The scope provides a good deal of magnification for a .22 LR rifle at an affordable price.
How does it perform?
Thats something the author discovers on the range.
The Hawke Vantage IR scope is an affordable, variable-power optic for .22 LR rifles. It performs well when plinking and whacking varmints.
Hawke Sport Optics provided a loaner scope for this review.
Some shots are at close range, while others might need to reach out farther.
Precision and repeatability is mandatory.
With a magnification range of 3-9x, the Hawke Vantage IR scope offers a lot of capability when mounted on the Springfield Model 2020 Rimfire rifle.
Hawke is headquartered in UK and sells rifle scopes in about 60 countries.
The Vantage series is made in China, and the line is designed for specific calibers and shooting scenarios.
I can honestly say that the quality of the Hawke scope is neither cheap or inferior.
The Hawke Vantage IR 3-9x scope has capped turrets that help ensure that you don’t lose zero if the scope is bumped on the range or in the field.
Its quite the opposite.
The Details
The 3-940 scope wears a matte black finish, and the controls are solid.
The turrets are capped and adjustment indicators are basic but simple and easy to use.
The Rimfire .22 LR HV reticle in a BDC style is calibrated for common high velocity .22 Long Rifle ammunition. The vertical aiming points make distance targets a chip shot. Image: Hawke Sport Optics
The direction is indicated and the clicks are precise.
Each click is .25 MOA, and there is 100 MOA range of movement in both windage and elevation.
The parallax adjustment shares space with the reticle illumination knob.
As part of his review, the author tested the Hawke Vantage IR scope on the shooting range with the bolt-action Springfield Model 2020 Rimfire rifle.
The reticle has five brightness prefs and two color choices red and green.
The eyepiece has a rubber edge that makes focusing the reticle easy.
The Vantage IR offers a sharp image all the way to the edge of the lens.
This 50-yard group shows the accuracy that is possible with a Hawke rimfire scope mounted to a Springfield Armory Model 2020 Rimfire .22 rifle.
Color is quite good, too.
The glass in the scope seems to be very good quality for the price.
you’re able to also calibrate the scope to shoot standard-velocity subsonic ammo.
In my experience, BDC reticles also need to be verified.
The caveats are that you must use match-grade ammo and be a skilled shooter.
Regardless, from what I have experienced with the 2020 Rimfire that punch in of accuracy is effortless.
My 2020 Rimfire has the sage green polymer stock, heavy profile barrel and adjustable Model 700-style trigger.
I mounted the Vantage IR scope to the 2020 Rimfire using Vortex 1 rings.
The Picatinny rail on the 2020 Rimfire made mounting the scope simple and straightforward.
[Be sure to read Jeremy TrempsSpringfield Model 2020 Rimfire review.]
Yep, no need to call Springfield on that guarantee.
Even with standard ammo, some three-shot groups were one ragged hole.
The muzzle velocity was on the low side of factory data, but very close.
Pulling into the wind to compensate, the 2020 and Vantage were in synch.
Too many aiming points can clutter up a reticle in some shooters options.
ammo, the hold-over marks are on the money.
I felt I had enough scope with the Hawke Vantage IR mounted to the 2020 Rimfire.
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HawkeVantage IR 3-9x40, Rimfire .22 HV Reticle
Model 2020Rimfire Target Rifle
