Hawke Endurance ED 15-45x60 Spotting Scope Review, By Joe Soto

[MuleyFever]

Thanks Joe, great write-up. So after using it a bit, do you still feel that this size of scope still has a place in your backpack for the hunting you do?

I think the size and weight are very acceptable for a scope you don’t mind having in your pack. I consider this a budget scope. This is one that does what I needed at a low price point. If you spent more you could get smaller with good optics.

 

[broens]

so, I finally got mine (15-45x60) and did use it shortly last weekend. build is good. as others have stated, the image darkens noticeably from 35x mag.

I also compared it to a swaro atm 65. the fov is bigger on the swaro for sure. when looking through the hawke at 15x, the image is also quite small. I think this scope would be rad with a 33x fixed mag and a bigger fov.

but it is also very light (even compared to the atm, which was swaros lightest scope by quite a margin).

for a hunting greenhorn like me, it seems like a great addition to your binos, that you can still carry along all the time.

bought it with a SLIK lite 420s tripod, which weighs a mere 1.7 pounds.

 

[MuleyFever]

so, I finally got mine (15-45x60) and did use it shortly last weekend. build is good. as others have stated, the image darkens noticeably from 35x mag.

I also compared it to a swaro atm 65. the fov is bigger on the swaro for sure. when looking through the hawke at 15x, the image is also quite small. I think this scope would be rad with a 33x fixed mag and a bigger fov.

but it is also very light (even compared to the atm, which was swaros lightest scope by quite a margin).

for a hunting greenhorn like me, it seems like a great addition to your binos, that you can still carry along all the time.

bought it with a SLIK lite 420s tripod, which weighs a mere 1.7 pounds.

It is a great lighter weight option. I just ordered a Kowa 773 and thought about selling my Hawke but its just a good budget scope that you dont mind in the pack so I think I will keep it. It will obviously not compete with the Kowa or an ATM like you said but it isnt supposed to.

 

[broens]

I think the size and weight are very acceptable for a scope you don’t mind having in your pack. I consider this a budget scope. This is one that does what I needed at a low price point. If you spent more you could get smaller with good optics.

I did look around quite a bit for a smaller scope but have yet to find one with a 60mm lens. which ones did you have in mind?

 

[MuleyFever]

The 55 series Kowa would be the best option optically. While smaller it would be superior. Opticron would also be worth a look I think.

 

[Bump79]

I recently picked up this scope on DVOR for over 50% off. At this price point I'm ecstatic by this scope. I'd really like to get owners of this product to talk to Aziak Equipment to make a mount similar to this one linked below:

AZIAK Equipment Kowa 553 Mount

Description The Aziak Equipment Kowa 553 Mount is the lightweight mount option for one of the best lightweight spotters on the market. The Kowa 553 is among the premier lightweight spotting scopes available, and the only thing it lacks is that it cannot be rotated to compensate for different...

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This would like to get this to allow for it to pivot around the scope. I also don't care the the case - I'll probably make a neoprene version.