Only issue I’ve had with four Hawkes is with an Endurance LER 2-7 that couldn’t hold zero under the pounding of an unbuffered Mini 14, a pretty tough task. Haven’t tested it since swapping it out for a prism, but my guess is that it’s okay for normal use. An identical one held fine on a .50 ML. Minis have a rep as scope killers.
Adjustments feel a bit mushy, but seem to respond well. The 30mm 8x56 is a very nice scope, with daylight-visible illumination. Hawke is a British outfit that designs their scopes and has them built to their specs, regrettably in China, but must keep a pretty tight grip on quality as they’ve been in business for a long time and are very popular in Europe. I’m not buying any more because of the current situation, but am completely satisfied with how mine perform.
