throdgrain Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 Evening folks! I have a HW97K, which Im sure most people will know is quite a heavy gun. At the moment it has a Hawke Vantage 3-9 AO IR scope on it, which is ok, but I was thinking of replacing it with a proper air rifle rated scope, and wondering if I got a slightly lighter one it may make a bit of difference. I was think of a Hawke Airmax maybe 3-9 or 4-12 x 40 or 50, no IR? Certainly I have an old Nikko scope on my HW90K, another heavy gun, and it feels a bit lighter with that on, but I , frankly, don't want to go as old as that. Any ideas or alternative suggestions anyone? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telf Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 I personally dont think you will notice much difference in weight no matter what you put on as the majority of scopes only vary by a few ounces either way , drop the objective to 40-44mm and you will gain a bit , theres a hawke airmax in other sales section ,44mm ob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 (edited) Hello, Hawke scopes are rated for all air rifles, just need to use quality mounts Edited July 16, 2020 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throdgrain Posted July 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 3 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, Hawke scopes are rated for all air rifles, just need to use quality mounts Hi all Hawke scopes are not rated for air rifles, only the airmax and the 30mm tubes iirc 3 hours ago, telf said: I personally dont think you will notice much difference in weight no matter what you put on as the majority of scopes only vary by a few ounces either way , drop the objective to 40-44mm and you will gain a bit , theres a hawke airmax in other sales section ,44mm ob I think 40mm might be the answer, thanks for the input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 Hello, 2 hawke scope models are designed for air rifles but that is not the same as being shock proof, suitable for high calibre rifles are suitable for spring rifles, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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