SWFA prairie dog scope?

[Clatta]

I have an old 6ppc Benchrest rifle I’m going to use for prairie dogs this summer. Was wondering if anyone used the 16x or 20x SWFA scope?

 

[PathFinder]

I've never used those two, but have used a 12x for 7 years or so. The glass is atrocious on the higher magnification models, but would probably work fine for prairie dogs. Mechanically, they're sound and work just fine.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

I have an old 6ppc Benchrest rifle I’m going to use for prairie dogs this summer. Was wondering if anyone used the 16x or 20x SWFA scope? View attachment 1011999

Not the 16x or 20x, but I used the 12x on my groundhog rifle for several years.

 

[Steve300xcw]

I wouldnt want over 12x in those scopes and prefer the 10x

 

[menhaden_man]

I have a 16x that I use for the range, took it prairie dog hunting this last season. We shot a couple hundred dogs out to 400 yds or so with 69 and 75 gr 223. It was good but the magnification felt too high for locating animals. I’ll use a 12 or 10x on the next trip - 16 is just a little much.

 

[rayporter]

your ppc will be great for 300 or so. i recommend very light bullets. a 6mm 55 bal tip is a favorite for us. we use a heavier bullet for longer shots.

no one in my group shoots anything less than 20x and 2 shooters use a lot more power. but we do like to shoot more than 300 yd.
edit
the later you go the longer the shots. the close ones will be educated [or dead]. close being less than 275yd or so.

a good spotter or binocular is suggested to help spot.

my bins are 25x and adams is 30x.
good luck

 

[huntsman22]

my choice...

 

[tstowater]

I don't know about everyone else, but I have run into a lot of mirage at times which limits how much resolution I can use. I use several 12x straight powers and a pile of 6.5-20x prairie dog shooting scopes. Generally going to have the variables at 12-15 power, and may be higher or lower with mirage. A straight 20x could be ambitious at times.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Swfa 5-20 is a very good scope and covers all your bases

 

[BigCountry376]

Are they going to be releasing a new 5-20??

 

[ResearchinStuff]

No clue

 

[Ralphie]

I haven’t used those scopes but mirage is often an issue on p dog hunts. Id want to be able to turn a scope down lower than 16.