Balderdash
WKR
- Joined
- Jan 5, 2022
I've had most of the scopes mentioned. The SHV is the best of what's been mentioned as far as ruggedness and holding zero, IME. I am running 3 of that model right now. All have been very solid, all are MOAR reticle. I love the ruggedness, size and X range, but I wish they offered an FFP/Mil version. Such as it is, I can live with a SFP that tops out at 10 and is MOA.
Another option to look at if you want more X would be the SWFA 3-15. There's nothing flashy about them, but they're very tough, comparatively lightweight for their size, and they have a fantastic hunting reticle (MQ) that's very usable throughout the X range without being lit. I tried the model years back and the glass was pretty mediocre; I picked one up last summer when everything else was on back order, and I was pleasantly surprised at how much better the view is than what I remembered. Right now I have the 3-15 on a 300 win mag. It pretty well lives at 6-8x and rarely gets turned up, but the extra X can be handy for getting a quick closer look and for messing around at really long range targets. I'll be picking up more of them.
If you want even more X, SWFA has a smoking deal going on their 5-20 HD. Glass is very good on the HD models and they also have the fantastic MQ reticle. They are also offered lit if that's your thing.
Another option to look at if you want more X would be the SWFA 3-15. There's nothing flashy about them, but they're very tough, comparatively lightweight for their size, and they have a fantastic hunting reticle (MQ) that's very usable throughout the X range without being lit. I tried the model years back and the glass was pretty mediocre; I picked one up last summer when everything else was on back order, and I was pleasantly surprised at how much better the view is than what I remembered. Right now I have the 3-15 on a 300 win mag. It pretty well lives at 6-8x and rarely gets turned up, but the extra X can be handy for getting a quick closer look and for messing around at really long range targets. I'll be picking up more of them.
If you want even more X, SWFA has a smoking deal going on their 5-20 HD. Glass is very good on the HD models and they also have the fantastic MQ reticle. They are also offered lit if that's your thing.
