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A couple questions about the 6X please.
Can you guys tell me what it sold for last year on Black Friday?
On the Mill Quad reticle, can you tell me the size it is in relation to the 3X9 SS? I had the 3X9 for a while. Just wondering if you can relate on what power the 3X9 would have be, to look like the reticle in the 6X .
I'm asking because a gun novice friend just bought a Savage long range hunter and wants a cheap scope to go on it. Well,he thinks he wants a cheap scope,I should say, and asked me to recommend something. He only gave a budget of $200 but I think he will stretch it a bit. I couldn't think of anything else that wouldn't just be junk at that low of a budget to put on his 26" barreled 6.5 Creedmoor Savage that he just bought.
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Can’t tell you the price, but the reticle subtension in the 6x and 3-9x is the same.
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Can’t tell you the price, but the reticle subtension in the 6x and 3-9x is the same. Jordan,I guess I'm asking if the 6X reticle is about the same boldness as the 3X9 if the 3X9 was set on 6X?
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RH, my memory is failing, but I think the price was in the $250 - $275 range and included rings and another useful item or two.
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Can’t tell you the price, but the reticle subtension in the 6x and 3-9x is the same. Jordan,I guess I'm asking if the 6X reticle is about the same boldness as the 3X9 if the 3X9 was set on 6X? Identical.
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Can’t tell you the price, but the reticle subtension in the 6x and 3-9x is the same. Jordan,I guess I'm asking if the 6X reticle is about the same boldness as the 3X9 if the 3X9 was set on 6X? Identical. ...BUT THE 6X PICTURE ABOVE IS BIGGER!!!!! ...little grin.... The 3-9 is first focal plane. I got weak and recently purchased a couple of variables "just to see". Black Friday I may give in and go 3-9. I'm such a back slider.....
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Thanks everyone.
Would you guys agree that for a stretched budget of $300 the 6X SWFA SS would be about the best reliable choice to put on a Savage long range hunter in 6.5 Creed? the gun has a 26" barrel and apparently weighs about 8 lbs,so I told him not to worry about weight and go for reliability. It was really the only scope in that price range I could think to recommend.
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Heck yeah... I like them a lot. They end up on a bunch of my rifles.
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I see them on here often I dont own one is it true that they are the same as the Tasco Titian?
I would like to try the 6X
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Thanks everyone.
Would you guys agree that for a stretched budget of $300 the 6X SWFA SS would be about the best reliable choice to put on a Savage long range hunter in 6.5 Creed?
It was really the only scope in that price range I could think to recommend. RH, Not enough info provided, to give an answer. What are the "expectations" for this scope? In other words, what size targets, and what distances? The 6x and 10x are good choices, but each fills a different niche. Jason
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Thanks everyone.
Would you guys agree that for a stretched budget of $300 the 6X SWFA SS would be about the best reliable choice to put on a Savage long range hunter in 6.5 Creed?
It was really the only scope in that price range I could think to recommend. RH, Not enough info provided, to give an answer. What are the "expectations" for this scope? In other words, what size targets, and what distances? The 6x and 10x are good choices, but each fills a different niche. Jason My buddy wants to deer hunt and range shoot. His terrain is more wooded hills though than open fields. He bought his 6.5 Creed, 8 lb Savage long range hunter already. It will be heavy for most of his hunting situations but maybe it will help him shoot well. I'll set him up with some shooting houses. He owns 50 acres that buts up to a remote area of the National Forest. I may get a trip or two for my help if I'm lucky. In my first conversation with him about this gun he mentioned deer up to 600 yards. I told him ,"let's work on up to 300 first".
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Thanks everyone.
Would you guys agree that for a stretched budget of $300 the 6X SWFA SS would be about the best reliable choice to put on a Savage long range hunter in 6.5 Creed? the gun has a 26" barrel and apparently weighs about 8 lbs,so I told him not to worry about weight and go for reliability. It was really the only scope in that price range I could think to recommend. For short to medium-range hunting and target shooting (out to 500 yards, or a bit over), that's the ticket!
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The 6x I got last year sits on a Howa 6.5CM and it is a gray combo for deer.
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8 pounds ain't all that bad.
Unless he's jumping them up in heavy cover, or hunting very early or late, the SS will do him just fine, and when he plays at the range he'll be a very happy camper. It's certainly a good place to start and he can always get another scope for hunting later.
When I first took mine to the range, I was amazed at how precisely I could hold with only 6x, even at 300 yards, the longest range I have access to. The only bugaboo is that the reticle is a bit fine in dim light. I tested mine a couple weeks ago in the shadows of my yard at sunset. This was a tough test for sure, and I flat couldn't make it out against darkish objects in those shadows. Since I often hunt right up to dead dark over a meadow, that's a problem for me. It may not be an issue for your buddy at all. Explain the trade-off to him, and let him make the choice.
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8 pounds ain't all that bad.
Unless he's jumping them up in heavy cover, or hunting very early or late, the SS will do him just fine, and when he plays at the range he'll be a very happy camper. It's certainly a good place to start and he can always get another scope for hunting later.
When I first took mine to the range, I was amazed at how precisely I could hold with only 6x, even at 300 yards, the longest range I have access to. The only bugaboo is that the reticle is a bit fine in dim light. I tested mine a couple weeks ago in the shadows of my yard at sunset. This was a tough test for sure, and I flat couldn't make it out against darkish objects in those shadows. Since I often hunt right up to dead dark over a meadow, that's a problem for me. It may not be an issue for your buddy at all. Explain the trade-off to him, and let him make the choice.
That was my thinking as well,but with a $300 max budget I don't think he will do any better. He actually told me $200, but I think he will go for the $259 or whatever it sells for on Black Friday. I could think of some very good low light scopes ,perhaps even with Illumination but not for under $300.
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I see them on here often I dont own one is it true that they are the same as the Tasco Titian?
I would like to try the 6X
Hank No, not the same... PM current contact info and I'll send you a 6X to check out before the Black Friday sale.
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Is this the SWFA scope that everyone is talking about? If so, has anyone bought one of the demos they sell? I see them all the time on their sample list page. Is this about the price they sell for on Black Friday? Is the warranty a no questions asked about if you are the original buyer like Leupolds is? https://samplelist.com/catalog/product/view/id/141071/
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