Airmax Airgun Scope 1"

This scope holds zero on my Benjamin NP Elite, where others did not. The glass is bright and clear with adequate eye relief at all magnifications. Adjustments are reliable, without having to fire multiple shots for it to settle down. The reticle is very nice. I wish it were a first focal plane design, so the mil-dots would subtend the same angle and be consistent at all magnifications, but I knew this was a second focal plane scope when I bought it, and am not deducting any stars on that basis. I would have preferred to have used Hawke's significantly cheaper 4x32 AO Mil-dot scope, but they don't stand behind them, if your air gun produces more than 12 foot pounds of energy. Such a scope may work well on rifles producing 18 or 20 ft-lbs, but they won't stand behind it, if it doesn't, so I went with this one. I didn't want to take the chance, and this one does do the job.

Excellent scope for the price. Put on my Air Arms S510 FAC Extra and get extremely good accuracy. Nice click type elevation and windage adjustments. Super nice reticle, field of view and eye relief. Negatives: * Objective focus adjustment is very stiff which does not make for quick focus at different ranges. * The lens covers throw the view out of focus, which wont adjust out, so they need to be removed before using. * The reticle is not illuminated. The scope does not come with a CR2 battery as described, so don't be fooled into thinking it has one. Deceptive, incorrect information in that regard.

Update: I'm not sure if the problem was with my gun or the scope I originally purchased but Hawke has a lifetime warranty on their scopes and they replaced mine. They were very easy and great to deal with and the scope has been dead on. I would recommend the scope and the company as well. I had a problem and they took great care of me. Thank you Original review: I've seen a few reviews that mirror my experience. I bought this scope as an upgrade to my Gamo spring air rifle. I sighted it in and and was hitting almost everything I was shooting at. And the misses were obviously me. I was very impressed. Then after a month of so and maybe 100 rounds, I couldn't hit anything. I set up to resight the scope but was unable to do it. Dialed in on bullseye, the scope was shooting in a 2-3" spread at 20 yards and totally inconsistent from shot to shot. Maybe I just got a bad one, but my scope is a piece of crap. Other's have had this experience so beware.

I'm very happy with this scope. Mine is mounted to a Weihrauch HW98. It is very solid feeling and exudes quality. All adjustments are smooth and consistent. The optics are clear and bright. The reticle is well thought out overall. However, I agree with others who have commented on how fine the reticle is. You can lose it against a dark backdrop because of how difficult it becomes to see. That shouldn't be a problem at the range, but I could see myself having a hard time aiming at a squirrel on a dark tree trunk during the dim morning hours of hunting season.

It lasted mabey 100 shots then started dropping. Then all over ... tried 5 sets of mounts . Then changed scopes.. stock gamo 3x9 and what do you know.. Hawke scope is a lemon!! Dont know it I just got a bad one or it cant handle the recoil of the Swarm Magnum.. but they say their high recoil rated... that is why I bought the Airmax.. but very disappointed.. going too return it for a replacement. I really hope it works out . The only thing I dont like was the reticle was really thin.. in the woods- trees hard too see. Works great for target shooting..Some things really bother me is the objective lens threads have loctite sealer in them. Signs of it being refurbished or really bad quality control... see pictures. Turret pointers move freely..Will update what happens Sent the scope bad on nov 10th. It was received on the nov. 13th. Its the 16th still no refund.. very very frustrated!!! As the first purchase was on October 5th. I still have no scope or refund yet. As you can imagine I'm not happy!!! Update. 1-15-21 Would NEVER RECOMMEND!! TRIED 6 OF THESE. ALL JUNK!!! this last one would have several random flyers.. then I figure it was shooting great if you were level... air few inches up on the target like 6 to 8 in it would shoot low.. air at the lower bullseye and it would be high..... shoot back at the center bullseye and it was on again... turrets weren't responding in correlation with the arrows.. moved it 5clicks up and it went down 2inches!!! Wtf!!! Sometimes a full turn and a half too get a response on point if impact... just for their price and saying it will hold up too the magnum swarm.. it didn't even take the swarm whisper. 22 recoil.. maney their 600$and up Airmax scopes are good.. but these Airmax 4x12x40 AO are completely useless!!! I will say the glass is super clear but at for performance these are crap!!! I but the Gamo 4x32 factory scope back on.. and was hitting 1in groups at 30yrs!! Now its seriously the Tack driver !! Cant believe all this time and frustration was due too Hawke Airmax Garbage!!! Hope this helps someone so they dont have to go threw this!!! Do not buy!!

Just installed the scope on my Benjamin Trail NP2 today. I’ve only shot it a few times while tuning the new aftermarket trigger so this is just my first impressions of the scope. The scope came well packaged in a nice box with a cleaning cloth and instruction manual. Both the adjustable objective, the power ring and the eyepiece focus controls move reasonably easy but would stay at the setting unless moved. Both of the horizontal and vertical adjustment turrents are easily adjusted with fingers and have positive click detents. The scope is crystal clear and the AO works as it should. On first impression this is a very nice air gun scope for the price. My only complaint would be that the reticle and mil-dots are very fine and tend to get lost in a dark or cluttered background. Cranking the power up tends to help a bit but this reticle, at least in the un-illuminated version, would not be my choice as a hunting scope. I will update this again once I get it sighted and do so accuracy testing.

I had a $100 Hawke 4X32 that i loved! but it broke after 3 days. That's why I bought a $200 2-7X32. It's a good bit shorter length scope, to my surprise, and it fits my small rifle nicely. It's still perfect after 2500 rounds on my mild springer. I love the dots and dashes on the reticle. I think it's an etched reticle and that's why it's not broke. However, often it's hard to see the reticle when the contrast is not conducive. I may try a $200 vortex on my next rifle to see if I can get one to endure a sub-sonic springer. I'm new to airgun scopes but have had a pile of firearm scopes from Vortex, Sig, BSA, Bushnell and SWFA. Hawke is just as nice as I've had from these names.

I bought this scope because I wanted to step up from the $100~$150 price range I have been using on my air rifles and try an etched reticle. I have (had) 2 Hawke scopes and three UTG scopes, all of similar size, magnification range, and objective lens. This Airmax is a very nice high-quality scope with crystal clear optics, but I cannot say the optics are noticeably better than my less expensive scopes. Furthermore it has two fatal flaws. Issue 1: Both Hawke scopes I have suffer from the same issue, the adjustment ring for the AO focus is extraordinarily stiff and required a good grip and fair amount of force to get it to move, making it impossible to adjust while looking thru the scope, unless the rifle is on a bench rest. By contrast the UTGs are all very easy to adjust with a finger tip and or thumb while resting the rifle in my palm -yet just stiff enough to stay in place. This cost the Airmax a star. Issue 2: While the etched AMX reticle is fine and precise, it lacks good visibility as soon as the sight picture gets busy with anything other than a paper target. Out in the woods and the brush it takes some time to find it and then center it on the target. This is a huge problem because many times I cannot even see the reticle against a dark target. This scope would excel for long distance paper targets, and maybe a prairie dog in a field of grass, but forget about a squirrel in the woods! This renders it useless for a hunting scope and cost the Airmax 2 stars. In order to take advantage of the incredible AMX reticle it needs to be illuminated, but that feature adds too much to the cost of the scope, putting it out of my price range and into a bigger scope than I want on my rifle. I would not recommend this scope because for the money you can do a whole lot better with a UTG, even with a wire Mil-Dot reticle -which BTW is much faster to find and center under any and all circumstances without added illumination. Even though the AMX etched reticle is much nicer to look at and obscures less of the POI, it's useless if you can't see it against the target. It was for this reason I returned it.