SWFA Black Friday

[kaikens]

Hey Everyone,

In case you haven't seen it, the site appears to be live again (it had gone away and is now back): https://swfa.com/pages/blackfriday2...1tjWon9KGyUb8dPHdfzoXimzNRR4-mkbeHzqfq_S7-s6_

Two questions:
- Does anyone know of any discount codes that might stack on top of the deals? I had seen "C_DOES" and "CYCLOPS" mentioned in other posts, but neither appear to be working now.

- The 3-9 is typically regarded as a better hunting scope than the 3-15, right? Specifically, I'm talking western elk hunting. I know that the 3-9 is lighter and has better glass.

Thanks all!

 

[TimberHunter]

I’m in a similar boat but with a maven rs1.2. May sell it for almost two 3-15 so my trainer and hunting rifle match.

I’ve owned a 3-15 a few years back, does anyone know if the V2 got a bump in glass quality?


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[benconfused]

@Q_Sertorius - may be able to speak to these questions....

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Hey Everyone,

In case you haven't seen it, the site appears to be live again (it had gone away and is now back): https://swfa.com/pages/blackfriday2...1tjWon9KGyUb8dPHdfzoXimzNRR4-mkbeHzqfq_S7-s6_

Two questions:
- Does anyone know of any discount codes that might stack on top of the deals? I had seen "C_DOES" and "CYCLOPS" mentioned in other posts, but neither appear to be working now.

- The 3-9 is typically regarded as a better hunting scope than the 3-15, right? Specifically, I'm talking western elk hunting. I know that the 3-9 is lighter and has better glass.

Thanks all!

I don’t know that the 3-9x has “better glass” than the 3-15x. I haven’t compared the two side-by-side. My understanding is that the 3-15x is best up to about 12x, not to full power. Which tracks with what I have read and my experience with other SWFA scopes. The fixed 10x seems better than the fixed 12x.

I don’t personally own a SWFA 3-9x, but I have seen and used a couple. I don’t plan to get one because I don’t see real advantages over the fixed 6x or 10x (especially the 6x). But that’s true of any SFP scope. I have bought into the FFP scope advantages. Especially for “western style hunting” (which to me means shooting beyond MPBR on a regular basis).

If I get a new variable scope, it will be the SWFA 3-15x. Or I will wait for the RokScope… but the SWFA Black Friday sale is singing a siren song… and the voices in my head tell me that my .25-06 would love to have a 3-15x instead of the 10x it currently wears.

Edit - which is a bit irrational, since I dropped a deer at 80 yards standing, leaning against a tree, in the woods with my .25-06 and the fixed 10x. And another at ~120 yards seated unsupported… I think I probably have all my needs covered with my crop of 6x and 10x scopes.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

I’m in a similar boat but with a maven rs1.2. May sell it for almost two 3-15 so my trainer and hunting rifle match.

I’ve owned a 3-15 a few years back, does anyone know if the V2 got a bump in glass quality?


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I never heard of a change in glass quality.

 

[Formidilosus]

I’m in a similar boat but with a maven rs1.2. May sell it for almost two 3-15 so my trainer and hunting rifle match.

I’ve owned a 3-15 a few years back, does anyone know if the V2 got a bump in glass quality?


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I don’t know that they did functionally, but the 3-15x seems a bit better in the last year or so than I remember them 10 years ago, and they are as usable as the RS1.2’s on 15x.

 

[Formidilosus]

My understanding is that the 3-15x is best up to about 12x, not to full power.

That’s mostly made up nonsense that people keep repeating. The 3-15x glass is fine the full power range.

I don’t personally own a SWFA 3-9x, but I have seen and used a couple. I don’t plan to get one because I don’t see real advantages over the fixed 6x or 10x (especially the 6x). But that’s true of any SFP scope.

The 3-9x is FFP, and probably the best overall general purpose hunting scope made.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

That’s mostly made up nonsense that people keep repeating. The 3-15x glass is fine the full power range.




The 3-9x is FFP, and probably the best overall general purpose hunting scope made.

Oh… I did not know that. Thanks for correcting me.

Not sure how I missed that the 3-9x was FFP. Time to do some more calculations in my head.

 

[kaikens]

This is the first I've heard about the glass not being that different between the two. With the "HD" glass on the 3-9, I thought that was supposed to be measurably better. But I'm far from a glass snob -- I might not be able to tell the difference. In theory, I like the parallax adjustment on the 3-15. I probably don't really need it, however.

 

[Formidilosus]

This is the first I've heard about the glass not being that different between the two. With the "HD" glass on the 3-9, I thought that was supposed to be measurably better. But I'm far from a glass snob -- I might not be able to tell the difference. In theory, I like the parallax adjustment on the 3-15. I probably don't really need it, however.

Very few people can tell any difference- people parrot what they hear, and see what they want to see. I have multiple Macen RS1.2’s, Trijicon 3-18x Tenmiles, SWFA 3-15x both gens, and SWFA 3-9’s- anything you can see with one, you can see with all.

 

[kaikens]

Awesome -- thanks for the info @Formidilosus. I appreciate it!

 

[BBob]

My understanding is that the 3-15x is best up to about 12x, not to full power.

"My understanding" So no actually personal use. I have no problem using the 3-15 at 15X. Does it degrade above 12X? I don't know and don't care as it works fine at 15X. Yes I use it at 15X all the time. I might pick to use my 3-9 over the 3-15 or vice versa but it certainly isn't because of glass at max mag.