Hawke ocular adjustment

[PlanB]

I recieved my hawke sidewinder 30, 8x32x56 yesterday, really like the fine reticle, not quite as clear as I hoped but that's probably my 70 year old eyes.
But I do have a problem, as I was focusing the eyepiece or reticle I noticed the reticle moving in relation to the target then I tried moving the eyepiece up, down and left, right and it moves. It springs back, it feels like it's mounted in rubber.
Is this gona be a problem, do all hawkes do this or should I send it back?

Oops sorry y'all , I didn't have my ocular locked, my bad!!

[condor22]

 I didn't have the ocular locked!!

 Could happen to anyone, all scopes don't lock the Ocular. It's a good idea for springer's. 

[UCChris]

My Hawke Varmint's ocular doesn't lock.

[nced]

I recieved my hawke sidewinder 30, 8x32x56 yesterday, really like the fine reticle, not quite as clear as I hoped but that's probably my 70 year old eyes.
But I do have a problem, as I was focusing the eyepiece or reticle I noticed the reticle moving in relation to the target then I tried moving the eyepiece up, down and left, right and it moves. It springs back, it feels like it's mounted in rubber.
Is this gona be a problem, do all hawkes do this or should I send it back?

Oops sorry y'all , I didn't have my ocular locked, my bad!!

A solution might be to wrap a turn of PVC electrical tape around the adjustment ring after the ocular is set to your liking. If you look closely at this pic you'll see where I taped the ocular adjustment ring........
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The ring wasn't taped because of "ocular movement" but simply as a precaution so cocking of my break barrel R9 wouldn't accidentally rotate the ring by rubbing the arm (or whatever).

[Habanero69er]

No need for electrical tape. The Sidewinder has a lock ring.

[nced]

No need for electrical tape. The Sidewinder has a lock ring.

So what was the issue with the original post where......"as I was focusing the eyepiece or reticle I noticed the reticle moving"?

Oh well....after the focus related poi shifting I had with two 4-12 AirMax scopes in a row and the fact that a 4-12Hawke Panorama would focus sharply no closer than 12 yards even though there was a 10 yard etching on the AO I gave up on the brand so I'm pretty ignorant of the "Sidewinder" series (or any other for that matter).

[Habanero69er]

Read the end of the original post.
"Oops sorry y'all , I didn't have my ocular locked, my bad!!"

[nced]

Read the end of the original post.
"Oops sorry y'all , I didn't have my ocular locked, my bad!!"

OOoooopppppsssss....egg on nced face fer sure!  Gonna hafta get a proof reader to go over a post before replyin' from now on!  Thanks for pointing out that last line! 

Still....fer y'all that ain't got no "lockin' ring"......'lectrical tape ain't a bad idear!