Originally Posted by Jordan Smith
Just SWFA Fixed internals ($299) with SS 3-9x optics or better ($599) would be great! Add some great reticle options and well-designed turret options (hunting and target), and maybe a few luxuries like ZS and illum, for under $1k, and they’d be right there with the LRHS, which is pretty tall cotton.


I don't doubt your assessment. You've been there, done that, got lots of t-shirts. I just wish I had one of the SS HD models to observe the optics myself. If the optics are as good as you say I'd probably spring for the 5-20 model. The optical quality of the non-HD models has been described as average/adequate. When I hear/read the adjective "stellar" applied to optics, I think S&B, Zeiss, Hensoldt, Tangent Theta. A question - what does the optical quality of the SS HD models compare to? The internals are clearly as good as Nightforce, the Gold Standard of scope reliability and click to click accuracy.