Target Shooter 1

Sidewheel PA on the
Eclipse
Scope caps come on the Eclipse too
are in the second focal plane. There are two side
focus scopes in the Eclipse range being the
aforementioned 4-16 and this 6-24 model. They
parallax down to 10 yards and in excess of
500 yards. In fact the 4-16*50 model has just
won a Gold medal in the Civilian Service Rifle
competition held at Bisley held at 300 and 500 yards
up against German and American scopes costing
many times more, so the credentials of this scope
have already been proven in competition. The Mildot
reticle can be illuminated red or green with the controls
being a rotating knob between the fast focus eye bell
and the variable magnification ring. This ring has a
fantastic feature, which I thought I would never
see on a production scope. The indexing mark for
reading off what magnification the scope is set on
is not on the top of the scope where you would
normally expect to see it. It is on the left hand side
of the scope so you can see it without lifting your
head off the cheek piece. It makes sense to me also
because the sidewheel parallax is read off on the left
hand side so you can view the target on maximum
mag set the parallax then wind down to ten mag to
use the true Mildot reticle for extra rangefinding or
aiming off. Getting back to the illumination it has five
brightness settings in
either colour powered
by a single CR2032
3 volt battery. The
illuminated portion
of the reticle is the
center dot, which you do
not find on other Mildot
scopes. I must say I like
it for pure target work
that’s really all you need
illuminating. The target
turrets are protected
by screw on/off caps,
and the objective and
eye bell lenses can be
protected by the flip up
scope covers supplied
with the scope.
This is a seriously cheap
scope for what it is, so if
you are on a tight budget the Eclipse 30 IR sidewheel
needs a serious coat of looking at. Both scopes
consolidate the reputation of Hawke as builders of
value for money quality products with many features
expected of scopes costing much, much more.
SPECIFICATION
Model
Hawke
Model Sidewinder 30
Magnification 3 to 12
Parallax
Sidewheel down to 10 yards
Objective Dia 50mm
Body Tube 30mm
Finish
Matt Black
Field of view
@ 100m
9.4-1.2m
Eye relief
101.6mm
Exit pupil
4.2 - 16.6mm
Overall length 340mm
Weight
665grams
Price £239.00
Distributor Deben 0870 4422600
Make
Hawke
Model
Eclipse 30 IR Sidewheel
Magnification 6 to 24
Parallax
Sidewheel down to 10 yards
Objective Dia 50mm
Body Tube 30mm
Finish
Matt Black
Field of view
@ 100m
4.8-5.1m
Eye relief
97mm
Exit pupil
2.1 - 8.3mm
Overall length 405mm
Weight
773grams
Price £199
Distributor Deben 0870 4422600
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