SWFA SS 10x42M Tactical Riflescope

[FI$H]

I'm looking at getting one of these to put on my Remington 700, what are your thoughts on this scope and also what Rings would you recommend I use for it? I am also open to looking at other scopes in this price range.

Thanks,
David

 

[Blu Falcon]

It's great glass for the money and it's earned a reputation as a great inexpensive optic, often compared to scopes costing much more. I had a set of TPS rings on rig I put together a few years ago and they were good solid rings.

 

[obsolete]

It's a nice scope. The older ones were MOA/MIL. Be careful about what you order. If you are using it for 700 yards and under, medium Leupold dual dovetails are inexpensive, very strong and will serve you well. If you want a variable, Midway USA has two exclusive scopes that are very nice. The Weaver Grand Slam 3-10 Tactical for 299 and a Vortex Viper 5-15 for 499. Mil/Mil is a nice set up.

 

[Yoshi]

I have one. For the money, a good scope... It's had me on target out to 800-900yds. Having said that, i've sent it back to SWFA twice. The first time, the windage adjustment blew right off. Since their customer-service is top notch, I got a replacement before I even sent the faulty one back. The second time, I had to send it back because the tracking was "goofy" at 1000yds, but not sure I can knock a $400 scope that had me out to 800-900yds accurately. And again, SWFA customer-service stepped up.

I would gladly by another one, but it would depend on the application. What do you plan on using it for?

 

[Jarhead FLSTI]

I have the same scope in 20x42 on my Savage 10FCPK and for the price it's hard to beat. It has very clear glass, always returns to zero and the turrets have a nice solid feel.

 

[FI$H]

Im going to be using it for mostly plinking, its a .223 700 so I will not be doing any hunting with it. Currently my range is only 100 yards but i would like to be able to reach out to 3-400.

* Here is the link to the one im looking to get.
http://swfa.com/SWFA-SS-10x42M-Tactical-Riflescope-P53713.aspx

 

[Boom Boom]

It's easily a 400yd scope. For plinking, it's more than adequate. For other what-if purposes, there are better choices. I've been seriously looking at the 1-4x and 1-6x SS for plinking up to 300yds on a 16" carbine.

 

[Yoshi]

Im going to be using it for mostly plinking, its a .223 700 so I will not be doing any hunting with it. Currently my range is only 100 yards but i would like to be able to reach out to 3-400.

* Here is the link to the one im looking to get.
http://swfa.com/SWFA-SS-10x42M-Tactical-Riflescope-P53713.aspx

Then I think it would be a great buy. Try looking at the MMQ version as well. I prefer the Mil-Quad reticle over the Mil-Dot.

 

[FI$H]

Then I think it would be a great buy. Try looking at the MMQ version as well. I prefer the Mil-Quad reticle over the Mil-Dot.

Isnt that the one i linked?

 

[Yoshi]

Isnt that the one i linked?

My bad! Sure is.

 

[FI$H]

ok good i thought i was missing something...lol...

Also how do i go about picking the right ring height?

 

[sailskidrive]

Here is my Rem 700 PSS with a 10x Super Sniper. It's pretty damn heavy, of course so are the Night Forces. For the price it has very good glass, is near bullet proof and is assembled in Japan.

Mark over at 2A has had a used SS in his case for a while....

 

[fleaman64]

It's a nice scope. The older ones were MOA/MIL. Be careful about what you order. If you are using it for 700 yards and under, medium Leupold dual dovetails are inexpensive, very strong and will serve you well. If you want a variable, Midway USA has two exclusive scopes that are very nice. The Weaver Grand Slam 3-10 Tactical for 299 and a Vortex Viper 5-15 for 499. Mil/Mil is a nice set up.

+1 on the Weaver 3-10, just ordered that on sale along with Weaver 20 moa base and TPS low rings.

The mil reticle will only be accurate at one power setting because they are second focal plane scopes but I think the variable will be more useful than the fixed 10x.

Check out the review at Sniper Central: http://www.snipercentral.com/weavergslam.phtml

 

[FI$H]

I ordered the SS 10x42 and the TPS rings! Now i just need a BiPod and im all set!

 

[Wayne1one]

Get the newer one the 10x42 HD....... Really good glass!

 

[FI$H]

If i like this one im going to get the HD for my 308.

 

[sailskidrive]

I really like mine, it's hard to believe they are made by Tasco.

 

[Wayne1one]

I am thinking about getting the SS 3-9x42 myself!