price. I have been using the Frontiers for years on centerfire rifles. This year I did get the 4x20x50 ffp. It is on my 6.5 CM. Great scope. Highly recommend. For the price, hard to find something better.
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The glass on my current 2.5-15 x 50 is excellent. Seeing the new models with 5-30 magnification, I went and got two of the new Frontier's 5-30x56 (coming my way) (second focal plane). Liked the 15yd parallax and the 56 objective.
Got a pretty good deal from Doug at Camera Land.....no tax (tax free if outside of NY) and free shipping......generally gives 15% or more off the list price when you call and negotiate.
Got a pretty good deal from Doug at Camera Land.....no tax (tax free if outside of NY) and free shipping......generally gives 15% or more off the list price when you call and negotiate.
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I just put a new sidewinder on today. 10-50x60ed and zeroed it up in 10 minutes at 50 yards
I love this SCOPE!
I love this SCOPE!
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I Used hawke scopes for a few years , accually I found the sidewinders better then the 2x15 or 5x30 frontiers , I had issues with the frontiers I broke like 6 of them , as for sidewinders I still kept a few , my favorite is the 6.5x20
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