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Hope what I've read here works out, this is my first one, a new 6x. Man that is one heavy scope. It's not what I'm used to and I'm not sure where to park it! Do they make a smaller scope better suited to all around use? Like the optics.
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FB, I just hope you didn't get that Koolaid from Jim Jones....best wishes with the SWFA, everyone raves about them.
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Sorry,they don't make lighter scopes, but you can use them as a club, and know that they will still track correctly,and return to zero. Very reliable.
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How do you pin the bastiches down on a lightweight 7 mag w/o them walking around?
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Pic rail and Burris XTR Sig's work well...
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I put a 6x on a 7 mag, with the SWFA rings and one-piece rail. It has not moved.
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How do you pin the bastiches down on a lightweight 7 mag w/o them walking around? JB Weld the Talleys to the receiver.... seriously...
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Pic rail and Burris XTR Sig's work well... Same, but went Seekins on both. Never moves. I bedded the rail also.
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I've got 2 mounted in Talley's on sub 9lb rifles and haven't had a problem.... Can't imagine the weight being a shock, as it's listed accurately right on the website  Tanner
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Fireball, I have two SWFA SS scopes; a 6x and a 10x. While they do add a bit of weight to your rifle, I haven't found them create an imbalance on either rifle (Browning X-bolt 300 win mag or my Tikka T3 7mm-08). The scopes are a great value and I predict you will be happy with your 6x.
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I don't know if it'd be possible for me to go back to the Leupold I had on my 22-250 after having the 6x42 MQ... I'll take the few extry ounces over the pain of having a malfuntion come crunch time.
Just got done dialing a 1-4 in this evening.. Tracks like it has eyes as well and the reticle kicks arse, I'm interested to see if it holds up as good as the 6x42.
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I have three classics.
Two 6x42 MQ's sit on my two 6.5 Creedmoor's and I put a 10x42 MQ on the 22-250 Tikka from Whittakers.
Great scopes all of them sit in Talleys and so far no problems.
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I'm sure the scope could weigh 5 lbs and there's folks who'll say "It doesn't add much weight or unbalance my rifle at all"...............
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The Euro scopes have always been that size and weight...but...the Europeans are real men with only small hills to climb.
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The Euro scopes have always been that size and weight...but...the Europeans are real men with only small hills to climb. When the European rifles weigh in at 10lbs, one hardly notices a 20oz scope! Casey
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The Euro scopes have always been that size and weight...but...the Europeans are real men with only small hills to climb. When the European rifles weigh in at 10lbs, one hardly notices a 20oz scope! Casey Carrying that wieght must have made them real men.
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The Euro scopes have always been that size and weight...but...the Europeans are real men with only small hills to climb. When the European rifles weigh in at 10lbs, one hardly notices a 20oz scope! Casey Carrying that wieght must have made them real men. It would make me a real old man..........  Casey
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Well, the 3-9 is smaller.... How do you pin the bastiches down on a lightweight 7 mag w/o them walking around? ![[Linked Image]](https://s26.postimg.org/c4pnr58ix/7214_M-1024x590.png)
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I did drop 32 ounces off my sleeping bag weight by going to a down quilt and also grabbed a lighter pad. And depending on the weather, I do have some light tents to work with. I'll keep carrying SWFA and Nightforce stuff though as I like to dial for range and they both work well for me.
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