purchased a 1-4x SWFA illuminated scope on the tax day sale, need a rifle for it. think it might be geared toward ARs, but I'm partial to bolt guns. especially 18-20" barrel bolt guns. suggestions?

Well....since we've got to tell you how to spend your $, get a 77/357 and throw it on it. See if you can dial for 38 special's out to 300.

I like the 77/357 idea, but for going out to 300 I would rebarrel it to .25-20 and run Sierra 90 grain BTSP's.

ehhhhh ... love the way the platform handles, have had miserable luck with the accuracy.

I've got my 1-4 on a 18" bolt rifle chambered in 6x45.
No complaints from the kiddo or me with it

montana ..........

That would be a kind of cool setup with a Kimber Adirondack or MT

A 1-4X. That is geared for a .17 or a .22.

Otherwise why bother with this little size.

Are you asking because you got it on sale ??

CZ527 in 7.62x39 marriage made in heaven.

You'll thank me later, especially when you experience that set trigger.

You mentioned being partial to bolt guns but I've got a 1-4x on my Marlin 30-30 lever gun and feel that's it's perfect for a woods rifle. At least now you've got an excuse to buy another rifle. I can relate to that.

That scope would be just right for a skunk or rabbit gun.
4X, just not enough for me and most hunters.

I have one on the way. Have considered putting on the AR, but I am really liking the idea of having it on a 20" 7-08.

Get a .358 carbine.

Even better,put it on one of those new 458 RAR's.

Ugh....

OP, put a lightweight bolt gun under it. Kimber Adirondack.

I'd grab that 6x45 Reno414 is selling in the classifieds.

That would be a perfect match IMO.

I run 1-4 and 1.5-6 on lots of bolts guns and AR-15 and 10s

Bolt

.300 B/O
.375 Socom (http://www.vaguntrader.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/1173562)
.375 RUM
.458 Socom (http://www.vaguntrader.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/1175642)
.45-70 (lever and SS) and .458 WM (bolt)(http://www.vaguntrader.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/1155149)

AR-15

.300 B/O
.375 Socom SBR (http://458socomforums.com/index.php?topic=3637.0)
.458 Socom SBR (http://www.vaguntrader.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics
.460 Rowland (SBR and Carbine)

AR-10

.358W SBR

and (in process)
.375 Raptor
.45 Raptor
as well as a new wildcat .458 x 2.1" I am building now (subs).

Great glass you have there. +1 on SWFA.

I also like Kahles, and Minox (ZA, ZX, ZE and ZP (NOT ZV) as well as others.

Great caliber, but IMHO a 6x45 deserves a bit more glass than a 1-4.

http://www.vaguntrader.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/1179037

Mine will get a 2.5-10 Nikon IRT

Good suggestion. I ended up going teeka compact. We'll see how it goes.

Decent little scope but I don't like it as much as the fixed 6x or 10x.

How is the eye box compared to something like a Leupold 1.5-5 or 2-7? Is it as easy to get behind?

Nope. Shorter, more critical eye relief. Positive clicks, though, and doubles as a hammer like every other SWFA scope. Illumination works well.

It is phillipine manufacture, as opposed to Japan manufacture of the fixed models.

I'm running a AR Mod1 1.5-4 illuminated on a Ruger Hawkeye Predator .308. It's a good power range for a woods gun. At 1.5, it's very fast up close. I prefer more Xs for load testing, but a proper target helps with that.

16" Blackout AR. If they made low 30mm Hawkeye rings I'd put one on a 375 Ruger.

is this your target in the picture?

Put it on a Ruger American Ranch in 450 Bushmaster. That'd be fun all day!

Howa mini in 7.62x39