SWFA 3-15x42mm Gen 2 Field Eval Q&A

[Quandary]

I wanted to update and provide a bit of perspective on the optical comparison above. I did a sunset and sunrise comparison last night and this morning. I also brought out a Zeiss V6 5-30 x50 I have that isn't mounted. Looked through all of them at the same power. Also keep in mind the Leica is a 56 objective and the design concept of the scope was deep woods and night time boar shooting. Looked through the scopes at sunset and a little after and starting at 15 minute before sunrise. Both last night and this morning were complete overcast, very tough lighting conditions.

The Leica is substantial brighter than either the Zeiss or the SWFA. Much easy to see everything. This confirms the use case for which I bought the scope. It is probably unfair to compare the other two scopes to the 56 Leica.

The SWFA compares quit well to the Zeiss. The V6 Zeiss' have great glass. To me this says a lot about the quality of the optics in the SWFA. To be fair the Zeiss was a bit better than the SWFA, but it wasn't as big a difference as I would expect.

For $750 the SWFA is an incredible bargain.

 

[Sled]

I would recommend using the capped turrets for folks looking to get the most durability out of these scopes. I just accidentally dropped my rifle directly on its elevation turret and it bent it, shearing off the screw on top. Went to work the turret back clockwise and the entire turret housing spun. Sending it back to swfa for warranty. Will update the process

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The real question is did it hold zero after that drop?

 

[littlebigtine]

The real question is did it hold zero after that drop?

Negative, zero shifted .7 mils left and .4 mils down.
I am not going to run exposed turrets on the swfa’s from here on out and will do my own testing to confirm form’s results.
And to be clear the scope that was dropped and warrantied was a gen 2 10x42.

 

[benconfused]

Negative, zero shifted .7 mils left and .4 mils down.
I am not going to run exposed turrets on the swfa’s from here on out and will do my own testing to confirm form’s results.
And to be clear the scope that was dropped and warrantied was a gen 2 10x42.

Any update on the Gen 2 performance after the warranty fix? Possibly eyeing one for Black Friday.

 

[littlebigtine]

Any update on the Gen 2 performance after the warranty fix? Possibly eyeing one for Black Friday.

Ran it on my hunting rig all season. Kept the turret covers on when not dialing. Still bouncing around in the back of my truck. The zero has shifted maybe a .1 mil up and left but I also shoot factory ammo so it could be the lot to lot variance. All in all I am very satisfied with the scope for the money. It is not the most generous eyebox or the best quality glass but it does what needs to be done.

 

[tall]

Heads up, this scope with the V2 reticle is listed on SWFA’s Black Friday flyer for $200 off.

SWFA Black Friday 2025

SWFA

swfa.com

 

[benconfused]

Heads up, this scope with the V2 reticle is listed on SWFA’s Black Friday flyer for $200 off.

SWFA Black Friday 2025

SWFA

swfa.com

I wished they would discount the one without the christmas tree.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

I wished they would discount the one without the christmas tree.

They would sell out faster than a politician.

 

[Bater]

Turrets are too tall and stupid looking, can’t do it. I have a couple previous GEN 3–15’s and I’ll just stick with those.

 

[RyanT26]

Is the V2 reticle usable for a hunting rifle?
It looks super busy, but 200 bucks is 200 bucks.

 

[Choupique]

Just here to report that my gen 1 3-15 is still on after checking zero yesterday. A couple drops, a few thousand miles in the truck, a few hundred on an ATV.

Also interested to hear if anybody is hunting with the new tree reticle. I definitely do not want that vs the regular MQ which I like alot, but I'm a cheap SOB.

 

[tall]

Turrets are too tall and stupid looking, can’t do it. I have a couple previous GEN 3–15’s and I’ll just stick with those.

Low turrets would be the sweetness on these scopes.

 

[ID_Matt]

Low turrets would be the sweetness on these scopes.

and 10 mil turrets.

 

[igethangry]

They updated the Bf sale page

 

[Q_Sertorius]

They updated the Bf sale page
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Looks like they want to sell out everything else good!

 

[igethangry]

Looks like they want to sell out everything else good!

For sure. I still want to see a 6x MQ though

 

[RyanT26]

They updated the Bf sale page
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It’s almost like they can hear our thoughts