jchebert1979
Well-Known Member
After looking around a bit and reading some reviews I narrowed down my search to two scopes to put on my LE 6920. The Vortex Razor HD Gen II and the SWFA SS 1-6. Both scopes are 1-6 and first focal plane. I'm not really schooled on all of the pros and cons of FFP in lower power scopes but after looking at the SWFA I do kind of dig it. It's reticle is a doughnut with a small cross hair in the center. At max power the doughnut circle disappears which leaves you with a full size reticle. I wasn't really interested in the BDC reticle that the Vortex had. The Vortex also came in a good bit heavier, has this weird color that doesn't match with anything, and was $400 more. I know that for a lot of people 1-4 power is adequate but I did want the extra magnification. Not to mention the 1-6 was only $200 more than the 1-4. At $999 this was acceptable.
I ended up buying the SWFA but have not yet had a chance to shoot with it. I also bought the throw lever (can't believe those damn things are almost $60) because I read that the zoom is pretty tight. I'm glad that I did because it is very tight. So far even without shooting with it, I am impressed. The glass is very clear even up to 6 power. The eye relief is great for my big head, lol. I like the large range of illumination settings and how it turns off in between each on. I'm not sure how helpful it will be on a bright sunny day because I mounted it right away and don't want to walk out into my apt. parking lot pointing my gun everywhere. I don't see the illumination or lack thereof being an issue though.
I guess my question is, for any of you that have this scope, what are your pros and cons?
I ended up buying the SWFA but have not yet had a chance to shoot with it. I also bought the throw lever (can't believe those damn things are almost $60) because I read that the zoom is pretty tight. I'm glad that I did because it is very tight. So far even without shooting with it, I am impressed. The glass is very clear even up to 6 power. The eye relief is great for my big head, lol. I like the large range of illumination settings and how it turns off in between each on. I'm not sure how helpful it will be on a bright sunny day because I mounted it right away and don't want to walk out into my apt. parking lot pointing my gun everywhere. I don't see the illumination or lack thereof being an issue though.
I guess my question is, for any of you that have this scope, what are your pros and cons?
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