SWFA's Super Sniper Rifle Scope

High Quality, Low Cost, Ultra Durability - I guess cutting out the middle man really does work sometimes:


I bought the Super Sniper 10x42 rear focus model from www.SWFA.com for my Remington 700. Retail price is $299, and you can only buy them one place - SWFA. (In fairness, they do appear on ebay and gunbroker occasionally, but sometimes even then, it's SWFA who is doing the posting...)

Now, I'm not going to go into a ton of detail here, as there are many very well written full reviews available - some linked directly from SWFA. What I will say is that as much as I'd love to have a Leupold Mk4 or a Nightforce, or a US Optics, by the time I'd invested in my rifle, base, rings, etc, there was no way I could spend another $1,200. For 1/4 of this price, the Super Sniper does not dissapoint.

What I will say is that this scope unquestionably holds its zero. I've adjusted the dials hundreds of times, checking it's end to end range, confirming my zero settings from 100 - 1000 yards, etc. I am never "wondering" if a click is a click, or what setting the scope is on exactly. The dials are very clearly marked, and the sides of the dials have hash markes to easily indicate settings. For example. my zero setting is 3/2 on the hash marks (3 horizontal lines on the left, two on the right) and "0" on the elevation reading. My zero setting for 200 yards is 3/2 and "2 1/4" on the elevation reading. I can count 9 clicks up, or I can consult my data card, and go straight to the right number - either way. Very easy and well thought out. (If anyone wants a copy of my data card for scope clicks, let me know).

Parallax adjustment is easy, but I like to fiddle around from the bench, and make sure I've dialed out as much parallax as possible. Lining up the dot with the 200 is not always where I end up. To this point, I wish I'd spent the extra $100 on the side focus model.

I'm not worried about mounting at all, because I bought a Tactical Precision base and ring set. They are roughly half the cost compared to Badger Ordnance, and solid steel - these things are not going to budge an inch.

I also bought the Blackhawk combination scope and muzzle cover for carrying the rifle around. This cheap accessory does a great job at keeping the scope from getting banged up in transport.

To sum up - I'm very pleased. I wish SWFA would design a 6-20x model, that would be fantastic.