Crow Hunter TN
FNG
I got my backordered SWFA 6X and 3-15X Mil Quad scopes.
The reticles on the 6X do not appear to be the same size as each other or large enough in general. I adjusted the diopters at infinity looking at the sky. They are all adjusted very close to one another.
The drawing on their site says that the main crosshairs should be .07 mil thick on the 6X and .06 mil thick on the 3-15X.
2 of them, serial numbers XXXX0014 and XXXX0009 have much thicker cross hairs, to the point that the mil diamond and the half mil hash marks are almost the same to my eyes.
2 of them, serial numbers XXXX0018 and XXXX0106 are noticeably thinner and the mil diamond and half mil hashes are distinct but the main cross hairs are very thin. Noticeably thinner at 6X than the same setting on the 3-15X scopes that are supposed to be .06 mil.
Comparing it to my Trijicon Credo Mil Hash, they are both noticeably thinner. The Trijicon is a SFP scope and the reticle is supposed to be .05mil thick.
I would assume that the SWFA 6X (.07mil) scopes should be more prominent than the Trijicon (.05mil) by a noticeable margin as they are both SFP scopes.
I would also assume that the 6X scopes should all be nearly identical. At least not noticeable to an untrained eye. My wife, who is totally clueless about scopes looked through both and noticed 2 of them being "smaller" than the other two. I mixed them up and handed them to her without telling here which one was which.
Did I get a couple of duds? I looked through them at the last of shooting light and the Trijicon was SIGNIFICANTLY easier to use at 6X than the SWFA and I could see the reticle far longer than either of the 6X versions with the thicker of the 2 6X versions being much easier.
Am I just unlucky or is this typical?
The reticles on the 6X do not appear to be the same size as each other or large enough in general. I adjusted the diopters at infinity looking at the sky. They are all adjusted very close to one another.
The drawing on their site says that the main crosshairs should be .07 mil thick on the 6X and .06 mil thick on the 3-15X.
2 of them, serial numbers XXXX0014 and XXXX0009 have much thicker cross hairs, to the point that the mil diamond and the half mil hash marks are almost the same to my eyes.
2 of them, serial numbers XXXX0018 and XXXX0106 are noticeably thinner and the mil diamond and half mil hashes are distinct but the main cross hairs are very thin. Noticeably thinner at 6X than the same setting on the 3-15X scopes that are supposed to be .06 mil.
Comparing it to my Trijicon Credo Mil Hash, they are both noticeably thinner. The Trijicon is a SFP scope and the reticle is supposed to be .05mil thick.
I would assume that the SWFA 6X (.07mil) scopes should be more prominent than the Trijicon (.05mil) by a noticeable margin as they are both SFP scopes.
I would also assume that the 6X scopes should all be nearly identical. At least not noticeable to an untrained eye. My wife, who is totally clueless about scopes looked through both and noticed 2 of them being "smaller" than the other two. I mixed them up and handed them to her without telling here which one was which.
Did I get a couple of duds? I looked through them at the last of shooting light and the Trijicon was SIGNIFICANTLY easier to use at 6X than the SWFA and I could see the reticle far longer than either of the 6X versions with the thicker of the 2 6X versions being much easier.
Am I just unlucky or is this typical?