Target scope only - Hawke Sport Optics Airmax EV 2-7x32mm AO Rifle Scope 1in Tube Second Focal Plane

My rating is based on clarity and brightness. I did not mount the scope because it did not fit the Diana Zero Recoil Scope Base and Rings. Scope is very short between the front bell and the rear eyepiece. It barely fit a UTG one piece base and rings. If you plan on using a one piece base and ring mounting system be sure you check the dimensions of your base/rings to make sure this scope will fit. Any substantial adjustment for eye relief will have to made by sliding the base since there is such little room between the rings and the front bell/rear eyepiece. I would not have kept this scope even if it had fit the mount because the crosshairs are extremely fine. It would be fine for TARGET USE ONLY in good light. Looking upwards into a tree as if squirrel hunting the crosshairs virtually disappear against a dark background of limbs and tree trunk. I am a lifetime hunter and this scope is useless for hunting. This feature should be prominently addressed in the product description as should the limited mounting options. This is not a fault of the scope but it is a rather unique feature. I have worked in gun shops off and on for a good part of my adult life and have never seen crosshairs any finer than these. The crosshairs are etched into the glass and I supposed this accounts for the extremely fine size. If the crosshairs were illuminated this might improve things significantly as far as being able to actually see them. Scope should be described as a target scope. I often read that the Airmax line is rated for air rifle use. When I talked to the Hawke Technical Dept Rep he told me the features of the Airmax line made them especially attractive to air rifle shooters but that they were no stronger or “robust” than any other Hawke scope. He said the Vantage line of scopes would hold up just as well as the Airmax line for air rifle use. I asked specifically about use on springer type air rifles and while he did say the warranty would cover scope failure on springers the scopes themselves have no specific rating for them. The call to Hawke is free and my wait time was very short so you might want to hear this straight from the technical department instead of relying on all the answers I see from the “experts” answering questions about this.