Hawke Endurance 30 FD 3-18x44 SF

• Red Digital Fibre Optic Illumination with 11 Brightness Levels: The LRX – Hunter FD reticle centre is illuminated using red digital fibre optic technology with 11 brightness levels and a push-button control system incorporating auto-standby and motion activation. The fibre optic system delivers a daylight-bright aim point that remains clearly visible in high-contrast outdoor conditions — a meaningful practical advantage for hunters who need a precise, fast aim point in bright alpine or open-country light.
• Lightweight Mountain Hunter Configuration: At 338 mm in length and 586 g, the 3-18x44 SF is the lightest model in the Endurance 30 FD lineup, specifically designed to minimise weight and bulk for high-country hunting where every gram carried over demanding terrain matters. The 44mm objective lens contributes directly to this reduced weight while maintaining a useful exit pupil of 14.7 mm at 3× for low-light field use.
• Asymmetric Turret Configuration — Exposed Elevation, Capped Windage: The elevation turret is exposed, locking, and resettable, allowing the shooter to dial elevation adjustments for varying distances in the field. The windage turret is capped and low-profile, protecting windage settings from accidental change during carry. This combination reflects a practical hunting-oriented design: elevation is adjusted regularly in the field, while windage is typically set once at the range and left undisturbed.
• LRX – Hunter FD Reticle Calibrated at 18×: The LRX – Hunter FD is a second focal plane reticle with holdover markings calibrated at 18×, the scope's maximum magnification. At this reference power, all subtension values correspond directly to the stated distances, enabling reliable holdovers for field shooting without dialling elevation for every shot.
• Wide Field of View for Mountain Hunting: At minimum magnification, the scope delivers a field of view of 12.9 metres at 100 metres — broad enough for fast target identification across open alpine terrain and for tracking game across slopes and ridgelines. The high-volume eyebox and 102mm of eye relief allow a full sight picture to be obtained quickly from a range of shooting positions.
• Side Focus Parallax from 14 Metres: The side-mounted parallax adjustment covers 14 metres to infinity, allowing precise parallax correction across the full range of typical hunting distances without changing the firing position — a practical feature for a scope used across varied terrain at unpredictable target distances.
• H5 Optical System with 18-Layer Fully Multi-Coated Lenses: High-grade, low-dispersion crown glass combined with 18-layer fully multi-coated lenses delivers high light transmission and a bright, high-contrast image across the magnification range — important for hunting in the variable and demanding light conditions typical of mountain environments, including early morning and late evening.
• Sealed and Nitrogen Purged for Adverse Conditions: The 30mm aluminium mono-tube is fully sealed and nitrogen purged, providing waterproof, fogproof, and shockproof performance in rain, snow, mist, and rapid temperature changes — conditions routinely encountered during mountain hunting.

About the Endurance 30 FD Series

The Hawke Endurance 30 FD series is a range of variable riflescopes built on the H5 optical system within a 30mm aluminium mono-tube chassis, designed for hunters who need a versatile, lightweight optic capable of covering close-range dynamic shooting and medium to long-range precision work from a single platform.

A defining feature of the Endurance 30 FD series is the use of red digital fibre optic illumination with 11 brightness levels and a push-button control system incorporating auto-standby and motion activation. The fibre optic system produces a reticle centre point that remains clearly visible in full daylight, which is a meaningful practical advantage over conventional LED illumination at lower magnification settings where reticle brightness against a bright background is often a limiting factor.

All Endurance 30 FD models feature high-grade, low-dispersion crown glass with 18-layer fully multi-coated lenses, a high-volume eyebox, and 102mm of eye relief. The series uses a consistent 6× zoom ratio across all magnification configurations. The lineup comprises six models: 1-6x24 (L4A FD), 1.7-10x44 (LR2 FD), 2-12x50 (LR2 FD), 3-18x44 SF (LRX – Hunter FD, Mountain Hunter), 3-18x50 SF (LR2 FD), and 4.5-27x56 SF (LR2 FD), covering applications from close-range driven hunting to long-range precision field use.

About the Model (Hawke Endurance 30 FD 3-18x44 SF LRX – Hunter FD)

The Hawke Endurance 30 FD 3-18x44 SF is the Mountain Hunter configuration within the Endurance 30 FD lineup — a model built specifically around the weight and size constraints of high-country hunting, where the rifle and optic are carried over demanding terrain before a shot opportunity presents itself. At 586 g and 338 mm in length, it is the lightest model in the series, and the choice of a 44mm objective lens over the 50mm or 56mm options used on other Endurance 30 FD models is a deliberate weight-saving decision that still allows a useful exit pupil of 14.7 mm at 3×.

The 3–18× magnification range provides a practical 6× zoom ratio with a field of view of 12.9 metres at 100 metres at minimum power — broad enough for fast target identification across alpine terrain — and an 18× upper end that provides adequate image detail for precise shot placement at the longer distances typical of mountain hunting in open country.

The LRX – Hunter FD reticle is a second focal plane design with holdover markings calibrated at 18×, the scope's maximum magnification, and illuminated at the centre using red digital fibre optic technology with 11 brightness levels. The auto-standby and motion activation system preserves battery life during the long inactive periods typical of a mountain hunting day, reactivating the illumination automatically when movement is detected.

The turret configuration on this model is specifically designed for hunting use: the elevation turret is exposed, locking, and resettable, allowing the shooter to dial elevation adjustments for varying shot distances in the field, while the windage turret is capped and low-profile, protecting the windage setting from accidental change during carry and handling. Both turrets offer 85 MOA of total adjustment travel in ¼ MOA click increments. Side-mounted parallax adjustment covers 14 metres to infinity, and the removable zoom throw lever enables rapid magnification changes without breaking cheek weld. The mono-tube is nitrogen purged and fully sealed, providing waterproof, fogproof, and shockproof performance rated for all calibres.

About Hawke

Hawke Optics is a British optics brand registered in England and Wales, with products distributed across Europe, North America, and international markets. The company produces a broad range of optical products including riflescopes, airgun scopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, red dot sights, and laser rangefinders, covering applications from hunting and precision shooting to nature observation and marine use.

Hawke organises its riflescope lineup into distinct optical system tiers — from the entry-level H2 through H5 to the flagship H7 — with each tier reflecting the glass specification, coating technology, and mechanical feature level of the products within it. The Endurance series is built on the H5 system, representing the mid-tier of Hawke's product range.

Main Features

• Magnification: 3–18×
• Objective Lens Diameter: 44 mm
• Main Tube Diameter: 30 mm
• Reticle: LRX – Hunter FD
• Reticle Position: Second Focal Plane (SFP), calibrated at 18×
• Illumination: Yes, 11 levels (red), digital push-button with auto-standby and motion activation
• Illumination Type: Red Digital Fibre Optic
• Click Value: ¼ MOA
• Elevation Adjustment Range: 85 MOA
• Windage Adjustment Range: 85 MOA
• Elevation Turret: Exposed, Locking, Resettable
• Windage Turret: Capped, Low-Profile, Resettable
• Parallax Adjustment: Side Focus, 14 m to ∞
• Field of View: 12.9–2.2 m @ 100 m / 38.8–6.5 ft @ 100 yds
• Eye Relief: 102 mm
• Exit Pupil: 14.7–2.4 mm
• Optical System: H5
• Lens Coating: Fully Multi-Coated, 18 layers
• Glass: High-grade, low-dispersion crown glass
• Length: 338 mm
• Weight: 586 g
• Construction: Nitrogen purged, waterproof, fogproof, shockproof, all calibre rated

Warranty

The riflescope is covered by a 10-year warranty.

In the Box

• Riflescope
• Lens Covers
• 4″ Sun Shade
• Zoom Lever
• Lens Cloth
• CR2032 Battery