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aardvark
Optics GrassHopper Joined: October/27/2004 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 16 |
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Posted: January/14/2007 at 13:38 |
I know Swift makes good opticals, like microscopes, but do they make good rifle scopes? I have an older one I acquired that is a 2.5-8X that seems OK, though I have not had it at the range yet..
What are some of your experiences with Swift scopes? |
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Dolphin
Optics Master Joined: October/05/2006 Location: North Carolina Status: Offline Points: 1795 |
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I own multiple modern Swift premier scopes and the optics are bright and clear, the E/W adjusments are reproducible, but requiring a penny to adjust, but with nice audible clicks. They appear well built and finished. I have not hunted them alot, so I cannot attest to how rugged they are, but I have no reason to suspect that they are no less rugged than any other scope that I own. Overall, I believe they are a very good scope and an excellent scope for the money.
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pyro6999
Optics Retard OT TITAN Joined: December/22/2006 Location: North Dakota Status: Offline Points: 22034 |
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if you have one go bad you can take them to a place that sells them and they will give you a brand new one of the same model or something very close over the counter, no questions no hassles with mailing not a bad price for a nice product.
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They call me "Boots"
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Dolphin
Optics Master Joined: October/05/2006 Location: North Carolina Status: Offline Points: 1795 |
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Good point pyro6999. I have never had a problem, so I have never needed to use their guarantee.
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pyro6999
Optics Retard OT TITAN Joined: December/22/2006 Location: North Dakota Status: Offline Points: 22034 |
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i dont own any of there scopes but i have looked through a few and the one shop where i buy all my guns and occasionally a scope, sells them and thats the warranty in his words and he said he hasnt had to replace one yet.so i think they are ok.
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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tahqua
MODERATOR Have You Driven A Ford Lately? Joined: March/27/2006 Location: Michigan, USA Status: Online Points: 9044 |
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I have a Swift 15-45 spotter and it is a good scope for the money. When I bought it I was comparing it to a fixed power Pentax the dealer had. I was looking at a resolution chart, or what ever they are called, and the Swift won. This brought me full tilt over to the dark side of variable scopes. I don't know if this carries over to rifle scopes. A lot of birders use their optics, too.
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pyro6999
Optics Retard OT TITAN Joined: December/22/2006 Location: North Dakota Status: Offline Points: 22034 |
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the way i understand this company makes a damn nice microscope! been around since like 1929 i think they might have an idea of how to make a piece of glass. |
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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fishnpbr
Optics GrassHopper Joined: December/27/2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 32 |
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I have a Swift 1.5-4.5x21 that has been on a T/C Encore 209x50 for 6 or 7 years. It has functioned flawlessly and isn't to awful bad to look through. It is a modle 665M
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pyro6999
Optics Retard OT TITAN Joined: December/22/2006 Location: North Dakota Status: Offline Points: 22034 |
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thats a testimony to quality if i have ever heard one |
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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tahqua
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+1 Well done, could you make it shorter next time.............. |
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