Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Optics Which of these 2 SWFA scopes would you pick ?

taylor was not dumping on you for asking anything. I was making a joke.

As long you don't mount the scope you're only out the return shipping if you don't like something from SWFA. Buy both, fondle them, then send the one you like least back.

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Bob,

Thanks for the report. You sure didn't waste any time! 😎

Mine showed up today. An hour later it was mounted on a new 7 Rem Mag. I grabbed what I had loaded,70 RL25-150 BT,and ran to the range.

I bore sighted at 50 yards and adjusted to hit a 1/2" dot at 50.Took 3 shots and tracking was perfect.

Ran right out to 600 yards and used the reticle (3 mils) and fired a 6" 3 shot group,about 10" low.Next group was fired with the reticle holding for 3.5 mils.

Two shots scared the 6" orange dot about 3" apart, third out high/left but it was getting dark by then,and the half mil hash mark was tough to see.Had I dialed, the center of the reticle was much easier to see.

Nine shots total from finding a zero to "deer killing" groups at 600 yards...keep in mind,I have no frigging clue what I am doing with the scope


BTW, I stayed at the 200 yard line looking back to 600 yds. until after dark.Our 600 yard line is like deer country cut lines.(It IS a deer country cut line; saw two there last night)

You could not use the hash marks past a certain point,but the reticle stayed visible until almost 5 PM,and it was dark here and solid overcast. Anything that stepped out would have been in trouble.To my eye the optics are at least as good as any VX 2 or 3 I've owned.

Seems the scope works like Stick and others say it does.

Now I have to learn to dial but this scope seems very user friendly. I was pretty impressed for the money involved.

Swfa 1-4x24 classic with Illuminated reticle
or SWFA 6x42 Milquad

I have used the 10x42 Milquad and liked it in the fields but hard to see reticle in the woods.
Like the fact I can use the windshield or dial if I want.
Is the 6x42 with the same MQ reticle easier to see in the woods than the 10x42 Mq ?

Also been giving a lot of thought to the 1-4x24 Classic with Illuminated reticle as that would seem to solve the issue to of being hard to see in the woods.
BUT it is a variable and not as tough as a fixed power.
I have seen some that tape the scope so the the power cant be changed but it is still a variable with more parts .

So Mixed terrain hunting anywhere from say 25 yards in the woods to 400 in the fields.

Most of the time I hunt the fields but occasionally hunt in the woods so I dont know if the the trade off from the fixed 6x42 MQ durability to the Illuminated reticle of the variable is 1-4x24 is the way to go ?

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I would go with the 6x42 fixed. I need the ability to
see things at low light.

Any 24 mm objective would not do it for me unless maybe on
a .22 rifle.

The illuminated reticle is optional in any scope. I have no
desire or need for illumination.

Thanks Bob, like I said to I'll probably buy one soon. What rings and bases did you use to mount it? I have a .243 I think I want to mount it on.

Biggest downside is the zero stop will run you around 36 cents. But hey, it can't all be good.

For a lousy $300 bucks i think everyone should buy a 6X MQ and find out this stuff for themselves....