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Great scope the 3x9hd. I have it on my 300 WBY. But it is no lightweight
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If Castle_Rock is correct and this is just a cosmetic redo of an existing scope, that would explain the design. Can't just snap your fingers and change the eye-relief; everything's connected as they say. If, on the other hand, it's new, then the ER is either a compromise to achieve the other optical goals, or a giant boo-boo that will turn some buyers away, but obviously not all. Like it or lump it; buy it or don't; can't see them changing it now. Castle Rock is wrong. There is a Sightron that is physically similar in many regards, but the specs are wildly different. weight, diameter, travel, eye-relief are all vastly different...all expect weight favor or the Sightron btw. Dave I think you might find that I am correct if you do a bit of research, there have been a couple of Sightron models in the 2-10 range It won't be the first time I'm wrong, but I'll be damned if I can find anything in their current line-up that mirrors the SWFA, other than what I already eluded to. Care to enlighten me with what scope your speaking of? ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/80149.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/80157.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/80151.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/80152.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/80156.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/80154.jpg) [img] https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/80155.jpg[/img]
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The profile of this scope and the specifications seem identical I am a big fan of SWFA scopes and they are on my two main working rifles, I hope they don't mind me speculating like this but I am doing it because I love that scope, and believe that they wouldn't be backing this design if they didn't think it was worthy I just moved the Sightron to my CZ 452 this weekend because I wanted a scope that I could use low mounts on which is difficult with the high handle on the CZ ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/80155.jpg)
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Great scope the 3x9hd. I have it on my 300 WBY. But it is no lightweight That is the scope I have on that 260AI now, it certainly is heftier than the 2.5-10 Sightron ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/80163.jpg)
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Bump for iddave, I forgot it had a run on my 270 ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/78670.jpg)
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SWFA guts in a Leupold 6x42 body, low elevation knob, MQ, capped windage. $299. They wouldn't be able to keep them in stock. Yup!
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Bump for iddave, I forgot it had a run on my 270 I'll grant you that it looks pretty physically similar Castle....even if the specs don't mesh up. I stand by my statement it (SWFA UL) isn't a rebadged Sightron, but then again the world would be pretty boring if we all saw things the same way. That's a pretty clean little Ruger you got there. Very nice.
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