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My DPMS 24 inch bull barrel panther found itself without a scope again.

So, pros and cons for the following SWFA scope. Rifle is mainly a range gun out to 600 yrds.

Stock # - SS10X42MQ
Matte Finish
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.10 Mrad Turrets

Would I be able to see the lines at dusk?

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Buy one and find out. Guessing you could search it here and get more info that anyone would need. But for 300$ just jump off your wallet and see for yourself.

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I have one on my LMT, works great! I really like the 10X best out of the fixed line.


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hunting1, no problems seeing the lines at dusk?

I'm trying to decide between it and Mil Dot.


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MQ by a mile. More windshield and easier to read.

Reticle is plenty heavy to be seen at lowlight.

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Originally Posted by MallardAddict
MQ by a mile. More windshield and easier to read.

Reticle is plenty heavy to be seen at lowlight.


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I'm a big SWFA fan, but the crosshairs are a little thin for me at dawn/dusk.

The heavy posts leading up to the thin crosshair does help some though. Using the mil quads on the vertical crosshair defiantly gets confusing in low light or when in a hurry.



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I have a 6x and have had no problem shooting deer at last light with it. I can't comment on the 10x, but it should be fine, too, I would think.

Using it for targets should be fine, but at close distances, it may make for a bit more difficult target acquisition if you use it to hunt.

I would sure like them to compromise and make an 8x, too.


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I find the mil quad on the 10x a little fine at low light. Enough so that it pushed me to try the 3-9 which has the .07 mil reticle as opposed to the .05 mil on the 10x. The difference is significant, with the 3-9 being noticeably more visible during the last few minutes of legal light. I would rather use a fixed x scope, and surely would if it came with a .07 mil reticle, but as it is, I will use the 3-9 until it fails me.

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I agree with Hondo, the 10x MQ is just fine enough to lose at the last light. I tried a 10x HD and it had the same reticle as the 6x MQ. Much easier to pick up but I decided a fixed 10x was just too much for a hunting scope. I'm thinking about the 3-9 next.

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The scope will be used more for turrent turning on the range than hunting but may take a coyote or two with it.

I have another rifle for hunting purposes so I am not to worried about the extra weight on this budget rifle.

I do like the ranging applications on the MQ.

What ring mounts works best with this scope and rifle? It is accurate I don't what to get a bad mount.

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I like dots best for ease of view. The mill quad is too fine. The dot on the MOA is awful ! It would be great if illuminated but as is very hard to see.


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You can do no better than the 10X MQ,on said platform.

Upper is an X-Caliber 5R 1-7" 20" 243Win Salami SPR contour. Lower a 1-8" BHW version of same in 243Win Salami. Go Extry High 'Horn rings,bank the 40MOA inclination and you are there. You'll want a zero stop too. Hint.

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5R Salami Gasser at the 1004yd line,1.5MOA target.

Gas Passin'

BHW 308 1-10" 20" SPR contoured. 10x MOA/MIL gone...10X MQ replacing same.

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With a 105 Hornie HPBT being a given in the 243 Salami's,the 10x MQ windshield alone,will grant the 1100yd line from a 225yd zero at 2910fps.

Laughed my ass off yesterday,as I got a right proper Repold fhuqking on my LEGENDARY Urban 25-284 ala MK4 M3 3.5-10x and in extrapolation to a 10x MQ on a Creed'(1-8" Hawk Hill). The MQ has 36MOA on the windshield alone and the Reupold coughed up a paltry 28MOA remaining on it's erector from a 250yd zero. EPIC Goat Fhuqk POS!

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A Leetle Perspective

6X MQ needle threadin' ala 1-8" Hawk Hill 18" no-turn 6BR and 6x MQ,130JLK at 2750fps,wearing a 1913 rail chop(4 hole receiver),Calvin Elite,CDI DBM,AICS poly 10's modded to BR,Maxima's,HS handle,yada,yada.

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Cain't See Them Crosshairs

Now if only SWFA made a MQ Spotter,as my Reupold MK4 67180 wasn't very long lived and schit the bed in magnificent fashion yesterday. Funny schit!

Reupold Gen2 SpotterPuke

Hint.

Just sayin'.

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What saw ya runnin' on those follow-up tree videos?


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Funny as fck you take the time to make a video, crying and bitching about a piece of chit. Spotting turd breaking.

It's also cute that you finally figured out how to plug that phone on a spotter good job Sugartits. Ps killing dinks is what you do best.

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Oh wow she killed a rat in August , soooooooooooo very impressive!!!! Just sayin'


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Ya she's doin great!! Laffin

I'm laughing and crying sooooo phuquing hard... Fence cuttin sumbitch!!! Haha

Larry you make this too easy, though you caint even fathom it!!.... Hint


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Ooooops mebee I should cite paticulars, but once again, Schitt is easy, really no reason, other than to think you know what's going on.... Grin


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You e posted copious amounts of cm, goatphuque rings and bases, stocks, and glass, we won't talk about that though.... Haha

Mebee lay those worthless " krunchentickers" in the water with your sore backs for pics????? Hint


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Hey those red skinned August bucks are sooooo hard to cougar up on!!! It really is impressive!!! Just sayin'


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Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable
I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.

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