Hawke Sports Optics designed the 6-18x50 Panorama AO Riflescope specifically to address the needs of long-range precision airgun shooters and varmint hunters. To emphasize its goals, Hawke outfitted the scope with a large 50mm objective, which can scoop enough light at dawn and dusk for adequate illumination, and the discreet 10x ½ mil dot illuminated reticle with fine features. The fully multi-coated optics offer 16 layers of anti-reflection coatings to further increase resolution and image brightness. Located on the 2nd focal plane is an etched-on-glass 10x 1/2 mil dot fully illuminated reticle. Its offers four short hollow outer posts and a thin crosshair with major minor stadia markings that are evenly spaced at 0.5 mil distances. At the inside edge of the outer posts, minor hollow bars are spaced at 0.2 mil to provide ranging capability. The illumination offers 5 brightness levels and red or blue color options.The parallax is adjustable beyond 10 yd, and to help with compensating for wind and ballistic bullet drop, the riflescope offers 54 MOA of windage and elevation adjustment range and a 1/4 MOA per click impact point correction.
The scope's aluminum construction is centered around its 1" single-piece maintube, which is filled with nitrogen for fogproof and waterproof performance. The overall design features a slender and unobtrusive shape with low-profile, capped turrets and adjustable objective ring for parallax correction. To prevent recoil-related zoom shift, the fast-focus eyepiece is outfitted with a high-torque zoom ring. To keep your scope's lenses protected from debris, dust, and dirt while it is not used, one objective lens cap and one ocular lens cap are also included. Other included accessories are a lens cloth and one CR-2032 battery.
Optical Performance
- 6-18x zoom range
- 50mm objective lens
- Fully multi-coated optics: 16 anti-reflection layers
- 19.9-7.5' field of view at 100 yards
10x 1/2 Mil Dot Illuminated Reticle
- 2nd focal plane
- Etched on glass fully illuminated pattern
- Sub-tension set at 10x
- Four hollow outer posts
- Inside edges of outer posts are spaced at 0.2 mil for ranging (0.69 MOA)
- Outer edges are spaced at 1 mil
- Thin crosshair with stadia markings evenly spaced at 0.5 mil (1.72 MOA)
- Hash diameter: 1 MOA
- Dot diameter 0.75 MOA
- Red or blue illumination
- 5 brightness settings
Use and Handling
- Fast-focus eyepiece
- Knurled high-torque rubber ring
- 1/4 MOA per click impact point correction
- 54 MOA windage and elevation ranges
- Adjustable parallax beyond 10 yd to infinity
- Eye relief: 3.5"
- Exit pupil: 8.3 - 2.8mm
Compatibility with Hawke Ballistic Reticle Calculator (BRC)
- Downloadable free Hawke BRC software and mobile apps for Android / iOS / Windows allow you to:
- Customize the reticle performance
- Change Ballistic Coefficient (BC)
- Change zero distances, muzzle velocity, and magnification
- Plot your trajectory and find suitable aim points
- Print trajectory graphs, reticle images, and range calculations
Construction Details
- 1" one-piece maintube
- Lightweight aluminum housing
- Low-profile, finger-operated capped turrets
- Adjustable objective for parallax correction
- High-torque eyepiece zoom ring
- Nitrogen-filledfor fogproof performance
- Waterproof