New SWFA SS 5-20x50 - Anyone aware of this?..comments

[Father Hood]

Just found this today..initial reviews are touting it very highly.

http://swfa.com/SWFA-SS-5-20x50-Tactical-30mm-Riflescope-P50662.aspx

Here is some pics

http://www.aadmount.com/SuperSniper/5-20X50HD/5-20X50HD.html

 

[buckbrush]

they will not ship to Kanada.

 

[wheels]

Won't ship to Canada, but it's also Nightforce $$... I'd stick with a Nightforce.

 

[bearkilr]

I always thought SWFA was just an optics retailer. Looks like they've been around for a while and get pretty good reviews, though lack name popularity. They could very well be made in the same factories overseas as Nightforce.

 

[Father Hood]

Ran out of time last night to mention an interesting note on this...they are offering this scope at $500 off right now on a group buy. I agree that at full retail I would go with something else, but this puts it at $1000. Its got my interest anyway. Maybe a mute point living in Canada.

 

[dan belisle]

I've had three of these, still have a 10x that I can't get repaired. They are a pretty good scope, but building a good variable is not the same as building a good fixed power scope. Plus that whole no sales or service to Canada thing rears it's ugly head. I'll pass. - dan

 

[WhelenFan]

I love the reticle on that scope - it looks incredibly versatile! Center dot and mil scale can be illuminated independantly. Center dot is in the SFP while the rest of the reticle is in th FFP. Brilliant! I really wish these guys would be willing to deal with Canadians, they have some amazing products. Alot the online reviews of the newer SWFA SS scopes are suggesting that the glass is at least on par with Nightforce.

 

[IR_Mike]

On the group buy idea, maybe Clay at prophet River in Lloydminster could help you guys out with the importing problem?

 

[Father Hood]

Thanks for the comments.

 

[SandRoad]

On the group buy idea, maybe Clay at prophet River in Lloydminster could help you guys out with the importing problem?

If it is coming from the US, both the exporter (SWFA) and the manufacturer (??) have to be registered with the US Department of State. Without those registrations, the scopes will never (legally) leave the US as a group buy.