Here's my latest scope review . Hope you guys enjoy it , it was fun to make .
SWFA 12x Review
- Thread starter JoeWayneRhea
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First off, another great review Joe! SWFA scopes get many rave reviews on AGN, so many in fact that I bought one. As nearly all of my shooting is done on my home 53yd range I figured that a good solid fixed power scope would be a good choice. I got the SWFA 16X mil-quad. After mounting it was immediately apparent that the target image was "cloudy". Not nearly as sharp as my Argos or Aztec set at 16X. I thought it must be defective and sent it back requesting they check it over and send me a 16X MOA-Quad. Same disapointing result and SWFA said there was nothing wrong with the scope I returned. I do shoot out of a window in a warm room into very cold air and there are "heat" waves that cause some visual disturbance but target clarity is still much better with the 2 variables mentioned. Could I have not set these fixed power scopes up correctly? Uj
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John honestly just my opinion ...The 16+20 power SWFA scopes are just not bright enough for my taste. A lot of guys LOVE THEM. But with a 42 mm Bell and 16x that's asking too much from lenses designed to only be 10x
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They look good on paper and that's what they might be good for. Paper targets with a white background. The reticle is a little too fine for general field use. I know a couple of Hunter Division FT shooters (including me) that sent them back because of that.
Milling mottled targets under less than ideal lightning conditions, with time constraints. A lit reticle would have helped but I would simply prefer that is was bolder.
No other real complaints, though the rear ficus is a little odd.
I've been tempted to try an SWFA 16x with the MOA-quad reticle. Though I have heard mixed reviews. The 12x never caught on for 12x Hunter Division field target. I have yet to see SWFA scopes used in the new 16x Hunter Division.
Milling mottled targets under less than ideal lightning conditions, with time constraints. A lit reticle would have helped but I would simply prefer that is was bolder.
No other real complaints, though the rear ficus is a little odd.
I've been tempted to try an SWFA 16x with the MOA-quad reticle. Though I have heard mixed reviews. The 12x never caught on for 12x Hunter Division field target. I have yet to see SWFA scopes used in the new 16x Hunter Division.
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There are actually two of the classic line 10x scopes . The original has the side focus , and the one I prefer ( 100$ less) has the rear focus .
The side focus 10x is cool also , but for an extra 100$ I'll stick wirh the rear model .
The side focus 10x is cool also , but for an extra 100$ I'll stick wirh the rear model .
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