Any SWFA SS scope owners here?

[FRANKIE]

I heard the warranty is rock solid. But is the scope? To be used on large caliber rifle. (Lots of recoil)
Just a 10X fixed. Short distance 100-200 meters.
Target. I heard it beats out the vortex diamondback in that price range.
Thoughts?

 

[Vapor]

I own 2. What rifle?

 

[FRANKIE]

Bushmaster BA-50

 

[Vapor]

I'm at work. I'll give you a short version.

The fixed powers are damn tough, and the internals very accurate. You can't go wrong. Not uncommon for people to put then on .50 bmg.

 

[Vapor]

I have a 3-15 and a 12x. I would go with 10 or 12x for your application

 

[FRANKIE]

Thanks for the tip. Those scopes were not available for a long time now I’m seeing them again and will grab one. I shoot a lot of .50 (same price as any large caliber these days) and the main issue is durability and warranty.
Do you use a large caliber also?

 

[Vapor]

The biggest rifle I have then on honestly is .308. That being said, zero problems.


I got zero stop shims for both as well.

 

[FRANKIE]

Probably last forever on that .308 rifle. When you add the sheer weight of this rifle, full 10 rd mag, carry handle, scope and mounts etc. It really take’s a lot out of that recoil factor.
Shim’s are a good idea.

 

[Saltwater60]

Thanks for the tip. Those scopes were not available for a long time now I’m seeing them again and will grab one. I shoot a lot of .50 (same price as any large caliber these days) and the main issue is durability and warranty.
Do you use a large caliber also?

Sad to hear you say this, but I was thinking the same about two weeks ago when that was the only thing that caught my eye at cabelas and only because I was surprised to see it on the shelf there.

 

[FRANKIE]

How much they asking for them?
Different powers available there?

 

[spat]

I heard the warranty is rock solid. But is the scope? To be used on large caliber rifle. (Lots of recoil)
Just a 10X fixed. Short distance 100-200 meters.
Target. I heard it beats out the vortex diamondback in that price range.
Thoughts?

I have a 16x fixed power.

It is rock solid. It is mounted on a BFG-50 and handles the recoil just fine.

I haven't used a diamonback, but if durability is your key metric, you can't go wrong with the SS.

 

[FRANKIE]

Nice rifle.
I think that was Serbu’s first one.
With yours being a lighter rifle and that scope survives, It will definitely survive mine.
You ever shoot that bad boy off hand?

 

[spat]

Nice rifle.
I think that was Serbu’s first one.
With yours being a lighter rifle and that scope survives, It will definitely survive mine.
You ever shoot that bad boy off hand?

Thanks, I'm very happy with it.

Too much weight too far away from my shoulder
for me to hold it steady without the bipod.

I wouldn't worry about the recoil, but I'd never be able to hit anything past 50 yards with the weaving from holding it up.

 

[FRANKIE]

Can you swap out bipods on that rifle?

 

[spat]

Can you swap out bipods on that rifle?

You could, it just bolts to a mounting lug on the handguard, but I can't imagine what I would want that's *better* than the Serbu bipod.