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Advise please on Hawke LRF 600

Postby Nick T » Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:00 pm

I bought one of the above a few weeks ago. Small, compact and affordable. BUT it doesn't bloody work well in the daylight hours :(
9.45 p.m and about to go for a mooch and it is faultless :thup:

Daylight... Reads 7 yard when pointed at turf, trees, brickwork. Occasionally it works on brickwork :(

Anyone else had similar problems or is it just my usual bad luck to have a faulty one??
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Re: Advise please on Hawke LRF 600

Postby 247sniper » Mon Jul 07, 2014 10:09 am

Change the battery, my £1000 range finding Binos started to be a bit intermittent on ranging stuff when normally they will range sheep well past a mile no probs. The battery indicator said it was full but it's a common problem with most batteries as they read of and monitor voltage drop, you may have 12 volts or what ever on a battery but they won't hold amperage, this is used for operating the system.

It's cheap and easy so go ahead and try it. :)
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Re: Advise please on Hawke LRF 600

Postby Nick T » Mon Jul 07, 2014 10:44 am

Changing the battery was my next course of action (even though it is brand new) I have just emailed Hawke so it will be interesting how good their customer service turns out to be.
When the unit works, it's a little cracker :thup:
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Re: Advise please on Hawke LRF 600

Postby Viperteks » Mon Jul 07, 2014 10:52 am

Beat it to within a inch of it's life with a fresh sapling!!!! :grin:

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Re: Advise please on Hawke LRF 600

Postby Nick T » Mon Jul 07, 2014 10:58 am

Dave-you know me too well. Estwing is poised :kill:
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Re: Advise please on Hawke LRF 600

Postby Nick T » Thu Jul 10, 2014 7:53 pm

Thank's Ted :thup:

I emailed Hawke and in keeping their promise, they replied within two hours.
They request that I post the unit back to them for repair.
I think I'll drop it back to the gunshop. They made the profit, the can deal/pay for the return.
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Re: Advise please on Hawke LRF 600

Postby smellywelly » Thu Jul 10, 2014 9:27 pm

Ive posted a thread elsewhere on this forum that 'Deben' who distribute Hawke are excellent .. if theres a fault they replaced for me outside of warranty no problem and without hassle :thup: ... keep the Estwing holstered for now :)
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Re: Advise please on Hawke LRF 600

Postby leadpig » Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:51 pm

Viperteks wrote:Beat it to within a inch of it's life with a fresh sapling!!!! :grin:

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Re: Advise please on Hawke LRF 600

Postby 247sniper » Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:07 pm

Did u try a new battery, I'd put money on that was the problem, it's common.

Just because it is a new unit doesn't mean it hasn't been sat on a shelf for 2 or 3 years, trust me I know ;)

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Re: Advise please on Hawke LRF 600

Postby Nick T » Sat Jul 12, 2014 5:12 pm

Ordered a battery. For a couple of quid it isn't worth not trying. Will post the outcome.
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Re: Advise please on Hawke LRF 600

Postby Deallad » Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:09 am

If the unit is brand new take it back to the shop/

Do not let them send it for repair, request they replace it, if you allow a repair you will be waiting for it to come back however long it takes.

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