Mounts
Hawke Crossbow scopes are entirely designed for use on a crossbow. These rifle scopes come with fixed or variable magnifications, but all have a BDC (ballistic drop compensation) reticle inside, for easy aiming at different distances. The fixed power crossbow scope has a BDC matched reticle for a 315 feet per second ( 96 m/s )fast arrow, but the variable magnification crossbow scopes can be used with different arrow speeds of arrow weights.
This means, on the magnification ring there isn't written just the magnification setting, but also the arrow speed in FPS. So you simply adjust the ring on the speed your arrow is flying, and the reticle will be matched on different distances. This works, because the reticle is set in the second focal plane (reticle size doesn't change with magnification).
All crossbow scopes can be ordered with illumination, two models with 5 red and 5 green brightness settings, and one model with a ˝rheostat˝ stepless brightness setting (XB30 Pro 1-5x24). The fixed power scope XB 3x32 and the XBI 1.5-5x32 can also be ordered also without any illumination.
All crossbow scopes from Hawke have fully multi-coated lenses for a good image, better sharpness, and more light transmission. The turrets on all models are capped for protection against accidental movement, and the whole tube is made from one piece aluminum for a more reliable use. The tube diameter of these rifle scopes is 1 inch, or 30 mm on the newer model XB30 Pro 1-5x24.
These rifle scopes have fixed parallax at 50 yards (46 meters), are waterproof and shockproof, filled with nitrogen to prevent internal fogging at low temperatures, and the finish on these scopes is matte black for protection against scratches.
The Hawke Crossbow rifle scopes can be mounted with 1 inch or 30 mm rings.