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Re: SWFA Ultralights JCMCUBIC #15130382 08/12/20
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,283 Likes: 4 Cheyenne, Wy Fotis Campfire Ranger
Fotis Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,283 Likes: 4 Cheyenne, Wy	Originally Posted by JCMCUBIC With a couple of folks saying over 8x is tough to use and clarity suffers that rules it out for me, especially a SFP BDC version. That is true. OK in the field but when target shooting it can get a little blurry...at least to my eyes. https://thehandloadinglog.wordpress.com μολὼν λαβέ "Weatherby was too long so I nicknamed it "Bee""

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Re: SWFA Ultralights alaska_lanche #15130680 08/12/20
Joined: May 2020 Posts: 1,644 R RemModel8 Campfire Regular
RemModel8 Campfire Regular R Joined: May 2020 Posts: 1,644	Originally Posted by alaska_lanche I used one last year and it performed well. The setup killed a moose, 2 caribou, and a couple deer. Dialed it out to 600 yards and back several times and it tracks true....for now no doubt it can’t be SS tough given the weight but for the application it’s still the setup I am taking sheep hunting this year. Those orange bastards really stand out in the beginning of August.

Re: SWFA Ultralights War_Eagle #15130818 08/12/20
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,995 Florida R rgrx1276 Campfire Regular
rgrx1276 Campfire Regular R Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,995 Florida	I have one and I like it a lot. Works like a scope should. Going to buy more in the future. When people face the possibility of freezing or starving there is little chance they are going to listen to unfounded claims of climate doomsday from a bunch of ultra-rich yacht sailing private jet-setting carbon-spewing hypocrite elites

Re: SWFA Ultralights rflshtr #15130829 08/12/20
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,069 Kansas skeen Campfire Outfitter
skeen Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,069 Kansas	Originally Posted by rflshtr One got posted for sale on the classifieds last night for those who are looking. Not mine. Yep, fair price too. I'd have already bought it if the Seller would accept PayPal. But, he won't, so I didn't.

Re: SWFA Ultralights War_Eagle #15133365 08/13/20
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 587 T TexasBBQ Campfire Regular
TexasBBQ Campfire Regular T Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 587	These are SFP so what magnification does it need to be on for the BDC reticle to work? "Giving freaks a pass is the oldest tradition in Montana." Thomas McGuane

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Re: SWFA Ultralights TexasBBQ #15133523 08/13/20
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 10,107 Likes: 3 Whttail_in_MT Campfire Outfitter
Whttail_in_MT Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 10,107 Likes: 3	Originally Posted by TexasBBQ These are SFP so what magnification does it need to be on for the BDC reticle to work? It'll work on any magnification. To resemble the subtensions listed, 10x.

Re: SWFA Ultralights War_Eagle #15133617 08/13/20
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,069 Kansas skeen Campfire Outfitter
skeen Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,069 Kansas	I just went to SWFA's website and pulled the trigger on another Ultralight, the only model in stock, with BDC.

Re: SWFA Ultralights Whttail_in_MT #15134739 08/14/20
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 587 T TexasBBQ Campfire Regular
TexasBBQ Campfire Regular T Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 587	Originally Posted by Whttail_in_MT Originally Posted by TexasBBQ These are SFP so what magnification does it need to be on for the BDC reticle to work? It'll work on any magnification. To resemble the subtensions listed, 10x. Understood. So, the actual crosshair zero is unaffected by magnification change but the subtension lines are? Sorry for such ingnorance but this is all new to me. Thanks in advance for any help. "Giving freaks a pass is the oldest tradition in Montana." Thomas McGuane

Re: SWFA Ultralights alaska_lanche #15134829 08/14/20
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,291 Likes: 12 PNW R ribka Campfire Ranger
ribka Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,291 Likes: 12 PNW	Originally Posted by alaska_lanche I used one last year and it performed well. The setup killed a moose, 2 caribou, and a couple deer. Dialed it out to 600 yards and back several times and it tracks true....for now no doubt it can’t be SS tough given the weight but for the application it’s still the setup I am taking sheep hunting this year. nice

Re: SWFA Ultralights TexasBBQ #15135279 08/14/20
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 14,536 Likes: 3 Calgary, AB, Canada Jordan Smith Campfire Outfitter
Jordan Smith Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 14,536 Likes: 3 Calgary, AB, Canada	Originally Posted by TexasBBQ Originally Posted by Whttail_in_MT Originally Posted by TexasBBQ These are SFP so what magnification does it need to be on for the BDC reticle to work? It'll work on any magnification. To resemble the subtensions listed, 10x. Understood. So, the actual crosshair zero is unaffected by magnification change but the subtension lines are? Sorry for such ingnorance but this is all new to me. Thanks in advance for any help. Yep. The center stays the center, but any marking on the reticle that is any distance from center changes in angular subtension with an SFP scope when you chance the magnification.

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Re: SWFA Ultralights VaHunter #15143820 08/17/20
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,283 Likes: 4 Cheyenne, Wy Fotis Campfire Ranger
Fotis Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,283 Likes: 4 Cheyenne, Wy	Originally Posted by VaHunter . You can get the reticle sharp and clear but no amount of adjustment will get the target in good focus and it appears it is more an issue of glass quality than focus mechanics. perfect description of what I have noticed. Again talking about 1-3" target dots at 100-200 yds. For the field it should be ok. https://thehandloadinglog.wordpress.com μολὼν λαβέ "Weatherby was too long so I nicknamed it "Bee""

Re: SWFA Ultralights War_Eagle #15143830 08/17/20
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 14,473 Northern Arizona S SU35 Campfire Outfitter
SU35 Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 14,473 Northern Arizona	I read it has eye relief issues? That is what is holding me back from buying one.

Re: SWFA Ultralights War_Eagle #15143869 08/17/20
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,698 Ajijic,Mexico & Texas FOsteology Campfire Outfitter
FOsteology Campfire Outfitter Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,698 Ajijic,Mexico & Texas	I think I read somewhere that there would be a mil-quad offered soon for this model. That would pique my interest.

Re: SWFA Ultralights War_Eagle #15143884 08/17/20
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,283 Likes: 4 Cheyenne, Wy Fotis Campfire Ranger
Fotis Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,283 Likes: 4 Cheyenne, Wy	If they can fix the focus at 10x issue I would be happy https://thehandloadinglog.wordpress.com μολὼν λαβέ "Weatherby was too long so I nicknamed it "Bee""

Re: SWFA Ultralights War_Eagle #15144917 08/17/20
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 10,399 Likes: 4 WA rain forest Clarkm Campfire Outfitter
Clarkm Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 10,399 Likes: 4 WA rain forest	I shot mine in 260. It's a scope. It's lite. There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. -Ernest Hemingway The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.-- Edward John Phelps

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