Looking to buy a Hawkeye

[rardoin]

^^^^^^ If you are mainly using it to assess cleaning efficiency and throat condition I also concur that the angled eyepiece makes life much easier. With it in place I can scope without removing the stock and not have trained in the Cirque du Soleil to get a proper view in the ocular.

 

[DBLNUT]

Time for me to step up to the plate and buy a borescope. Where would I find a Hawkeye at a reasonable price?

I bought mine used off of Ebay.

 

[jepp2]

Last, I definitely would not pay extra for the "LED" super bright light setup. Maybe by now they all have this feature. When I got mine it was about a $100 option. You can get the Nite Eyes {sic??} LED conversion for the AA Maglight at Lowe's for like $15-$20...might be more now. You want the LED light, it is definitely brighter and way easier on batteries...you just don't need to pay way too much for it. If I remember right Gradient called it the "Super Nova".

Or if you want even a brighter option, go with the TerraLUX conversion. Current bulbs are 150 lumens, vs the 30 lumens for the NiteIze.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Or if you want even a brighter option, go with the TerraLUX conversion. Current bulbs are 150 lumens, vs the 30 lumens for the NiteIze.
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I just put a mag lite pro on mine today since my original maglite with nite ize went bad. Its so bright my eyes have to adjust after using it like ive been staring at the sun

 

[#40Fan]

How are these lights being used with the Hawkeye?

 

[group therapy]

about the angled eyepiece, I have never used one but was trying to save $ so I got the hawkeye without the 90 degree eyepiece. I rest my rifle on the reloading bench, lower my chair all the way down and everything is the right height to sit and look at the chamber and bore, easy easy. ymmv. bryant

 

[jepp2]

How are these lights being used with the Hawkeye?

You can either change the bulb in the flashlight that comes with the Hawkeye, or switch the aluminum transition piece from their flashlight to yours.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

You can either change the bulb in the flashlight that comes with the Hawkeye, or switch the aluminum transition piece from their flashlight to yours.

The maglite pro has a different endpiece on it so you just screw the hawkeye onto the end ring that says maglite

 

[Milo 2.0]

about the angled eyepiece, I have never used one but was trying to save $ so I got the hawkeye without the 90 degree eyepiece. I rest my rifle on the reloading bench, lower my chair all the way down and everything is the right height to sit and look at the chamber and bore, easy easy. ymmv. bryant

I think the stock choice a big factor whether the angled eyepiece is needed. I bought mine w/o too, but when I bought my first Manners T4A, it became apparent that to see the past the chamber, the angled eyepiece was needed, unless you pull the BA from the stock.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I think the stock choice a big factor whether the angled eyepiece is needed. I bought mine w/o too, but when I bought my first Manners T4A, it became apparent that to see the past the chamber, the angled eyepiece was needed, unless you pull the BA from the stock.

Some of those stocks wont even let it go in period. Dont flex it to go in there if you gotta do that stick with the lyman

 

[Milo 2.0]

Some of those stocks wont even let it go in period. Dont flex it to go in there if you gotta do that stick with the lyman

Funny you said this, I can view the chamber and throat w/o it, then the eyepiece slips into removed cheek piece slot and I can install the angle pc.

 

[group therapy]

I just used the hawkeye since installing the niteize led. I liked it much better, whiter light and brighter. surely worth 4 dollars and longer lasting batteries too. bryant