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New Reticles for the SWFA 3-9X42 SS and 10X42HD

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    Posted: June/10/2011 at 15:23
Having been around for a while now, these scopes are pretty well proven.  About the only common "complaint" one hears about them is due to the plain-jane mildot reticles.  SWFA has stepped up to the plate and given the scopes that one last improvement.

The 3-9:







As you guys have now all seen the Mil-Quad in the 5-20X50HD, the family resemblance should be obvious.  The notable differences are the quads, or diamonds, are solid on this scope and the posts are twice as thick.

As a FFP scope that goes all the way down to 3X without illumination, the reticle needs some boldness to aid with speed down there and this reticle has it.  I know a lot of people use these 3-9's for hunting and this reticle will be a big improvement for the thick woods on 3X.  The best non-illuminated FFP Tactical reticle on 3X I had ever used in such situations up until this point was the IOR 3-18, but this reticle has is even better.

Then when you crank it to 9X you have the 1/2 Mil marks which make precise holds much more easy as well as the 0.2 Mil marks for ranging.

The end result is a reticle that's faster to use and easier to see on 3X, but also offers more precision on 9X.

Here are a couple pics comparing the standard mildot to the new reticle; these should be pretty self explanitory:

















Since the 10X42HD never is cranked down to 3X, it had no need for the added thickness and boldness.  The 10X42HD got a reticle identical to the 5-20X50HD.  After writing this entire post I now realize I don't have any pics of it uploaded.  I did take a few though not very many as it looks identical to the 5-20 turned to 10X.  I'll try and find a few shortly but for now here are pics of the 5-20 on 10X, as I remember it it's nearly impossible to tell which pics came from which scope which is probably why I never bothered to upload them.







More to come....




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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jonoMT Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/10/2011 at 17:37
Thanks for posting those Jon. Nice to know these guys never sit on their laurels.
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Nice I like the reticles, it shows SWFA does listen to what shooters want.  I hope to see some scopes land on my doorstep soon also. 

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that new reticle is nice
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Fantastic, way to go SWFA.  Excellent
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Excellent  Very nice!!  SWFA does a great job with their stuff.
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  I like it!
 
  This line of scopes and all the positive reviews I have been reading all over the net is definitely impressive.  So much so that today I WAS all ready to purchase a 10x HD.....until I saw this.

 Any idea, what are we looking at for availability here. I want to jump on the group buy, but I definitely like the new reticle over the standard mil dot. When will this option be available?

 In time for the group buy?



   
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That looks awesome.  SWFA is doing things right.

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Does anyone know when these will be available?

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 308 Sav Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/11/2011 at 13:24
very interested in that 3 by 9 now lol.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote shaneinhisroom Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June/12/2011 at 13:45
I love these new reticles. I have an older 10x42HD mildot but I can't wait to see the new 5-20 when I get it in my hands!
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Looks like I've got to start saving again,don you CF Wink

 
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Thats it I'm done, been agonizing for a while, I need two of these stat....
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So is the original model with the mil dots going away once stock is depleted, or are there now going to be 2 models?
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Not sure but if I had to guess I would say that depends on demand if everyone orders one reticle and not the other what people want to buy will be what is produced.  I think we will also see other models sometime in the future with these having such good success.

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Any chance of having this new reticle on the group buy kits?

I called SWFA and the kind lady who answered said she wasn’t sure. Didnt know if anybody had any more insight than that?

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