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Yes sorry, the new Hawk not the old one. Here is an article with pics. The Excalibur tact-zone has to be a close cousin to the Hawk XB30 Compact.

http://www.crossbownation.com/articles. ... sr-map-r85
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yooper_man wrote:Yes sorry, the new Hawk not the old one. Here is an article with pics. The Excalibur tact-zone has to be a close cousin to the Hawk XB30 Compact.

http://www.crossbownation.com/articles. ... sr-map-r85
That new Hawke scope looks great. Too bad they are not Availabe in Canada for a decent price... :(
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Two words BURRIS or LEUPOLD, problem solved

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Limbs and Sticks wrote:Two words BURRIS or LEUPOLD, problem solved

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so very true. I can understand why these LOW end scopes are on these Xbows, they are all made by the lowest bidder so to speak, if you truly want a quality scope spend the money.
a mate here has a shadow zone scope on his Equinox, it was faulty so he rang the company and they sent him 2 scopes! and a bunch of other stuff, but clearly they are cheap as chips if they can afford to do that.. just saying...
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Limbs and Sticks wrote:Two words BURRIS or LEUPOLD, problem solved

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X2 Never made much sense to me to but the worlds best and most dependable crossbow and put a scope on it that has a VERY good chance of crappin' the bed. Life is too short to add to the frustration.
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Before this issue is laid to rest:
My 2-cents. Received my MATRIX 355 and the Tact-Zone scope. I could not be more pleased with the Tact-Zone. Quick target acquisition. Good eye relief. Clear and sharp. Literally, the only 'knit-picky' fault I could find was the stubborn release on the 'free' included scope caps... a problem that was solved in two minutes with the judicious application of a file :idea:
Apparently there were a couple of faulty units that slipped through the cracks :o
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TheTinker wrote:Before this issue is laid to rest:
My 2-cents. Received my MATRIX 355 and the Tact-Zone scope. I could not be more pleased with the Tact-Zone. Quick target acquisition. Good eye relief. Clear and sharp. Literally, the only 'knit-picky' fault I could find was the stubborn release on the 'free' included scope caps... a problem that was solved in two minutes with the judicious application of a file :idea:
Apparently there were a couple of faulty units that slipped through the cracks :o
I am just curious does it say made in China on your Tact-Zone scope box, because I am wondering if Hawke makes it for Excalibur?

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Cannot honestly say. The boxes are stashed in the shop on a high shelf. Try to remember to look nest time I go out.
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My Shadow Zone was made in China.............just looked at the package for reference.
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Hawke's are made in china
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Bones wrote:Hawke's are made in china
What xbow scope is not made in China?
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bellerivercrossbowhunter wrote:
Bones wrote:Hawke's are made in china
What xbow scope is not made in China?
Very good point. :shock:
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I say never blame the equipment just the user. Our military scopes are one of the worst Ive used, but can fire a 3" group to 400m with a 5.56.
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bellerivercrossbowhunter wrote:
Bones wrote:Hawke's are made in china
What xbow scope is not made in China?
OK I didn't know that about Hawke, I though they were made in Europe or Australia, but not China.

I know Leupold's Crossbones crossbow scope is made in the U.S.A.
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I am not sure about Nikon's Bolt XR crossbow scope, but I would guess it isn't made in China.
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Nikon xr bolt made in.............The Philippines.
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