Hawke Optics

The Hawke Riflescope Story... Europe's Number One Riflescope, Now Available in the USA!

A Special Review by Eben Brown, E. Arthur Brown Co, Inc.

It's an unfamiliar name to most American hunters, but Hawke riflescopes offer the innovation and quality that American hunters demand. A partnership between a scope marketer, a 3X world champion, and a group of Japanese optical engineers... Hawke has gained a solid reputation in Europe. They own 50% of the scope market in England (UK) and dominate the rest of Europe, too. This article will attempt to explain their amazing success.

Optical Quality - Hawke's engineers developed a new "broad band" lens coating that captures the brightest image without sacrificing clarity and resolution. They call it True-View coating. The lenses themselves are individually selected and matched to give edge to edge image clarity. Then during assembly, each lens set is inspected repeatedly to be sure the target image stays crisp and clear through the full range of magnification.

Mechanical Quality - "Repeatability" is critical in riflescopes. Not just the windage and elevation adjustment, but also the point of impact throughout the scope's magnification range. Hawke's innovative reticles and computer programs require their scopes to be repeatable in these areas. So, they developed construction methods and quality control that assures it. Hawke IS Mechanical Quality.